Judge — May 25, 1889 — page 6: what you’re looking at

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JUDGE WHEN THE COWS COME HOME. HE CROAK of the frog sonorous, Down in its sedgy lair, Accompanied by the tink, tink, tik Of the lizard everywhere ‘The chirp of the rowdy cricket, ‘And the hastening shadows of gloam, Bespeak the hour of Jenny's tryst me when the cows come home. Down where the orchard-blossoms Distil their perfume sweet, She sits in the gathering shadows ‘And builds in her heart's retreat A castle of silver towers, ‘Whose summits, a-tip with gold, Lift up to an azure paradise twinkling stars are bold. Down from the pebbly roadway le steps with a step that's gay— Her lover fair, with the ruddy cheek ad eyes a3 open as day. His hat’s a-slouch and dusty. His shoes clay-stained, nor new— But his kiss is sweet as the fragrance of The rose that's steeped in dew. ‘They sit in the quiet evening, Precting plans in airy While the rowdy cricket and lizard spell ¢ frog in its sedgy lair, Then waft {rom the lips a-whisker'd— Her pa, who stands in the gloam : See yer, young feller, I wish you'd stay “Away till the cows come home.”* M.S. KELLER, A FREE CONSCIENCE. Hortense —"\ broke the engagement with Charlie as soon as I heard he had a stroke of apoplexy. . . A UNION OF FORCES. Miss Snyder —" Don't you think you were cruel to thus add to his suffering by hurting his feeling Mr. FintRING—"'I'm afraid you don't recognize the ad- Hortense —" Why, how could I hurt his feelings when the man was paralyzed ? elise Renee hundred, and my vi bugler with the six hundred at Balaklava. Just think how i ive it would be to say we A GIVE-AWAY ON PARK ROW. belonged to ihe "one thousand Y TALK OF THE TOWN. She (in Delmonico’s) —* How well this waiter serves He—" Yes; he won second prize in a lawn-tennis tour- nament last summer.” A CHECK. Friend—"Did the Literary Banner send you a check? Poet —" Oh, yes, at once.” Friend —" Good! How much?” Poet —" Not much, Three words—' Declined with thanks." BRAIN ABOVE BODY. Parrott —"1 do believe that Algy Baboony's sole ob- ject in life is to wear clothes.” Grafton "Ah, no; he enjoys intellectual pleasures keenly. “You should see him after he has worried a sixty- days extension out of his tailor.” PATIENCE IN THE SCHOOL- ROOM. +6 AND what do you do at school?” asked his uncle of Tommy. “Do you learn to read?" “To write?” “Well, what, then, do you do?” * L wait till it’s time to go home.” A FRIEND'S INFIRMITIES. $6COX.” said Fox, with a sort of melancholy resolution in his voice, "1 can't stand this any longer. We shall have to part. [never could get along with you, though I've tried a dozen times. I hope you realize the situation.” aid Cox, “1 can't blame you. I have reason to believe that I ana dreadfully hard sort of person to get iii : ads 5 Gl. Wen? along with. 1 was born that way. But I ask you to re- Crass (ooklag erttcalh) Vou moon het a pale of scheck to dry to fool me mit a consider. Only think for what a length of time 1 have prass vatch !" managed to get along with myself. comicbooks.com