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• 1.The Expatriated Boss
• A BOSS who had gone to Canada was taunted by a Citizen of Montreal with having fled to avoid prosecution. You do me a grave injustice, said the Boss, ...
• 2.The Honourable Member
• A MEMBER of a Legislature, who had pledged himself to his Constituents not to steal, brought home at the end of the session a large part of the dome o...
• 3.The Catted Anarchist
• AN Anarchist Orator who had been struck in the face with a Dead Cat by some Respector of Law to him unknown, had the Dead Cat arrested and taken befor...
• 4.At Heaven's Gate
• HAVING arisen from the tomb, a Woman presented herself at the gate of Heaven, and knocked with a trembling hand. Madam, said Saint Peter, rising and a...
• 5.The Fogy and the Sheik
• A FOGY who lived in a cave near a great caravan route returned to his home one day and saw, near by, a great concourse of men and animals, and in thei...
• 6.The Sportsman and the Squirrel
• A SPORTSMAN who had wounded a Squirrel, which was making desperate efforts to drag itself away, ran after it with a stick, exclaiming: Poor thing! I w...
• 7.Six and One
• THE Committee on Gerrymander worked late, drawing intricate lines on a map of the State, and being weary sought repose in a game of poker. At the clos...
• 8.Wasted Sweets
• A CANDIDATE canvassing his district met a Nurse wheeling a Baby in a carriage, and, stooping, imprinted a kiss upon the Baby's clammy muzzle. Rising, ...
• 9.A Creaking Tail
• AN American Statesman who had twisted the tail of the British Lion until his arms ached was at last rewarded by a sharp, rasping sound. I knew your fo...
• 10.The Honest Citizen
• A POLITICAL Preferment, labelled with its price, was canvassing the State to find a purchaser. One day it offered itself to a Truly Good Man, who, aft...