ODDS AND ENDS
Druggist : ' Well, little girl, what do you want?' Little Girl : ' I want a box of caramels, sir, but I came \o buy a postage stamp.'
Mother (in a very low voice) : ' Tommy, your grandfather is very sick. Can't you say something nice to cheer him up a bit?'
Tommy (in an earnest voice) : ' Grandfather, wouldn't you like to have soldiers at your funeral ?'
Lady Bountiful : ' We'll, all I can say is, Jenkins, that if these people insist on building those horrid little villas near my gate, I shall leave the place.'
Jenkins : ' Exactly what I told them at the meeting, your ladyship. I said, "Do you want to drive away the goose that lays the golden eggs?" '
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New Zealand Tablet, 22 October 1908, Page 38
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120ODDS AND ENDS New Zealand Tablet, 22 October 1908, Page 38
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