Judge — February 16, 1895 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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

GS ge 66 YA-AS, Isrul, that don’t study allus comes t’ some bad end,” said Grandpop Ketchum, as he removed : . the handkerchief from his face and gazed at the ceiling, after his afternoon nap on the sofa. “Thar wuz Jabez Powers. He an’ I wuz boys together. I allus uster go t’ school an’ stan’ at th’ head uv my class; but Jabez had th’ reg’lar ole Satan in him, an’ uster play hookey an’ go huntin’ an’ fishin’; an’ wen he wuz sixteen years old he uster play poker nights daown t’ th’ tavern, w’en his father thought he wuz abed, an’ mos'ly win too; an’ Sundays he'd walk right by th’ church with his hat on th’ back uv his head, whis'lin’ an’ smokin’ a big black cigar. He wuz a bad boy; an’ fin'ly he run fer constable on th’ s'loon ticket, an’ got ‘lected too. I wuz th’ candidate agin him. An’ he kep’ gittin’ wuss, an’ got ‘lected t' th’ legislatur’, an’ after that t’ congress, whar he wuz so sassy an’ impident he got t’ be speaker, an’ fin'ly he ended up by bein’ a United States senator. But jes’ see how he endid, Isrul. Jes’ see th’ sinner’s end. He drapped dead right on th’ street, fer lack uv breath, an’ only eighty-four years old at th’ time. “Take warnin’, Isrul, an’ jes’ step over t’ th’ grocer’s an’ ask him if he'll “ trust yer poor ole gran‘pop fer a plug 0° terbacker.” “Well, let's spit at a crack for the pot.” WHAM CVINNAN bing Wty | Ni THE LATEST BOYCOTT. att i HA CU “«MPR-JONSING, I hear dat dere Wu ti is a tie-up on de course ob Ah your love-affairs.”" Wi “Yessir; I got fatigued wid buyin’ dat gal ice-cream an’ san’- wiches an’ tole her if she didn’ marry me I would strike.” “Wot did she say to dat?” “Said she could fill my place wid a non-union man.” “ Dat was fust-rate. W'ot did yo" say?" “TL tole her, ya, ya, dat she needn't git no milingterry to keep me away frum de deepo."” Each got four aces now?” GEOGRAPHICAL, Ske —“Have you ever been through algebra?” . He—"Yes, but it was in the night and I didn’t see much of the place.” HIS SCHEME WORKED TWO WAYS. With satisfaction Mr. Scoots looks upon his . first messenger announcing to the world the success And soon after Mr. Scoots sends out a second And one day the sandwich men met and traveled fee eeernne: messenger. . together. Mr. Scoots has made an assignment. comicbooks.com