Judge — March 28, 1891 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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JUDGE THE LOVER'S EASTER. HE lilies are bending their heads ‘And breathing a beautiful prayer Whose fragrance ’steals into my soul, While soft on the hushed, holy air The anthem in glorious strain Is sung by young voices so pure, And promises often re-told ‘Are bringing the peace that is sure. Oh, often I've knelt here before, My heart with the ecstasy thrilled That waits on the time and the place, But ne'er was my being so filled With rapture and holiness sweet. Yet, worldly the cause, I confess ; For she who inspired me like this Used just the one simple word yes. Oh, lilies, with great golden hearts! Her heart is as rich as your own; The voices are sweet, but her words Are sweeter than aught else I've known, My soul yields its best unto her While here on my knees—if I'm wrong I wish I had thice wishes.” ‘Tis only in loving the one b toy —"* What would you wish for 7" Whose life is one sweet Easter song. Fixst roy I the candy [ could eat, all the marbles (?) I want, ARISTINE ANDERSON. and—and —and— (with effusion) more candy !" A CUTE GERMAN. ¢¢ AH! WOT ish mine old frendt Johann Strauss doing mit dot book ?” “Hist, Yacob! Oi were jist a-stoodyin’ dot Oirish brogué fer to git a place on dot police force, begorra!” A FRAUDULENT TRADE. WIHIAT schemes in some vocations lurk, Where men delight to cheat and rob! For instance, the house-builder’s work Is nothing but a put-up job. WESTERN PRECOCITY. Kansan —* Our girls mature much sooner than yours in the east.” Easterner —"Ves, \'ve heard they are very precocious. They vote before they put on trousers, don’t they ?” © IMPATIENCE. (The wrecked seamen are shoking dice to see which shall furnish provender Sor the other.) .—"" Tie shake, by all that's green! You had an ace full on fives an’ there's another jest like it." Jack —"* Say, Bill, let's take a bite out of each other afore we shake it off, T can't wait another minute.” SENTENCES PASSED BY THE JUDGE. THE standard measure is always personal property. A little rent in a reputation makes work for itching fingers. It is easier to transform a quality into a defect than a defect into a quality. There is no curse so great as the curse of a blessing perverted by one’s own hands. It is the third person who decides and regulates most important matters in this world. KATHRINE MY SCORE WAS O. SHE sent me an egg that was laid by 2 And, though painted as nice as could be, I'm sure that I cannot perceive what's the use Of recalling that game by the sea. PROVIDED FOR. Ske (looking at the apartments) there a shower-bath in the AT THE NEW HOME, House Mas. Wickwikk "Oh, Henry! And T told you so particularly before The janitor —" No, madam; but there is a nice roof, and our ¥°¥ Shose 4 house to be sure the chimneys didn’t smoke. Th : Ma. Wickwikk—" Well, this one doesn't. Come outside and see for New York weather does the rest. yourself.” comicbooks.com