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  2. FLOTSAM AND JETSAM.

    The Hostess : Don't you think Colonel Broadside is quite a wonderful old man ? Look at him. He is as straight and slender as an ...

    Article : 62 words
  3. MILLIONAIRE'S SHABBY CLOTHES.

    One of the most amusing stories Mr. John D. Rockefeller (and those are many) is being circulated in the New York clubs. The utter disregard ...

    Article : 135 words
  4. WHAT HE WON.

    When the result of the last Derby reached a Yorkshire mining village one of the colliers remarked to his mate : ...

    Article : 116 words
  5. OUGHT TO USE SCREWS.

    Donald was hammering away at the bottom of his garden, when his wife came to the door. "Mon," she said, "ye're makin' much clatter. ...

    Article : 68 words
  6. DOWN ON THE STAGE.

    A well-known actor was showing a clerical friend life behind the curtain between the acts, when the latter stumbled and fell. The other ...

    Article : 68 words
  7. PRESENT COMPANY EXCEPTED.

    A minister's little daughter was visiting a family in a parish which her father had recently left. One day she explained to her hostess ...

    Article : 82 words
  8. AN ALTERNATIVE.

    An Irishman named Murphy one day was busy breaking a large glass bottle. After doing so he pulled out his pipe and began filling it with ...

    Article : 86 words
  9. A STINGER FOR BROWN.

    Brown was an easy-going old fellow. He believed in taking things as they came. Not so Mrs. Brown. "Don't you think," she remarked ...

    Article : 76 words
  10. JUST GOING TO SAY THAT.

    A son of Erin who had the misfortune to get mixed up in an accident was immediately conveyed to a hospital, where it was found ...

    Article : 118 words
  11. FACTS AND FANCIES.

    The Voluble One : "I can always remember striking faces." Pat : "Begorra, yo'll never wake to recollection av ye poke moine !" ...

    Article : 492 words
  12. MUST DO IT HERSELF.

    "John Henry," sharply spoke Mrs. Visk-Seen, "there's a young man that comes here about five nights in the week to see Bridget, and I want ...

    Article : 105 words
  13. A HORSE FOR SALE.

    "No ! Mr. Goodfellow." I said, as carefully looked over the horse [?] that gentleman was trying to sell me. "I don't want a horse ...

    Article : 641 words
  14. A PREFERENCE.

    A minister one day found a little boy in tears, and questioned him as to the cause of his distress. The youngster that his father had ...

    Article : 92 words
  15. THEIR FIRST EXPERIENCE.

    They had only been married since June,: and it was their first experience in seeking country lodgings. After riding ten long miles in a ...

    Article : 155 words
  16. QUALIFIED AT LAST.

    An old Irishman named Casey made a lot of money as a contractor, and built a fine house for his children. The sons and daughters ...

    Article : 138 words
  17. NOT TO BE PUT DOWN.

    An Irishman and a Canadian judge were one day travelling together through Canada. They were discussing the relative merits' of Canada ...

    Article : 97 words
  18. HE COULD SKIP.

    A nice rosy-faced old farmer dropped into a cafe for dinner. The waiter gave him the dinner card, and explained the list of dishes. The ...

    Article : 115 words
  19. A PERILOUS APPRECIATION.

    It was impossible to shake James Martin's self-esteem or satisfaction in any way. He had not been the Willowville shoemaker for ...

    Article : 211 words
  20. TAKING HIS SPEED.

    Every calling. has its technical vocabulary, and those who are familiar with it are often surprised and irritated at the difficulty other people ...

    Article : 135 words
  21. GEOLOGICAL PUDDING.

    First Lodger (examining something, on sideboard) : "I say, it's Old Red Sandstone. It's weight tells me that." Second Ditto : "Too hard, ...

    Article : 92 words
  22. HOW HE DID IT.

    "Now, guard," said Mr. Pilkington, "remember, if I have this carriage all to myself for the entire journey, you will receive a whole ...

    Article : 208 words
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