Judge — August 23, 1884 — page 5: what you’re looking at

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“ Bessie. I’p often heard that Limerick town Was famous for its pretty la So Owen Floyd and 1 We bought “returns, We stopped at Mr. K's hotel, Wi tu Ay; Of all the Li belle, Thought Lat once, “her wame is * Bessi ent down; «cond classes, subject of my ¢ belles th Next day I saw h Her eyes were bi Her fi Her no Her smite f once again; t, her checks were roselike, are was perfection, then like, was sweet, her curly hair Tnever saw a nc Was neither t dark I felt convinced her nam nd nor raven tressy,, and not exactly fair; For church T found her starting, though s went there They goto In hopes the latter may repent there ti Ister neat, 1 well-dressed, but not too dress hed her dowa the street worn her name was ke poor sinners go She | And T could ha Iw Bessie.” id her name I'd gue me seventy oF € Bey, Next day Is Kitt, "thou: But thea she told me 1 was w Be her name was * Mary L But still { shall mai 1 ¢ I'm not too bad at What's Lizzie but And what's Elizabeth but * Bessie?” If some Good | A pretty house with y ant could command is pleasure, tty land To match a pretty little t (Its’s very well to talk like this When these are thi He Might offer to this pretty miss, Another name to follow © Be ure, s which few possess), My Photograph. Dean Jvpar.—I have had my photograph taken, but not for publication, though I send it to you. I know you are a judge of beauty, so you will see Iam pretty. [can’t help knowing it, and I don’t mind saying it. I have just made notes of whatall my friends say to my picture, and if you will add your own comments to them, I'shall be so much obliged, for I think you at least will tell the truth to your anxious admirer. Betta La Bet What my mother-in-law said: “ Well, she has improved since her mar riage, but to think my Charles should have thrown himself away on such a— —m, never mind figured pompadour-surah, Hah! lace tuckers, too, well that costume cost husband something, I should think.” What my mother said: “ Poor child! worn toa shadow; dressed in last summer’s gown, too, I am sure Charles is not kind to her, and that old mother of his. I never liked the connection, and now to sce my beautiful Bella loo SAm—‘ Gentlemen, you have come too late. l—really ifmost plain, Shouldn't wonder if she were going into a decline.” What my bosom friend said: “Such a sweet photo, my dearest Bella. like you, more lovly than ever. Where did you get those exquisite curls, and what rouge do you use now? Is your Charles still devoted, and do you ever sce Conrad now? You should send him that photo, but your ist. does poke a little on the right shoulder.” What my lover said: ‘*A thousand thanks, darling, for the lovely picture. It is like you, but not half beautiful enough. I gaze at it all day, and dream of it all night.” What my brother said: “Tsay Bella has come out aswell. What a fool she is. If she had less hair and more head, she would be a deal better off. You bet, she thinks of nothing but dress, and old Charley has a rough time of it often.” What my sister said: “*Bella’s head is quite turned since she was married. I am sure I am as good-look- ing as she ever was, but I never was fool enough, or vain enough, to be photographed every other day all padded, and What me husband said: “ Pshaw.” tir all false.” Hortzontat reduction,—The sapine con- dition to which the Democratic party will be reduced after the Aud such a thing—figure | He is dying.” Monographs. “WETTY.”” I wer her on a railroad train, A blonde she was 1 Her rosy lips and laughing eyes Smote me with a pleased surprise, And Cupid ‘round me threw his chain— 1 fell in love with * Hetty. ‘That was the name she gave me then— So sweet she looked and pret That as we burrowed thro’ a tunne I kissed her, softly swearing, * None'll Know you've favored re above all men "— I was in love with " Hetty.” "Twas only wh quit the train, till looking sweet and pretty, I felt how hard it was to leave her, This blithesome, cooing. arch deceiver! ‘d robbed me of my watch and chain!— I'd no more love for ** Hetty.” Babies know nothing of politics, yet they are fond of crow. “Saved by a haro’s breadth "—as the gun- ner said, when he just missed the rabbit. When a woman kisses a woman she docs it through force of habit; when she kisses a man she does it through force of circumstan- ces, “I'm a scion of returning prosperity,” | said the bank president’s son, when he heard | that his father was coming back from Cana- | da, and the law couldn’t touch him, | A ring is aaymbol of eternity; and, now we think of it, we have noticed that a woman’s ! mouth, when al bears a startling comicbooks.com