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THE change in the breakfast-hour at Memorial is a signal for the growler to open his lips again. He has importuned us with his complaints every day since the announcement of the change, and has asked us to write an editorial on the subject. He has brought forward all...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 4/19/1878 | See Source »

On March 10, near Dublin, Ireland, was kicked the Annual International match between England and Ireland, and England proved the winner by a score of two goals and a touch-down to nothing.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: OUR SPORTING COLUMN. | 4/5/1878 | See Source »

I was anticipating the relish of this happiness before I left my old lodgings, and was realizing it as I went down to dinner with my cousin. But we were no sooner seated than I observed that although this lady was on my right hand, my friend's oldest boy...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "LES ENFANTS TERRIBLES." | 4/5/1878 | See Source »

We had hardly sat down to whist in the parlor when my tormentor took a seat beside me, and gave me directions about playing my hand. I remonstrated with him, but to no purpose; he assured me, with the utmost candor, that his mamma liked to have him look over...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "LES ENFANTS TERRIBLES." | 4/5/1878 | See Source »

He'd throw down stairs his overshoes to intimate a "go."

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE SARCASM OF DESTINY.* | 3/22/1878 | See Source »