Judge — July 31, 1897 — page 7: what you’re looking at

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HE WAS AN OPTIMIST. Ss}{ELLO, Winkley! How are you Perkasie as he caught sight of his old friend on the street. “Quite well, thank you, Perkasie,” replied Mr. Wink- How are you?” irst rate. How've you been?” “T've been all right, thank you, except that I broke a leg last summer and was laid up for three months; and then I took the erysipelas and nearly died. But I've been pretty well, thank you.” “ How has Mrs, Winkley been?” STANKWS, THEY IAD BEEN IN BATTLE, First OLD soLpier—" There's something familiar about that woman's dace." SECOND OLD soLDIER—"* That's so. T guess it's the powder EVERSE WITH HIM. es, my foot 's tied up. THE Bic onE— tle corn.” ‘Tae uartix oxx—"* Gosh! that's just what I'm looking for. “Oh, she hasn’t had any- thing to complain of except a pretty serious siege of the grip, complicated with nerv- ous prostration; but she’s been pretty well, thank you.” “ And the children?” “Oh, they've been all right. Can’t complain at ail. It's true that Jimmie had the scarlet-fever and the mumps and the measles, and Susie was nearly dead with the whooping-cough and kept us all awake every night for five weeks; but we soon got over that. Oh, no; I can't com- plain. We've all been pret ty well on the whole. weather we're having. Come and see us when you are by Podunk. Good- “Good-bye.” WILLIAM RNY SiVETRR, HIS CHOICE. SS WHAT, in your opin- ion,is the most pleas- ing decoration for a wheel?" “A pretty woman.” Nite | IN DOUBT, City BROTHER (being shown about the farm)—" Now if | were you, Brother Jerry, 1 would clear away the suckers from that tree.” RURAL BROTHER—"' What suckers dew yew mean, Walter—th’ ones growin’ on th’ leetle apple, or settin’ araound th’ old elm?” HIS EXPLANATION, ¢s8]'D LIKE to know,” said Edith, “ why they look at a horse's teeth to tell his age?” h! that’s easy enough,” replied Davie. “If they're false he’s old; that's all.” DREADFUL FATE. Teacher —“*Mene, mene, tekel, upharsin.’ That is correct. And when Bel- shazzar saw the writing on the wall, what do you sup- pose were the feelings of this wicked king 2” Prize scholar —"\t_ is recorded that he was teckel- ed to death.” eer T’ve got a lit- IN LIQUID FORM. Mrs. CoLprrep—"* You say you used to be rich. Did you run through your fortune?” WEARY WILLIK (1oith a reminiscent gurgle)—"* No, lady ; me fortune run through me.” 2 comicbooks.com