Judge — March 13, 1897 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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OVE AT FIRST SIGHT. “Is there any such thing as love at first sight?" Of course there is," Mrs. Malaprop said ; ** For I made up my mind at the very first glan Mr. M. was the man that I should wed. “ T saw him first at a masquerade ball And I just wish you'd seen him, he looked so Arrayed in the garbage of a monk.” NEUEN W. GRO esting, lovable country girls. they had their faults. and wanted to earn money, Now if they but looked about them a little they might have seen numerous portunities staring them in the face, neighbors. They were the housekeepers for their father, and as the family consisted of only their father, two brothers, an aged grandmother, three hired men, they of course had plenty of time on their hands, led a very different life from the city woman who lives in a flat and only one maid. Journal. AT AN EXHIBITION OF OLD MASTERS. Treas Hustryay— be pesky mean, Paper eri Say, ‘Mandy, them newspaper critics must I jest heerd thet feller over there say thet a news cracked thet big pictur’ up tew the sky.” “Tt is as she “that we have b over a new leaf “Yes,” said wood-pile now a to make into pay “Yes, get lots of faces We never shoul AN AGGRAVATING INVESTMENT. This message-boy, to please you all, Will do his very best your silver in his hand rest" ONT min Hat this is [T° You And he will do the (I've his costume now in my packing-trunk), THE GIRL IN THE COUNTRY. HEY were country girls—dear, sweet, inter- But, alas! They were discontented But they never even thought of any of the ways in which they might cater to the needs of their own Their golden opportunity of earning money, however, would have been wasted but for a timely article in the Vice Girls’ Own Polly's eyes were scanning the article again “And when summer comes,” said Polly hopefully, “ we can send flowers and fruit to our city friends, and nuts in the fall.” grandma's boots a grea pay the expressage on the things we send.” “ How thankful we ought to be to dear Miss Ruthmore for showing us how to earn money! | T must go on paying installments For a year to come on the ring. Suge ce fine, had op- and and has MARRIAGE EXPECTATIONS. Mrs. Ciicaco—" If I had known then what I know now I wouid never have married you.” Mr. Crtcaco (sarcastically)—"' Isn't your knowledge sufficient to entitle you toa divorce ?” Mrs Ciicaco—" That's the trouble. wouldn't permit me to get any alimony,” I didn't know your circumstances “Oh, Molly! here is something by Ash Ruthmore which is just what we need,” cried Polly, “It tells how country girls can earn money.” “Oh, how lovely!" said Molly; and the two heads bent together over the page. After they had read every precious word the two looked at each other.“ Now we can go to work and earn something.” said Molly. * But what shall we do?” asked Polly. “You can take the leaves off of your ivy geranium and sell them to the city florists.” "So I can," aid Polly; “and you know I always button grandma's boots for Well, hereafter I will charge her so much a button.” “But what shall I do?” asked Molly, “7 have no special gift that I know of.”* “Why, Molly, how stupid you are!" and Polly opened her eyes in astonishment. “Don’t you know that your face is always perfectly clean? You have a positive genius for keep- ing it so. You could get faces to wash.” Molly's clean face bright ened at the suggestion. “I never thought of that, but I can do it Why, I know lots of folks who, I should think, would be glad to pay me well for keeping their faces clean.” her. says," she remarked at length; been very selfish, We must turn 1 Molly. “Let us go out to the and see if we can find some sticks per-knives.’ many times, and if 1 to wash, we will earn enough to id have known but for her.” d much she broke the engagement the worst of the thing We suggest a looking-glass for correct sight to the scorcher who will persistently use the curved back. comicbooks.com