Judge — April 24, 1897 — page 7: what you’re looking at

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Suage EVENING CONVERSATION. Mrs. Hohmboddie— The ladies of the woman's plat- form club called on me to-day. They asked me to join.” Mr. Hohmboddie—* Well, why don’t you?" Mrs. Hohmboddie—\ thought you did not approve of women’s clubs.” Mr. Hohmboddie—* Certainly, 1 approve of them, for the women who belong to them. Go ahead and join.” Mrs. Hokmboddie—"Do you mean that you are quite, guite willing? Mr. Hohmboddie—" Willing? 1am anxious. 1 think it is just what you want.” Mrs. Hokmboddie (slowly)—" Oh, 1 don’t—think—I want it at all, dear, now!” Mr. Hohinboddie—" Well, why 2” Mrs. Hohmboddie— Because you're so reasonable about it. I was sure you'd object, and then I would have felt that I must join, if only to show you that I could not allow you to be tyrannical. The ladies told me that I must assert my rights. It will be such fun to tell them that I déd assert them—that my husband insisted I should join the club and I just wouldn't.” ““WITH A HEAVY STEP REGINALD WANDERED HOMEWARD.” ASTERS, AT FASTER-TIDE they star the earth, Rare, dainty asters China ; ‘Though not a state once owned their ,, birth From Maine to Carolina. z But in a common rag-weed lot Jf mers Crops out my pet disaster, i é j Without a penny in the slot in ay : Up pops a poetaster. re M, : 3 NOT PERSONALLY APPREIENSIVE, NRLLIK LA RUE BROWN. Par (falling doen the quarry-shaft)— “* Blame th’ loock! Oi hov me new watch in ENGLISH AS SHE IS | De TANEN ime hip-pocket thot Oi won at th’ raffle.” TAUGHT. ¢ . hee Sy am ! \ VERY REGULAR. Jullo, Pat! An’ ain't + ‘ \ ‘ gf 2 ! f oe UY don't you go to church to-day, To hear the sermon, praise and pray? Though I don’t want to be severe, . Sitar That you're a sinner much I fear.” wurk Hee th’ city.’ 3 . = ‘a I'm a regular church-goer, dear— Pat— Oi did us't. = 7 On Easter Sunday, once a year.” Mike—* Oi tho't yez us't.” = QA ; A JOKE ON THE DENTIST. TO BE SURE! ‘ Mrs, McLubberty—" How did yez git Mrs. Peck—*“ Here's a law- R S along wid th’ dintist, Murty?” suit in Kentucky because a man N McLubberty —" Shure, he moighty refused to pay for burying his wife. near kilt me, so he did; but, bedad! Oi She didn’t live with him. If that A DREADFUL MISTAKE. hov th’ laugh on him all th’ same.” : 2 Jacoss (who is visiting Levenkeimer)—" You haf an exdra goodt Mrs. McLubberty— \s thot so?” Henry Peck—"'\ don't see as it fire-debartment here, Frendt Isaac.” McLubberty —“ Vis. Begorra! he was so queer, Nancy, Why should Levenneinen (slemniy)—"" it vas der greadest misdaks obf mein Sutted th’ wrong toot’.” 2 bury his wife if she life Vhen I logated here. I vouldn’t haf gome only for Milchheimer a man want to bury b He toldt me dere vas only dwo fire-engines in der blace, und von ohf didn’t live with him? der dwo vas blayed oudt.”” isn't the queerest case Mu nA r | 3 A COLD WAVE. Many drivers had waved at little Freddie to stop hooking on behind with ; However, the wave that he got from this particular cart did effectually his express-wagon, but they met with poor success. dampen his ardor, comicbooks.com|