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  2. A Sentimental Mood.

    "When I awoke the other morning without a penny in my pocket," said Mr. Olnite, "the days of my youth came back to me. I was reminded of some of the proverbs ...

    Article : 80 words
  3. She Kept the Ring.

    "Come, old man," said the kind friend, "cheer up. There are others." "I don't mind her breaking the engagement so very much," said the despondent ...

    Article : 56 words
  4. Gas.

    "I'll tell you what it is, Angelina," Mr. Stinglechin said, "I've stood this blooming neuralgia till it's neuralgia no longer, it's oldralgia, and confoundedly old too. I've ...

    Article : 1,412 words
  5. Facts and Fancies.

    A little nonsense now and then Is relished by the wisest men.—HUDIBRAS. Foreigner (who wants a piece of tongue): "I will tank you, my dear madam, to pass ...

    Article : 1,055 words
  6. He Stole Just One.

    Bobby (at the breakfast table): "Maud, did Mr. Jones take any of the umbrellas or hats from the hall last night?" ' Maud: "Why, of course not! Why ...

    Article : 75 words
  7. One Way of "Helping It."

    In a certain Lancashire village there is a man who is so plain that it has been said of him that his face is on "offence to the landscape[?]" Recently he was ...

    Article : 101 words
  8. He Made a Sale.

    The sad-faced man with the small, square box inspected the woman of the house a moment, and then turned away from the kitchen door. ...

    Article : 62 words
  9. The Long and the Short of It.

    It is a commonly accepted theory that a man steps 3ft., and many a tract of land has been "stepped off" instead of measured with a chain. In one of the counties in ...

    Article : 201 words
  10. How She Spelt "Umbrella."

    Florence's father's initials are A.H.S., and while Florence knows her letters, she is not able to spell. The other day she came running to her mother. ...

    Article : 112 words
  11. Bald-headed Generosity.

    "Blucly's impecunious brother writes that he is in hard lines now, and that he deserves something better because for every hair in his head he has done some generous ...

    Article : 49 words
  12. Fitting the Boy to the Trousers.

    Friend (to Mr. Levy): "Don't you think it's a pity, Levy, to let your little son walk so early? He is getting quite bandylegged." ...

    Article : 68 words
  13. Walling for the Present.

    Johnnie went to school for the first time the other day, and, there being no desk for him, the master told him to "sit on the front seat for the present." ...

    Article : 111 words
  14. Didn't Know It Was Lost.

    "I don't believe everything I hear about the ignorance of the average American Jury," said an old lawyer in reminiscent mood, "but once, when I visited a backwoods ...

    Article : 226 words
  15. He Wins Harmless.

    The "gentleman farmer," so called, has to put up with many jokes at his expense in print. In real life he is not often treated to speeches as amusing as one which ...

    Article : 103 words
  16. Threw Oat the Wrong Man.

    A man entered a sleeping car at London. "Look here, guard," said he, "I want to get off at Rugby. Now mind you call me in the morning. I may be a bit sleepy, but ...

    Article : 203 words
  17. Easy Way Out of It.

    Of course the typical woman of this day and generation is logical and business-like to the last degree, and the particular woman in the heliotrope and brown silk ...

    Article : 178 words
  18. Mistaken for a Burglar.

    Ambrose Jenkins is the find of young man who has no home but a boarding-house, and as he is a chronic stayer and pays his bills, he is looked upon with ...

    Article : 434 words
  19. His Sole Yearn.

    "Waal, no," drawled Mr. Lafe Sunklands, a prominent citizen of Arkansaw, slowly removing the stem of his corn-cob pipe from his mouth to reply to the inquiry of ...

    Article : 365 words
  20. In Opposition.

    The funny editor of a paper in a small town had been having great fun with the gas company by poking the usual jokes of the funny man at it and its methods ...

    Article : 244 words
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