Jinks: “Mr Manton says he never spoke a harsh word to his wife.” “Yes,” remarked a lady, “but was that due to kindness or caution? That’s what I should like to know.”
The telephone girl had married well, and was staying ;at a Manchester hotel.
“Why didn’t you call me as I instructed you?” she asked the maid. “I did, ma’am,” was the reply; “but When I said ‘seven-thirty, 5 you, replied. ‘Number engaged, ring again’!”
Two young'ladies were talking the othex-day aboutxa third who had just, become engaged to a widower who plays tho cornet and has four children.
“What could he worse, 55 exclainjed one, “than four children and a cornet?”
“Nothing,said the other, “excepting six children and a trombone.”
_ ‘.‘l’d like n glass of (plain effervescing drink,” said a tliix-sty man. “You haf vanilla, or you haf 'raspberry?” asked the young woman (a Teuton) behind the counter. “I want a (plain drink, no flavoring—understand me?” responded the thirsty an am, testily.
“Yes, but vat kind fiavoi'img you vant him mitout P 'Mitout vanilla or mitoufc raspborry p, 5 *
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2230, 24 October 1908, Page 2 (Supplement)
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