February, 1910 
THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. 
37 
WIT AND HUMOR. 
—A Panto Riddle, — 
“Why was Robinson Crusoe’s man 
Friday tike a rooster?” 
‘Because he scratched for himself and 
crew-so,” 
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— From Dublin, — 
A farmer had visited’'the horse show in 
Dublin. On his way home, he entered a 
chemist’s shop and asked the assistant for 
a threepenny tablet of soap. ‘I'he assistant 
asked him would he have it scented or 
un cented, 
‘Niver moind,’ says the farmer, ‘oi’}l 
toike it with me.’ 
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— Obeying Instructions. — 
City merchant— Did you deliver my 
message to Mr, Smith ?’ 
Boy—‘ No, sir. He was out and the office 
locked up.’ 
Merchant—‘ Well, why didn’t you wait 
for him as I told you?’ 
Boy—‘There was a note on the door, 
* Return at once’ so I came back as quickly 
as I could,’ 
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— Poor old Pa. — 
Children are inquisitive bodies, For 
instance — 
‘ What does ‘c’eave’ mean, papa?’ 
‘It means to unite together.’ 
‘Does John unite wood when he cleaves 
it?’ 
‘Hem ! well it means to separate,’ 
‘Pa, does a man separate from his wife 
when he cleaves to her?’ 
‘Hem, hem! Don’t ask so many foolish 
question, child,’ 
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— Which was right? — 
Here is a good conundrum : AnTrishman 
-2 Frenchman, and an American were Wait- 
ing fora train together, Soon one appeared 
in the distance, , 
‘He is coming,’ said the Irishman, 
‘She coming said the Frenchman. 
‘It is coming,’ said the American,’ 
Which was right? most people answer: 
‘Why the American, of course.’ But no; 
the Irishman wasright. It was a mail- 
train. 
oa Pat Again, ae 
‘My dear,’ said an Hibernian to his wife, 
‘L would rather the children were kept in | 
the nursery when Iam at home, although 
I should nct object to their noise if they’d 
only be quite!’ 
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— Sure Enough, — 
Pat got a job moving some kegs of pow- 
cer, and, to the alarm of the foreman, was 
discovered smoking.at his work. 
‘Gracious!’ exclaimed the foreman, ‘Do 
you know what happened when a man 
smoked at this job some yearsago? ‘There 
was an explosion, which blew up a dozen : 
men,’ 
‘That couldn’t happen here,’ returned 
Pat; calmly. 
‘Why not?’ 
‘Cos there’s only me and you,’ was the 
reply. 
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