Judge — December 9, 1893 — page 34: what you’re looking at

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MARKED. +¢ LTE WAS wonderfully careful in fixing himself up before he called on Miss Lordly, Christmas day.” “Why didn't he do as the store-keepers do—display the sign ‘ Holiday presence *?” AN EXPERT. Little Johnnie—"Do you think I would have any luck if you took me shooting with you, dad?” Brown—"You should, my boy. You are always poaching on your mother’s preserves. LITTLE HE KNEW. Brown (to his wife)—"If Thad the money I'd buy one of those overcoats I saw marked so cheap.” Little Johnnie (speaking up)—" If you really need a coat, pa, why don’t you ask Santa Claus for it?” TING THE PULL ON HIM. Moses—"*If you don’d got avay mit your noise from mine shdore I gomes ofer dere unt bulls your nose.” Biuty Jackson—"'Yah! I needn't come over ihere to pull yours, Moses. 1 kin pull it from here.” IT ANSWERS AS WELL, ‘+ BOSTON girls never hang up their stockings on Christmas eve," an- nounced Kittish, “Don't they?” replied Miss Giddey in deep surprise. “No; they suspend their hose.” FROM MY MOTHER-IN-LAW. GME gave mea coat that was lined with fur, Ash up and a beautiful vest, . too, I received from her, But never yet has she given me rest. HIS EXCUSE. CEYOU expect me to laugh at that vo we Christmas joke? Why, it’s as old DID YOU EVER as Joe Miller.” congratulate yourself on the tact you have a . displayed in getting in without wakin; —and then step on a tack? “Yes, but so is Christmas. your sile—" ss ° comicbooks.com