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"There was one summer when he lived by himself in a lonely old
houseboat on the Thames, from which he paddled himself ashore
every morning in a top-hat."--_Daily Paper._
The drawback to this kind of craft is that it only accommodates a
single skull.
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[Illustration: MANNERS AND MODES.
MR. GILEAD P. BLOGGS (U.S.A.) ORDERS FOR HIS NEW DINING-ROOM AT
PITTSBURGH A COLOSSAL PICTURE REPRESENTING A HOSPITABLE SIDEBOARD, TO
KEEP ALIVE HIS MEMORIES OF "WET" AMERICA.]
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[Illustration:
_Accused_ (_just dismissed_). "MANY THANKS! WHAT SHOULD I HAVE DONE
WITHOUT YOU?"
_Counsel._ "OH, ABOUT SIX MONTHS."]
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