His Pathos Burning

“You know, folks, what makes me so late in arriving at this party is that my mother lost a lid off the kitchen range, and I had to sit on the stove to keep the smoke in until she found the lid.”

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Now, after the outburst of applause has subsided, we will sing a song entitled, “Why the Corkscrew Has Lost Its Pull,” written by William Jennings Bryan.

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Let us now sing another little song entitled, “Mother, Hang Out the Service Flag; Father Has Gone to Work Again.”

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“How long,” she blushingly inquired, “Must one beat a cow before she will give whipped cream?”

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