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Short Stories of Wit and Quips Across Hemispheres
A collage of humorous anecdotes from high society and commonfolk. It recalls a blunder by a well meaning American with the pope, a Boswell of Punch style quips from an Irish waiter, Yorkshires’ hostler wit, and Carlyles’ critical maid. The piece rounds out with tales of burglars, a Ballarat election bust, and practical jokes by Eugene Field and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pope Pious
Pope
Platt Evan
Platt
Eugene Field
Kansas City
Field
Kansas
Canada
Wyndham
Col
Sam. Hughes
Lindsay Wardner
Scotland
Crimea
Sir Colin Campbell
Highland Brigade