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An Unspeakable Imbecile
2023-12-05A JUDGE said to a Convicted Assassin: "Prisoner at the bar, have you anything to say why the death-sentence should not be passed upon you?" ...
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A Needful War
2023-12-05THE people of Madagonia had an antipathy to the people of Novakatka and set upon some sailors of a Novakatkan vessel, killing two and wounding twelve....
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The Mine Owner and the Jackass
2023-12-05WHILE the Owner of a Silver Mine was on his way to attend a convention of his species he was accosted by a Jackass, who said: "By an unjust discr...
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The Dog and the Physician
2023-12-05A DOG that had seen a Physician attending the burial of a wealthy patient, said: "When do you expect to dig it up?" "Why should I dig i...
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The Party Manager and the Gentleman
2023-12-05A PARTY Manager said to a Gentleman whom he saw minding his own business: "How much will you pay for a nomination to office?" "Nothing,...
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The Legislator and the Citizen
2023-12-05AN ex-Legislator asked a Most Respectable Citizen for a letter to the Governor recommending him for appointment as Commissioner of Shrimps and Crabs. ...
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The Rainmaker
2023-12-05AN Officer of the Government, with a great outfit of mule-waggons loaded with balloons, kites, dynamite bombs, and electrical apparatus, halted in the...
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The Citizen and the Snakes
2023-12-05A PUBLIC-SPIRITED Citizen who had failed miserably in trying to secure a National political convention for his city suffered acutely from dejection. W...
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Fortune and the Fabulist
2023-12-05A WRITER of Fables was passing through a lonely forest when he met a Fortune. Greatly alarmed, he tried to climb a tree, but the Fortune pulled him do...
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A Smiling Idol
2023-12-05AN Idol said to a Missionary, "My friend, why do you seek to bring me into contempt? If it had not been for me, what would you have been? Remembe...