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Show Bit PjW Humorous M mLLu NOT FAR OUT In a recent county court case one of the witnesses was a man who did not deny that he had "little love for the motor-car." He raised a roar of laughter by describing the defendant's defend-ant's chautTeur as a "chlfTonicr"! On repeating the blunder, he was pulled up by counsel for the defense. "Chauffeur, my friend, chauffeur!" chauf-feur!" corrected the latter. "A chiffonier, chif-fonier, you know, is an ornamental, wooden " "Oh. well," interrupted the witness, wit-ness, with a nod In the direction of the chauffeur, "call him what you like. I dare say we're botli pretty near the mnrkl" Not Very Hopeful The new curate was keen on getting get-ting up a concert In the village hall. Tho llrst problem was the piano. He was told the cobbler bad one. So along he went. "Lend the punmer?" was the cheery reply. "With pleasure. It's in the cellar, but I can soon get It ready." Then he went to the door of the back room and shouted: 1 "Liza, where's the works of the planner?" Hack floated a voice from tin kilcben: "Why, ain't they In the garden?" i:nirlent "I'm specializing In nerve treut- ; tnent," said a young doctor. ! "Have you Inul any micceui?" a .Red a friend. "I should s.iy so," was th rspty. I "Why, when 1 hud finished with my j lu.it cunt tlie patient aiktd tat tu j 'end him $10." ' |