He lands upon my neck,

And makes me creep and shiver,

A neurasthenic wreck!

Charles Irvin Junkin.

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BEGGING

THE "ANGEL" (about to give a beggar a dime)—"Poor man! And are you married?"

BEGGAR—"Pardon me, madam! D'ye think I'd be relyin' on total strangers for support if I had a wife?"


MAN—"Is there any reason why I should give you five cents?"