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  2. FORTUNE'S FREAKS.

    On the next day after this visit, and soon after midday, Payllis was, as usual, busy in her little kingdom. The dainty little lady in the clinging ...

    Article : 2,901 words
  3. HE CAUGHT THE FROG.

    There recently died in western Missouri a character of the name of John B. Townsend whose sobriquet was "Hungry." He was a wit and a man of expedients ...

    Article : 320 words
  4. Highly Recommended.

    "So the lady engaged yon as a housemaid at once when you mentioned my name? Did she know me?" "Of course ! She said that any one ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 48 words
  5. Hot Water.

    An Irishman discovered a part of the woodwork of a chimney-piece on fire, that endangered the whole house. He rushed upstairs to his master ...

    Article : 228 words
  6. Comparing Notes.

    "I've got the money to back my offer said the ponderous citizen, "and I'd give a fortune to anybody who could show me how to reduce my weight ...

    Article : 66 words
  7. The Cheerful Idiot.

    "By the way," asked the cheerful idiot, "the fellow who plays the alto horn plays second, doesn't he?" "I presume it might be expressed that ...

    Article : 60 words
  8. An Impression.

    "Of course," said Miss Cayenne, "you saw the show places of the French capital, as all tourists do, but did you mingle with the people there and get really acquainted ...

    Article : 56 words
  9. General Information.

    Pigeons were first used as carriers o messages 700 years ago. Air cushions made of paper are used by the Japanese ...

    Article : 274 words
  10. To Be Worn Open.

    Man—I'd advise you to buy a wanner coat than that. Woman—Warmer? Why, this coat has a fur lining ...

    Article : 37 words
  11. A Lively Time.

    "Did yer ever take part in anny athletic games, Rastus?" "Reckon I did Other night at Johnsing's I diskevered an extry pack o' cards ...

    Article : 46 words
  12. He Might Have Known.

    "Cholly, the idiot, told Ethel that he loved her go he wished there were two of her.' "I think that rather bright ...

    Article : 44 words
  13. Transparent.

    Yeast—I don't see how that man Philem does anything I should chink his business required a very clear head Crimsonbeak—His head's clear enough ...

    Article : 41 words
  14. A Treasure.

    "What's that stuff you've got in that bottle?" asked the mud face looking man "That," replied the patriotic Philadelphian, "is a bottleful of real drinking ...

    Article : 33 words
  15. Why She Was Oddly Named.

    "Your daughter has a rather peculiar name." "Violetta Jerusha? Yes, but the grandmothers she is named after are both rich ...

    Article : 30 words
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