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  2. PRAYING FOR MAX O’RELL.

    Max O’Rell, in his book, “John Bull and Co.,” tells this story about himself :—I had just returned to the hotel after having given a lecture on the Scotch at the Town Hall. I was ...

    Article : 535 words
  3. THE MAID AND THE MUSICIAN.

    There was a little stir, a catching of the breath on the part of all the women present, a rustling of silks, as the chairs were moved eagerly toward the end of the long ...

    Article : 2,325 words
  4. BURKE’S VISIT TO BEDLAM.

    While Burke was making preparations for the indictment before the House of Lords of, Warren Hastings, Governor-General of India, he was told that a person who had long ...

    Article : 351 words
  5. UGLY TALK.

    The other day an acquaintance of mine, who could not be complimented upon his good looks, was ga[?]g into a shop window, whereupon the shop-keeper called him inside, and gave him a ...

    Article : 129 words
  6. A DOG STORY.

    A lady was staying at a house where a large dog was a great favourite, and he frequently occupied a chair which the visitor considered very comfortable. Being some what afraid of ...

    Article : 139 words
  7. OBEYING ORDERS.

    The late Professor Huxley used to enforce upon young men the lessoned eh finiteness by telling them a story of his own experience. He was attending a meeting of the British ...

    Article : 283 words
  8. THE COMING RACE.

    Professor Yung, of tho Geneva University, believes that the time is coming when human beings will Lave no legs to speak of. The great end of civilisation now seems to be to enable ...

    Article : 168 words
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