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Page 57
A good Samaritan , passing an apartment house in the small hours of the morning , noticed a man leaning limply against the doorway . " What's the matter ? " he asked , " Drunk ? " " Yep . " " Do you live in this house ? " " Yep .
A good Samaritan , passing an apartment house in the small hours of the morning , noticed a man leaning limply against the doorway . " What's the matter ? " he asked , " Drunk ? " " Yep . " " Do you live in this house ? " " Yep .
Page 58
As he was passing through the vestibule he was able to make out the dim outlines of another man , apparently in worse condition than the first one . " Are you drunk , too ? " " What's the matter ? " he asked .
As he was passing through the vestibule he was able to make out the dim outlines of another man , apparently in worse condition than the first one . " Are you drunk , too ? " " What's the matter ? " he asked .
Page 88
The word was soon passed around that the ape would chew tobacco ; and the result was that several plugs were thrown at him . Unhappily , however , one of these had been filled with cayenne pepper .
The word was soon passed around that the ape would chew tobacco ; and the result was that several plugs were thrown at him . Unhappily , however , one of these had been filled with cayenne pepper .
Page 95
A passing Irishman stopped and watched him with great interest for two or three minutes ; at last he said : " Well , why don't ye jump ? " " The evening wore on , " continued the man who was telling the story .
A passing Irishman stopped and watched him with great interest for two or three minutes ; at last he said : " Well , why don't ye jump ? " " The evening wore on , " continued the man who was telling the story .
Page 112
I passed the contribution plate for two years in the church you attended . " The collections had fallen off badly in the colored church and the pastor made a short address before the box was passed . " I don ' want any man to gib mo ...
I passed the contribution plate for two years in the church you attended . " The collections had fallen off badly in the colored church and the pastor made a short address before the box was passed . " I don ' want any man to gib mo ...
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