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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2722, 29 January 1910, Page 3 (Supplement)

HE ANSWERED IT. A party of young men Avere camping, and to avert annoying questions they made it a rule that the one avlio asked a question that he could not ans Aver himself had to do the cooking. One evening, while sitting round the fire, one of the boys asked, “Why is it that a ground squirrell never leaves any dirt at the mouth of its burrow?” I’liey all guessed and missed. So he Avas asked to answer himself. “Why,” he said, “because they alAvays begin to dig at the other end of the hole.” “But,” one asked, “how does he get to tlie other end of the hole?” “Well,” ivas the reply, “that’s your question.” TOO FAMILIAR. When staying in the Sandwich Islands I had an amusing experience Avith illy Hawaiian servant. Now these servants insist on calling you by your first name. Ours was always saying to my husband, “Yes, John,” and to me, “Very Avell, Mary,” etc., etc. So wnen Ave got a new cook I told my husband to avoid calling me “Mary/ as then, not knowing my name, lie Avould have to say “missus” to me. So John always called 1110 “sweetheart* or “dearie,” never “Mary,” _ but the uatchful fellow gavo me no. title at all. One day Ave had some officers to dinner and, Avhile aAvaiting the repast, 1 told them of the ruse 1 had adopted, and added, ‘by this servant, at least, you won’t hear me. called Mary.” Just then the new cook entered the room. He bowed, and said to me: <‘Sweetheart, dinner is served.” “What?” I stammered, aghast at his familiarity. “Dinner is served* dearie* answered the new cook.