Judge — October 27, 1888 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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42 A BALLADE OF THE MODERN PROFUSION of passionate thrills ‘And an ardor drawn out to excess, A succession of fanciful ills Such as lovers find hard to suppress: There’s a someting fantastic in dress. And the actors strange notions betray There's no sin that one dare not confess In the novel that's written to-day. NOVEL. You must notice the al maid in distress. wealth of fine words that distills All the flowers of speech, more of less, She sweeps on like a rapt poetess, ‘Then she falls with much tragic display At his feet with praiseworthy finesse, In the novel that’s written today, fervor that fills Then in turn with a language that thrills With a warmth only lovers can guess, He declares that her coldness quite chills His exuberant love: then a tress Of her hair mzkes him mad: a caress Drives him wild, and a kiss, by the way. Doth occasion no end of a mess In the novel that’s written today. Enven. © ye scribbiers, pray will you digress From the super-fantastical stray? Give us something to boast of and bless In the novel that s written to-day. REFLECTIONS OF A CAT. The nivest bed is a pan of rising b ‘The old maid is the cat's good sama If it wasn’t for the rat | would be an outcast I think I have a pretty nose when it isn’t scratched, ‘The oven was about the hottest place [ was hings the girl breaks, rience I never yet saw a cat hit with a bootjack. Every cat that gets on our back fence doesn’t come to see me. When people go to sit down they never see | amv asleep in the chair. When I can’t get the ribbon off my neck I try to drag it in the dirt If 1 hadn't talons the small boy would find no fun in pulling my tail. ‘The sailor is the only one who would sooner have a rat than a cat around. rit ‘The missis and I can never agree as to the place where 1 shall bring up'my kittens Missis used to leave me only one kitten until after she had twins her- self, and then she left me two HIS FIRST HUNT Lorp Huainur (fo Ais dog)—" There's something about that wabbit that T don't exactly like, Lion, JUDGE =— 2 L AMERICAN H WORKSHOP TTH MANUFACTORY § MANUFACT. eo ma THE ROGUES DOG. T™ ‘0 Scheming Rogues tried their to get into a house with Evil fe igns in view. ‘They offered the Usual Allurements of speech to a Faithful Dog that Guarded the House from such Intru- ders, AND THE Finding it impos- sible to deceive the Dog, which was no fool of an Animal, they threw it a Oho! said the Dog: “1 had Doubts as to Base Designs, but know you are Two Rogues. Moral—Wt is Good Idea not to believe in the Foolishness of « man because he is Patient and Un- suspecting. Sop. my your now | AHEAD. OF THE yi. yidar, Brer Johnsing! wha’ fo’ you got dat ar ole mule ob yours hitched back’ards in de wagon ?” “ Dat animile, sah, am de stubbornest critter in de whole "I'm jes’ teachin’ him a lesson, De more he backs now, why de furder I gets ahead, MULE. county IN THE ANTIPODES. comicbooks.com