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  3. YARNS.

    It was Smith's first job as usher, and he was a bit flustered. Turning to a lady who entered he said. "This way, madam, and I'll sew you into a sheet." ...

    Article : 45 words
  4. Wanted the Sovereign.

    Effie's Brother: Do you love my sister Effie?" Effie's Steady Companion: Why, Willie, that is a queer question. Why do you want ...

    Article : 67 words
  5. He Had Travelled.

    Brown: "Did you go to the Coliseum when you were in Borne?" Jones (who hasn't been further than Melbourne): "Yes, rather But not one of the turns was a patch ...

    Article : 43 words
  6. He Did.

    "You tell me," said the judge, "that this is the person who knocked you down with his motor car. Could you swear to the man ...

    Article : 55 words
  7. What Happened.

    During one of the flying meets a young woman went through the hangars under the guidance of a mechanic. After asking all the usual foolish questions that aviators and ...

    Article : 93 words
  8. She Was From the City.

    The old farmer, intending to go for a drive, ordered the servant to get the trap ready. When dressed he said to his little niece (who was spending the holidays on ...

    Article : 79 words
  9. Better Late Than Never.

    One of our best-known novelists, the most sensitively courteous of men, arriving very late at a dinner party, was overcome with confusion. "I am truly sorry to be so ...

    Article : 60 words
  10. In Spite of All.

    An English writer, who guarded his morning study hour very carefully, told the now n aid that under na circumstances were callers to be admitted—except, of course ...

    Article : 94 words
  11. The Doctor's Joke.

    Mr. Orville "Wright, the aviator, says the present precarious type of aeroplane lays itself open to too many jokes, and he tells this story of a doctor, who facetiously ...

    Article : 82 words
  12. The Marriage Knot.

    An old Scotch couple once started quarrelling. The good wife remarked, with an effort at conciliation: "Look at that dog and cat on the hearth sitting side by side so ...

    Article : 54 words
  13. Johnny Wasn't Convinced.

    As the celebrated soprano began to sing, little Johnnie became greatly exercised over the gesticulations of the orchestra conductor. "What's that man shaking his stick at ...

    Article : 53 words
  14. Why Bother.

    Policeman: "Stand back, there!" Reporter: "But I'm a reporter, and want to find out about this fire." Policeman: "Stand back, I say. Ye can find out all about it ...

    Article : 39 words
  15. A Political Story.

    Mr. Selby Henrey tells this in His an using book: Mr. Gladstone, when Premier, happened to meet Bishop Magee one day in Pall Mall. ...

    Article : 75 words
  16. He Fled.

    At an evening party lately the hostess had bustled out of the room to arrange some detail of supper or something. During her absence a young man who had protested all ...

    Article : 98 words
  17. The Artistic Eye.

    It was Robert's first visit to the Zoo. "What do you think of the animals?" inquired' Uncle Ben. After a critical inspection of the exhibit the boy replied: "I think ...

    Article : 43 words
  18. Wifely Wit.

    Mr. Harper: There, I've let my cigar go out. Do you know that it spoils a cigar, no matter how good it is, if you allow it to go out ...

    Article : 47 words
  19. Kindly Advice.

    Mischa Elman tells a story of his early youth. He was playing at a reception given by a Russian prince, and played Beethoven's "Kreutzer" Sonata, which had several long ...

    Article : 62 words
  20. The Poet's Lighting.

    Samuel Rogers pave a dinner, and had the room decorated with candles, placed high up in order to show off the pictures. At dinner, he, asked Sydney Smith how he liked the ...

    Article : 47 words
  21. The Rabbi Scored.

    A good story is told of a Jewish Rabbi. He was riding in a street car, and rose to offer his seat to a lady. Before she could take it a young man plumbed himself down ...

    Article : 74 words
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