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  2. That Reminds Me Bright Things That People Have Laughed Over

    A story is current concerning a professor who is reputed to be slightly absent-minded. ...

    Article : 109 words
  3. One Little Lock.

    "Clara," he exclaimed, laying his hand upon his cardiac region, "I have long ...

    Article : 156 words
  4. Still Wanted.

    An advertisement in a Lincolnshire paper:—WANTED, by Widow, a Husband, to Push Fried Fish Business, or to be Sold.—Apply, etc. There is a pleasant frankness about this. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 49 words
  5. Appearances.

    "It is well, my dear Jane," said the visiting uncle, "to avoid even the appearance of evil." "Whatever do you mean. James?" "Well, I observe on the sideboard several cut-glass ...

    Article : 129 words
  6. Different Views.

    Mrs. Inquisitive: "Have you seen anything of Mrs. Newlywed yet?" Mrs. Brown: "No: but I heard everybody admired her last Sunday in her new costume." ...

    Article : 56 words
  7. Sandy's Mistake.

    "I canua get over it," a Scotch farmer remarked to his wife. " I put a twa-shillin'piece in ta plate at the kirk this morn instead o' ma usual penny!" ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 171 words
  8. Choose!

    It was the first football match of the season. A big, burly fellow crossed over to the umpire, previous to beginning the game, and said:—"Look here, Gaspipe. I'm captain of the ...

    Article : 62 words
  9. The Husband.

    One hears of a domestic storm born of the game of golf. The husband, an expert, was instructing his wife, and was no more patient than experts are wont to be. ...

    Article : 65 words
  10. Neatly Put.

    Lady: "I have given you sixpence; what more do you want?" Tramp: "I'm afraid that policeman is going to arrest me." ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 97 words
  11. Couldn't Hold a Candle to It.

    The other day a wealthy Birmingham manufacturer was showing one of his partner's friends over his extensive workshops. Taking up a beautifully-turned screw, he held it before the ...

    Article : 76 words
  12. The Conductor.

    He saw me coming on the tear—"All aboard!" He really didn't seem to care—"All aboard!" ...

    Article : 81 words
  13. Horse Power.

    "I will not ride in those trams drawn by horses," said Uncle Simon. "I would not add a pound's weight to what the poor animals have to drag." When the electric trams came a ...

    Article : 114 words
  14. What She Needed.

    The young wife gazed sweetly into her husband's eyes. "James," she began, "you know how I have been scraping and saving all the winter for my new summer costume?" ...

    Article : 89 words
  15. The Button.

    The young wife was reading. "Oh, George. did you see the descriptio, in this newspaper of the house where everything is done by electricity? Oh, wouldn't it be lovely to live in a ...

    Article : 89 words
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