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  2. Alotsam and Jetsam

    "Give me a ride on your back, Daddy." "No, dear; not here." "Why not, daddy?" "Oh, there are too many people about." ...

    Article : 51 words
  3. Nothing More Needed.

    Mr. Murphy, Q.C., has retired from practice at the English Bar. He was called at the Middle Temple in 1856, so that he has a record of more than forty years. There ...

    Article : 86 words
  4. A Needless Request.

    A story is told of an Indian General, who had recently returned home on the expiry of his term of service, and who was invited to "dine and sleep" at Windsor, and took ...

    Article : 238 words
  5. Their Low.

    An eminent preacher, who prided himself upon his ability to discourse without the aid of notes, once got into the pulpit, but when he found himself face to face with his ...

    Article : 75 words
  6. More for a "Dead 'Un."

    There used to hang about the banks of the Tyne an old fisherman, who earned his living by diving into the river and fishing out dead bodies, for which he received a ...

    Article : 126 words
  7. The Boers and the Bible.

    The description of the Transvaal Boers "as men who go about with a rifle in one hand and a Bible in the other" recalls the witty description of this species of colonist ...

    Article : 115 words
  8. Murder Will Out.

    Teddy (out cub-hunting for the first time): "Oh, thank you so much, Mr. Huntsman, But I'm afraid Daddy will bury it." Huntsman: "Bury it? Oh, no, he'll ...

    Article : 65 words
  9. An Unwholesome Canal.

    "Village Parson: "Well, Mrs. Tarpaulin, I see your husband's ship's in port. Is he quite well?" Mrs. Tarpaulin: "Oh, sir! [?] died on ...

    Article : 76 words
  10. Tar—Made in Germany.

    Mr. Punch: "Hallo! Who are you?" Jack Tar: "Mine freend, do you not know me? I am de Bridish sailor." ...

    Article : 83 words
  11. He Liked Peace.

    Two British officers who were friends, but had not met for some time, volunteered, each unknown to the other, for the Ashantee war. To their mutual surprise ...

    Article : 119 words
  12. Facts and Fancies.

    A little nonsense now and then Is relished by the wisest men.—HUDIBRAS. It often makes a man hot when you tell him cold facts. ...

    Article : 790 words
  13. An Inescapable Evil.

    Strict devotion to the truth is commendable, but it sometimes leads to curious situations. A young man who was paying court to a young lady was thus addressed ...

    Article : 85 words
  14. Two Points of View.

    Though the rich and poor frequently possess similar attributes, they are known by different names, of which, the following are a few examples:— ...

    Article : 59 words
  15. The Spell Was Broken.

    They were sitting in the quiet moonlight, gazing upon the various heavenly bodies visible above the chimney-tops. One of his arms was around her waist, one of his ...

    Article : 136 words
  16. Followed the Parson's Example.

    Sandy M'Tavish, who was a bit of a character, was about to be married, and the minister chancing to meet him, took him to task over the premeditated step. ...

    Article : 87 words
  17. His Hump.

    Dr. Lombroso's theory as to how the camel came by his hump strikes a correspondent as about as near the mark as the Indian legend that, having at one time had ...

    Article : 117 words
  18. Mock-turtle.

    Mrs. Telfair (intervlewing applicant for position of "first-class cook": "Can you make all kinds of soups, entrees, and sweets?" ...

    Article : 107 words
  19. The Ways of Criminals.

    "The cleverness of criminals is very much over-rated," said a detective recently. "There is little originality in their methods. Hence, when the detective sets out ...

    Article : 183 words
  20. Sharp and Short.

    A native of the "old country," who was detailed as a servant to an officer in command of a regiment in India, was engaged in announcing the arrival of the visitors ...

    Article : 156 words
  21. No Credit at the Hatter's.

    Recently, during a review at Berlin, a young cavalry officer was Just passing before the Emperor, when, his horse giving a sudden jump, his hat was jerked off and ...

    Article : 154 words
  22. A Doctor's Diary of Accidents.

    "F.K.," a surgeon, writes to the London "Daily Mail" as follows:— The newspapers are now teeming with cycling accidents, but I very much doubt if ...

    Article : 301 words
  23. What Mose's Said.

    A story is told of a preacher who used the phonograph to aid him in his pastoral duties. It happened that the unfortunate clergyman was overworked, having charge ...

    Article : 275 words
  24. Pigs and Paralysis.

    A man misses much who has no sense of humour. For in life tragedy and comedy go often hand-in-hand. This is particularly noticeable to those who see, as the clergy do, ...

    Article : 253 words
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