Fables in Slang
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Fables in Slang - George Ade
George Ade
Fables in Slang
EAN 8596547119548
DigiCat, 2022
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THE FABLE OF THE VISITOR WHO GOT A LOT FOR THREE DOLLARS.
THE FABLE OF THE SLIM GIRL WHO TRIED TO KEEP A DATE THAT WAS NEVER MADE
THE FABLE OF THE NEW YORK PERSON WHO GAVE THE STAGE FRIGHT TO FOSTORIA, OHIO
THE FABLE OF THE KID WHO SHIFTED HIS IDEAL
THE FABLE OF THE BASE BALL FAN WHO TOOK THE ONLY KNOWN CURE
THE FABLE OF THE GOOD FAIRY WITH THE LORGNETTE, AND WHY SHE GOT IT GOOD
THE FABLE OF THE UNINTENTIONAL HEROES OF CENTREVILLE
THE FABLE OF THE PARENTS WHO TINKERED WITH THE OFFSPRING
THE FABLE OF HOW HE NEVER TOUCHED GEORGE
THE FABLE OF THE PREACHER WHO FLEW HIS KITE, BUT NOT BECAUSE HE WISHED TO DO SO
THE FABLE OF HANDSOME JETHRO, WHO WAS SIMPLY CUT OUT TO BE A MERCHANT
THE FABLE OF PADUCAH'S FAVORITE COMEDIANS AND THE MILDEWED STUNT
THE FABLE OF FLORA AND ADOLPH AND A HOME GONE WRONG
THE FABLE OF THE COPPER AND THE JOVIAL UNDERGRADS
THE FABLE OF THE PROFESSOR WHO WANTED TO BE ALONE
THE FABLE OF A STATESMAN WHO COULDN'T MAKE GOOD
THE FABLE OF THE BRASH DRUMMER AND THE PEACH WHO LEARNED THAT THERE WERE OTHERS
THE FABLE OF SISTER MAE, WHO DID AS WELL AS COULD BE EXPECTED
THE FABLE OF HOW THE FOOL-KILLER BACKED OUT OF A CONTRACT
THE FABLE OF THE CADDY WHO HURT HIS HEAD WHILE THINKING
THE FABLE OF THE MARTYR WHO LIKED THE JOB
THE FABLE OF THE BOHEMIAN WHO HAD HARD LUCK
THE FABLE OF THE COMING CHAMPION WHO WAS DELAYED
THE FABLE OF THE LAWYER WHO BROUGHT IN A MINORITY REPORT
THE FABLE OF THE TWO MANDOLIN PLAYERS AND THE WILLING PERFORMER
THE FABLE OF THE MAN WHO DIDN'T CARE FOR STORYBOOKS
OTHER BOOKS By GEORGE ADE
THE FABLE OF THE VISITOR WHO GOT A LOT FOR THREE DOLLARS.
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The Learned Phrenologist sat in his Office surrounded by his Whiskers.
Now and then he put a Forefinger to his Brow and glanced at the Mirror to make sure that he still resembled William Cullen Bryant.
Near him, on a Table, was a Pallid Head made of Plaster-of-Paris and stickily ornamented with small Labels. On the wall was a Chart showing that the Orangoutang does not have Daniel Webster's facial angle.
Is the Graft played out?
asked the Learned Phrenologist, as he waited. Is Science up against it or What?
Then he heard the fall of Heavy Feet and resumed his Imitation. The Door opened and there came into the Room a tall, rangy Person with a Head in the shape of a Rocky Ford Cantaloupe.
Aroused from his Meditation, the Learned Phrenologist looked up at the Stranger as through a Glass, darkly, and pointed to a Red Plush Chair.
The Easy Mark collapsed into the Boarding-House Chair and the Man with more Whiskers than Darwin ever saw stood behind Him and ran his Fingers over his Head, Tarantula-Wise.
learnedTHE LEARNED PHRENOLOGIST
Well, well!
said the Learned Phrenologist Enough Benevolence here to do a family of Eight. Courage? I guess yes! Dewey's got the same kind of a Lump right over the Left Ear. Love of Home and Friends—like the ridge behind a Bunker! Firmness—out of sight! Reverence—well, when it comes to Reverence, you're certainly There with the Goods! Conscientiousness, Hope, and Ideality—the Limit! And as for Metaphysical Penetration—oh, Say, the Metaphysical Penetration, right where you part the Hair—oh, Laura! Say, you've got Charles Eliot Norton whipped to a Custard. I've got my Hand on it now. You can feel it yourself, can't you?
I can feel Something,
replied the Human Being, with a rapt Smile.
HUMAN BEING
Wit, Compassion and Poetic Talent—right here where I've got my Thumb—a Cinch! I think you'll run as high as 98 per cent on all the Intellectual Faculties. In your Case we have a Rare Combination of Executive Ability, or the Power to Command, and those Qualities of Benevolence and Ideality which contribute to the fostering of Permanent Religious Sentiment. I don't know what your present Occupation is, but you ought to be President of a Theological Seminary. Kindly slip me Three Dollars before you Pass Out.
The Tall Man separated himself from Two Days' Pay and then went out on the Street and pushed People off the Sidewalk, He thought so well of Himself.
Thereafter, as before, he drove a Truck, but he was always glad to know that he could have been President of a Theological Seminary.
Moral: A good Jolly is worth Whatever you Pay for it.
THE FABLE OF THE SLIM GIRL WHO TRIED TO KEEP A DATE THAT WAS NEVER MADE
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Once upon a Time there was a