Judge — May 22, 1897 — page 5: what you’re looking at

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uae EVENING CONVERSATION. STANKWS a Mrs. Hohmboddie—" Oh, you've come at )." last. I thought you never would get here.” ? Mr. Hohmboddie—“ Why, has anything happened?” Mrs. Hohmboddie—" Some things have. Dora's twins are down with the diphtheria, but they're nearly well; and Susie's baby has the dearest little tooth, and her husband got his ap- pointment in the tax-office, and his sister Laura is engaged. Aren't you glad?” Mr. Hohmboddie—" Glad?” Mrs. Hohmboddie—" Well, it’s time she was. I hate to see girls standing round like that. I don’t know what men are thinking of.” Mr. Hohmboddie— Perbaps they are think- ing of keeping single.” Mrs. Hohmboddie—" Selfish creatures! And those swell Van Nostrums have been turned out a of their flat because they wouldn't pay the rent. A PREDICAMENT AT THE BANJO. You remember, | told you it used to make the cold w Gaon i ‘ chills run down my back every time the husband Min. Wi ES (whose suspender-buttons have y izsie’e bury Man beGbige! ef cess tonmaie oo DOwSA to me And poor Aunt Lisre's teeth marn shud slip now / 2 gs eB fo have them altered, And Mrs. Crank’s father-in-law is struck NOT AT HIS BEST. Fixst Novetist—" So she refused you? Wonder why?" SECOND NovELIst—'* Well. I think she felt slight- ed pecause I didn’t propose in dialect.”” with paralysis, and Minnie Sweet has left her husband, and Walter has found a splendid boarding-house up town "— A FAMILIAR FEELING. Mr. Hokmboddie —" Good gracious, dear! where did Kxockep-our pucitist (faintly)—"* Wuz me wife in de gallery? Are yer sure?” you hear all these wonders ?” Borrue-nouper—" Ves; why?” Mrs. Hohmboddie—" Ob, \" i ie KNockeD-ovr Pucitist—"*Are yer sure dat it wuzn't her dat wuz in de ring wid me?" okasboddie* Ob] ge! been! speqdiig the, after: noon with mother.” M.S. suioGes. if MY TeLCP aos A PREDICAMENT, Horei-cterx—" Why can’t you pay your bill ”* Hiram —* Yew see, I wuz goin’ tew ketch them pickpockets w’ot stole my pocket-book th’ last time I wuz hyar, an’ so I put it in this pocket an’ then got my wife tew sew th’ pocket full uv fish-hooks, Ef yew kin git her out yew kin hev yer money.” | | comicbooks.com