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  2. A Cautious Scot.

    My Flora is a canny Scot— Too canny, truth to tell— For though I'd have her share my lot, She'll no commit herself. ...

    Article : 187 words
  3. In a Chemist's Shop.

    " This morning," said the druggist to his assistant, "I noticed that a gentleman came in with a prescription, and that you took it and gave him the stuff in about three ...

    Article : 237 words
  4. A Sleepy-Headed Man.

    It was a geologist and prospector who discovered that the Widow Carson's farm, forty miles from the recognised oil fields, was the centre of another basin, and so reported to ...

    Article : 1,254 words
  5. Disabled.

    In a certain camp a batallion was being instructed on 'How to take a. convoy through open country." One company was told off to represent a convey, the men being ...

    Article : 121 words
  6. The Wisdom of a Hard Headed Scotsman.

    I have just-been reading '' The Daybook of John Stuart Blackie." A wise old professor of Greek was this man, and the pride of the University of Edinburgh. A ...

    Article : 235 words
  7. A Laurel Branch.

    The death of the Prince of Essling recalls an interesting event. Every year the tomb of Massena, the founder of the house, is decorated with a branch of laurel. It seems that ...

    Article : 124 words
  8. A Doorstep Comedy.

    She was one of those women who always present a wofully untidy appearance during the early part of the day. In vain had her husband remonstrated with her on the ...

    Article : 108 words
  9. The Man Who Did It.

    One of the St. Lawrence steamers was entering the most dangerous part of the Lachine Rapids. For'ard, the deck was crowded with passengers, and all eyes were ...

    Article : 282 words
  10. Clutched by an Octopus.

    My first experience of the octopus. writes Frank T. Bullen in " Creatures of the Sea," was in a little bay in Stewart Island, New Zealand, A small river flowed into this bay, ...

    Article : 383 words
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  12. Upset by a Cough.

    Arriving at a small Canadian station where a number of cowboys had gathered after the regular round up. a young tender foot asked permission to ride a certain horse ...

    Article : 112 words
  13. Wind and Wings.

    To one watching rooks streaming home-ward through a calm sunset sky, there seems nothing so easy as flight. The wings beat so slowly and with so little apparent effort; and ...

    Article : 319 words
  14. Riddled.

    The smart man burst into the room. Heard the news about Dickenson getting shot ? he roared, red with excitement. Club members dropped their papers and ...

    Article : 91 words
  15. Family Loyalty.

    One of the most pleasant features to he noticed in social life is family loyalty ; while on the other hand, a family whose members have a knack of showing on every occasion, ...

    Article : 290 words
  16. Faithful and Honest.

    The following testimonial was recently given to an illiterate servant girl— "This is to certify that the bearer has been in my service for one year, less eleven ...

    Article : 76 words
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