Judge — January 11, 1896 — page 7: what you’re looking at

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CAUSE AND EFFECT; OR, THE BRINDLE HOG GETS INTO TROUBLE. PRECOCITY. : P a THERE HAD BEEN. Rete ; \ i ; ss] THOUGHT there ss JABDER'S son, they [oureeacace okie i gS) 7 { between you and Miss when only two weeks Gua: Oe ee nothing. The -) ow oh Hi “ Well, some folks re- bible says Job cursed the > : «7 © ic pa on way Teall day he was born.” P I\Kh, “ = it a battle myself. HER OBJECTION. ! ers HO is to believe the ; oh confession of a man ___ The friend—" There : when he confesses to hav- is a chance of your bus- ‘ band becoming poet-lau- Se reate, Mrs. Lines. Mrs, Lines—"Oh, dear me! 1 hope not. Dear Charles would look so hideous in a laurel-wreath.”” ssDAPA," asked Edith, punching her father vigorously in the stomach, “why don’t you squeak?” REVEREND MOAKLEY MCKOON INQUIRES. 6+ J)OES any one in dis hyer congregashun know a Mistah Pott?” No one responded. “Has any one in dis hyer congregashun heered tell ob a Mistah Pott?” All were silent. “Dat is mighty funny,” said the Reverend McKoon. Las’ Sunday I remarked dat Brudder Jinseng Jarvis had a new watch; but I said nuffin’, but kep’ a-tinkin’, Den I heered Brudder Stillwell Jackson say dat he got dat watch ob a Jack Pott. Day befo’ toe-morrer was a Tuesday week Brudder Slammer cum intoe town drivin’ a gray hoss, an’ Brudder Anxiety Andrews said he got dat hoss ob a Jack Pott. Since dat time a young brudder has worn a yamethyst ring as big as fo'r cents’ wort’ ob cheese, an’ dey claim dat a Jack Pott donated dat, not toe men- shun Brudder Soapstorie’s co'n-colored neck-tie or de janitor’s new shiny rubbers. Now ef dere is any beneficious an’ charitybobble pusson supplyin' dis chu’ch I wud like toe get acquainted wid him an‘ ask him fo’ a bracer on de chu’ch debt an’ yo'r pastor's celery. Ef F any one knows dat Jack Pott let him stan’ up.” HE PROTESTED, TOO) MUCH A sickly smile was on many dark faces, but they were not going to expose their know!- Grorcr WasiincTON Jones (aged five)—"t Mamma, . y z 1 fink etbdy a bees it se fam’ bathe gasn't men ni edge of the term; so they studiously regarded a large blue-bottle fly which sounded under have no idea who it was, but it wasn't me I wouldn't do the ventilator like a train of cars going into a tunnel. such a fing —it wasn't me, I fink it may have been ze cat, “De quire will now file intoe deir places an’ stop swappin’ gum-drops while I remarks His uovee—""Good gracious, child! don't say any dat Thope T has heered de las’ ob dat disteputashunable pusson, Mr. Jack Pott. Ef I does, more. You ought to have been born a woman.” mah cheerful chumps, I'm gwine toe taik a han’ mahse’f.” Act, woRDEN,