Word: misses
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Literary young man at party. - "Miss Jones, have you seen Crabbe's Tales?" Young lady (scornfully) - "I was not aware that crabs had tails." Literary young man (covered with confusion) - "I beg your pardon. I should have said, read Crabbe's Tales." Young lady (angrily scornful) - "And I was not aware that red crabs had tails either." Exit young man. - Unidentified Exchange...
Professor: "Miss C., give an example of a true conclusion drawn from two false premises." Miss C. - "Logic is an easy study. That's false. I don't like easy studies. That's false. *** I don't like logic. That's true." - Vassar Miscellany...
...Miss H. (who has chosen medicine as a profession, to Professor, who has given the class an ox's heart to dissect). - "Oh! Professor, can't we have forks to handle it with?" - Vassar Miscellany...
BOSTON THEATRE. - 8 P.M.; Matinee, Saturday at 2. "The Royal Middy," an adaptation of Genee's "Der Seekadet," is a bright piece very well acted and sung by the company which performed it with such success in New York. Miss Catherine Lewis is excellent as Fanchette, the gipsy girl who disguises herself as a midshipman, in order to get her friend Don Lamberto (Mr. Hatch) out of an awkward predicament. June 14, "All the Rage," which is said to be very amusing...
PARK THEATRE. - 8 P.M.; Matinees, Wednesday and Saturday at 2. The "Tourists in the Pullman Palace Car," which has already had so successful a run in Boston, this year, is announced until further notice. It is exceedingly amusing. Miss Swain's songs, and Mr. Watson's impersonation of the Conductor are especially good...