Judge — January 30, 1892 — page 6: what you’re looking at

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

74 NECESSITY THE MOTHER OF INVENTION ; OR, THE PERILS OF MUD-ROAD NAVIGATION IN ‘THE WEST. A DISCIPLE OF IZAAK WALTON. (By the book.) E WAS of meditative turn, and loved to hie unto a quiet stream in the conventional cool and sequestered glade and dangle a line all day long. That he never brought any fish home was rather a matter of wonder, for others came well laden from various parts of the same stream, and many pitying remarks were made upon his poor luck by the neigh- bors, who were devoted baiters of the fry. At last the secret was revealed. A bare-footed, wild-eyed boy rushed into the house next to his one night and shouted : “What d’ye think? That infernal old book-worm was a-fishin’ to-day, as usual, with one hand and his nose poked into a book. I saw his line twitch, and I'm blamed if he didn’t say in a real disgusted tone, “Now see here; can’t you fish let a fellow alone and not come pesterin’ around his hook when he's inter- ested in readin’ about the right way to throw a line?” THE LIKELIHOOD OF IT. Layman—*Is this brand of cigarettes named after you?" Dude—"Ya-as. Cawn't you see that it is, don- cher know?" Layman—"Yes; but I thought you might have been named after it.” THE SALT OF THE EARTH. OUTSIDE THE GATE. First shade—* Do you expect to get in- side?” Second shade (a journalist on earth) —"* Yes ; come on. I've got a pass for two.” A WINTER FOOL. HERE rests in peace a child of fate; Don't idly pass him, stranger. In life one day he tried to skate ‘Too near the sign marked ‘' Danger.” THE MILITARY FEATURE. Gordon —" Will there be any army manceu- vres at the world’s fair?” Maxwell —"No; but during the exposition the meetings of the board of commissioners will be open to the public.” ELECTRIC SPARKS. A FORE-AND-AFTER, comicbooks.com