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  2. Changed His Title.

    A rather amusing story is told of an English grave-digger, who holds the ancient offices of parish clerk and beadle in addition to the one mentioned. A lady came one day to see the ...

    Article : 78 words
  3. Partial Success.

    "I thought I had hit on a great scheme not long ago," said the fat man. "What was it ?" asked the man with the straw-coloured vest. ...

    Article : 128 words
  4. Flotsam and Jetsam.

    "Are you going out to-night, dear?" said the husband to the emancipated woman. "I am. It is the regular weekly meeting of the lodge." ...

    Article : 69 words
  5. A Sympathetic Jury.

    When Judge Buxton, of North Carolina, as a young lawyer made his first appearance at the Bar, the solicitor, as is customary in that State, asked him to take chargo of a case for him. ...

    Article : 96 words
  6. The modern Style.

    The prospective purchaser of a city house built to sell was consulting with a real estate agent. "I think I have one to suit you," said the ...

    Article : 58 words
  7. His Father Taught Him.

    Complaint was brought to Colonel Fizzletop that his boy Johnny had attacked and beaten a much smaller boy than himself. The colonel took Johnny aside, and had a private ...

    Article : 122 words
  8. The Age and the Name.

    A young man, with a fancy for horse flesh, and a knowledge of the same not commensurate therewith, some time ago went horse hunting on his own responsibility, and picked up what ...

    Article : 130 words
  9. A Distinction.

    Two ladies who had not seen each other for some time met at a church social. Said one: "Do you know what I heard about you?" "I've no idea." ...

    Article : 63 words
  10. Switzerland a Modern Babel.

    Switzerland, with its mixture of races and tongues, is a sort of modern Babel, a fact which causes much trouble, in particular to the military authorities. At Wallenstadt, the other ...

    Article : 143 words
  11. A Chinese Love Letter.

    The Ostasiatcher Lloyd, an authority on Chinese matters, in a recent article on the manner of lovemaking in the Flowery Kingdom, publishes the following letter from a man who ...

    Article : 210 words
  12. Facts and Fancies.

    Alittle nonsense now and thon Is relished by the wisost men.—HUDIBRAS. It's funny, but a speaKing countonance is most expressive when the mouth is shut. ...

    Article : 774 words
  13. Papa in the Same List.

    A gentleman formerly in the service of the United States navy married a Japanese beauty a few years ago and settled down to domestic life in the Land of the Rising Sun. ...

    Article : 153 words
  14. A Card Mishap.

    "I made the mistake of my lifetime the other day," complained a young woman to a friend in a car as the two rode down town together. ...

    Article : 216 words
  15. A Different Sort of Discipline.

    How Conductor Sousa was taken to task by General Schofield for his lack of discipline is told by the San Francisco Chronicle:— The last echo of one of Sousa's overtures ...

    Article : 915 words
  16. A Case of Had To.

    "I had a funny experience in a little town on the lower Mississippi," said a travelling man. "The place had but one hotel, the landlord of which conducted everything except the cooking ...

    Article : 252 words
  17. Horseshoe Luck.

    In Morocco iron is considered a great protection again demons, who are the lineal representatives, after all, of the hostile spirits. Hence it is usual to place a knife or dagger ...

    Article : 404 words
  18. Hit Celestial Sweetness.

    A clever girl, who would make a sensation in society if fate had been a little more kind to her in a material way, is a constant source of amusement and joy to her little circle of ...

    Article : 301 words
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