Judge — October 29, 1892 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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THE ADMISSION OF LOVE. ;. N THE hammock they were sitting, On the hills the sun's last glow ; But they did not count the moments, Or see the daylight go. They did not note the shadows, Or watch the sun go down; They only saw each other— The blue eyes and the brown, ‘Tho’ each heart was filled with some- And above the stars were shining thing, As soft eyes in Night's sweet face, On their lips were common things, While the moon peeped out from un- And they did not see, unbidden, der Love resting on his wings. A woven cloud of lace. While talking in low murmurs When Love knocked at the doorway ‘They saw not Love fly down ; And laid his burden down They only saw each other— A startled look passed over The blue eyes and the brown, ‘The blue eyes and the brown. And they heard a sad voice asking If they could but give him rest, While with eager, plaintive accents Love nearer to them pressed, Two hearts’ doors were thrown open, Love shyly nestled down, For joy alone was filling The blue eyes and the brown. ane NOT RARE. oe Is GALLSY the novelist a man of mental bal- ance?” “No. He can't that out. cs aS A SUGGESTIVE SIGN IN CENTRAL PARK. Perhaps this sketch will aid to unravel the Darwin mystery. Tomdtk of the sleeping-car ought to give hima wide berth.” A LONG-FELT WANT. Warxers—"' I have yere the greatest patent o' the age. Yer take poem dat three editors has soiled, dip it in de can o' compound, an’ it looks jest like new.” Porr—" Give me ten cans.” JUDGE (a Core a HE WAS NEAR-SIGHTED. Propriztor—"' Here! what do you mean by eating up all of my pies when you haven't a cent?” Maxy Swo: was ‘ free lunch. .ERS—""'Skuse me, pard; but I'm near- sighted, an’ thought it write up anything without overdrawing his account.” LITTLE JOHNNIE ON THE CAT. A CAT has four legs, except the one I saw at the dime-museum, Some are so homely that I don't see what their owners were about when they selected the ones that weren't to be drowned. I wouldn't keep a cat around the house only my dog seems to like one to play with, Ma says a cat is company. All I know is that ours seems to have plenty of company on the back fence. caught so many mice in the trap as since we had the cat. Teacher said the ancients used to worship old cats, and she kept me in because I asked her if she wasn’t sorry she didn’t live in those days. This is what I know about a cat. What I don’t know is when she is going to scratch, but I soon find We never IT WOULD BE SUITABLE. Hojack—"1 should think people would avoid Mr. Barlow. He's so very big he makes me uncomfortable to look at.” Everybody might not avoid him, but when he travels I should think the conductor A SECRET OF THE TOILET. Ms, Onrtry—"'Yo" gre't lazy coon! Why didn’ yo’ clean dat lamp- chimbly ?* Miss Orriey—"* Doan’ be so ha’sh, mammy, I'm gwine t’ d’ cahpet-beatahs’ Fcepshun t'-night, en’ I wants dat yer lamp-brack t’ powdah mah face wil.” comicbooks.com