A GIFTED and Honourable Editor, who by practice of his profession had acquired wealth and distinction, applied to an Old Friend for the hand of his da...
THROUGH massacres of each other's citizens China and the United States had been four times plunged into devastating wars, when, in the year 1994, ...
THE Gallant Crew at a life-saving station were about to launch their life-boat for a spin along the coast when they discovered, but a little distance ...
AN Undertaker Who Was a Member of a Trust saw a Man Leaning on a Spade, and asked him why he was not at work. "Because," said the Man Leanin...
A DOG of a taciturn disposition said to his Tail: "Whenever I am angry, you rise and bristle; when I am pleased, you wag; when I am alarmed, you ...
A PERSON belonging to the Society for Passing Resolutions of Respect for the Memory of Deceased Members having died received the customary attention. ...
HEARING a sound of strife, a Christian in the Orient asked his Dragoman the cause of it. "The Buddhists are cutting Mohammedan throats," the...
A GOVERNOR visiting a State prison was implored by a Convict to pardon him. "What are you in for?" asked the Governor. "I held a high o...
TWO Blighted Beings, haggard, lachrymose, and detested, met on a blasted heath in the light of a struggling moon. "I wish you a merry Christmas,&...
A KIND-HEARTED Physician sitting at the bedside of a patient afflicted with an incurable and painful disease, heard a noise behind him, and turning sa...