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  2. Poetry and Trifles.

    SHALL I do this, sir and shall I do that sir? Shall I go in, air, or shall I go out? Shall it be bon not, or shall it be hat, sir? State your opinion; I'm sadly in doubt. ...

    Article : 1,030 words
  3. SPOOPENDYKE CRAB-FISHING.

    COMING up the river, the other day, I saw a middle-aged gentleman in a plug hat and business coat seated in a scow beside an attractive lady, feeling around among a lot ...

    Article : 1,106 words
  4. THE GAMBLER'S VICTIM.

    THE steward said that it was quite like old times. In the main cabin were five or six card tables and there was a crowd at every one. When the paly grew hot the gold and ...

    Article : 359 words
  5. THE FIRM MOTHER.

    " An' most I always say my prayers before goin' to bed !" asked a boy of his mother. "Yes." "But if I sit up all night I needn't say 'em, ...

    Article : 358 words
  6. PHILOSOPHY.

    "IT's all the dumbdent kind o' foolishest nonsense," said "Whisters," otherwise known in the composing room as Slug 16, "an' I sick o' it" ...

    Article : 728 words
  7. MARK TWAIN WAS NEIGHBOURLY.

    THE Rev. J. Hyatt Smith relates this:- When I was living with my brother in Buffalo, Mark Twain occupied a cottage acrom the street. We didn't see much of him ...

    Article : 519 words
  8. TOO MUCH FOR HIS DIGNITY.

    FOOTE, the English comic actor, once made a wager that he would upset the dignity of a certain head-waiter at the principal hotel in Bath, who had the name of being the most ...

    Article : 464 words
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