ANSWERED THE PURPOSE
As it was his birthday, Jones took a friend home to dinner, but his wife gave strict orders that he must not offer his -guest sherry, as they had none in the house. Jones forgot what had been told him, and said: Have a drop of sherry, old chap?’ The guest turned red, and said he never drank it. ‘ Rubbish!’ said Jones. 1 1 know that is not true. Do try it.’ ‘ No, no, I would much rather not,’ he said imploringly, and turned redder than ever. After dinner Mrs. Jones said to her husband; ‘ Why on earth did you press the sherry when I kept kicking you under the table, too, to remind yo 1 that there wasn’t any?’ Jones looked at her and said: 1 It wasn’t me you kicked my dear.'
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New Zealand Tablet, 31 July 1913, Page 62
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137ANSWERED THE PURPOSE New Zealand Tablet, 31 July 1913, Page 62
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