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  2. A Matter for Relief

    MY daughter's marriage, I must say, gave me a feeling of relief. There was Tom, for instance. I got used to seeing Tom at the tea-table, and watching him fall over people's feet in his eagerness to get ...

    Article : 439 words
  3. In Lighter Vein

    RESPECTABLE woman wants washing."—Advt. in "Herald." Perhaps; but why not keep it dark? Our sympathy is with: "General seeks situation." Obviously the opening is in Manchuria. ...

    Article : 122 words
  4. The Paper Tree

    THEY sat beneath a tea-tree's shade, And, noisy overhead. From all the brushy blooms the bees Shook fragrance as they fed; ...

    Article : 175 words
  5. Influence of 'Flu

    IN Sydney: "Why did they, all scatter when that fellow came in?"—"That's Flooer; didn't you hear him sneeze outside the door?" On the Stock Exchange: Business slow; many ...

    Article : 176 words
  6. The Bush Proposal

    IT was Mary's thirty-first birthday, and she and Dave had been courting since childhood. So when Dave called to take her for a walk she made sure she was looking her absolute best. ...

    Article : 208 words
  7. The Wrecker

    "YON" was a home," the old man cried, "Where love and peace dwelt side by side, Full many a year without a care— Alas! a stranger now lives there. ...

    Article : 153 words
  8. Daisy? Now You're Talking

    "BEAUTIFUL day, Mr. Jones." Yes." "How is Mrs. Jones?" "Pretty fair." ...

    Article : 94 words
  9. We'll All Come

    A SYDNEY young man caught his best pal kissing His girl. Not wishing to cause a scene or let the girl see that he was hurt, he wrote to his pal as follows:— ...

    Article : 88 words
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    Sleep-walker (who has come through greenhouse roof): "Thank heaven it isn't true! I dreamt I was falling off a horse!" ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 27 words
  11. The Fitness of Things

    DARLINGTON Municipal Council will lake action against the petting parties who park cars near the Deaf, Dumb, and Blind Institute, and remain till a late hour making love and drinking. ...

    Article : 93 words
  12. Too Much Trade

    HE was a commercial genius, and to secure a few more customers he advertised that during the week he would supply seven-guinea suits at seventy shillings. An early customer called to be measured ...

    Article : 139 words
  13. His Mistake

    "SILENCE!" called the court orderly impressively. "Hooray! I'm here!" Half-a-dozen policemen started violently, as if expecting the heavens to fall, and the orderly glared in ...

    Article : 113 words
  14. The One Thing Needful

    THE farmer had been trying to impress his city-bred visitor all day, and was now practically at his last fence. Crops, machinery, styes had all been exhibited without eliciting the desired enthusiasm. Now, having ...

    Article : 124 words
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