Judge — April 29, 1893 — page 4: what you’re looking at

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JUDGE HANDICAPPED. oe Your new-born son is tongue- tied,” said the physician to the pugilist. “What have I done to deserve this?" cried the strong man in an agony of desperation. He had intended his boy to follow his own pro- fession. INDICATION OF SPRING. THE PRETTIEST HAT—The one your sweetheart wears, if it is Mr. SHoRTNoBs—" nothing but a sun-bonnet. A NICE, UNSELFISH GIRL. T WAS the same old series of sensations. He had proposed to her and had been rejected. Alll of this had happened fully a month before and he still hung around where she was. Of course he ought, in all decency, to have withdrawn immedi- ately from her society, to peting the ends of the earth if —— These children are entirely — need be. He was determined to do so some day, soon. But in the meantime he kept putting it off. And she—well, every girl knows that the man who will do most for her in the way of little attentions and escort duties is the man who loves her, but whom she has refused. He is bound in sheer self-respect to show the girl that her attitude to him makes no difference in his to her. She must see that he is above all resentment and is a noble enough fellow to be as good to her as if she had never said no. So she let him dangle around, making things pleasant for her in their mutual circle, and, as usual, he presently became necessary to her comfort. But that sort of platonic arrangement cannot last very long, and to-night he had broken bounds. Before she could free herself he had kissed her once, twice, thrice! She had been virtuously indignant and, facing him with blazing eyes, had flung broken promises in his face, He had retorted with charges of cold-blooded heartlessness and so on. Finally he reiterated a previous determination to go to the devil—and she, in wrathful haste, applauded his resolve. Then he kissed her again, fiercely. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. SYMPATHIZED WITH HIM. CARRAWAY had eloped with Mrs. Buster, but later he repented and went like a man to Buster to apologize. “I'm awfully sorry, Buster,” said he. “That's all right,” said Buster. “1 knew you would be. I've eloped with Mrs. B. myself.” AFTER THE HONEYMOON. She (sweetly) —" What would living be without me?” He (gloomily)—" Cheaper.” “You needn't min he added gloomil: going out west to-morrow and I shall stay there forever.” She raised her eyes, still wet with angry tears. “Going aw: faltered, as a vista of an attentionless and escort- less future opened out be- fore her. “Yes!” sternl; “Don't go!” with a sudden pleading look. “What do you care?” angrily turning upon her. “You as much as told me to go to the devil a mo- ment ago.” SQUELCHED. tearfully, “but can't you Cuarry. ‘eally believe I will study languages, doncherknow.” do it here in New York?” Miss James —“* low perfectly delightful ! You will commence with English, of course?" “Yes,” she admitted BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. A great opening for a pie bak- MADGE ROBERTSON. ETY. comicbooks.com