Judge — October 10, 1896 — page 5: what you’re looking at

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

Mudge ECHOES. LONE in the dusk I can hear a replying, When low swings the bat and the white ow! is flying. All day ‘tis a laugh my love gives to my sighing ; Alone in the dusk I can hear a replying. nae COULDN'T RETURN WITHOUT THEM, Father—"\ had no idea your summer trip would cost so much.” Daughter— What could you expect? You sent me to a wilderness, so I was obliged to buy my own engagement-rings.” AGAINST HIS CONVICTIONS. Citisen—" There's plenty of work for an able- bodied man to do. Why don't you apply for position as a sandwich-man?” Tramp —"\W’s agin me convic- tions, De newspaper is de on'y adver- tisin’ medium.” GROUND FOR DIVORCE. S4QN WHAT ground does Mr. Ricketts base his application for divorce?” “ His wife insisted upon his lacing up her bicycle leggings.” AVAILABLE EITHER WAY, MODESTY Heten—"* He is extremely reticent about his family.” + *GENERAL,” said the spokesman Hex rroruer—"* Hum—must be a good man of bad i family or a bad man of good family. You had best encour- of the bevy of ladies who had age him.” just been introduced to the distinguish- eaving. ed military man, “we consider it a Pat" Phwat are yez lookin’ fer, great honor to meet one who did so much for his country in the great rebellion.” Mike (lighting the third match): * “Ladies,” the: adres whak | aid was ing. I—er—was but a very small patch _dhropped a match here, an’ it's thot hard toimes are Ladies.” the general bowed, “ what I did was nothing er—was but a very pa cropped s fasteh bere an) ts tht hard tole are on the seat of the war. hunt fer it.” Jehu Barker of Plug Crossing orders his first “rum-omelet. A twenty-six-years’ growth of whiskers “* Say, you smart Aleck ! you kin have this here hell- gone up in smoke, fire an! brimstone, quick.” Aleck ! A local item from the Plug Crossing Advocat. T'm goin’ t’ git out o' here pretty dan the next morning. comicbooks.com