Judge — April 23, 1887 — page 6: what you’re looking at

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FREPAR ATIONS OF SPA. “Tis now the season soft and bland That comes to take us by the hand. Now violets begin to pee And anchor-ice begins to creep, And robins hop athwart the twig, And fur-lined collars are too big. And fakirs pack the little box, And young men shoot their w And fishermen begin to shout, And circus bills begin to sprout, ‘And empty cans are worthless tin For billy goats to gather in; And tramps shake off their chry: And auctioneers await for bids, And maidens don their summer slips, And poets turn to timely tips, And editors be toll Snake stories now are And base Put whiske And boodle aldermen parad In zebra garments all arrayed, And German bands from Upon the corners take their stand, And traps are sold for catching flies, And ham-fat act nt the ties, ° And graduates of high degree Look longing toward the waiter's fee, And jokes are cracked and chestnuts burst, And scribes for subjects are athirst, And all the land is soft and bl: For spa is here with open hand. * * * Where is the ulster hocked this noon? Alas ! my lay’s too opportune, I players now appear, on the magic sphere, BLACK SPIRITS AND WHITE H how you gittin’ on dis. yere hot wedder wid ement Aunt Lucey, I don’ know wi nent ter me. All de ‘joi I took ‘n married r las’ lazy nigger I did. er him was some little ercownt, but Pig Chop- nint fit fur nothin’ in dis worl'—not eben ter set in de corner an’ k over his head.” Dey tole yer great rej “By de I ne er sayin’ rejoi you talkin’ ‘bout— ent I see is hard * no pay sen ¢ he done got ‘ligion. Dat’s what I come ter »he ses, butef I kin see straight, all hit do fer ‘im is des ter ‘im no ‘counter ‘n € I des bleeves he done it fer nothin’ in it ‘im some new clothes fer ter be | ad ter do fo” nubtized had, Sis’ Etha, Choppin make de sebenth, uv T woulda’ nigh stay v im but we t tn" went an’ got licen" fo" we haul one n'ere uv Tean't rid fer er ‘wice, dey tells me, an’ he shooly done ros’ me ‘hough now,” dollar you gin fer de Why how com “You know dat fight whar I hud wid Lize Mason? Well, ‘twus him wus de ‘casion of ° would er tackted dat ooman if n fer she sayin’ Pig wus no genter- man else he wouldn’ look at ole nigger like me, ole ‘nough fer ‘is granmamni ‘un ‘um took an’ tole me took ‘n called er out er her name, an’ she say she gwine ter tell de chu’ch ‘bout it, an’ [hit er wid my f nd she had me tooked up fer salt and batter-cake, an’ fo’ T done wid de law it cos’ me all de crap I done raise dat year, an’ I tired gwine ‘dout no clothes, an’ ef Pig Choy pin want white robe de all de time er singin ‘bout ober yander ter dat use, he vot ter buy it hisself—dat he Ef I got ter spen’ money I'll spen’ it ferde ‘wice.” * Don’ blaspeme de speerit, honey, his ‘sperience ?” : ‘ happy. hearted and sad.” feel on, may boy “Tm engaged to be married “Tm just married.” What's yar old—dar on de bench conside come ‘long, knock de book outen he han’ ker-blam, down, "he Chris’ H cend amen, an’ den hug dat poor lil teacher-man, an’ all de big gals in dishio an’ cut up shines ‘till he clean broke up de school, home an’ wouldu’ eben e1 ut me er stick er wood ter cook supper fer ‘im But what makes you so happy *" And why are you so sad" ‘A WAY-BACK TRADE. Uxcur S1.as—" I paid yer five dollars fer that dog, didn’t ‘ew said he was a fustrate coon dog, didn't yer ** —" Thet's all right: he doo’t like ther coons ‘till they’re b’iled.” “Oh, he say he wus a settin’ dar in de schcol-house—ye know that's ‘nother piece er his laziness, goin’ ter de school and bein’ twenty ° Chris’ He nthe flo’, died so dy sin be fergivened de world widoat he jump up an’ ra‘as and ta’as an’ shout, an’ of de lesson. ry class, in’ den he comed Maybe da’s ‘ligion, but taint no sort fer “Neer mine dat, honey; T spec he'll bea preacher yit, 1 fer all your trouble. I don’ think de apee rit is dat stron im fer nothin’.” “Well, I hear Miss Mo’ sayin’ somepin ‘bout black speerits an’ white de’s ary speerit any nocownt Choppin is got now hit'll be des Tik git dat, preach er no pt CHEROKEE. RESULT OF KNOWLEDGE. “A fig for your higher education,” snapped out a blunt, commonplace man, ~ Will it make butter cheaper ?” “Yes,” replied the dissemi edge; ‘it will do that by methods for its manufacture “Tam to understand, then, ing rep] “that this higher edu is accountable for the invention of oleomar garine 7” or of knowl ing improved was the sneer AN EYE Tu BUSINESS. ** How far away was that fire last night asked a furniture dealer. bout four blocks, sir,” replied the clerk. “Well, you'd better put a big display ad it the paper, stating that a part of our tock was slightly damaged by water and will be sold at half cost.” comicbooks.com