The charge is often made that history is dry and...in many cases it may be. Perhaps that is so because we forget the human element involved in the thoughts and deeds of mankind. We overlook the fact that our forefathers and mothers had the same foibles and frailties as we possess. However, if we stop and peer more closely, we discover occasions, in times gone by, in which the human element was decidedly present.It is to the humorous side, the human...