The Archive · 1940

IN PARENTHESIS

Too Many Baths Musrress: "Is my bath ready, Clara?"

Maid: "Why, this ain't Saturday night."

Mistress: "How dare you? I bathe twice a day, of course. I don't want a maid as ignorant as you seem to be. Leave my employ."

Maid: "I'll go, all right. I don't want to work for nobody who needs.a bath as often as you seem to."

Going Too Far In a crowded omnibus the elderly lady vainly endeavoured to get her purse from her pocket.

After she had made several unsuccessful attempts, a gentleman seated next to her asked to be allowed to pay her fare.

She indignantly declined, and went on searching.

After a while the gentleman said: "Really, Madam, I must insist on paying your fare; you have undone my braces three times already, and it's getting monotonous." N

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