Judge — December 15, 1883 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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TANS ANAER VR J TARY | RAS An eminent Chicag “Lydia de Kildegrassing.” Lypta pe Kinnrciasstxe, Mademoiselle de Bowe v some thirty year puff her face with powder. In early life, she wedded one anual Von Canal And as his wife, she learnt the use Of pink and white enamel He died. Alas A Frenchman, And spent his little fortune The pu And at his De Saucy, her adorer, During his time she freely uw ‘The famous ** Hair Reste But findi And tin After his d r Of regular hair- it was all in vain, By all these means she well defied ‘The time so swiftly passing, And wed again. Her name was then, Lydis \degrassing. She’s beantiful De Grassing’ And as he de ng and lovel aim in dudg “Tied down to spend her lo On such an old curmudgeon Not so, my boy And, with he = “IL live him down. nt and powder; Will bloom as young, as fresh and free, As when she was De Bowder, Now, girls, as von a moral crave, Vii try and do my duty. Will this one do Preserve your y If you don’t like it, try vourselves. Ti promise not to quarrel With any moral you put in, Or even an unmoral. M.K. dy Borrowmore Blower’s Letter to The as been a new, and [ may add to the family in the youthful wer. rks and their prices have not been questioned, so T breathe freely for the time bein: ‘The affair seems likely to prove expensive for [have been called upon to treat eve body I know, and many that I don’t know. The strangest part of it is, everybody seems to know me. An unknown individual grasped my hand this morning as T emerged from my own after a hearty squeeze, said late you, my dear topping me on the side walk, said, ** Oh, happy Blower. I listened to the air vou were playing on the violin last night, and I knew by the way you drew the bow across that violin that some- thing uncommonly pleasant had taken place to put you in such remarkable humor.” “TL haven't touched the violin since— since stocks tumbled,” said I. Blower | undown till broad day-light It must have be “The rh mouth Blower by nature as well as ervbody is congratulating me Heaven Knows what for. Pve had no sleep for a week: every. thing at sixes and sevens—and the whole | house turned topsy-turvey. Net a meal « time nor one home rt for my poor racked frame. The young Blower be blowed.” : My neighbor langhed till his sides sh then said, 1 t do toi, B six weeks you'll think there child born as your seraphie T was just fora welk. t | woulc mt ta breath of fresh air, when Twas called back by the a “The dickens take her, wid Tin an undertone, Of course. 1 didt t The old thing puts Mrs, Blower | up to all sorts of notions that would: never enter her head if left to herself, “Mrs. Blower wishes te speak with you | before you go down town.” “Oh! said 1. Vive been telling her that it is nie you settled upon a name for the how it dare tp say »doubt M r is very thankful your advice “She seemed. so, sir. ve nursed in the very best families in the city, sir, for the past twenty years: and T can’t eall to mind | one family th: twenty-four hours over the head of a child without christening: in fact ple take time by the fo ‘This negligence in regar name for your son worrits me; indeed it do, sir: and ‘if you haven't got your any one hame in particular, | wonld Jehoshaphat.” shouted with a voice that made the . but vou I'm not hard) of he went back in- house 1 tered off down town, z the all important t of a name for the tooter could be poned till my return, 1 longer than T expected. letters unopened at my office, de- irsory nan . Blower momeni I entered hh “T have ected name, 1 told the nurse T thought there uced he no hurry | about it.” “Oh de: selected for wlutation, the room. aid Mrs, Blower. id it should ti here and christened him, It ‘is such fully old name. T could | not at first reconcile my mind to it; but thinking it might be a family name in the Blower family, ages back, I did not oppose it. “The nurse be I could not finish the sentence, for the old simpleton appeared that minute with young | Jehoshaphat in her arms, and sceing Mrs. Blower looked flushed and unhappy, I said “Tt is an old family name. Away back, comicbooks.com