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Excerpt from Caricature Wit and Humor of a Nation in Picture, Song and Story
He was startled from his equanimity by the opening of the door behind him, and by a raucous, female voice, which inquired, Is this the Universal School of Journalism and Short Story Writing? Mr. Hicket swung slowly round in his chair and con fronted the visitor. She was a strapping Amazon of a woman, with pale, reddish hair, a thin, hooked nose, thin lips and freckles. This is merely the correspondence office, cautiously. I am merely the corresponding secretary. Well, said the Amazon, striding nearer, I'm from Montana, and I want my money back. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
