The Archive · 1934

Straightforward!

Tur teacher was impressing on her pupils the importance of honesty.

"Now, Tommy," she said, "It you found Half a crown what would you do, with it? Would you keep it?

"No, teacher," replied Tommy readily "Good;" said the t would you do with tt "Spend it," replied the boy.

Fortunate "Sums," said Paddy, pointing towards his heart, " it was here where I was struck by the enemies Mike Looked dubiously at him, "Butman." he said, "It ye had been shot through the heart ye'd have been killed."

Paddy shook his head "Bogorra, and we're wrong. Mike, lad," he replied." "At the tolme I was shot me heart was in me mouth, Left-Handed Letters Dean Auntie—I have received your welcome letter, and as we are having a day's holiday from schoo! one day next week I am looking. forward to a trip to London to ste the chief sights and hope to call on you first—Your loving nephew, John, In reference to William "Bini, jobbing gardener, I wish to state that [did not know the value of having had a good gardener unfit I engaged William Binks, After giving him a trial, T think you will admit with me, that, og far fas the garden is concerned, he is the best' man out—Henry W—, These Hypersensitive Reviewers A local reviewer in a local newspaper lets himself go on the subject of the China Year Book as follows:

'The praise which may be accorded for the information and other" exsel= lendes' of the publication must be qualified by "noting the" fact that the editor has seen St to drag polities and his personal bias in' the Arrangement of the subject. matter: 'This te done in Chapter IX which 1s devoted "to. Manchuria. For "reasons best knowe to Mr Woodhead heads the chapter' with the Japanese offclat spelling of the puppet. state, hamely, "Manchouktuo "(without quota: Hon' fork). The spelling "used the' Lytton "Report "Manchuki' Re Felegates to a. footnote'

It isn't the heat it's the peurility,

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