FAMILY FUN
Why should a sparrow be offended if you- were to-> call him a pheasant ? Because he would, not line to be made game of. - - Whichis the-more obedient, the church bells or the ''* organ ? The bells, because they will sound when they are-tolled, but the organ says,. ' Til be blowed first.' What is the difference' between a tight boot and an oak tree ?, One makes acorns and the other makes corns ache. When is a schoolboy like a postage stamp 1 When he is licked and put in ,the corner to. make him 4 stick to ■ his letters. WHat is the difference between a farmer and a seamstress ? One gathers what he sows, the other sews what she gathers. What -is it that is brought to table, always ' cut, but never eaten ? A pack of cards.
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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 42, 17 October 1907, Page 38
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137FAMILY FUN New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 42, 17 October 1907, Page 38
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