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  2. The Sketcher.

    During my varied career, in connection with the Press, it has been my lot experience many [?]range ups and downs, but the adventure I shall presently relate, I think ...

    Article : 2,700 words
  3. Spray.

    A well-known man--a stald [?] serious bank manager--was passing by the Liverpool Town Hall a few mornings ago, when he noticed a wel-dressed man hurrying ...

    Article : 189 words
  4. Short Story.

    He was a great financier. He was a great blackguard. It would not be necessary to say the same thing twice, but that the world is so slow to ...

    Article : 3,018 words
  5. A Leading Life Office.

    As the time for a general election approaches politicians are often hard put to it for a new idea, and the present season is no exception. With the Labor party it is ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 974 words
  6. Couldn't See It.

    Seated in the bar parlour of the "Cock and Feathers" on a recent evening was a little group of labourers whose daily task was over. ...

    Article : 130 words
  7. Dignity and Impudence.

    A certain eminent bishop belonging to the Roman Catholic Church won once attacked by a Prussian [?] who had more impudence than brains and thought be could ...

    Article : 152 words
  8. Not a "Drunk."

    "M. A. P." tells a good story of Bishop Selwyn, who was a hard worker, and never spared himself. He was one day Belting an hour's much-needed sleep on the bench of ...

    Article : 111 words
  9. How It Worked.

    This Incident happened in the streets of London a few days ago. A gentleman hailed a bootblack for a shine. The lad came rather slowly for one of that lively ...

    Article : 435 words
  10. A Bleeping Draught.

    There is a capital story told of a contemporary novelist, who had a recent bout of Illness which became so severe that his wife was obliged to engage a night nurse to ...

    Article : 109 words
  11. A Serious Defect.

    A hungry pedestrian had put up for the night at a wayside inn, and found the supper rather scanty, the most substantial part of it being a single sausage. With a ...

    Article : 113 words
  12. Cute Paddy.

    An Irishman, blessed with only a single copper, went into a dramshop in Belfast, wondering how be could best get a dram of whisky for his penny. A squireen came in ...

    Article : 117 words
  13. The Scot's Abhorrence of Lying

    The canny direc[?] as and brusqueric of the Scotch are not without proper expression in their says gs. The lonest Scot loves not a lie. White scornfully dismissing on ...

    Article : 325 words
  14. A Cool Card.

    "How will you have your eggs cooked ?" asked the waiter. "Make any difference in the cost of 'em ?" inquired the customer cautiously. ...

    Article : 44 words
  15. Comforting.

    A few years ago in Parliament a London member sat down, after his maiden speech, on a new silk bat which he bad provided in honour of the auspicious occasion, and as ...

    Article : 101 words
  16. Drew Him Out.

    There is a commercial traveller for a large hardware house who the other day, in the course or his conversation, let fell a bit of wisdom that is worth preserving. Said ...

    Article : 378 words
  17. An Accomplished Beg.

    A blind man guided by a large and athletic dog went down the street the other day. Just as they turned the corner the blind man's dog saw a dog it knew, and darted ...

    Article : 90 words
  18. [?]ndyard Kipling and Prohibition.

    Mr. Rudyard Kipling tells us how, in a concert ball in America, he saw two young men get two girls drunk and then lead them reeling down a dark street. Mr. Kipling ...

    Article : 238 words
  19. Not the Lord.

    A parachutist who was giving exhibitions of his skill at Glasgow a short time ago described an amusing adventure. On the occasion of one ascent the wind ...

    Article : 129 words
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