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  2. THE STRUGGLE.

    Gramer: "I understand that that old maid married a struggling young man." Parke: "Yes; he struggled right enough, but couldn't get away." ...

    Article : 26 words
  3. PRUDENT.

    "Johnston is very careful how he handles hie new motor, isn't he?" "Careful? Why, be s positively foolish that way. He's got so careful that he ...

    Article : 42 words
  4. HUMOUR. QUALITY.

    "What sort of a dog is he?" "Almost human." "Heavens! As bad as that?" ...

    Article : 19 words
  5. OUR SCRAP BOOK.

    The captain of a tramp steamer, bound for the Phillipines with twenty-four locomotives on board, was warned of the Chinese pirates of those seas. He fitted ...

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  6. NEVER RUNS SMOOTH.

    "They say it's love that makes the world go round." "Isn't it?" "Well, so far as my observation goes, ...

    Article : 40 words
  7. CHANGED HIS MIND.

    "I thought it was a case of love at first sight." "It was. But I concluded that second sight was best." ...

    Article : 24 words
  8. A GOOD BEGINNING.

    He (carnestly): I'm so glad you like my people. Now, I want to know about yours, please. Are all tte ladies of your family beautiful? ...

    Article : 30 words
  9. AUDIENCE TO BE FEARED.

    "He's a great public speaker, isn't he? He's invincible before a vast audience, and—" "Yes, but you ought to have seen him ...

    Article : 50 words
  10. FISHY.

    Lady: Really, Mr. Gudgeon, your fish seems to get dearer every week! Fishmonger: Well, mum, what can you expect, with all the rain we've had? ...

    Article : 27 words
  11. ONE EXCEPTION.

    She: I feel it in my bones that I am going to be[?] old maid. Her Elder Brother: Not in your wish bone, my dean. ...

    Article : 29 words
  12. RARELY EXPERIENCED.

    "We want a man for our information bureau." said the manager "but he must be one who can answer all sorts of questions and not lose his head." ...

    Article : 43 words
  13. VARIABLE.

    Gather ye war news while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying. And rumours that they wire to-day, Next day they'll he denying. ...

    Article : 24 words
  14. A LOGICAL DEDUCTION.

    Bright Boy: I'm a chip of the old block, ain't I, pa? Fond Parent: Yes, my son. Bright Boy: An' you're the head of ...

    Article : 52 words
  15. FORTUNE FAVOURS HER.

    Miss Oldgirl: Will I marry the man of my choice? Fortunte Teller: Yes. But make no mistake; the cards say you will have but ...

    Article : 30 words
  16. UNPARDONABLE.

    "How did he come to jeopardise his position in society?" "He accepted an invitation to a bridge party, and won some of his hostess's ...

    Article : 26 words
  17. ONLY THIS BEST.

    Mr. Meakin (who is boarding out for a few days):"By the way, Mrs. Perkins, I must confess the mutton we had for dinner to-day is not the kind of meat to ...

    Article : 55 words
  18. THE TERTIUM QUID.

    "Do you know. Mabel, I believe if I weren't here Captain Spooner would kiss you." "Leave the room this instant you ...

    Article : 27 words
  19. HIS QUESTION.

    Mrs. Jones: "This paper says the jawbone of a whale of average size measures about seven feet in length." Mr. Jones: "It doesn't mention the ...

    Article : 41 words
  20. BRIMMING OVER.

    "Then you have no sympathy for the deserving poor?" said the charity worker. "I?" retorted the self made man. ...

    Article : 34 words
  21. THE CHANCE OF A LIFETIME.

    "What do you think, James?" remarked Mrs. Newwife; "mother says she wants to be crteinated." "All right," replied her husband, ...

    Article : 43 words
  22. NICE FOR HER NEW DRESS

    Miss Dressington (to little boy, who is sidling up to her): What do you want, deair—to give nie a kiss? Little Boy: No, I want my ...

    Article : 41 words
  23. THE STRANGER'S SIGN.

    Parson Woolimon: Dar was a stranger in de congregation dis mawnin'. Brudder Slewfoot: Wha'd be look like, pahson? I didn't see him. ...

    Article : 58 words
  24. IGNORANT OF ART.

    Bobby: Will you teach me how to draw, Mr. Pringle? Pringle: Why, Bobby. I don't know anything about drawing. ...

    Article : 36 words
  25. PROOF.

    A lady who had been travelling abroad was describing an Irishwoman whom she met. "She was so refined, so well-educated!" ...

    Article : 48 words
  26. ONE SORT.

    "There goes Roxban. Every time I think of that man's financial embarrassment it makes me yearn to help him." "Financial embarrassment?" ...

    Article : 39 words
  27. A BIT OF A REST.

    Lady Bountiful (to Farmer Stuff, who has done rather more than justice to the fare): And what will you take now, Mr. Staff? ...

    Article : 42 words
  28. WISE TO HIS ADVANTAGE.

    "Young man," said the old gentleman. "my daughter is too young to marry. A girl of lier, age cannot be sure of her own mind in a matter of such ...

    Article : 57 words
  29. NOT ENTITLED TO SYMPATHY.

    She: You say you can't go to your friend's wedding? He: I can't get away from the office. Are you going to gend your regrets? ...

    Article : 47 words
  30. AT THE LADIES' DISCUSSION SOCIETY.

    "I don't see why she maintains that men have no will power. I know that her husband has given up smoking. It requires a pretty strong will to accomplish ...

    Article : 47 words
  31. PATIENCE REWARDED.

    Phoebe: Oh, George, how can you be so cruel? We have only been married two days, and you are scolding me ready! ...

    Article : 43 words
  32. TOO EXAC[?]NG.

    "Have you nothing else?" inquired Mrs. Schoppen, who was looking at halfhose for her husband. "No, ma'am," replied the shopman. ...

    Article : 63 words
  33. HORSE SENSE

    Phil Ossifer: "The world is full of inbonsistencies." Fred:"Why, what's the matter now?" Phil: "Well, I was just thinking that, ...

    Article : 36 words
  34. HER GOOD POINT.

    Even the most impulsive women have their good traits. An Irishman, mourning his late wife, tearfully remarked:— ...

    Article : 38 words
  35. POSTAL DEFICIENCIES.

    Tailor:"The postal service is in a wretched condition." Friend: "Never noticed it." "Well, I have. During last month I ...

    Article : 55 words
  36. TWO FAVOURITES.

    "What is your husband's favourite fiction?" asked the inquisitive person. "I can hardly say at a moment's notice," said the patient wife, "whether he ...

    Article : 39 words
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