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This page contains multiple brief humorous vignettes typical of late-19th century American humor magazines: **"Pa's Foot"**: A romantic poem where a young man visited his sweetheart, who left her hat behind. Her father wore carpet slippers (suggesting he stayed home unaware), and now has swollen feet—implying he discovered the visit and chased the suitor away. **"A Great Advantage"**: Two women discuss vacation destinations. One prefers Niagara Falls over Saratoga because "the noise of the falls drowns the sound of the kissin'"—mocking the romantic expectations women supposedly had. **"That Pension Fiend"**: Satirizes Civil War pension fraud by mocking a man claiming his *grandfather's* war injury warrants him a pension. **"The Cause of It"**: Irish characters (Muldoon and Murphy, identifiable by dialect) discuss electric streetcars, confusing the technology with "laughing gas." **"Dirt Cheap"**: A shopkeeper's absurd sales pitch—trousers for fifty cents with "two legs" presented as an extraordinary bargain. The humor relies on wordplay, romantic clichés, ethnic stereotypes, and everyday absurdities typical of the era.

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OUT ON THE FLY. Higgins—** Young Brown seems to be awfully put out because Wiggins—" If you'd seen him flying down the stairs you'd hays known dead sure he was put out.” PA'S FOOT. Since swift from the house you hurried. THERES some- thing — senti- mental in the shady forest was not your wish, dear heart e your hat behind you, And pa ve worn his he Had he known that he would tind you. And tender But he had his carpet slippers on thoughts of foamy bock in milky, churning brooks ; an come with safety to-night, dear love, For his foot 1s swollen badly. A GREAT ADVANTAGE. Mixx Goaweay—" Do you expect to go to Saratoga this sum Clara—* 0, no indeed; Tam going to Niagara Falls, You see it has a very great advantage over Saratogi Miss Goaray—“Indeed! Thad never heard of that befor Clara—* 0, ves. You see the noise of the falls drowns the sound of the kissin THAT PENSION FIEND. Agent—* On what grounds ¢ claim a pension Applicant—" Grandfather lost his health in the war ov 1812, and left an impaired constitution to the family.” THE CAUSE OF IT. You fear that fetching petticoats and curls in windy riot Muldoon—* Phwat makes ther horse car move along widout any fs + horses *” Were neve 3 for clicking reels anc yly, y hooks, . ‘1 Taxtes better when a petticoated fairy dishes it help of the elietric mother. ves . And when you scratch a taper--why, your briarroot don’t sputter, _ Muldoon ev me soul, Murphy! an’ it’s ther elietric mother, is And you puff it, begging pardon, but the fairy wishes it. it? Sure, T niver saw laughing-gas run a horse-car afore. . never heed the hot sun's arrows, “FD LIKE TO BE AN ANGEL.” hance to mention it you stammer your surprise; : ays . y yarn of Venus and her sparrows, New definition of a bank cashier, a Or some historic fable, as you look up in her eyes. A guardian angel who often makes use of his wings.” ng a ring upon her finger, amine it with eager, bashful quest ; «lent the palms together linger, She looks atop your knuckle at a cloudlet in the west, There's just the faintest breathing on your cheek as red as cla There's just the faintest longing in the dryad's dimpled looks ; You vow you're rather lonesome in your literary garret With little hosts of pamphlets and a multitude of books. There's a painful he and you vehemently mutter You fear your customa : There's just the d ttle . there's just the fondest flutter, And you learn the pretty angler has simply landed yo ACCOMMODATES HIMSELF TO CIRCUMSTANCES. X had married a very ugly woman. “Oh?! I know she isn't a Venus,” he said the other: “but L travel a good deal with her on railroads.” “Well 2” “Well! [only look at her while we are going through the tunnels,” NO NEED FOR HASTE. Atan assize court. i . ounsel for the prisoner grows eloquent. ‘AN EVIDENCE OF GENIUS. ure. 4 ‘ 7 | {1 seecoouive scrimucn—" I still have ; of the jury, there is no need of finding my client hope. ‘My friends say T show evidenors ity now. He is young, and if you only give him time enough you | of genius one day be able to send him to the gallows.” ’ Friexp —~ Se you do, my boy. Just hwok at your hair and the bottoms of your trou DIRT CHEAP, At the door of a men’s furnishing shop. “Walk in, gentlemen; walk in. Trousers only fifty cents! Wonderful bargains—only fifty cents—trousers with two legs. You'll never have a chance like that again. comicbooks.com