The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 19 July 1933Vol. III, No. 12

Not Customary!

p. 40 · Read in the full issue

Fred met Dick on the way to the station.

“Good gracious, old man, said Fred, “how did you manage to hurt your eye.

“It was done by a man whose wedding I attended as best man,” Dick explained.

“Just because I kissed the bride.

“But, my dear old man,” exclaimed his friend, “it’s the custom for the best man to kiss the bride.” . . , Dick put his hand to the injured eye “Yes, I know it is,” he replied. But this was five years after the ceremony.