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  2. Not Expected to Keep.

    General Sir William Robertson, who as everybody knows, rose from the ranks, tells a good story concerning his early experiences of barrack-room life. In those days the ...

    Article : 299 words
  3. In Death No Refuge.

    Actors have, as a rule, a wonderful store of stories upon which to draw, but they are by no means all so funny as that told by Mr Walter Passmore concerning a certain well. ...

    Article : 205 words
  4. More Howlers.

    The following "Howlers" appeared in a recent issue of the 'Daily Colonist, Victoria, Van[?] Island:— The Tropic of Cancer is a painful, incurable ...

    Article : 162 words
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  6. He Understood.

    A gentleman on one occasion, when instructing his chaffeur en the importance of driving carefully, remarked— 'You need not keep such a watchful eye ...

    Article : 76 words
  7. Then He Went Mad.

    Things in general had been annoying R[?]ginald ever since he got out of bed that morning. The only letter to arrive had been a bill. The bath water was cold. The ...

    Article : 153 words
  8. Who is Honest?

    Many people who are considered honest would fail if they were subjected to a test with little fear of discovery or punishment. To man or woman is above temptation, as ...

    Article : 209 words
  9. Steel by the Acre.

    "Prometheus," the organ of the German iron trade, makes an elaborate calculation as to the quantity of steel which is now lying on the hillsides round Verdun. According ...

    Article : 157 words
  10. Winning a Church Bet.

    There is a story told about Sydney Smith that represents him as carrying a concealed pun into the pulpit with him. The most familiar version is that which Lord Houghton ...

    Article : 254 words
  11. Thoughts for the Cook—and Others.

    The joys of the table are the props of life. Riches and happiness are wild birds. There is nothing heavier than a light ...

    Article : 243 words
  12. My Pretty Maid.

    It is one of those cases where tradition is at fault. She was a milkmaid; he asked her where she was going and all the rest of it, but instead of rebuffing him she proved ...

    Article : 173 words
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