Judge — December 1887 — page 24: what you’re looking at

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CHRISTMAS CHRISTMAS STORYETTES. IN HARD LUCK, “Iwas so hard up at Christmas,” remarked a tramp, “that | couldn't get enough to eat, let alone anything to drink. Asa last resort I rang the minister's bell and asked the good man if he would give a little food to a repent- ant sinner who hadn't eaten anything for a week, “If you're truly repentant,’ he said, ‘I'll save you, my poor man.” “<T am, sir,’ the kitchen. “In that case,’ he returned, the stoop and I'll give I replied, feeling sure he'd invite me into ‘just kneel down there on you some food for reflection.’ ” PAID IN HER OWN COIN. As the holidays drew near, the teacher, who had been very con- fident that the children would chip in and buy her a nice present, began to draw a long face. She was an old hand at the business, and when she failed to see the little king of the school go around among the scholars with a pencil and a piece of paper in his hand, she knew only too well that there was no movement under way to raise a subscription for her benefit. She thought over the matter a long while and at last decided that the best thing she could do was to broach the subject to one of her scholars, At the first opportunity she went up to little Johnny, put her arm around his neck, kissed him, and then said: ‘Christmas will soon be here, my dear, and | love you all so much that I would like to give each of you a little present, but I'm too poor to do THE CHRISTMAS BOYS. Santa Claus is very democratic ; small boy who has no other parent often | than to maintain a uniform bouquet and | but the | feels as if he were thrice orphaned. purity in champagne. JUDGE Oh! Christmas Eve was sparkling and bright, And the wedding was set for that very night; John reached the farm just an hour before time, ‘And in shiniest broadcloth was looking sublime. id he, **T will stop just to look at the stock,” When Emmy Jane's boy turned the key in the lock. The old clock ticked on—seven! - cight!—nine!—ten!— The women all wondered, and so did th z twelve! —one!—the bride fainted away, And never came to till the dawning of day. His future pa made such a rumpus and rout, Emmy Jane's boy didn’t dare let him out. men; The chores must be done, —and that Christmas morn In the barn they discovered the bridegroom forlorn ; They rubbed him, and thawed him with tenderest And wiped the hayseed from his cold, pallid face mmy Jane's be race, he was nowhere to be seen ; Was quite conscience stricken ‘twas clear to he seen. They braced up poor John with a nourishing tip, And a nice little sling down the bride’s throat let slip; The minister came,—they were wed with a ring: Plump turkeys, —plumn puddings—of th sleigh bells!—I ween © now Tsing: For love of the mother, with heart full of je John shed his forgiveness on Emmy Jane’s boy. Jone L. Jones. "sso nice to be a scholar, because each one can give a little toward the teacher’s present and never feel it at all.” The next day little Johnny went up to the teacher and said; “I’ve been speaking to the boys, ma'am. about what you said to me yester- day, and we've decided that it would’nt be fair to give you any- thing.” “And why not?” asked the teacher. * Because,” replied little Johnny, ‘‘the only thing you ever gave any of us was a licking.” Jay. La ROSA ZINPANDEL CLARET—OId and Mellow. CALIFORNIA VINTAGE Co., 21 PARK PLACE, NEW YORK. Absolutely pure and delicious wines for your homes. California Vintage Co., 21 Park Place, New York, Chotco Claret, Burgundy, Port, Sherry, ete Califorala Vintage Co.. 21 Park Place, New York. RARE VINTAGE OF CHAMPAGNE. Nothing is more difficult and delicate The enormous The boy without a preseut has small | 2mounts of choice vintages kept in stock call to be grateful ; but what, let him | reflect, if he had no stocking to put it in? , of the Gilsey House, pronounces now on the best he ever tasted. It xtra Dry which Dr. R. Ogden vintage of 1884, market, as f is Mumm’s DANDRUFF Should never | by the old house of G. H. Mumm’s at Rheims have usually placed Mumm's Extra Dry in the front rank, but Mr. J. H. Bres the the American Doremus places at the head of champagnes be neglected, | because its nat- for purity, bouquet and dryn minimum of alcohol and sugar, an opinion endorsed by the medical Europe and America. profession in ural end is in BALDNESS. “The chief requlrement of the hair cleanliness thoroogh siarratng for women egce'afortalght ase! for met one ‘gent for the purpose is i PACKER'S TAR SOAP. gate all ethene Per druggists. Sample and pamphlet THE PACKER MFO. ©O,, 100 Fulton St, New York, CUR DEAF CED tas estore the store he HARDMAN. PECK & CO., MANUFACTURERS, Warerooms, 138 FIFTH AVE. Taser bes comicbooks.com