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  2. COURTSHIP CRACKERS.

    To be, or not to be, that is the question— Whether itis better in the main, to suffer The slight discomforts of unmarried fortune, Or to take arms against this life of bubbles, ...

    Article : 1,353 words
  3. A NIGHT OF HORRORS.

    This incident, happened to my husband and myself a few years ago, whilst we were out in India. one night in summer, after trying to get to sleep for several hours, I at ...

    Article : 551 words
  4. A TRIP TO RAMSGATE, AD, 1787.

    “ In hope of recovering that invaluable blessing, health, I embarked on board the ship Friend, on August 10th, 1787, bound for Ramsgate.” ...

    Article : 498 words
  5. A FLIM-FLAM GAME.

    I'll never again make a wager with my wife,” said Smith. " It would be foolish to do so. She has a sure game that never loses. “ I was getting ready to come down town ...

    Article : 484 words
  6. [COPYRIGHT.] ROMANCES OF HIGH LIFE,

    The Leighs of stom-leigh are one of those families who gained their wealth and power in the City of London, In the middle of the sixteenth century Thomas Leigh, the young ...

    Article : 4,642 words
  7. A FUNNY MAIL BAG.

    As most people know, the mail trains take Op a part of their cargo of letters at stations along their route while going at high speed. A net is spread out from the side of the ...

    Article : 403 words
  8. A UNIQUE EXAMINATION.

    Successful missionary work iu heathen countries is done only by missionaries who possess a rare combination of personal traits, In too many cases the examination of the ...

    Article : 507 words
  9. NOTHING BUT TROUBLE.

    “ Our cook left us a few days ago, said a depressed looking journalist the other evening. She said she couldn't live in a house the head of which lived ...

    Article : 284 words
  10. THE LOVERS QUARREL.

    Gently her head full forward on his manly chest. “ Is this genuine love? she murmured ecstatically. ...

    Article : 54 words
  11. BLUE EYES FOR BULLS EYES.

    I can always tell by a man's eyes whether or not he will make a good rifle shot, said the winner of many prizes at Bisley. “ If you take the first hundred in the ...

    Article : 143 words
  12. SET A THIEF TO CATCH A THIEF.

    Some time ago a detective was in an auction room where “ faked ” jewellery was being sold. A lot of watches were offered. cheap, worthless affairs, but got ...

    Article : 189 words
  13. NOT TO BE IDENTIFIED.

    Marion Giroox, the actress, spent part of the summer at a fashionable Larchmont boarding-house. In the same house dwelt an elderly German lady, who had nothing to do ...

    Article : 409 words
  14. A BIT OF DIALECT.

    The two men approached each other and spoke as follows: “ Hellole man, wutz news?” Noth'n tallter speak of Zher wife got ...

    Article : 178 words
  15. TOO INNOCENT.

    “ I will tell you of a very funny situation between an advocate and the man he is defending,” remarked a barrisle[?] recently, when the Court had risen. ...

    Article : 266 words
  16. A GOOD REASON.

    It is pretty well known that a great many apparent cases of distress are fictitious, and at least four fifths of the street beggars are impostors but it is to be hoped that very ...

    Article : 223 words
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