Judge — April 13, 1889 — page 5: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

HER EASTER BONNET. HE, seats are taken, every one; My heart is beating in my ear; The sermon is but just begun. I look around —she mus? be here! Ah, no—alas! Her place I see Filled by a maiden strange to me. ‘And, all at once, how empty seems ‘The crowded space; how dim and cold ‘The tender morning light that streams ‘Trrough windows stained in blue and gold. ‘The carven cherubs look quite glum, And even the organ pipes sem dumb, ‘The preacher tells of peace and bliss, Of Easter joy. Ab, well, no doubt Some other sinner will not miss The comfort that he talks about For me, my altar shrine is bare Since my fair saint's smile is not there. Whay's this? A sweet face turned my way, A gently welcoming look; dear eyes! Ah, now, indeed, my prayer I'll say, And now the preacher's words scem wise. To think my love I did not know, Her Easter bonnet changed her so! MADRLINK 5. HKIDGES. ITEMS FROM OLYMPUS. ENUS was very angry the other day when Apollo told her she was “a lyre,” until he explained that he meant she was a sweet thing, Jupiter came down to New York not long since and tried a lottery scheme, He had to send Mercury for his invisible cloak before he could yet back, for he lost ev thing he had. A fox-hunt, without the fox, which took place in Chicago a few weeks ayo so usted Diana that she has been begging INCOMPREHENSIBLE. Jove to lend her a thunderbolt with which to punish the huntsmen. Atlas has been complaining of late. He says that it is hard work to hold up the world, now that so many new states have been added to this country. in Maine the other day and nearly starved before getting back to Olympus, Since this country has grown so wise Minerva has discarded the owl — on account of the prohibition laws. and takerf the American eagle as the bird of wisdom. Vulcan was much interested in the Bessemer steel manufactory, Miss Buossom (dowsing over the ship)—"*And you say you steer by that little needle 7" Lieutenant Beacer—" Ves, entirely.” Miss Beacex—" It's awfully funny, I should think ina storm you'd twist it right off.” THOSE DELIGHTFUL LETTERS. which he visited last week, He had quite a talk with Jove on the subject, He— My darling —home at last! How ean 1 ever thank and expects to erect a plant in the isle of Lemnas. Pegasus has been un- well owing to the number of inexperienced poets who have been riding him. The muse of epic poetry, Caliope, has been so dull of late that it is feared her oc- cupation is gone forever. Pluto acted in amateur theatricals the other day Mephistopheles in Faust.” It was a realistic rendering of the part. Momus, the god of laugh- ter, has not been well since the campaign. ‘The gods are much exercised over his in- disposition. The vulture which has been bothering Prometheus for the last five thousand years died the other day. Pro is very happy. The weather changes have been so sudden in Olym- a those delightfully long and perfect letters which you sent sofaithfully? The one thing lackin, say anything about your in- structors —-ah—the _profes- sors. Do you know, 1am dreadfully jealous of those professors ? She—"You needn't be. ‘Tom, | assure you. I didn't mention any of them because the letters formed my regular essay work in English, and were corrected by Professor Eyeglass and read aloud in THE CRUEL WORLD. Girl in the street-car holding cash Man gets the bill changed. Big mustache. Saules, More smiles; then mutual mash. Marned a year. Domestic crash, WHICH ? De Garry—"\ hear old pus lately that Mercury is A VIGOROUS AWAKENING. Lordly is being sued for quite worn out hopping up divorce.” y. father! what are you doing ?° oe and down the thermometer. ht he'd slept long enough, so I connected his ‘lectric. belt Bjones—" Actress oF Sacchus dropped down with th’ burglar alarm an’ touched her off." typewriter?" comicbooks.com