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Peck, George W., 1840-1916

"Peck's Compendium of Fun"


It is often the case here, and we do not know why it may not be in heaven,
that the ones that are turned over and shook up, and the dust knocked out
of them, and their metaphorical coat tail filled with boots, find that the
whirligig of time has placed them above the parties who smote
them, and we can readily believe that if Donaldson gets a first-class
position of power, above the skies, he will make it decidedly warm for his
persecutors when they come up to the desk with their gripsacks and
register and ask for a room and a bath, and a fire escape. He will be apt
to look up to the key rack and tell them everything is full, but they can
find pretty fair accommodations at the other house, down at the Hot
Springs, on the European plan, by Mr. Devil, formerly of Chicago.

FROZEN EARS.
"A young fellow and his girl went out sleighing yesterday, and the lad
returned with a frozen ear. There is nothing very startling in the simple
fact of a frozen ear, but the idea is that it was the ear next to the girl
that he was foolish enough to let freeze." A girl that will go out
sleigh-riding with a young man and allow his ears to freeze is no
gentleman, and ought to be arrested. Why, here in Milwaukee, on the
coldest days, we have seen a young man out riding with a girl, and his
ears were so hot they would fairly "sis," and there was not a man driving
on the avenue but would have changed places with the young man, and
allowed his ears to cool.


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