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  2. A FOG HORN CONCLUSION.

    The "Saucy Sally" was a vessel of renown. No blustering Liner, no fussy tug, no squattering steamer, she; but a bluff- bowed, smartly painted, trim-built sailing ...

    Article : 2,907 words
  3. WIT AND HUMOR. TOLD BY FATHER VAUGHAN.

    "On my knees I begged her for a kiss." "And what did she say" "Told me to get up and be practical." Golfer on the Green (after several attempts to An old Irishman, who had recently recovered from a severe sickness, chanced to meet the parish priest, who had been summoned during his illness to administer the rites of the church to the dying. ...

    Article : 451 words
  4. PERSONAL.

    Commissioner A. M. Nicol, one of the most familiar figures" in Fleet-street for many years, has just severed his connection with the, Salvation Army editorial ...

    Article : 1,145 words
  5. A WAY OUT OF IT.

    A company of select colored artists were rendering a version of Othello. The scene between the Moor and Desdemona had been reached wherein Othello demands the handkerchief which he has ...

    Article : 171 words
  6. A VOICE THAT SOARED.

    The Street singer's voice rang harshly through should plant a tiny seed o' love in the garden of your heart, Would it grow into a great ...

    Article : 154 words
  7. COMEDY OF THE POST CARD.

    A man in an obscure town, whose literary efforts had failed to find favor, sent this letter to an editor:--"Dear Sir.--This is a small place where I live ...

    Article : 189 words
  8. AN OLD FRIEND

    The late Sims Reeves was fond of telling a story that related to an early engagement in Glasgow, which was arranged through a metropolitan agency. One of the items on the programme was ...

    Article : 237 words
  9. HER WAY OUT OF IT.

    The Princess of Wales is said to tell a good story about one of the young court ladies who does many quiet acts of charity. But Lady A has a stiff, if not haughty, way with her. ...

    Article : 190 words
  10. A TRUTH PUT NEATLY.

    Miss Ellen Terry, at a reception, talked about the innumerable women who ask her to help them get on the stage. "The fact is" she said, "ever women under ...

    Article : 46 words
  11. BRIDGET'S REQUEST

    Servant: Please, ma'am, can you give me my character? Mistress: Certainly, but what do you want it for? You are surely not going to leave ...

    Article : 59 words
  12. HOW BRIDGET BURNT HER NOSE.

    There was company to dinner, and the platter in front, of the host contained a fine roast of beef. He drew the sharp carving knife across the ringing steel a few times, just because that is a way ...

    Article : 242 words
  13. WOULD SOON BE FUNNY.

    Not long ago a portly gentleman seated, himself upon a beach in one of the public squares, drew forth a newspaper, from his pocket, and was soon absorbed in reading. ...

    Article : 103 words
  14. BOGS THAT GO ON TRAMP.

    For a full-fledged hog to go on tramp, as it were, wandering up and down the country, is unfortunately no uncommon experience to the inhabitants of certain districts ...

    Article : 364 words
  15. APPROPRIATE.

    "Here, clerk! I'm in a hurry. I want a book for my husband. It's his birthday, and I want it for a present. Show me what you have and be quick about it! Nothing too expensive mind ...

    Article : 153 words
  16. HE KNEW.

    The late Sir Ralph Littler used to tell a good stop about a brother jurist who was an enthusiastic golfer. The golfing judge, according to the story, had ...

    Article : 88 words
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  18. COSTLY FOOTBALL.

    The football match for the championship was of the most exciting character, and as two friends, both lovers of the game, left the ground they, of course, began to talk about what they ...

    Article : 111 words
  19. "POTTED" SAUSAGE.

    The sportsman with the talking hoots and the chess board stockings strode into the poulterer's with the air of a man who knows that business is business. ...

    Article : 106 words
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  21. ATE 'EM ALIVE.

    A well known soap millionaire imputes a part of his success to his soap's popularity among children. He claims that habits of scrupulous cleanliness can be formed in children, if, at first, ...

    Article : 211 words
  22. VALUABLE FOOT RULE.

    Heaving that a large boot and shoe establishment was giving away a present of a foot rule with every pair of boots or shoes they sold, Mooney told his wife about the bargain, and ...

    Article : 142 words
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