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  2. FLOTSAM AND JETSAM.

    Isabel: "Are you ever rude?" Dorothy: "Oh, yes; one has to be rude now and then to teach other people manners." ...

    Article : 28 words
  3. No Encouragement Needed.

    Her Father: "What? You say you're engaged to Fred? I thought I told you not to give him any encouragement?" Him Daughter: "I don't. He doesn't ...

    Article : 31 words
  4. He Was Warned.

    "They say," said Mrs. Oldeastle, "that Mr. Faddlethwaite, who used to belong to our church, has become an agnostic." "Is that so? Josiah used to take his ...

    Article : 59 words
  5. Curious American Farms.

    Bait farms and fish farms, ostrich farms and mushroom farms, ginseng farms and pigeon farms—these are some of the hundreds of unique industrial enterprises which ...

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  6. The Extent of His Interest.

    "They say your new son-in-law is a handsome fellow. "I never looked to see." "That's strange." ' ...

    Article : 43 words
  7. Not Easily Collected.

    "The world owes me a living," said the young man. "I suppose so," said the old one, "but you are not so fortunate as to be a ...

    Article : 33 words
  8. The Mathematician.

    "Daddy," said the little boy, "what in a mathematician?" "A mathematician, my son, is a man who can calculate the distance between the ...

    Article : 39 words
  9. Making the Best of It

    Ascum: "You don't mean to say you made a present of that £10 to Borroughs?" "Merchant: "I had to do it to preserve my own self-respect." ...

    Article : 75 words
  10. Broken Parti Supplied.

    "My brother bought an automobile here last week," said an angry man to the salesman who stepped forward to greet him, "and he says you told him it anything ...

    Article : 79 words
  11. A Difficult Mix.

    "Horace says, 'Mingle a little folly with your wisdom." "Yes; that's easy enough. But it's another matter when it comes to mingling a ...

    Article : 33 words
  12. Circumstances Alter Cases.

    "Yes," said the tramp who was explaining his graft. "I always tell de lady of de house dat I was injured on de field. "What field?" asked the newcomer on ...

    Article : 58 words
  13. A Remarkable Thing.

    Stranger (riding past the foot of a mountain, to driver): "Anything remarkable about this mountain?" Driver: "There's nothing peculiar about ...

    Article : 97 words
  14. Too Sharp for Counsel.

    The following cross-examination was heard in a court recently:— Counsel (to witness): "How can you prove that the prisoner stole fix of your ...

    Article : 80 words
  15. The Latest Expedition.

    "He's making elaborate preparations for his expedition, I believe." "Yes, indeed." "Is he going to search for the North ...

    Article : 37 words
  16. Not So Badly Treated.

    First Artist: "Old Moneybags wouldn't buy my pictures—wouldn't even look at them." Second Artist: "Never mind, old man. ...

    Article : 54 words
  17. Her Modest Wish.

    "Sometimes," said the poet, "I almost think I would rather have been born rich than a genius." "Oh, dear," his wife replied, "I don't ...

    Article : 51 words
  18. Facts and Fancies,.

    A little nonsense now and then Is relished by the wisest men.—HUDIBRAS. She: "what do you consider the things that make life worth living?" He: "The ...

    Article : 696 words
  19. Beat the Exciseman.

    In the days when shebeening was common in the North of Scotland the exciseman of a certain district in Aberdeenshire had for some time been suspicious of an ...

    Article : 119 words
  20. Baiting a Gossip.

    Miss Kidder: "They've only been married six months, but whenever her husband goes away on a business trip she's delighted, and prepares to have a good time." ...

    Article : 63 words
  21. Knew What He Was About

    "See here!" exclaimed Goodart, as he caught the beggar to whom he had given a shilling drinking in a bar, "you said you wanted to get a night's lodging with that ...

    Article : 59 words
  22. Sound Logic.

    A doctor tells of a complaint made by a patient to whom he submitted a bill. "I charged 10s. for the visit, an usual, but the man refused to pay. I had been ...

    Article : 91 words
  23. No Accounting for Tastes.

    The pretty girl left her seat, and went over to the other side of the car to get away from a passenger who smelled ...

    Article : 81 words
  24. An Outspoken Courtier.

    Once when Louis XIV. was playing backgammon, a question arose respecting a doubtful throw at a critical part of the game, on which Rome heavy bets had been ...

    Article : 111 words
  25. No Peaks.

    A bushman came to town from the South-west last session to see Parliament at work. A friend took him to one of the galleries in the Lower House. ...

    Article : 94 words
  26. Turkish Proverbs.

    With patience sour grapes become sweet and the mulberry leaf satin. By the time the wise man gets married the fool has grown-up children. ...

    Article : 83 words
  27. Noah's Ark.

    An old lady recently bargained with a cabman standing outside a railway station to take her into town. The sum being agreed upon, the dame returned into the ...

    Article : 154 words
  28. Needed Reinforcement.

    He was crying when his aunt stopped him in the hall. "Hush, Willie!" she said; "you musn't make any noise." ...

    Article : 110 words
  29. He Carried Them Up.

    An old-fashioned lady gave her servant very particular instructions regarding visitors, explaining that they were to be shown into the drawing-room, and using the ...

    Article : 106 words
  30. His Name is an Incubus.

    An old coloured man called on Judge Rufus B. Cowing, of New York City, the other day, and in asking for advice supplied the court with a good story. ...

    Article : 208 words
  31. A Clever Pike.

    Brown had returned from a fishing expedition, and after partaking of a most welcome dinner was relating Home of his fishing experiences. ...

    Article : 143 words
  32. What They Thought.

    This story is told about the first experiences of Congressman Little field with the Gridiron Club at Washington. The representative came from Maine with a ...

    Article : 138 words
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