Charles Dudley Warner was complaining to one neighbour of another neighbour's donkey, which rose with the lark, but was a poor musician, and woke him up at daylight. •’Well," said the friend, ” why don't you rise at daylight, as I do? The donkey doesn't disturb me." ** We see now," said Mr Warner, " what kind of people get up early in the morning.’*
An engraver once made this mistake" Mr and Mrs X, respectfully request your pressnti at ths marriage of their daughter",
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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 384, 30 November 1889, Page 2
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82Untitled Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 384, 30 November 1889, Page 2
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