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  2. Wit and Humor.

    An Irishman on board a steamboat, for the first time seeing life-preservers, asked what they were, and being told, remarked:—"Thin why don't ye put thim in the ...

    Article : 46 words
  3. Advertising

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    Advertising : 1,663 words
  4. A TALK.

    "John," she said, as he settled down for his after-dinner smoke, "I've got a lot of things I want to talk to you about." "Good," said her husband affably; "I'm ...

    Article : 52 words
  5. HARD EGG.

    "Missus, this egg ia quite hard." "Well, Jim, I only boiled it to the proper time." "I should think not. ...

    Article : 42 words
  6. FLUSTERED.

    "Why, Jane, I thought you were married," said her old mistress, when Jane came to ask for her position back. "Well, I was, mum," said Jane, "but ...

    Article : 50 words
  7. A USEFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT.

    "So you can write with either hand, Pat?" asked the officer. "Yis, sorr." replied Pat. "Whin I was a bhoy me father—rest his soull—always ...

    Article : 55 words
  8. REMEMBERED.

    Mrs. Busybody—"Do you feel lonely, Mrs. Tinley, now your three lads ave 'listed?" "Not so had," was the reply. "It do come over me terrible on wash-days though. ...

    Article : 56 words
  9. THE CARE OF CHILDREN

    "Mother," said a three-year-old girl, "I don't think you know much about bringing up children, do you?" "What makes you think that, dear ...

    Article : 51 words
  10. R-R-R-R-REVENGE.

    "The villain, sir-r-r! The damnable villain. I—er—caught him, sir-r-r, r-r-r-r-ed—er—handed, kissssssssing me waife." "Did you kill him?" ...

    Article : 58 words
  11. TO FRIGHTEN IT AWAY.

    A rising young artist was showing a lady through his studio. "This picture," he said, stopping before one of his early efforts, "is one I painted ...

    Article : 56 words
  12. WASN'T MADE RIGHT.

    Mike was left-handed. Therefore, when he was told by the magistrate to hold up his right hand in taking the oath, he naturally held up his left hand. ...

    Article : 55 words
  13. INEXCUSABLE.

    Said the waiter to a noisy card party in an hotel bedroom, "I've been sent to ask you to make less noise, gentlemen. The gentlemen in the next room says he can't ...

    Article : 60 words
  14. SELFISH.

    Tommy (explaining his. late arrival at Sunday-school)—"I wanted to go fishin,' but father wouldn't let me." Minister—"I'm delighted to hear you ...

    Article : 57 words
  15. STARS!

    A young Irishman was sent by his [?] to an neighboring city to box with an atti[?] lining [?] He was getting the worst of it, an his ...

    Article : 63 words
  16. VERY POLITE.

    An old gentleman, always very polite to ladies was asserting one day that he had never seen a really ugly woman. A lady with a flat nose, overhearing him, said:— ...

    Article : 83 words
  17. A TRUTHFUL BOARD.

    A gentleman in want of a house for the spring months in a. little town on the west coast of Ireland found a commodious residence close to the beach. ...

    Article : 78 words
  18. GRAPHIC.

    There was a change of curates in the parish and shortly afterwards one of the prominent men of the congregation' asked his chauffeur:— ...

    Article : 78 words
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