Judge — May 7, 1892 — page 7: what you’re looking at

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‘The mother coming from her bath saw baby vanish so And said, quite calmly, ** Never mind ; “twas but a girl, you know.” So in the sun she dried herself, for JUDGE IN DARKEST FIJI. (JHERE was a Fiji baby with a skin as soft as silk Who'd never tasted anything but purest, whitest milk— Though she was so black and shiny that surely you would think She had gained her charcoal color by a diet of black ink. The Fiji baby's mother laid her on the river's brinl Where a crocodile was hiding with his jaws stretched for a drink, "Twas a swiftly-flowing current, and while swimming she went in ‘The reptile ate the baby with the shining satin skin. For girls don’t count in Fiji, but they gloty in a son; So she went her way rejoicing, to seek her small black one. ‘And she prayed a Fiji prayer and she if OTHERWISE BLIND. towels there are rare, sang a Fiji hymn " i i 2 ; : Remarking, ‘Had it been my son, When she found that nothing dreadful Mrs, Waynack—"' Here, mister; I haven't got anything smaller 'n ten x e ‘ cents, an’ I want tew give yew'a nickel. Jest yew give me a nickel change.” how hard he'd be to spare ! had been happening to him. Tena anne Conte irene dee Sed Hated KITCHEN NOT ON SPEAKING TERMS. Briggs —" What is the trouble with Miss Pinkerly and her sister? I hear that they don’t speak.” Griggs—" No. They very foolishly joined the same church.” Domestic — Plaze, mum, V'd like to hov a looki Mistress (a practical housewife) —" Keep the tinware well scoured, Mary, and you won't need one.” nine Ege NARNING. - DOING WELL. RIEND (fo Timid }—"* What's them flags for?” 1 Mr. Tiip—"* That's a danger-signal my son Tommy has run up. When, MRS. Kincly—*'I hear that your husband goes to prayer-meeting every the old lady is on the war-path, he lets me know that way. You see I forgot to Friday night now. Mowis he getting on? send up some sugar this morning. Pretty soon she'll take her afternoon nap. Mrs. Binco—''I heard him say last night in his sleep that he was ahead Then Tommy ‘Il hoist the fair-weather flag, and we can go in with safety. See?” of the game. STRAWBERRIES. ‘aes HETHER fixed up or just as CORRECT. they grow, There's no fruit of which I'm more fon For the one only kind I can't go, I find, is the strawberry blonde. A DELICATE QUES- TION. Polly —" Dolly, 1. want to ask you a delicate question.” Dolly—" Well?” Polly —*Jack Harding is my fiancé, you know.” Dolly — Well?” Polly —“Do you think it would be unmaidenly for me to ask him to ask me to fix the “THE OLD SPRING COMBINATION. School - teacher — "" Teddy, what is one of the most impor- tant duties of the governor of a state?” Teddy (who reads the news- papers)—"To run for president, ‘ma’‘am.” AT THE PLAY. Miss Eva —"What an ex- traordinary mouth the comedian has! Don't you think it’s made up?’ Mr; Smith (who knows him off the stage) “No; that’s his day?” “* Here we are again I regular mouth. comicbooks.com