Judge — June 13, 1891 — page 5: what you’re looking at

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A COMPOSITE CREATURE, S BORN to the purple and ermine, She reigned from October till May At dinner, reception or german ‘Men bowed ‘neath the spell of her sway. Her realm was within the four hundred, And would have triumphantly closed Mad it not been alloyed by the one dread Of being deposed. But sunshine is fringed with a shadow ; The nizht closely follows the day ; ‘Twere folly in her El Dorado To rcign with none nigh to obey. For now, with the coming of summer, And under a new régime, Her recreant suitors turn from her Like those of a dream. From the turmoil and heat of the city The tide of society flows, And then—it seems almost a pity— The daisy replaces the rose. Another will claim our devotion, Our hearts and our footsteps incline To seck at the mountain or ocean The summer girl's shrine. pie oe CONSOLATION. yet, by a wise dispensation, BLIND ata: Can you help a poor man in distress 7” re en Ropar tml: Coux—** Distress! “Mine frent, you vas in gread luck. Your legs vas look v : like a dollar-mark.” ‘The girls are the same. RD. CURTISS, AN UNCONFIRMED RETORT. 66 WIT like Gilbert can make capital out of commonplaces,” said Hicks. “Once when Burnand ‘said to him in a satirical tone of voice,‘ You are enormously clever, are you not?’ Gilbert replied, * Quite so!" i He yah oN A GREAT EVENT. in aM | ++ BOSTON is noted for many great events in the history if ey : of the country,” said Bagley proudly to a newly- arrived Englishman, “Ya-as; I was reading only yesterday that a man was arrested there for kissing his wif fi A SHREWD MAN. Doctor How is it that you can afford to go abtoad for the summ Doctor B.—"Oh, | advise all my patients to go to the various spas, and then I go over myself and make expense: KNEW HIMSELF. Cleverton —* Wall, old man, where do you expect to pass the summer?" Dashaway (sorrowfullyy—" Walking back from the race- track.” AN EARLY MORNING EPISODE. Peddler — Madam, how would you like to look at a nice pair of suspenders to surprise your husband with?” Lady—* What he wants is a collar and chain.” ANOTHER KIND OF LACE. Mrs, Frttis—"*Oh, John! { want you to let me have twenty dollars this morning. ‘Tape & ‘Threads are offering extraordinary inducements in their lace department. Mr. Fritts—* Twenty dollars! Lace department be blowed! Why, I can get a good pair of shoe-laces anywhere for five cents !" THE OLD HABIT CLUNG, . *(CCHOLLIE can't get over his old dry-goods habits now that he’s in real estate.” “ What has he done now? old a man a house the other day and asked him if he wanted it THAT’S WHY. Tillinghast —" \ battle always reminds me of the capital of Poland, Winebiddle— Why Tillinghast —"\t is war, sah.” IT NEEDED TO BE LARGE. Cumso —"\ want a hat; size fourteen.” Clerk —"“A hat size fourteen! Perhaps you mean a collar?" THE LEADER OF THE PAIR. Cumso—"\ think 1 know what T want. Graton (to Baboony, with big dog) —'* | cawn't see why you go ‘wound with that monstwous beast.” ‘The hat is for a college-graduate.”” Bawooxy —"‘I don’t, deah boy ; he goes ‘wound with me.” comicbooks.com