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  2. FATAL FAME.

    "Whom the gods love die young." Reasonably assuming that a man is young until he reaches middle age, one would think that Byron had here ...

    Article : 762 words
  3. THE Prince of Vagabonds

    It was a gruesome thing to see the hideous head bow gravely as if in salutation. Jeremy had instinctively hated the image of the Buddha from the ...

    Article : 4,696 words
  4. MY FIRST BOXING MATCH.

    One morning I had been down Billingsgate way on business—as a matter of fact I had been, to wish good luck to an old pal who was to be ...

    Article : 1,332 words
  5. WHY STARS TWINKLE.

    Stars are really suns which are continually throwing off light. This light passes through different layers of air before it reaches our ...

    Article : 131 words
  6. The Boy We Want!

    Into the office of a business man rushed a bright-faced lad. He waited for three minutes, and then began to show signs of impatience. ...

    Article : 164 words
  7. Well-known.

    A certain cantankerous old gentleman not long ago advertised for a coachman, who was required, among other qualifications, to possess an ...

    Article : 171 words
  8. He Forgot the Gravy.

    A traveller, having dined in a restaurant, was about to leave when he perceived the remains of a chicken on the table. Looking furtively round, ...

    Article : 121 words
  9. Always Together.

    They had been having a little discussion, had Mr. and Mrs. Gibson. And, as usual, it had ended on the personal note. ...

    Article : 85 words
  10. A Penny Short.

    "Hey, mister! Give us a penny!" aggressively demanded a miner, as he counted out his money for his railway fare home. ...

    Article : 86 words
  11. Deserved the V.C.

    With a wail of distress she threw the horrible thing from her. It was too much—too much! Her recently acquired husband ...

    Article : 163 words
  12. His Bargain.

    A man (so the story goes) went to a sale of military stores to buy jam, and bought thirty cases at half a sovereign a lease. ...

    Article : 239 words
  13. She Went to Bed Then.

    Cousin Robert from the country had come to dinner, and little Ethel had been allowed to sit up as a great treat. Now, Ethel is one of those children ...

    Article : 137 words
  14. Whose Fault Was It?

    "How did this vase get broken Mary?" "It fell off the pedestal, ma'am." "How did you upset the pedestal?" ...

    Article : 99 words
  15. The Weak Spot.

    Judge: "Have you anything to say before sentence is passed?" Burglar: "The only thing I'm complaining about is being identified by a ...

    Article : 44 words
  16. Well Deserved.

    "Meier has been sentenced to six months' imprisonment for cornering the necessaries of life." "That's the only thing he has ever ...

    Article : 29 words
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