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Ever Heard This? Over Three Hundred Good Stories

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1. Front matter 2. WHAT HE WANTED 3. HIS CHOICE 4. NOT IN THE REGULATIONS 5. CHEAP TALK 6. SWEET ARE THE USES OF ADVERTISEMENT 7. A CANDID CRITIC 8. WHAT'S IN A NAME 9. WHY BROWN LEFT 10. AN ASS'S SHADOW 11. GRACE 12. MISUNDERSTOOD 13. TRUMPS 14. THE STUTTERER 15. PRESENT AND FUTURE 16. THE VOICE OF IGNORANCE 17. A PASSOVER STORY 18. EXTRAORDINARY COMPROMISE 19. BARBER SHAVED BY A LAWYER 20. A GOOD PUN 21. SOMETHING LIKE AN INSULT 22. THE UNWELCOME GUEST 23. A LOST BALANCE 24. A BAD CROP 25. NEGATIVES AND POSITIVES 26. JAW-ACHE 27. HER PROGRAMME 28. THE PROUD FATHER 29. A MIRACLE 30. KEEPING TIME 31. QUESTION AND ANSWER 32. MOTHER'S JAM POTS 33. WISDOM 34. WHY NOT?35. THE OLD FARMER 36. ANY CHANGE FOR THE BETTER 37. TACT 38. THE RETORT RUDE 39. THE QUAKER AND HIS HORSE 40. CERTAINLY NOT ASLEEP 41. THE BEST JUDGE 42. A THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE 43. A SHIPWRECK 44. A SAFE CASE 45. THE WATCH MENDER 46. THE CITY CHURCHES--AND OTHERS 47. HIGH PRINCIPLES 48. THE MIXTURE AS BEFORE 49. CANNY SCOT 50. A NICE DISTINCTION 51. NOT TWO-FACED 52. CLERICAL WIT 53. A COSTLY EXPERIMENT 54. A GOOD REASON 55. ECONOMY IN THE STABLE 56. THE PATRIARCH 57. HIGH AND LOW 58. BEER 59. NOT IMPORTUNATE 60. THE RELATIONSHIP OF HOG TO BACON 61. UNION IS STRENGTH 62. COURTSHIP 63. TO LET 64. CUT AND COME AGAIN 65. THE THOUGHTFUL PATIENT 66. KISMET 67. THE YOUNG IDEA 68. THE NEW BABY 69. HOOK AND AN INSPECTOR OF TAXES 70. THE SHE BEAR 71. KNOWLEDGE 72. A STORY FOR BOOKSELLERS 73. THE EARLY BIRD 74. TABLE TALK 75. TROUBLES 76. A SOUTHERNER AND SCOTLAND 77. DRY HUMOUR 78. THE CHURCH ORGAN 79. COMMON PRAYER 80. SHORT COMMONS 81. TRUTH 82. A WRONG CHOICE 83. FISH AS A BRAIN FOOD 84. A CHARACTER 85. HUSBAND OR COW 86. A NEW METHOD 87. GRATITUDE NOT APPRECIATED 88. ON THE TREASURES OF THIS WORLD 89. COLD FEET 90. BUSYBODIES 91. ALDERMANIC TASTES 92. "WARRANTED TO KILL"93. PROFESSIONAL 94. THE NEW VERSION 95. DRAUGHTS 96. TENDERNESS 97. HOW TO ADDRESS A BISHOP 98. HOOK AND PUTNEY BRIDGE 99. A GOOD EXAMPLE 100. A MISFIT 101. A CHEERFUL INVITATION 102. THE INEVITABLE RESULT 103. JUSTICE 104. THAT AWFUL CHILD 105. A COSMOPOLITAN 106. CLOTHES AND THE MAN 107. A WITTY REPLY 108. THE SOUND OF A TRUMPET 109. GRAMMAR 110. ONE SIDE AT A TIME 111. COMPANY 112. HER OWN FAULT 113. A POSER 114. YOUTHFUL PRECOCITY 115. ABOVE PROOF 116. ON DEATH 117. ENVY 118. A HAT FOR NOTHING 119. AN OLD PROVERB 120. PRO BONO PUBLICO 121. A NEW RECIPE 122. NOT A WAXWORK 123. THEY NEVER SAY THANK YOU 124. TIPS 125. JUSTICE 126. DEAD AS A DOORNAIL 127. FAITH 128. JOB'S CURSE 129. A CONJUGAL CONCLUSION 130. THE RULING PASSION 131. FELO-DE-SE 132. HOW TO GET WARM 133. NO MATTER WHAT COLOUR 134. OF COMPOSITIONS 135. PETER'S WIFE'S MOTHER 136. THE TRIALS OF THE DEAF 137. ANTICIPATION 138. HYMNS AND HERS 139. HORS CONCOURS 140. THE MARINE AND THE BOTTLE 141. A UNITED COUPLE 142. WET PAINT 143. TICK, TICK, TICK 144. DIFFIDENCE 145. THE BAILIFF OUTWITTED 146. IMAGINATION 147. UNREMITTING KINDNESS 148. A WARM PROSPECT 149. A SOPORIFIC STORY 150. ST. PETER AND HIS KEYS 151. THE LOST JOINT 152. THE RECRUITING SERGEANT AND THE COUNTRYMAN 153. ALL MEN ARE LIARS 154. AN OBJECT LESSON 155. A DOUBTFUL COMPLIMENT 156. "SOMEWHERE"157. THE SCOTSMAN AND THE JOKE 158. WAR AND TAXES 159. A MODERN ALFRED 160. CHARITY ON CREDIT 161. COURTING BY LAMPLIGHT 162. THE INQUISITIVE ONLOOKER 163. THE EMPTY BOTTLE 164. H2O 165. AN ACCIDENT 166. TOUCH HIM UP 167. A SMART BOY 168. WEARING ROUGE 169. THE POOR LANDLORD 170. THE DAY OF REST 171. NOT TO BE CAUGHT 172. MOLECULES 173. A THOUGHTLESS SAMARITAN 174. TWINS 175. A NATURAL OBJECTION 176. BADLY PUT 177. A DOUBTFUL MARKET 178. SEQUENCES 179. TWO POINTS OF VIEW 180. A CANNIBAL 181. TO LET--UNFURNISHED 182. A FRIEND OF SATAN 183. THE TEDDY BEAR 184. BROTHERLY LOVE 185. CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES 186. MULTIPLICATION 187. A BIBLICAL STORY 188. THE THOUGHTFUL MAID 189. HEMP 190. GOOD ADVICE 191. CHANGE AND REST 192. THE VOLUNTARY SYSTEM 193. THE WAY TO YORK 194. THE WAY TO DO IT 195. LOT AND THE FLEA 196. WHIST 197. A NEW PRESCRIPTION 198. JACOB'S LADDER 199. A PORTRAIT 200. BLOATERS 201. A CONVENIENCE 202. THE PRAYER MEETING 203. TAKING TIME 204. KING'S EVIDENCE 205. A PLEASANT PROSPECT 206. BALAAM'S SWORD 207. THE HONORARIUM 208. MANNERS 209. SCOTCH UNDERSTANDING 210. THE AVERAGE EGG 211. FEELING IN THE RIGHT PLACE 212. THE G.O.M.213. A NEAT RETORT 214. A SYDNEY SMITH STORY 215. A COMMON DIFFICULTY 216. MARY JONES 217. DONALD COMPLIED 218. VEGETARIANISM 219. FELLOW-FEELING 220. JONAH AND THE WHALE 221. WHOLLY GOOD 222. "CAREFUL, NOW!"223. SAFETY 224. O'BRIEN THE LUCID 225. MERCY 226. A BULL 227. A GOOD REASON 228. THE ARREST 229. CHERUBIM AND SERAPHIM 230. SOLITUDE 231. A QUESTION OF NUMBERS 232. AMERICAN POULTRY 233. GRACE MAL A PROPOS 234. THE POOR IDIOT 235. A WELSH WIG-GING 236. FORGIVENESS 237. AN ODD COMPARISON 238. ACOUSTICS 239. SHARP, IF NOT PLEASANT 240. BRIGHT AND SHARP 241. SOFTNESS 242. AN EASY QUALIFICATION 243. MISER'S CHARITY 244. ON TAKING A WIFE 245. THE THIRTY-NINE ARTICLES 246. THE DUCHESS AND THE CANONS 247. HOW TO WIN 248. PIGS 249. BACON AND THE DEVIL 250. HINTS TO MOTHERS 251. GARRICK AND THE DOCTOR'S FEE 252. A SAFE SHOT 253. HOW TO INDUCE PERSPIRATION 254. DIFFERENCES 255. COALS 256. MODESTY 257. AN UNFORTUNATE REMARK 258. MODERN EDUCATION 259. THE RULING PASSION 260. EDUCATION 261. A LONG GRACE 262. THE USE OF FALSE TEETH 263. HOW TO COLLECT 264. IMPERSONATION 265. A SMART RETORT 266. TRUTH WILL OUT 267. SUNDAY AFTERNOON SERVICES 268. A NEW DISH 269. FULL OF PLUCK 270. CANDID ON BOTH SIDES 271. THE LAW AND THE PROPHETS 272. THE ISLE OF MAN, AND A WOMAN 273. A CUNNING ELDER 274. AS YOU LIKE IT 275. UNNECESSARY CIVILITY 276. AT THE SIGN OF THE BARBER'S POLE 277. AN IDENTIFICATION PLATE 278. TABLE OF COMPARISON 279. THE INTELLIGENT CAT 280. HEAR! HEAR!281. MISPLACING THE BLAME 282. WHY HANGING CAUSES DEATH 283. MORAL QUALIFICATIONS 284. MEASURING HIS DISTANCE 285. AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCES 286. THE LATIN FOR COLD 287. THE CUT DIRECT 288. COMMON WANT 289. NOT TO BE BEATEN 290. AN ODD NOTION 291. "IF----"292. LATE AND EARLY 293. A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE 294. SHARP BOY 295. THE SENTRY AND HIS WATCH 296. CREDIT 297. UNKIND 298. NOT COMPULSORY 299. "YOU'LL GET THERE BEFORE I CAN TELL YOU!"300. AN UNHAPPY BENEDICT 301. A DIFFICULT TASK 302. NON-RUNNERS 303. THE POLITE COUNTRYMAN 304. A VIOLENT PARTNER 305. WISDOM 306. A DOUBTFUL POINT 307. THE BETTER WAY 308. A GOOD REASON 309. A NEW TEXT 310. AN AUCTION 311. A REAL SPORT 312. THE SCOTCHMAN'S SOUVENIR

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