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...says that " cider is the spirit of the Fall College Press, shoot him on the spot." If you can't find the spot, shoot him in the oesophagus. - Review...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: OUR EXCHANGES. | 12/5/1873 | See Source »

Their young ideas to shoot...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: COMPARATIVE MYTHOLOGY. | 6/13/1873 | See Source »

...nights while joking with the driver. 'Politeness,' mingled with authority of tone, so as to be able to say, 'Now, then, step, lively, old lady; don't keep us here all night!' 'Humor,' or a fondness for starting the car just before you step off, thereby causing you to shoot forth into the mud. 'Mystification,' or a capacity for mistaking 30th for 13th street. 'An eye to the beautiful,' or a habit of staring ladies out of countenance or the car. 'Disinterestedness,' when the track is obstructed; this virtue will invariably lead the conductor to a neighboring saloon until...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Our Exchanges. | 6/13/1873 | See Source »

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