Judge — August 19, 1893 — page 6: what you’re looking at

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FLOATS AND SOAKS. SsrTHt— That's easily remedied. We'll just empty these bottles, then put the corks back in them and use them, cHEY—" It's th’ new roof yez hov?” Mrs. Facin—'It is. Th’ ould umbrilly kep’ all th’ loight aff me apples, so Oi borry’d th’ Joan av a hammick.” HIER heart was a clock, and it ticked in time To her thoughts that flowed as a running rhyme— Tick-tock, tick-tock, and tick! And I wondered much if that time was slow With the grief of life or the pain of woe— Tick-tock, tick-tock, and tick ! THE ALARM-CLOCK. What sort of a clock was the maiden's heart? Was it going fast at youth's happy start? Tick-tock, tick-tock, and tick! Did its love swing onward in gladsome ways, Or its works run down with a long cight days? Tick-tock, tick-tock, and tick ! So I watched her face through our idle talk Till, listen ! a step on the garden-walk— Click! went the gate, and click! And Love's alarm.clock went off to tell ‘That a certain hour was known full well— ‘Tick! went her heart, and tick! — xorrw Livincstow ceany. - MM But Jones and Smith failed to catch any fish just the same—or if they did catch any they don't know it. MIXED. CLaverry (of Westchester)—"' N’ Yark do be growin’ fast, Honorah.”” Mrs, CLAveRtY (not particularly interested) —"Is thot so?” thot a County Kerry man named Me? nin’ tings in th’ foor- hundredth war-rd. AN INHERITANCE. 66 \JHERE did Blood get the title of colonel ?” “Oh, his father was a major, you know.” PATIENT. Todd—" 1 was down on the beach the other day behind a big rock with a pretty girl, I was just about to put my arms around her and kiss her when, by Jove, old man! suddenly three other girls walked right in on us.”” Dodd —""Too bad! What did they do—any- thing?" Todid (complacently) —" Oh, yes; they waited.” ANSWERED. Brown—* How often have I told you not to play ball in the house ?” Johnny—* conductor?" ON THE ELECTRIC MOTOR, BROOKLYN. Passexcer—'* What made the car jolt so violently just now, you've caught me at it.” Conpuctor—" Oh, nothing much, Boy on the track, I believe.” comicbooks.com