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Mr. Punch in the Hunting Field 29Anxious to Sell

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Mr. Punch in the Hunting Field 29

Anxious to Sell

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Dealer (to Hunting Man, whose mount has NOT answered expectations). "How much do you want for that nag o' yours, sir?"
Hunting Man. "Well, I'll take a hundred guineas."
Dealer. "Make it shillings."
H. M. (delighted). "He's yours!"
NOT A LADIES' DAY
Miss Scramble. "Now, Charles, give me one more long hair-pin, and I shall do."

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Anonymous — Mr. Punch in the Hunting Field (Anonymous) (author lived 1871–1949). Public Domain. Anonymous, Mr. Punch in the Hunting Field; public domain in the US; text from Project Gutenberg #39160. Source

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Mr. Punch in the Hunting Field 30

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