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  2. The Sketcher.

    What are die sensations of a young man on his wedding morning? (I do not ask what are the sensations of a young woman on such an occasion—the ...

    Article : 2,195 words
  3. The Intruder.

    Life to Prime meant sticks. The game was simple. You threw a stick a few yards, Prince recovered it, brought it to your feet, and, after a solemn pantomime ...

    Article : 426 words
  4. Household Hints.

    For scouring kitchen tables and shelves use this mixture :—Half a pound of soft soap, half a pound of sand, four ounces of lime. Dissolve the soap slightly and work ...

    Article : 290 words
  5. Short Story.

    "The impudent young scoundrel!" cried Mr. Morgan Welch, pushing back his spectacles and glaring ferociously at the letter he held in his hand. "Many ...

    Article : 1,963 words
  6. The Home.

    Here is a girl's picture of the man who would make an ideal husband:—" If [?] wished to marry—which, of course, I do not—I should desire a man too noble to ...

    Article : 113 words
  7. Stammering.

    Dr. Tanner says that stammering is caused by attempts to speak with empty lungs. In singing, the lungs are kept well inflated, and there is no ...

    Article : 98 words
  8. Are Engagements Always Happy?

    Are engagements always happy periods? In replying to this question, a lady remarks:—It might just as well he asked, "Are all marriages happy?" ...

    Article : 323 words
  9. Fragments.

    We have the highest authority on record that fragments are to be gathered up so that nothing shall be lost, and in Nature we cannot find anything wasted, for even ...

    Article : 475 words
  10. A Lake of Boiling Sulphuric Acid.

    A striking article in the September "Windsor" deals with the Sulphur Island, off New Zealand. Boating in this district is evidently a somewhat hazardous pastime! "In ...

    Article : 429 words
  11. A Perplexed Conjurer.

    A well-known professor once paid a visit to a conjurer's entertainment. On entering with the crowd he felt somebody at his coat pocket, and expected ...

    Article : 405 words
  12. American Tramps or British Cyclists?

    The American tramp is a distinct species. He is a man of iron constitution. Therefore, on principle, he refuses to drink water—for fear he should rust, remarks Mr. J. F. ...

    Article : 466 words
  13. A Bad Boy and an Organ-grinder.

    That boy Tom has been at his tricks again. He saw an Italian the other day in charge of a new Miltrailleuse piano, and going up to him, with a very innocent look, said : ...

    Article : 381 words
  14. When Jim Left Home.

    When Jim got 'bout thirty-one. Thought he'd like to hey some fun ; So he sez to ma, " I guess I'll jes, quit an' take a res' ...

    Article : 344 words
  15. Home.

    Living as I do in a vine-clad cottage down on Bushy-street, home is a heaven to me. Life there is one long continuous hallelujah—a dizzy conglomeration of ...

    Article : 400 words
  16. Almost Lost Him.

    With a gesture that bordered on contempt the handsome and broad-shouldered young man rose hastily from the chair, where he had flung himself ...

    Article : 421 words
  17. The Rivalry of Chicago and St. Louis.

    St. Louis seems to be a favourite butt against which to turn stories implying crudeness or newness. The Chicago genius who, during the prevalence of the epizootic, ...

    Article : 377 words
  18. Two Naughty Little Princesses.

    A good story is told of two of the little English princesses who once went into a room where a servant was polishing a grate and insisted on helping her. After getting ...

    Article : 253 words
  19. When Passy Cat Runs Wild.

    Where cats have run wild cm isolated islands they have become very wild and powerful. On Sable Island, oft the coast of Nova Scotia, they were introduced about ...

    Article : 173 words
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