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Humorous Hits; A Collection of Short Selections, Stories and Sketches for All Occasions

Humorous Hits; A Collection of Short Selections, Stories and Sketches for All Occasions

Kleiser, Grenville

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ISBN10: 1231292474
ISBN13: 9781231292471
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 88
Weight: 0.38
Height: 0.18 Width: 7.44 Depth: 9.69
Language: English
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 Excerpt: ... am too polite to tell you what I would say, --besides you are much larger than I am.' 'But, my brave lad, ' said the man in low, musical tones, 'do you not recognize your parent on your father's side?--do you not know me, Georgie? 0 George!' 'I must say, ' replied George, 'that you have the advantage of me. While I may have met you before, I can not at this moment place you, sir!' At this the stranger opened his valise and topk therefrom a large-sized strawberry mark, which he placed on his right arm. Immediately the boy recognized him as his long-lost parent, and he, drawing the lad to his bosom, ejaculated, 'O my son, my son!' 'But how did you escape, father?' said the boy through his tears, in a voice broken by emotion. 'We were far away at sea, ' said the heartbroken man. 'The winds howled and the waves threatened to engulf our frail bark. When everybody was lost, the rest of the crew turned and sprang into the foaming billows and swam several miles. At last I felt my feet touch something hard, --it was Jersey City!' THE POOR WAS MAD A FAIRY SHTORY FOR LITTLE CHILDHER BY CHARLES BATTELL LOOMIS Wance upon a toime the poor was virry poor indade, an' so they wint to a rich leddy that was that rich she had goold fingernails, an' was that beautiful that it'u'd mek you dopey to luke at her. An' the poor asht her would she give thim the parin's of her goold finger-nails fer to sell. An' she said she would that, an' that ivery Chuesdeh she did be afther a-parin' her nails. So of a Chuesdeh the poor kem an' they tuke the gold parin's to a jewel-ery man, an' he gev thim good money fer thim. Wasn't she the koind leddy, childher? Well, wan day she forgot to pare her nails, an' so they had nothin' to sell. An' the poor was mad, an' they wint an' kilt the leddy int...

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