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  2. A PAGE OF FUN The Western Mail HOPELESS.

    Macpherson was seeing his prosperous cousin off by the return excursion to Loudon. "Man, David," he said "would ye no ...

    Article : 102 words
  3. ALL HE WANTED.

    With high hopes the commercial traveller called on a tradesman with whom he had never done business before. "May I show you my samples?" he ...

    Article : 98 words
  4. Not Kept.

    "I want one of those dogs about so high and about so long. A sort of greyhound, but it isn't quite, because its tail's shorter and its head bigger, and the legs ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 207 words
  5. Points for Husbands.

    Mending a Suck.— Detach the sock from your foot, and then pull it over your closed fist. If all your knuckles come through the foot of the sock you will know ...

    Article : 183 words
  6. Price of Science.

    The landlady noticed with dismay that her new lodger's fire consumed more coal than she had been accustomed to provide for it. She mentioned the fact. ...

    Article : 97 words
  7. Don't Bother Babies.

    A woman who is so fashionable that she is almost a stranger to her little son decided it was about time she became acquainted with him. She read old books ...

    Article : 118 words
  8. Taking Her Part.

    "Did anyone call while I was out, Violet':" the mistress ashed the new maid. Violet nodded. "Yes, ma'am. Some ladies belonging to ...

    Article : 93 words
  9. The Bachelor's Lament.

    "Why didn't you marry, I om? " the young man asked the old bachelor. "Well, you see," replied the single one, "'when I was quite young I resolved that ...

    Article : 67 words
  10. Not For Him.

    He was a good cook, and the explorers were trying to pursuade him to make the long flight into the wilds with them. "Come with us. Nothing's going to ...

    Article : 78 words
  11. His Love.

    "Miss Jones, I've been looking forward anxiously to this meeting—" began the young man timidly. "I'm sure you need fear nothing," was ...

    Article : 76 words
  12. Preferred a Pup.

    A boy of six or seven fell downstairs and broke his arm. The doctor came in answer to a telephone call, and ordered the boy to hospital. ...

    Article : 86 words
  13. Outside Only.

    It was a very wet day. and long and patiently had the dear old lady waited for a homeward bound 'bus. At last one pulled into the kerb beside ...

    Article : 70 words
  14. Drawing Conclusions.

    Little Elsie was holding the kitten tightly in her arms and talking to it as children are fond of doing. A thoughtful pause caused her mother, ...

    Article : 74 words
  15. A Tile Missing.

    Jones, on going to business, noticed a tile from the roof of his house lying on the path. He called at the slaters, and they promtly sent a man to do the ...

    Article : 91 words
  16. Too Big to be True.

    A little girl was riding inside a tramcar with her mother, a woman of very slender build. Presently an extremely Btout woman walked heavily into the ...

    Article : 64 words
  17. A Gorge.

    They had just turned the corner in the ear away from one of the most beautiful stoop valleys in the West Country. She exclaimed. "What a beautiful gorge ...

    Article : 62 words
  18. Getting His Answer.

    "What would your father do if I told him I loved you?" "He'd refer the matter to me!" "And what would you do?" ...

    Article : 48 words
  19. HE KNEW.

    A negro was charged with theft and his lawyer decided to put him in the box. "Sam, if you tell a lie. yon know what will happen. I suppose?" said the Judge. ...

    Article : 73 words
  20. The Price.

    The new Aberdeen minister was making himself agreeable. "Well, my little man," he said to the small son of a parishioner. "I'll give you ...

    Article : 48 words
  21. When He Borrowed

    "Look here. you borrowed a fiver from me a fortnight ago—said you were expecting some money from Scotland!" "Quite right, old man. but you know ...

    Article : 31 words
  22. HIS AGE.

    A doctor and dentist in Aberdeen were intimate friends, but neither knew the age of the other. At last the dentist died and the doctor ...

    Article : 64 words
  23. TRUTH ABOUT CATS.

    A schoolboy, the worry of his teacher's life, handed in the following composition on cats:— "Cats that's meant for little boys to ...

    Article : 73 words
  24. CERTAINLY NOT

    The vicar overtook one of his parishinners, a tradesman, after service, and remarked— "I hope yon derived profit from the ...

    Article : 48 words
  25. The Only Way.

    A music-hall artiste was singing "Baby Face,'" only he pronounced it "Biby Fice." This was not going at all well with his audience, so a brother performer told him ...

    Article : 87 words
  26. Something With It.

    A negress went to her husband's doctor, and said, "Doctah. Ah's come to see if yo' am gwine to ordah Rastus one of dem mustard plasters again to-day." ...

    Article : 95 words
  27. CUTTING AND FITTING.

    Mrs. Newlywed: "Cutling and fitting go together in dressmaking, but not necessarily in speech-making." Mr. Newlywed: "What's wrong at your ...

    Article : 81 words
  28. LOVELY.

    "You see dear, we could get a car and pay for it by instalments, like we do for the house." "Oh, George! How lovely! And in ...

    Article : 37 words
  29. THE MAST AND THE HOUR.

    "Well, now what time do I have to git to work mornings?" asked the new hired man. "Any time you like." responded Farmer ...

    Article : 37 words
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