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  2. A Question of Situation.

    "What colour of hair do you like best ?" "That depends." "On what ?" ...

    Article : 38 words
  3. Flotsam and Jetsam.

    I have travelled all of Europe, Been abroad to see the sights; I have pictured Rome, Genoa, And the topmost Switzer heights. ...

    Article : 108 words
  4. Literally "Spirited" Away.

    "We have ascertained, your honour," said the lawyer for the prosecution to the learned judge. "that the defence got our most important witness drunk, ...

    Article : 55 words
  5. He Was Interested.

    Minister's Son: "Father, is yours a long sermon to-day ? "No, Jimmy, not very." "But how long? Please tell me. "Well, about twenty minutes, I ...

    Article : 57 words
  6. "Mr. Speaker!"

    A good story is told of the late Mr. Biggor, 'M.P. Trying to steal an hour from a muchneeded and well-earned rest to give to ...

    Article : 104 words
  7. Working the Pump.

    "Last night I dreamt that I was on a sinking ship," said the milkman to a Texas editor. "You don't say so? Did you dream ...

    Article : 78 words
  8. Queer mistakes.

    A magazine recently informed its readers that among other nautical instruments sent to the Gold Coast by the Government there was a large ...

    Article : 198 words
  9. Facts and Fancies.

    A little nonsense now and then Is relished by the wisest men,—HUDIBRAS. What is worse than raining cats and dogs? Hailing omnibuses. ...

    Article : 887 words
  10. Uncertain Testimony.

    An American Judge was trying a case under the prohibition law. An important question was raised as to whether or not a barrel of whisky was delivered ...

    Article : 149 words
  11. It Never Fails

    A few days ago a talkative, middleaged man, taking pity upon a melancholy-looking individual who was seated next to him in a railway carriage ...

    Article : 161 words
  12. An Oncrous Duty.

    An amusing story is told of Tames Harper, of the publishing firm of Harper and Brothers. A sanctimonious clerical friend, who had consumed an ...

    Article : 114 words
  13. A Fellow Feeling.

    The American comic paper, "Judge," gives this delightful little skill on what may be expected from the woman Judge of the future:- "A fellow ...

    Article : 425 words
  14. A Surprise for Both.

    A Scottish lady having discovered one of her maids in the act of receiving a parting kiss from her "lad" in front of the house, took the first opportunity ...

    Article : 109 words
  15. The Governor's Tact.

    It was at Pilgrim's Rest goldfield in the Transvaal one sultry evening in the spring of 1880. The Zulu war was just concluded, and peace and plenty had ...

    Article : 519 words
  16. A Sure Cure for Bores.

    At one of the London clubs the other week, two card-players devised an ingenious way of dealing with the class of bore who persists in looking on at ...

    Article : 131 words
  17. No Bricks Without Straw.

    A certain well-known doctor had occasion, When only a beginner in the medical profession, to attend a trial as a witness. The counsel for the Crown, ...

    Article : 121 words
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