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  2. A Mind Reader.

    Detroit has a young man (says the Free Press) who is a feature in his social circle because of his powers as a vocalist, palmist, mind reader, and " funny business" generally. He is just a ...

    Article : 377 words
  3. Tonsorial Item.

    A prematurely bald young man who is very vain about his personal appearance asked a barber: " Have you got any stuff that will make the ...

    Article : 61 words
  4. Flotsam and Jetsam.

    She was but seven, I was nine; I loved her madly, and she knew it. I knelt and begged her to be mine, She said she really couldn't do it. ...

    Article : 60 words
  5. No Use Wishing.

    " You see," he explained to the ingenuous young thing as he showed her the wishbone, " you take hold there and I'll take hold here. Then we must both make a wish and pull, and ...

    Article : 149 words
  6. The Saddest Part.

    When little Bess was but a child She came to me one day And laid her head upon my cheek In her sweet baby way. ...

    Article : 152 words
  7. Facts and Fancies.

    A little nonsense now and then Is relished by the wisest men.—HUDIBRAS. "Your turn will come soon," said the impecunious young man as he inspected his cuffs. ...

    Article : 1,279 words
  8. That Lawn Mower.

    A woman got indignant the other day at the shabby appearance of the lawn about her house. After mowing down her husband with wrath she was soon on the lawn herself with the lawn ...

    Article : 145 words
  9. Life in the Suburbs.

    Mr. Suburb: " Haven't you a dog to protect your house from tramps?" Mr. Lawnmo: "Yes." "Then why do you walk around every night ...

    Article : 44 words
  10. Warned in Time.

    M'Chumly: "When is your wedding with Miss Sorreltop to come off ?" Mr. Shyboy: "It's off already; I did not propose at all." ...

    Article : 122 words
  11. Scottie Scored.

    When crossing the Atlantic last year (says a writer in an American paper) there was on board a middle-aged Scotchman, for many years a resident in the States, but who had ...

    Article : 786 words
  12. The Straight Tip.

    Lord Tennyson was sociable with a few intimate friends; but he always entertained a profound contempt for bores. This trait was illustrated one day when two ladies, who had ...

    Article : 158 words
  13. The Parson and the Clerk.

    An old maiden lady who strongly objected to "followers" had as a companion a gray parrot with a wonderful faculty for picking up sentences. One day the old lady had cause to ...

    Article : 239 words
  14. He Repeated—in a Fashion.

    A Scotch minister tells the following story:— A notorious "cattle-lifter," feeling that his "conveyancing" days were nearly over and that he had only an hour or so to look behind ...

    Article : 471 words
  15. He Didn't Feel Obliged.

    Church Trustee: "Brother Hardesty, how much are you going to give for the support of the church this year ?" Farmer Hardesty: " Nothin'." ...

    Article : 275 words
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