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  2. The Quantity Required.

    A. couple of old stagers in the fish line went off on a. fishing jaunt, and when they returned, one of them was telling their experiences. "By George," he said, " we saw fifty snakes." ...

    Article : 98 words
  3. Too Thin.

    "Why don't you eat your soup, sir?" inquired a surly waiter at a cheap restaurant. "Is there anything the matter with it?" " Oh, no, the soup is healthy enough; it's ...

    Article : 43 words
  4. A Sincere Prayer.

    A little boy got into trouble with a schoolfellow the other day and agreed with him to "have it out" before the school next morning. That evening when Dick knelt to say his prayers, ...

    Article : 75 words
  5. Flotsam and Jetsam.

    [We purpose giving, under this heading, as many of the well-known Australian bush songs as can be gathered together. There are many such songs that have never appeared in print, but have been handed ...

    Article : 512 words
  6. Fraud in Tobacco.

    "Have these cigars got the genuine Havana fillings?" asked a tobacconist of a traveller. "How many of them do you want?" asked the traveller ...

    Article : 59 words
  7. And There was Light.

    "I was sexton of Grace church when the Rev. Mr.—was rector there. It was a summer night and rather warm, so when the rector commenced his sermon I turned down ...

    Article : 173 words
  8. Hard Work.

    ( I feel so tired this mornin' I can hardly lift me arrum to me head." "Why, yon seemed to sleep soundly, O'Fagen; you ought to feel refreshed." ...

    Article : 101 words
  9. No Flies in the Church.

    A German pastor once had for one of his congregation a rustic, who settled himself to sleep at once, and snored so loud that it interrupted even the singing. The pastor ...

    Article : 126 words
  10. Facts and Fancies.

    A little nonsense now and then Isrelished by the wisest men.—HUDIBRAS. Watered silk: An umbrella. There are 4500 species of bees, but happily only ...

    Article : 932 words
  11. A New Employment.

    A boy who had visited the office of a certain irascible merchant a good many times as a messenger, and had heard how the old man talked to offending clerks, lost his place and at ...

    Article : 126 words
  12. An Amusing Anecdote.

    When General Grant arrived at Chattanooga (says the Detroit Free Press) he ordered Hooker, who was then at Bridgeport, to advance to Lookout Valley, menace Bragg's flank, and ...

    Article : 254 words
  13. When She Wants to be a Man.

    When her wet skirts flap about her ankles and her hair comes out of curl. When she earnestly desires to use a word that printers express by a dash. ...

    Article : 149 words
  14. THE MARANOA DROVERS.

    The night is dark and stormy, and the sky is clouded o'er; Our hones we will mount and ride away, To watch the squatters' cattle through the darkness of ...

    Article : 253 words
  15. No Demand for Thermometers.

    "Can I sell you a thermometer to-day?" in quired a young man at the back door of a Texas farmhouse. "What's them?" demanded a hoarse voice ...

    Article : 492 words
  16. Bribing a Fortune Teller.

    "You are a fortune teller, aren't you?" bluntly inquired a gentleman the other day as he entered rooms occupied by a "spaewife." "I read the past and future, and give advice ...

    Article : 210 words
  17. His Difficulty with the Waiter.

    The man with the hare lip was hungry. He went into a restaurant and at once got into trouble with the negro waiter because of his inability to pronounce the letter "p." He ...

    Article : 253 words
  18. He Bought a Horse.

    An amusing horse story comes from the United States. A gentleman who concluded to "weed out" his stables and get in some fresh blood sent a horse to one of the recent sales ...

    Article : 264 words
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