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  2. YARNS.

    Knicker: "Jones boasts he has 50 men under him." Bocker: "Evidently lives on the top floor." ...

    Article : 22 words
  3. Poetry Did Not Appear.

    Chaplain (visiting a convict's cell): "Remember, my friend, the old quotation, 'Stone walls do not a prison make, nor iron bars a cage.'" ...

    Article : 38 words
  4. The Poor Boy.

    A little boy had been given a white suit, and before going to the picnic was cautioned strictly to keep his new apparel clean. He obeyed with scrupulous care until ...

    Article : 260 words
  5. What He Noticed.

    A school inspector, examining a class in grammar, wrote a sentence on the blackboard, and asked if anyone noticed anything peculiar in it. ...

    Article : 40 words
  6. A Far-Away Look.

    "What are you thinking of, Beatrice?" inquired. Mr. Hainer, of his wife one morning while they were at breakfast," "I am dreaming of my youth," replied ...

    Article : 48 words
  7. Not Satisfied.

    "I admit that the architecture of this house is something fierce," said the agent, "but see how handy the place is—only a stone's throw from the station." ...

    Article : 53 words
  8. A Fair Question.

    "He who puts his Land to the plough," screamed the cross-roads' orator, "must not turn back." "What is he to do when he gets to the ...

    Article : 40 words
  9. Dreaming.

    Billy: Do you believe in signs? Milly: Yes, indeed. Billy: Well, last night I dreamed you were madly in love with me. What is that ...

    Article : 36 words
  10. Where He Saw It.

    "Have you ever seen a banshee, Pat?" "That I have, your reverence." "Indeed," said the clergyman, with an incredulous smile. "And, pray, where did ...

    Article : 44 words
  11. No Luck.

    Donald, the boatman, had been taking the minister, total abstainer, out fishing, and was asked on his return if he'd had a good day. "Na, na," returned Donald, "the ...

    Article : 46 words
  12. The Customer Would Help.

    A New Yorker visiting Milwaukee found himself in the chair of a lazy German barber. If not too sleepy, this barber could get through a shave in about twenty-five ...

    Article : 115 words
  13. Distant.

    "You are a relation of the Richleighs, aren't you?" "Yes, a distant relation." "How distant?" ...

    Article : 24 words
  14. Another One.

    A gentleman in a restaurant thought he Would have a joke with the waiter, and asked him if he had even seen a sausage roll. "Say," said the waiter, "I have not ...

    Article : 72 words
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