Judge — February 16, 1884 — page 12: what you’re looking at

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A STRIKING LIKENESS A Guilty Conscience. COPSAPUL SCHEME OF A CUSTOMS OFFICER TO SECURE PLUNDER, ‘Tiere was nothing mean in his looks, but at the same time he had no business in the ladies’ cabin in the ferry-boat. She had scarcely left Windsor when he sat down within 1 woman abont forty years old to be some fun when we land in Detroit “Sir!” she replies “Oh, 4 chuckle¢ worst phat doy 1 intere: that girl over ther as the girl was the er in the cabin, rew away a littl ready for it,” | a woman get the tell of with whispered the man. Saw her buy it in Canada!” would you be mean enough to tell customs oflicer : ‘Don’t have to! They have instructions this morning to search every passen; ‘That's the ‘on I did’nt bring over a new overcoat.” ot up and slid out with that, leaving When the boat landec almly as a clam, but the woman looked pale and frustrated and mad. * Let’s make man, as he aboard, tour!” chuckled the mean beckoned the customs oflicer 1 under the seat | in the far corner they discovered ining two pair of stockin gloves, three yards of silk a bundle nd a yard or two id the customs man. “I knew [could scare her!” other.—Detroit Free Press. » a pair of | | duet | whe | Presently | sou on’ the same ¢ THE JUDGE. They Worked One Another. POUR CONFIDENCE KINGS OF THE WILD, WILD WEST RUN AFOUL. ‘A nwstic looking man sat in thesmok r of the Omah last Thursday ni another rural-looking person came “Ts thi taken?” asked the new comer. “No sir, sit right down, sit nt down,” said the other, making room next him. Soon the two old farmers were in conversa- tion. “Where are you from?” a T live near Buda. Where do you hail I Are you?” farming and stock. “ Been to town with stock? brought up a hundred head of And so the before the train reached Mendota, and the two old farmers were right well acquainted. nother man, who looked like a ame in, and was surprised to see one of the old farmen “Well, well, well,” said the new man, glad to see you; maybe you can help me out a little embarrassing trouble. I want to F man a little bill on the train before I get off at Mendota, and T haven't money enough. If you will let me have $100 on my check I'll be very much obliged. “Certainly, I’m glad to do it,” came the farmer’s poc he only had $40 in ful crisp $500 bill. “You are perfectly welcome to th that'll help you out, or to the you can get it broke.” ~"« Perhaps your friend can help us out; the 840 will hardly answer,” said the merchant, nd then he apologized for making so much trouble and out But, Il bille and a beauti- id the other farmer, who can’t chan; nother for it, same batch, press. And turning to the other old farmer he added: “If your partner "t come just as he did, mine would have n here in a minute. I’ve been getting ready to work me ever since we left nd was printed on the same Chi At Mendota f fidence men step around in the cold v ing to Chi ar very much disgusted con- J off the train, and iting fora train return- go.—Kansas City Times. At the bank: “I have a note here that’s I'd like to get the time extended, as T haven't any mon “We cannot pos- sibly let it go over.” “That is, | have the money, but” “Allright, I ss we can romodate you. If you’ve got the money it’s quite a different thin Arkansaw “7, | Traveler. A Lapy artist, who had painted a smiling cherub on her canvas, remark man observer: “Do you know, one stroke I can chi a weeping one?” ‘That's nothing, said the gentleman. “At home, when my boy makes to much of a racket, I can, with’ one stroke of my cane, make him weep and howl too, instantly.”—Tezas Siftings. sir, that with ation ran on until just | 9 » 840 if | t 500 bill if | toa gentle- | nge the smiling x boy into That Easy-Chair. athe driver, ushioned easy- n it to the front door, rang the bell. ess of the premises, happening near, chair fre Them opened thi “ » asked the man. heer for you. “An easy-ch: I never ordered it from any one.” “but your husband did.” did?” What! I never told him to get The be some mistake about it. “Why, What did he say?” , L only heard him tell the boss that out sleepin asy-chair, and h mebby if you had a right this you'd go to sleep in it, an crawl in bed Ah, that’s his scheme, just take that chair right when he comes home to-n ro} , VI be there me old ck and I'll teach him how to injure my character before the Then she slammed the r.—K State Journal. is it usual, on my A Detroit Engagement. Ife was on his way to a villag rior to get marric had been set, away and no a loco! rview 7 ith one of the chief offic’ road, who offered the use of a locon in the inte- ‘The day and the hour nd here he was fifty miles there unless he hired upon the advice of als of ney,” replied the young man, as his enthusiasm began to ooz« away. : id the indifferent official. raph to her father and see what “Very well, let me know wit In about an hour the young man r rned with a message in his hand, and he lad it before the oficial without a word. It read: i her mind yesterday, an hou and ‘ you don’t feel bad over beir «Well; I'd been engaged tos teen years, and when I opened that dispatch my Knecs wobbled a bit it’s all for the best. I’m also a Toledo milliner, who docs a business of $60,000 per year, and toa girl in Columbus who expects int to leave her it of pullir g adecline. Sorry to have and I'll bid you good am in © ALy’r you ashamed of yourself to aboysomuch smaller than yourself? I really an’t understand it,” said a clerical looking tleman to a big boy who was imposing small one. “So youcan’t understand it? torted the ruffian, impude sty, I can’t. Well, then, why do you ali le with things you don’t underst Texas Siftings. comicbooks.com