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  2. A PAGE OF FUN

    "Golf dog" was the name applied by Johnson to George, his sandy Cocker. He was alleged to stand still while people were putting, and to have an instinctive ...

    Article : 435 words
  3. Thump!

    A man went to a specialist about a pain be kept having, and was told to be very careful, as he might drop dead at any moment. ...

    Article : 165 words
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    Small Boy (on a visit to the housekeeper's room: "if it isn't a rude question, Mrs. Briggs, when people like you die, do they fade like a flower or burst like a balloon? ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 37 words
  5. Steady.

    The major was approached by a young man who had obviously been in the service just long enough to draw his uniform. The youth failed to salute, but the major ...

    Article : 104 words
  6. One Thing Missing.

    Mrs. Newlywed rushed in from the kitchen, a smoking pie-dish in her hands. She placed it on the table in front of her husband. ...

    Article : 82 words
  7. A SCOTTISH GROUSE.

    The Guest: "Er-isn't this same rather high?" Donald (the host): "Aye, mon, I was just think' it was—at five shi[?] a wee snack!" (From the "ketnli.") ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 35 words
  8. Not For Sale.

    An American on a visit to this country took his two children to the Zoo. After a few hours spent there, he approached one of the keepers and said:- ...

    Article : 120 words
  9. Still They Come.

    This is the latest product of the 'Aberdeen Joke Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Market-street, Aberdeen:- A Londoner was asked by his little son: ...

    Article : 50 words
  10. Naturally.

    Never mind where they met—they did meet. And they were old friends, who loved to crack a joke with each other. Smith and Jones were always trying to ...

    Article : 116 words
  11. An Early Settler.

    A visitor to the village was greatly interested in all that he saw. In particular he noticed that one inhabitant of the place was treated with marked respect by the ...

    Article : 96 words
  12. Where Indeed!

    Douglas was being shown some of the sights of London. "That's the War Office," remarked his father. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 57 words
  13. The Awakening.

    No one saw how it began. The first the people lounging on the beach saw was his body borne ruthlessly aloft on the crest of a wave, where it twisted for a moment ...

    Article : 104 words
  14. Breaking Point.

    "Is it true that you have broken off your engagement?" asked the inquisitive visitor. The young man addressed shook his head ...

    Article : 89 words
  15. The Retreat.

    Two travellers once took lodgings for about 10 days at a tavern in York, and fared sumptuously, drinking two or three bottles of wine daily. ...

    Article : 103 words
  16. He Knew.

    Mr. and Mrs. Newlywed were silent as the train bore them swiftly homewards after their honeymoon. As a matter of fact, Mr. Newlywed was ...

    Article : 92 words
  17. The Effectual Reminder.

    He was ratber absent-minded, and his wife tied a piece of cotton round his finger to remind him to get his hair cut. On his way home he noticed the cotton, and ...

    Article : 93 words
  18. The Last Straw.

    A tourist was gagged and bound to a tree. A passer-by removed the gag and heard the victim's story of how he had been left there absolutely helpless, after ...

    Article : 73 words
  19. Pursuing Him.

    Not for many years bad old Baxter been more than tour or five miles from his native village; but, having come into money, he decided to visit old friends in London ...

    Article : 102 words
  20. For the Market Only.

    "Tom," said the rector to a lad who was picking mushrooms in the rectory fields, "beware of picking a toadstool instead of a mushroom; they are easy to confuse." ...

    Article : 57 words
  21. On the Wrong Side.

    Round the wards of the great hospital the old gentleman was being shown, and as he passed through the accident ward, exchanged words of sympathy with some of ...

    Article : 111 words
  22. Distinction.

    The long procession had just passed, and out of the cheering crowd a small girl emerged with a tearful little brother clinging to her sleeve. ...

    Article : 76 words
  23. The Test.

    A "Scotsman, walking along the street while on a visit to London, noticed a baldheaded chemist standing at his shop door, and asked if he had any hair restorer. ...

    Article : 95 words
  24. Maternal Example.

    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 one ...

    Article : 71 words
  25. A Different Matter.

    A man and a boy were walking along a quiet street when the former bent down and picked up a glove lying in the road. "There's nothing like honesty, my son," ...

    Article : 89 words
  26. His Takings?

    Shortly after the theatre had opened its doors, and admitted the playgoers, who had been listening to a succession of street entertainers, a young man walked ...

    Article : 70 words
  27. The Step.

    Englishman: "There is no country like England, it is sublime. frenchman: "But remember that from the sublime to the ridiculous is only a ...

    Article : 38 words
  28. RISING FAST.

    "How is your son getting along in the Ford factory?" "Fine—he's been promoted." "Promoted? You don't say!" ...

    Article : 40 words
  29. THE CANDID POET.

    The guests had thoroughly enjoyed the evening of recitations by a local poet. He was the last to depart. The hostess wrong his hand and said, ""Poets are ...

    Article : 39 words
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