Judge — September 2, 1882 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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THE JUDGE. THE (contempiating the in, (adtinirinng her JERSEY What a lovely sight! Hi —" Ye ar girl, a Sentimental creature, all 90 rypt yo The Girl with the Sunburned Nose. fruits and flowers, but he had shaved his f beard since then, and had a t Mr. S. would not r But he was mistaken astache, & A cree is about him, And you'll k she'll be he thoug wcniz seen now quite soon on each fashionable street Come out into the arden, and while you The ¢ showing me your ple with the sunbarned nose. glorious + show you mine in all tl ality,’ “Oh! cc put; it won't take me show you the beautie: to} long to 1 with t ” insisted Mr. her they proceeded to the gare The agent opened his large book of speci | mens, full of the most gaudy-c of fruits and flowers, Wate as hogsheads, currants like flaming roses, > and In vain all the sunshades and g » her hands, | said Mr. S., never letting on that he knew his She in vain a veil o'er her face throw: | visitor was the satue of two years ago, She'll be, when she comes from the mountains or san¢ls, - The girl with the sunburned nose. Ah! well, [haven't very much leisure just now,” said the agent, startled at such an | The man who oft “smiles” has a nose that is red | open-armed reception, and he doubted what Or “sunburned "—in swelterings or snows, | it was to lead to. Hat just at this ume: + wea,” “tis said, | | Oh, my ¢, she's landed bim dry , yred plates with the si urned nose,” melons as |: AN PreK, and Mr. Shufflebottom and the Florist. | ers, large as the rainbow. Now,” would call your attention to this magnificent olvothus Mogananthus—or perennial larks- spur, ‘This is of our own propagation, and is not known outside of our trade. Now all jall, insignificant larkspurs which ou see in other florists are only nonual, and 'y small both in flower and plant, while this wok of | one-of ours is ever blooming, and of magniti “Yes, 9 we right in Mr. Shufllebottom, as a flashily-dre with a diamond as large as his redstriped shirt, shaven all save a black embarked from a beautiful redwheeled buggy and came up the front path of Mr. Shuille bottom's place. “Come in “You have your specimens and plates, [ suppose?” an of the “Largest Ah! yes, [have some—they are glorious. Nursery and Florist in the World” looked | I bought them of an agent of your house two somewhat putoutat this unexpected welcome, | years ago. ‘There they are; ain't they fine? it was so different from the usual geeting. | said Mr: pointing to some small dried Two years ago he bad stopped at Mr. Shuffle. | stalks in the bed near by. bottom’s, and had induced him, after much | ‘The agent looked at them, and then said: persuasion, to invest largely in both small | “I hardly think those ean be our ed man star in the and a face cle mustache, dis: these cout in,” he repeated, cent proportions and color.” ‘The traveling sale | take not I its by pictures, 11 | | if so, 1 | has | driving furiously down the stre am afraid you did not use the right kind of But,” he continued, interrupting Mr. who was about to explain, “perhaps: you would rather see the fruits, turned over the gaudy leaves of his be small and he “Ab, yes, thank you,” said Mr. S “Now, here we have the Currantus Cherviosus Magnificantus, or cherry currant The small currants sold by other dealers. are cour and dry; butours are of the size of I plums, and fall of juice, making the best in the world, unt Ptake your ¢ W tho: dozen, at least sir? The eand hardy “Ah! we have those, "said S, winted to them,” and he row of little bushes, t six inches high, and withou 1 of a currant, though they were in season and with very few leaves on,‘ Ain't they magnificent? Just look at them alongside of that row of home-raised ones,” whieh were hanging full of fine ripe fruit, nt smiled a sickly smile and looked confused, but the habits of his trade were strong for him, and he went on I left the flowers I should have shown you the Golgothus Rosa Sharon: This 0 in our collection, larger er known in the history of tlow- rorgcous in color. Surely you will ss than a dozen of these.” we have them vw, be tos, or great rose of Sharon. is the ni most mag than any ot s, and “Ah * the attention to the stumps of some poor, mis without era ble, dyspeptic-looking rose bushi tow , amid the other beautiful ro them, Why, come to think of it, you must have been the man who sold me those glorious flowers and plants,” as though “Tow have ; how have you been?” and he seized and it warmly rounding alight was breaking on him. you be the suddenly rece But the ay’ and he said, * ents hand shook as if izing him. tL was anxious to get away Well, as you seem so well sup plied all round. [had better not waste more time,” and he moved ra front yate, Ih! hold on, hold on!” said Mr. S., call: ing alter him. “+ You have not told me about the Hogarthus Melliftionsus, or the Mathatisa Was, or the Troetarnus Melanthon.’ But the a rent was it: his buggy by this time, and Mr. S. nd sat down stniled to himself as he came in on the porch, and continued his 1 ewspaper | reading. He has not been troubled by a nts of that house since, ‘Tne ingenuity of the human ra velous. Aman in New York has im; . tured a couple of fac-simile bald heads, which he places in the dining-room, and there is not | aflyin the apartment that doesn’t roost on these counterfeits from rosy morn till dewy eve. | SUMMERBREEZE s he knows of one go- ahead merchant in town, He's a man who push" on his door. comicbooks.com