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  2. YARNS.

    The writer of "Some Recollections of Legal Luminaries" tells the following story as an illustration of the wit of the late Lord Robertson of England. ...

    Article : 163 words
  3. Not Composing Now.

    A few years ago in Cincinnati, U.S.A., a musical entertainment was given in honour of James Lane Allen, the prominent novelist. A wealthy ...

    Article : 99 words
  4. Mr. Wiseman's Joke.

    The late Mr. Solomon Wiseman, who discovered and marked the road from Wiseman's Ferry to Newcastle, delighted in relating this anecdote : — ...

    Article : 144 words
  5. Differently Expressed.

    In the waiting-room of a suburban railway station were seated two groups of people. One consisted of a young man and two young ladies dressed in ...

    Article : 336 words
  6. Very Devout.

    "He's the most devout man in church. I never saw anyone who could be so absorbed in prayer." "Indeed? I never noticed it." ...

    Article : 38 words
  7. One for the Impressionist.

    Impressionisticus (to his servant, who is cleaning the studio)—John, what the deuce are you doing with that brush in your hand? ...

    Article : 71 words
  8. Vindictive.

    "Very well, sir," said the doctor after his quarrel with the undertaker. "I'll make you sorry for this." "What are you going to do?" asked ...

    Article : 39 words
  9. Sugar.

    Once in the House of Commons the eldor Pitt began a speech with the words, "Sugar, Mr. Speaker," and then, seeing a smile pervade the ...

    Article : 378 words
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  11. Disraeli's Keen Thrust.

    In tho "Memoirs of Sir Wemyss Reid," editor and author, amongst the reminiscences of his early journalistic struggles, is an amusing story of a ...

    Article : 236 words
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