Judge — September 15, 1894 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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THEN AND NOW. Nepiew—"T don't suppose you mind hearing a cannon go off, do you, uncle 2” mics = VetTeraN—''T should say not. Why, I've been where I've heard hundreds <I wasn’t so near to them as that, my son!’ ata time, but — Yy THE HEARTY LAUGH, BABY’S QUERY. : M1 LONG time ago, fa, far away, | . lover of my soul, : <3 A jovial man did dwell Let me to thy bosom fly "— fc; , & oer (The mother of my grandmother i ; . ; f ‘as young, and knew him well). Crooned a mother soft and low, fi Ifhy YM or A man who roared so rare a laugh, As a soothing lullaby. ? / i i Of rich and jocund tone, ‘That others laughed, to hear him laugh, ** T've seen a butterfly, mamma,” Who had not laughed alone. ‘The drowsy baby made reply, “ T caught one once a-skimming by ; . f ; The mother of my grandmother But tell me, what's er bosom-fly ?* NE ' ,_ (My grandam used to say), BRLLE R MAKEISON, 7 f Would laugh, remembering his laugh, i x id Until her dying day. \ ; ‘The mother of my mother, too, NEXT THING TO IT. i i z A Y Till her last year was spent, Spatts—" It is said that Queen \ fj Would shake her ample sides at thought : tae Of so much merriment. Christina of pain is the only sovereign \ = — who ever went up in a balloon.” . “Twas thus my mother caught the mood Bloobumper —""The prince of Of bygone days, and she Wales has come near it quite often. ” Hh i KY] With blithesome pleasure spoke of it : in \ \ “ales ‘And passed it on to me He has had many a high old time. f And I, when life was rather rough, Have thought of him and smiled, HAD CEASED TO DYE. i efi , Ml The story of whose ancient mirth Shall’hearten up my child, Georg ie— Mamma, there's a lady : i ; waiting to see you in the pastor: | ¢ Not learned, but wise—he faced his lot aa ae Mm eg ‘And laughed away its ill ; Mamma —" Who is it, love? f Nor life itself nor death itself Georgie —"1 don't know her That sturdy laugh could still. name, but she’s that lady with the Oh, blest be he whose ringing laugh i ie Goes echoing through the years, tortoise-shell hair.’ 2 With brave delight of humble hopes ‘And hearty scorn of fears! Dite-museum MANAGER—" Whew! What on ae cased Leceiigi. earth is that horrible smell?” Lecturer —** The india-rubber man fell against the red-hot stove, sir.” HE hair of a red-headed girl becomes transmuted to auburn or golden; but a red-headed boy remains red- headed as long as he lives. TIME NOT WASTED. Dashaway —" While on a vacation I have been trying to sail a boat.” Cleverton —* How did you get on?” Dashaway —“ Not very well with the boat, but 1 learned how to swim.” HAS THE PROOF. 1. COULDN'T FOOL THE OLD GENT. i : rinkins—* Do you think Exastes Turnpike, jR.—"*Say, dad, kin T go fishin’ en Do you think with Willie Ketchum ?” Lady Henry Somerset be- Exastus Turnpike, sx.—"* Fishin’, hey? I've got about __lieves all she says against in- eight loads er hay yer kin help me fish inter th’ barn, Haow ll temperance ?” thet suit yer?” ‘Limbkins —*She ougt Erastus Turnpike, yx. (seeeping) —“ Teacher sex PERCU Ss ne OUBDE “Spare th’ rod an’ spoil th’ child,” an’ I hain't hed a fisherod int; She is the owner of four- me hands fer two days, Boo-hoo-hoo !" 2. COULDN'T FOOL THE OLD GEN’ Erastus TURNPIKE, SR.—'* Yer college dude (crack!). yer 4 tho't yer old man wuzn't up on college sayin’s, didn't yer?” teen public houses.” (Crack! crack! crack Ny comicbooks.com