Judge — September 26, 1896 — page 5: what you’re looking at

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

ITS MEANING. eeTFpUXBURY has two thousand odd in- habitants,” read Mr. Perkasie, when Mrs, Perkasie inter- |! rupted him with the comment, “That must be one of those New England towns where there are so many old maids.” IS THIS THE REASON? De Garry— “Although it was a “1 DON'T THINK. summer engage- ment, our love was as sublime as that of our first parents in the garden of Eden.” Merritt—" So that is why it could not survive the fall?” LITTLE TOMMY’S PREFERENCE. THINK sweet corn is very nice When steaming on my dinner-plate ; And then the string-beans, richly stewed All over, make me feel first-rate, I like the string-beans very much ; T like the corn that grows so tall. But all mixed up in succotash T like them just the best of all. HIS GREAT SERVICE. Diusty Rodes--""1 did the railroad a great serv- ice to-day.” Weary Walker— Stopped a train at a dangerous place?” Dhusty Rodes—" No, 1 signaled to the engineer that there was a man on the track and he slowed up.” Weary Walker—" Who was the man?” Dhusty Rodes—*\ was.” IMITATION IS THE SINCEREST FLATTERY—THE ARTIST AND THE MONKEY MODEL. NOT CUT OUT FOR A LAWYER. Mrs, WeLiMent (to youth/ul beggar)—"* Poor boy! You say you have no father or mother ?* YOUTHFUL BEGGAR (sobsing)—*"No'm. Me father died five years before I wuz born, an’ me mother couldn’t stan’ de shock an’ died jest a week after he did.” TIME TO STOP. Ss YOU men must really be careful and not run over people,” said the president of the surface-car line to his motormen. ‘They listened in respectful attention, and he continued, “Every person you kill is one less passenger to ride.” 6. comicbooks.com