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

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She would take it amiss Zin, That he threw me a kiss, But she won't dream of this, For my face didn’t show it. He threw me a kiss, ‘And mamma didn’t know it. IN A PRETTY BAD FIX. N a southern railroad. Mirst passenger —" Pretty dull Second passenger —"Yes; one can’t sleep, and there is absolutely nothing to read. If I could only get hold of a newspaper I wouldn't care if it was a year old.” First passenger —Just my fix; but I've been around, and there isn’t a bustle on the train.” LAYING PLANS AHEAD. Actor —"This year I play one piece the entire season, and next year I shall travel with a reper- toire.” Friend —"And after that?” Actor —"Well, 1 don't like to make too great boasts, but I shall probably travel with an ‘Uncle ‘Tom’ compan DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE WORD. Friend — That was a beautiful at the commence- JUDGE KISS. (Hey Pray where was the harm ‘When nobody knew it? There's no cause for alarm : Pray where was the harm ? ‘That kiss had a charm ; If nobody knew it? (fammeas.) ‘They think Tam old, Getting blind, T suppeme : But my heart isn’t coll IT am getting old. T don’t need to be told ‘Why she blushed like a rose, Though Lam growing old, Yex, and blind, I suppose. No one saw that I threw it, ‘Then where was the harm NOTES ON LONG 221 ISLAND. LONG ISLAND is the home of vegetables, but, like its other inhabitants, they don’t stay at home; they come to New York, In many parts of Long island leeks (leaks) are very plentiful. abound Stacki ‘They are planted between shingles on roof: When there is glass on the roof they grow faster. A whole scuttle-full as early as March 1st. Soon as summer sets in, hay and raking it is no longer a rural occupation and develop ea Thave Hot-houses a So do hot-beds. in the bucolic districts. Stacking cards and raking j have taken its pl Rye is raised both by re it is apt to be att great quantities during the warm season, dents and visitors. When it gets to a certain height ed and demolished by swallows. ‘The fragrance of the shad-roes pervades the atmosphere xive an amateur dime-museum entert UNIVERSALLY QUALIFIED. Dresser (of the Athletic club) —"T thought you fellows were going to ment, to discount the circus ?” PAson (of the Knickerbocker) —"* So we were, deah boy, but each of our along the coast, and a plenitude of ragged sailors is to be found at all seasons in the same locality, In those hamlets which yearly furnish to the newspapers surpr ing instances of longevity the indig- enous plants are mostly “old-man’? and “ live-forever.”” The Long island people are blunt and straightforward in their speech, They call a spade a spade, If you should call it a shovel they will know at once you are a stranger and sojourner, and will feel ita re- ligious duty to take you in forthwith, There is not much else note- worthy in Long island, except the fact of its existence. CAUTION ITSELF. “He would not dare,” said some one of a very circumspect and cau- tious person, “to speak disrespect- fully of Father Adam, for fear of offending some of his descendants.” UNFAMILIAR WITH IT, Miss Eugenia —Ves, Mr. Siouxcity, Iam thoroughly. in love with the west.” indeed, Fair graduate—"V'm so glad you liked it.” Friend —" But | shall have to accuse you of play Fair graduate—"Yes; but we couldn't help that very well, We were so hurried, and the dressmaker didn’t get it done until the very last mo- ment.” isted on pawsonating the living skeleton, and it fell through,” Western business-man great country.” pia —" Yes; and you ha “Iisa Miss Eu methods.” Western business-man—* |—er—don't. know. don’t know much about the innov. eso ma ations on eastern ‘o tell the truth 1 ion business, I'm in hardware.” PUSHING THE BUSINESS. SKIPPER OF INC make it out to be, Hill?” Tek ENSTHIN (ae boat approache “TL vos nod «ler mosd easiesd vay to maig a leefing, frents, but I vos has ter r 4 » somedings.” Skirrek —"' Lower away a boat.’ bd comicbooks.com