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  2. Flotsam and Jetsam

    Oh! this life of perfect freedom that the poet paints so brightly, As he sits in office chair, and draws his heroes from the bush: ...

    Article : 479 words
  3. A Deserving Object.

    In London the other day a pavement artist was seen extended at full length upon the hard flags up against the railings of the Green Park, Piccadilly, and was snoring ...

    Article : 71 words
  4. The Only Objector.

    The lesson was from the prodigal son, and the teacher was dwelling on the character of the elder brother. "But amid all the rejoicing," he said. ...

    Article : 119 words
  5. An Awkward Predicament.

    A mackintosh and a barrel are hardly considered the proper apparel for anyone to appear upon the streets in (remarks the " Detroit Free Press"). but when a ...

    Article : 198 words
  6. An Unfortunate Scientist.

    The late Professor Hyrtl once, at an examination, asked the following quest'on:— "What can you tell me of the functions ...

    Article : 74 words
  7. The Hat Trick.

    Two well-dressed persons stepped one evening lately into the shop of a grocer at Bercy, in Prance. "Do you sell treacle ?" said the first. "Yes, sir," said ...

    Article : 212 words
  8. Facts and Fancies.

    A little nonsense now and then Is relished by the wisest men.—HUDIBRAS. No man can come out bright who hasn't experienced many rubs. ...

    Article : 883 words
  9. A Spoilt Deer Drive.

    There is a story told of a certain noble sportsman who had accepted an invitation to a deer drive in a well-known English forest. Having taken up his position as ...

    Article : 154 words
  10. A Mutiny Story.

    One of the hitherto "untold stories of the Indian Mutiny" is comic. It appears in "Indian Gup," by the Rev. J. R. Baldwin. The scene is laid near Darjiling. "At the ...

    Article : 221 words
  11. How a Duke Lost His Coat.

    The Duke of Frousac, nephew of Marshal Richelieu, was coming out of the opera in Paris one night in a splendid dress embroidered with pearls, when two thieves ...

    Article : 198 words
  12. Peter Possum on Poliytics.

    Sir,—As yew may hav sene in the papers even If yew dident heer the bagpipers, Sir Ugh has retimed to his roost, and wos welkomed by 30,000 peepul. A few thousand ...

    Article : 528 words
  13. Very Like a Whale!

    "We seen the whale on the starboard quarter," said old Pompey Parsons to his friend Tim, the longshoreman. "Are she blows !" sings out Skipper Johnsing, and ...

    Article : 260 words
  14. Lacked Diplomacy.

    "Then Miss Newleigh didn't make a success as a speaker ?" "Success? I should say not. Got knocked out on her very first speech." ...

    Article : 76 words
  15. A True Believer.

    Constantia: "Oh, Uncle Burleigh, it's perfectly wonderful! She told me the most extraordinary things about myself! She said I was born a twin, and lost both ...

    Article : 83 words
  16. A School Teacher's Risks.

    The course of a teacher in some rural schools is not unmarked by pitfalls. One young lady thus engaged tells an amusing story of the anxiety her conduct unwit[?] ...

    Article : 278 words
  17. A Lucky Escape.

    A Parisian gentleman, son or a very wealthy banker, was about to marry a young lady of high rank, and everything was prepared. The bridegroom had sent as a gift ...

    Article : 234 words
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