Judge — June 6, 1891 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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

A GAME OF CARDS. WAS cards they were playing — A game for fun ; And he had been saying “* What's trump, sweet one?” I know not,” with blushing ‘The maiden said, With thoughts of love rushing Through her blonde head. “Then diamonds I'll make it — “* Hearts is my choice, sir.” So play with care.” “So let it be; “But I will not take it,” The hearts of the players — Quoth maiden fair. Of you and me. “What, diamonds refusing? And let us cease playing A woman too! This game for fun.” “* Who beat?” she is saying. ** Each one won one.” LENA GILBERT FORD. Well, this és confusing. What wid suit you?" Arcadyrs om vacrnses AN UNINTENTIONAL VERIFICATION. (Soliloguisi tare, my good people, stare! You un- tid doubtedly see something worth looking at.” THE PINK OF POLITENESS. WO elderly married people in a railway train. “ Now, Mr. Jacobs, don’t be so selfish; let me have a squint at the newspaper.” “Yes, dear; as soon as we reach the next tunnel.”” FANCIED SECURITY. WIEN there's a thing that we have done We wish not to have noised about It's sure to be so by the one Who had no way of finding out. A DEAD TOWN. winter, I believe. A He—" You were in Europe las severe season in the north, wasn't it She (Chicagoensis) —" Yes, indeed.” He—"There was a great rush of Americans to Rome, 1 understand She—"Yes; but pa says they'll never get up a boom there.” EFFICIENT. She—" What do you do when you want to kill time?” He—*1 get one of the conservatory pupils to play Wagner for me.” ON A CASH BASIS. Country EpIrox —"' Mr, Squash, I can’t take your subscription out in garden- truck any more.” FARMER SQUASH — at the reg'lar market price I right, Mr. Editor; I'm parfec'ly willin’ to sell it to you HOW HE ESCAPED. 4] T'S a good thing for you you robbed the poor-box,” said the head imp to the newly-arrived spook. “Why so?” asked the burglarious spirit. “You proved yourself too mean for hades. Even the boss draws the line there.” AN IMPOSSIBLE FEAT. ‘irst girl—" Don't you ever cry when you go to the theatre Second girl—'No; V'm not so easily affected as that.” First girl—V'm afraid you are hard-hearted.” Second girl—"No; it isn’t that, But I could never cry and chew gum at the same time.” TWO KINDS OF WISDOM. Sam— What's the difference between Talmage and a well-known after- dinner speaker?" . Jones —* Give it up.” ‘Sam—*The one speaks in the pulpit and the other in Depew.” Sareea So eave —~ THE VALUE OF COSMETICS. ta creamy complexion Lily White has ; and when you take the top of it off it becomes skim-milky.” comicbooks; 2A Da.