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JUDGE THE BESTING OF A FAVORITE. IN THE POOL-ROOM. Weeks Wentman er to agre Brown (who, having discovered a piece of tin-foil marked “ gold-coin” sticking to his heel, determines to back a horse of that name). Jonson (old sport—supposed to get good things from the inside). Simpson (looking for information). Buster (an outsider). Jonson (meeting Brown)—"Well, Brownie, what do you find wh Brown (sagely) —"Gold Coin, of course. «Saeih Jonson —"Gold Coin? What makes you think so?” cpley, in are. they’ ‘Brown (mysteriously) —" 1 KNOW it! oe te Simpson (a moment later, meeting Jonson) —“"Well, old boy, what pith, do you get?” Jonson (confidentially) —" Put every dollar you have in your clothes Mr on Gold Coin, He can’t lose it.” npson rushes for the line.) | Teething (Buster, overhearing, thinks the name “ Gold Coin” is “Dum Boyne,” j 22° and also rushes for the line.) Buster's friends (as he leaves the window) —" What have you got. Oh, 1 old man?” his nurse Buster —" Dum Boyne.” Friends (in chorus) —* Ha! ha! might as well throw your money m-m-man in the street.” mente Je Buster —“You can laugh; but I've got it from the front.” We Telegraph operator —* They are off—Gold Coin in the lead.” The iii Jonson (to Simpson) —" Didn't tell you so?” apa Simpson (elated) — “I'm 1 THE BUTCHER WOOS. lad, Esoner you.” | ‘The Operator —Gold Coin at the half by four lengths —the others bunched.” C6 AAY heart is yours," he did “1 in an awful stew. liver die, I care not ‘le Buster's friends —"How | You give me promise true. about that horse from the | . ' : front?” } “I'd steak my very life on you, And when I'm kept away Buster (dryly) he race ain’t over yet.” Operator —* Gold Coin still in the lead. General closing up in the stretch. (After a few seconds.) Dum Boyne wins by | three lengths ; Cyrus second and Clarence third. Buster, who has raked four hundred for twenty, is. warmly congratulated, and henceforth is pointed out as one who gets his information from the inside. Vil send a tenderloin or two, Professing love for aye. swer you before I go? i | She said, "I love, you suet so,” And on his shoulder fell ITS ORIGIN. NES invited a friend to dinner and asked him to carve a chicken that was placed Lefore him. His guest set to work with a good will, but after a deal of muscular exercise was compelled to acknowledge | him BABY’S LOOKS. Fond mother—"“Who do If beaten, you think the baby looks like?” Where in the name of leather did you get that bird?” Fond uncle— Wall, if 1 were rich 1 suppose it would look just “Dunno,” replied the host, “unless it should prove to be the offspring like me, but as I am_ struggling myself, I suppose its looks must be of some hard-boiled egg.” on the other side of the hou: MATURE DELIBERATION. I I understand you are going to stop publishing your Sun- edition because you are convinced that the religious sentiment of the times demands it.” Editor —*Nes, sie.” Friend —"\s this the result of a sudden change of thought on the part of the proprietors?” Editor —* Oh, dear, no; we have been eleven years making up our minds, NOT BLIND ENOUGH. Y DEAR, I'm glad to be able to assure you th: I hav fectly blind confidence in each other, * Aas! darling, I'm s¢ is only a little ne my husband and y to say that my husband’s confidence in me r=sigh % SHE McCorkle — MeO Y McCorkle ABOUT HIM. here’s some sn; about Is there? 1 never noticed “Then you never met his wife THE REASON WHY. Smith astonished) —" Why, doe What madi had such a large practice out there, and" — Doctor (disconsolately interrupting) —" Yes; but—they you move? You 5 Curtry—"T tell yer, Congo, you done noble. You gits two plates 'f I died ! cocoanut hash t' night in place of comicbooks.com