Judge — February 17, 1894 — page 10: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

TO MARGARET. HEN I was as old as you— Years ago—oh, true-love mine, Never did I fail to do Honor to Saint Valentine. So he learned to know me well ; Long I worshiped at his shrine ; Tut for years he would not tell Who should be my valentine. ” When I found her, what do you Think she gave me for a sign? Faith, she hissed me! and T knew She would be my valentine You have kissed me too, my dear. T have felt your soft arms twine *Round my neck while love drew near, Oh, my little valentine. So I send you, from the south, Countless kisses, sweet as wine, Which shall seek the rosebud mouth Of my darling valentine. A POSSIBLE CALAMITY. CLeK—" The insurance insbecdor vos in here to-day, und be says if ve don'd ‘And a smile like those that shine ™ofe der oil dank in der cellar fordy feet from der boiler be gancels der bolic Rawowsky —"* Dose insurance fellers vos enough to drife a poysen grazy. If Ta your eyes, sometiones—I miss dey keep on being so bardicular ve'll hafe to hafe a failure insteadt of our annual Those sweet smiles, my valentine. fire-sale at half brice Send me, in return, your kiss, If Thave your fond caress— CAN'T HIT A If to me your heart incline, Still, as in the past, T guess T may claim ove valentine I shall hope no time will come When I must that kiss resign, Even though, some day, you're some Other fellow’s valentine. PRANK RO BATCHELDER, Ship-captain (just from Rio)—" 10. 1 S “IMITATION IS NOT ALWAYS THE SINCEREST FLATTERY.” isn’t a barn-door in Rio that has been hit.” Dinkelspiel the hair-dresser leaves little Otto in charge of the shop while he goes visiting. SHADES OF DIFFERENCE. *6D)AWSON read an essay on your writings at the authors’ club last night.” “What was the nature of it?" “ Resemblances and differences between you and Tolstoi.” “Bring them out plainly?” “Yes. He said that both of you offered your works to pub- lishers free, but that Tolstot’s were accepted.” WENT TO HER HEART. Cobble —* Have you heard how Griggson captured the Cincinnati heiress?" Stone—" No, Do tell me.” Cobble —" He sent her a valen- tine the exact shape of a ham.” A NATURAL QUESTION. Miss Autumn —" \sn't this a pretty valentine I got ? Miss Caustiqgue —“ Yes, very. What year did you receive it?” BARN-DOOR. Reporter—" What do you think of the aim of the rebels in Brazil?" I think it’s pretty bad. Why, there comicbooks.com