The Halifax Comet. — 1894-09-22 (Halifax, West Yorkshire, England)

FLEA. I'l 'Murrikan sat at his frugal tea, Highland host at Salanee '0 att d just a respectable distance of, !lidTh, lend to that Yankee's kick or cough. _own, 4,llhk,looked up and the Yank looked d 1,11141,—,q °ll his e- fried both sides brown, 'theeh -La" them dotgige,,syouust understand, . made his 'chips" in Bonanza land gn„enss," said he, ycu've got hills around, _ ; 16,0 t 41'1' think them"marvellous, I'll be bound to wile)" ain't a circumstance, let me say, Oor kdat,we have out in the U.S.A. i „hr"eiK3, save cleudwards spring, . 44 lltirlicle Len Nevis right under thaetheirwlng . your `iiiii.Clyde, Your Forth and your Tay n Whioeb. ate often referred to as Scotland's pride, A I,t cojt1)1(3,114 good Mississippi's a river so tall, M ' swallow IN, :eller pl Youri rivers and way-'.try and all, i_hte.l4avnetilien__,bi ts a lelee but g b ! reams in the U.S.A." side of his .a dt no syllable uttered, ~d. ne thry which s bread was butte: well for his tea and his toast, O etll° bond ki, heWas grist to the mill of this Highland host; f thl2tht quite a lot, but had nothing to say .that ; ers that were in the U.S.A. atiat Cening d the landlord slipt quietly upstairs, ki bekre the "Murrikan went to his prayers id Wrinh°seestir3c3k al) a lobster, a mighty live onef a g 1 b.,,PPers went snap like the click o Pi% You' ,:ae'e in the bed 'neath the bedclothes, ere he th' to b ought that the "Murrikan's feet ought ~...1 At i„ ' /41,;,g8L1Itirnen the Yankee came up to his bed, , %limaid. tu unto death mountain-climbing, he ' Ahti(leWthtevg off If clothes in a business-like way, snuolsY lying in blanket bay. liow }°:-ster, disturbed in midnight snoozLe ; , wle bkiteri,telled up his shell for an evening ru uatiC'd 'twixt the sheets anyhow, anywhere, bster-like 17vh.eiit collided with something there, . Thalt 9 quite annoyed 0. A Yelli‘ fastened its claws on the Arid waa wafted right thro' that room, flume; Whila el°nd of Strong l "Miutrrsikan's toe. e went up the .4a e th_ language 1 e Yankea sprang afrgom his bed with Tha eaP, , t w , giael attened \Th° the landlord, "who was'nt asleep," rush the room at a galloping withkee, rushed into :: 13y ia .;iit)rked-.up astonishment filling his face. 1:101,",t3' Niagara I" the Yankee exclaimed, landlord, I fancy I'm murdered or Oh Ill'airried, The,saeted St. Washin a show, f my toe." The'7's somethi e• infernal got hold o ,atid, n,, gton, give us to lord looked wise, then foundlanguage i the U.S.A." "z)ull ve some mighty big things -12 4`13.4t bst," said the Yank, still incliningeiealtoasgsa?s; 4 ko what's that to me, you nonsensical you see, Tha ' nlt" said the host, "any further, beast at your toe is a Salanee: flea." ''eely-,;------b -Mixturefails, never 1/- and 2/6 , g Al°l-1—1 : " Wh° is that man ti I the box over there?" , r of k)pt thi eTvroß 2 : ~ He is the autLlo Ei 4 col/10y.), to OcTooit 1: "Well, I think he ought th have better taste than to laugh so 'Qt°4ticusly " ~ • i UpeTATort 2 : "Oh, it's all la the right. author of the play, but He t he has Those:ere ,,heard those jokes before. --....-..............0-It in by the comedians." 1, 40