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[Illustration:
_Optimistic Second_. "Keep it up, Bill; you're winning!"
_Boxer_. "Well, if I'm winning, Jim, the other poor bloke must be
copping something."]
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Kennel Companions.
"Lady wishes join another in dogs' boarding home; trial first as
paying guest."
_Bournemouth Daily Echo._
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"The wedding was a quiet one. The bridegroom's party, who
motored from Colombo, were met some distance away from the
Walauwa by a procession of forty-five elephants, dancers, etc.,
and was conducted to the bride's residence, where they were
welcomed. Shortly after the arrival of the bridegroom's party, a
wedding breakfast was served, seventy-five sitting down to a
sumptuous repast."--_Ceylon Observer._
We wonder how many elephants, dancers and guests are required for a
noisy wedding, This, we note, was a quiet one.
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