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"As he spoke the Congress hushed its breathing, growing so still
that the flutter of a paper interrupted harshly."--_The Daily News._
But this of course could not go on for long, and you should have heard
it when it unhushed its breathing.
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"O'Gara proved the saviour of Widnes, for, gathering the ball, he
kicked at least half a dozen players before he booted the ball."
_Liverpool Echo._
The bidding for O'GARA by the clubs of the English League, when this
news gets about, should be sensational.
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[Illustration: THE PLOT THAT FAILED.
_Dear Old Lady._ "MY GOOD MAN, WHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU DOING ON MY LAWN?"
_Crafty Old Fraud._ "BLESS YER, KIND LADY! I'M THAT 'UNGRY I GOT TO EAT
GRASS."
_Dear Old Lady._ "IF YOU GO ROUND TO THE BACK YOU'LL FIND THE GRASS
GROWS MUCH LONGER AND THICKER THERE."]
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