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  2. CHAPTER VII—SAILING OVER SUNLIT SEAS.

    Next morning there came again a blissful calm. Rousing at seven o'clock, to find that the "Yarrow" was in the river Tague, Nan caught misty glimpses of green banks through ...

    Article : 2,350 words
  3. WHY HE WAS LATE.

    Employer: "Late again, John; can't you manage to get here in time?" Employe: "I can't sleep o' nights, air, and am apt to be late in the morning." ...

    Article : 66 words
  4. HOW HE COULD TELL.

    Shop Girl: "What size does your wife wear?" Suburban Jones (who is shopping a little for his wife): "Ah—twenty; no, twenty-one—or two—hanged if I haven't forgotten." ...

    Article : 87 words
  5. Poetry and Trifles.

    The following beautiful poem was a particular favourite with President Lincoln, who often referred to it as one of the finest productions of the English language— ...

    Article : 923 words
  6. OVERWHELMED BY DISGRACE.

    The doomed man shuddered as they adjusted the noose. "My family," he faltered, "is one of the oldest and most respected. Do not tell them ...

    Article : 64 words
  7. RUNNING A GOAL.

    "There used to be," said the judge, "a Sheriff in Missouri who had most original ideas about running a gaol. His name was Tom Goggles, and he was elected Sheriff year ...

    Article : 973 words
  8. HIS MOTHER OBJECTED.

    A class of children at Dundee were being prepared to perform "Who Killed Cock Robin?" and the boy who impersonated the hero was taught to fall on the floor at the right ...

    Article : 83 words
  9. ANOTHER DI-APPOINTMENT.

    "Can I ace your father for a few moments before I go, Alice Simpkins?" he asked. "I want to speak to him upon a matter of importance." ...

    Article : 99 words
  10. HUMAN NATURE.

    "Can I see the lady of the house?" inquired an enterprising pedlar. "Well yes, you can, If you ain't blind!" snapped the woman who had answered the ...

    Article : 135 words
  11. A STORY WITH A MORAL.

    "I hear that you and Charley have been quarrelling of late," said the girl with the hair looped over her ears. "We have," said the girl with the dimple ...

    Article : 530 words
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