Real Scotch Scornsit scholar, asked for a sentence to illustrate the meaning of the word "deed," gave the following:
The thief was shot deed.
Impossible Tar congressman's wife sat up in bed, a startled look on her face. "Sim," "she whispered, "there's robber in the house."
"impossible," was her husband's sleepy" reply. "In. the Senate, yes, but in the House, never."
Awkward "Yes," said he, "I once had a very clever' house-dog, He could always tell the difference, between a gentleman and a tramp."
"And what happened to him?" asked a friend.
"Oh, I had to put him away. He bit me!"
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.
