Judge — April 25, 1896 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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280 Tom “And what did he say REALLY Jack =" T asked the old man for a raise of my salary yesterday, and referred to the fact that my hair had turned gray while I have been working for him.” M r Jack —"' Ile gave me a bottle of his own hair-tonic.”” “WHY ?” SHE ASKED. habit of asking * Why every statement I make. Now won't you try to break your- self of the habit?” Mrs, Bhobumper— “Why, cert ove. I'm sure I didn't know Idid. I'll inly try to break myself you suggest. But why ? THE MEDICAL AN- NEX. ee Now: Mrs. Yates,” said the professor, bringing his eyes to a focus on the at- tentive upturned face before him, “ what is the difference between dilated and dilat- able?” Mrs, Yates paused a mo- ment in deliberation. Then 1. NOW McMAN Mus, McManus —"* Phwat di Mk. McManus —" He to back an’ Oi would be all roight in Nurse— “In A BAD BREAK. sir, = QUITE PROPER. Prisonex—" I hope yer honer will be lenient wit’ me, fer Iam a poet.” th say?" J me to put plasther on me a day or two. Hum—ever publish any poems ?” —'* Oh, yes, si * Six months.” 3 lots of ‘em,” she raised her eyes and an- swered cordially, “Dilated and dilatable? Yes, s “Well, what is the dif- ference?” “The difference?” re- plied Mrs. Yates.“ Dilated and dilatable?” “Don’t you thin! the professor in his most su sive and explanatory tone, “th dilated is sir." assented Mrs. * Dilated is on.” Hy Yates. “¢ mean to say, dilat- ed "— “Of course,” interposed the professor, “you must know that dilated is what has had “— sir; yes, sir.” «An increase “—— ‘ome. Ruthie, it’s bed-time. rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wi: Roritte —"* Is that so? Exactly; in its natural siz ‘Early to bed and early to * you know.” Well, I refuse to be manish,” Dilated is what has had an increase!” natural “Yes, sir. Now, what is dilat- able ? “Yes, sir, There is a difference between dilated and dilatable.” “ Assuredly. What is the difference ?” “"Um—hum. The dif- ference, of course “Don't you think that dilatable is "— "Yes, sir! is suscepti« “Yes, sir, Dilatable is what is susceptible.”* “Of being dilated ?” “ Of being di- lated! That's just what I meant to say." And Mrs, Yates produced a voluminous note-book and proceeded to add thereto several pages of interesting data. Yes, sir. 2, HOW McMAN Mus, McManus (one hour later)—"* McC TOOK HIS M Binnis, the con- tractor, towld me if wan hodful wasn’t enough I could get more.” comicbooks.com