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  2. In Lighter Vein

    IT costs £6/9- to talk by telephone from London to Buenos Ayres. Silence is golden in that case. The man who said that no Licensing Bench with a sense of the fitness of tilings could refuse a license to ...

    Article : 303 words
  3. Joe Spike's Argument

    THE root of the trouble in Egypt is that a lot of them Gyppo curiosellers over there want, better jobs, and of course they naturally enough look to the Trades Hall as the avenue for their ambitions, and so they join ...

    Article : 261 words
  4. The Weather Man's Honeymoon

    MR. SPARES, the well-known meteorologist, was quietly married to Miss Ida Snow, and as the happy couple left the church the organist played "It ain't gonna rain no mo'." The bride was neatly attired ...

    Article : 285 words
  5. Scandal

    SAID the crayfish to the oyster, "Have you heard the news, my dear? Theie's a tasty bit of gossip going round; They say that Mrs. Whiting, up along the coast to-day ...

    Article : 128 words
  6. Identified

    I WAS asked the oilier day why I always used a pen-name, and the inquirer seemed to think that it might be for the same reason thai crooks use an alias. Now, this set me thinking. I have been trying to ...

    Article : 115 words
  7. So Long Ago

    HIS aged form is clad in faltered rag. Gloom and despair are written on his face; With weariness his shuffling footsteps lag As wearily he moved from place to place. ...

    Article : 131 words
  8. The Green Hat

    IT was a busy Saturday morning in the big garage, hut an lien the sweet young thing in the green hat with a small parcel under her arm came in the manager felt he could spare the time to attend to her. ...

    Article : 137 words
  9. Give it a Name

    I HAD not seen old Mac for years, and when I met him on the verandah of the pub he look me by Die hand and shook it warmly. "What are we going to have," he said," ...

    Article : 45 words
  10. Sandy's Tactics

    OLD Sandy MacTavish makes a practice of visiting Widow Pennessey every second evening in the week, and although this has been going on for some weeks now there's a divil a hint that he contemplates ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 122 words
  11. The Last Bar

    JACK and the girl had been very fond of each other, so I casually asked him how she was. "All off," he replied. "Why, Jack, what happened?" ...

    Article : 93 words
  12. The Morning Splash

    THERE'S nothing like a morning splash In water crisp and cold To make a man feel bright and fit And stop him growing old ...

    Article : 145 words
  13. At Sale Time

    I RECOMMEND this simple plan To save your soul much care and fret, If you will keep it in your view When making purchases, if you ...

    Article : 58 words
  14. His Answer

    "IF burglars came," asked Mrs. "And then began to stow Our cash and trinkets in their kits Would you , be, terrified to bits?" ...

    Article : 68 words
  15. A Limerick

    THERE was a young lady of Sheen Whose musical sense was not keen; She said, "It seems odd, But I cannot telL God ...

    Article : 35 words
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