Ax old woman may bo an incorrigible gossip, but when you come right down to facts, the peacock is Ihe greatest tail-bearer of all. A max while fi-ibing iiiidrtonly fell into the water. A fellow-fisherman, of benovelent aspect., ptf>:r>pfly hauled him out, laid him mi }i" s back, and then began to sr:r<itr.h bis head in a puzzled way, "What's llie mat Ur 5" asif 3 the bystanders ; " why don't you revive him?'' ''There are Hi rules to revive (irow.r'd persons," s 'id the benevolent man, - 'and I know 'em all, but I can't jtisl call lo mind which comes lirst." At this point the drowned man opened his eyes, and said, faintly: " f» fchei-o auything about giving brandy in tho rules?" "Yes." " Then never mind the other fifteen."
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Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2420, 14 January 1888, Page 2 (Supplement)
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129Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2420, 14 January 1888, Page 2 (Supplement)
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