Judge — May 12, 1888 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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JUDGE A SKETCH IN BLACK AND WHITE. A sketch in black and white you ask me fort Here it ts—a bumid. senseless Dinah. “All black.” you say? No; not quite all: A soul's within, and overtopping this, In an artistic sense (and in heredity), Her pa’s @ kalsominer. AN EXACTING CRITIC. Robinson had spent considerable time and money, if not mucly taste, in furnishing his drawing-room. Inthe middle stood an immense nosegay of very common-looking artificial flowers under a glass case. A friend calling, Robinson interrogated him eagerly as to the gen- eral effect. “T think,” remarked the former, “I should take away the glass case; and then’ “And then? “LT should take away the flowers.” HONESTY THE BEST POLICY. A well-known financier (not Jay Gould) was giving his sou a bit of advice. “Above all things, be strictly honest. The other day, for inst a customer of mine made a mistake paid me $5,000 only owed me Well?” * [hope you don't sup- pose your father kept that extra thousand. Far from it. L gave it—to my part ner!” THE FASHIONS. You call her “child of nature; Pray, let me know your reasons, “Because, in form and feature She changes with the seasons.” AN UNLUCKY VENTURE. Bobley — Down on your luck, Charlie? 1 thought you were treasurer of a traveling theatrical company. Wiggins—"Y: AM OLD WOODCUT. member since the manager d LEAP- YEAR MAXIMS. It is useless for the rejected lover to think the girl will pop. This should be a good year for the female presidential candidate. The bashful man is worse off thane The tomboy should have it all her own w ap-year won't give a vou The widow will stand a better chance than ever. Leap-year doesn't make a girl pay for the ere Some of the gi husband won't get o BEHIND THE SCENES, Associate editor — * Here's 1 stroug article I have written in fi vor of our friend Senator Sh reform bill. Managing editor—** Tear it up. Haven't you noticed that the driv eling idiot of the morni owl favors the measure? who want a And it {s needles to say that old Reuben Sparib thought himself struck by a descending flyer when the form of Mr. Jawbone’s youngest sou fell upon his bead. CUTTING. A lady wi nding in a crowded street-car. men who were seated did not seem to notice her. the end of the car offered her his place. * Thanks,” was the rep! “T couldn't think of taking Ins seat away from the only polite man on board.” A GREAT LOSS. “LT never think of the city of Washington except uin. “Your ruin! [don’t understand you.” * L lost a cool ten thousand dollars there in one night.” “At cards?” “No, the girl said she had promised to be another's.” Several well-dressed At last a working It is easy for the postage-stamp to get stuck on anything. THE MORNING AFTER. “* How did sou enjoy yourself at the ball last night, Emmy?" Exata (hoarsely)—" Never enjoyed myself so much in all my life. I'm sure I've caught my death of cold and will be laid up with poeumonia. I wouldo't have missed it for anything.” In these days it is a wise politi- cian that knows his own boom. comicbooks.com