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1.The Life Saver
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AN Ancient Maiden, standing on the edge of a wharf near a Modern Swain, was overheard rehearsing the words: Noble preserver! The life that you have sa...
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2.The Good Government
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WHAT a happy land you are! said a Republican Form of Government to a Sovereign State. Be good enough to lie still while I walk upon you, singing the p...
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3.The Thrift of Strength
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A WEAK Man going down-hill met a Strong Man going up, and said: I take this direction because it requires less exertion, not from choice. I pray you, ...
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4.An AErophobe
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A CELEBRATED Divine having affirmed the fallibility of the Bible, was asked why, then, he preached the religion founded upon it. If it is fallible, he...
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5.The Statesman and the Horse
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A STATESMAN who had saved his country was returning from Washington on foot, when he met a Race Horse going at full speed, and stopped it. Turn about ...
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6.The Eligible Son-in-Law
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A TRULY Pious Person who conducted a savings bank and lent money to his sisters and his cousins and his aunts of both sexes, was approached by a Tatte...
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7.The Tyrant Frog
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A SNAKE swallowing a frog head-first was approached by a Naturalist with a stick. Ah, my deliverer, said the Snake as well as he could, you have arriv...
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8.The Fugitive Office
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A TRAVELLER arriving at the capitol of the nation saw a vast plain outside the wall, filled with struggling and shouting men. While he looked upon the...
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9.Two Politicians
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Two Politicians were exchanging ideas regarding the rewards for public service. The reward which I most desire, said the First Politician, is the grat...
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10.The Writer and the Tramps
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AN Ambitious Writer, distinguished for the condition of his linen, was travelling the high road to fame, when he met a Tramp. What is the matter with ...