Judge — October 30, 1897 — page 4: what you’re looking at

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276 Suage PETER, THE ORTHODOX. S¢PETE, you're a common laugh- ing-stock, You are the village butt, Your hair is so outrageous long — Why don’t you get it cut?” + Bekase dere ain't no barber, sah, Dat's good ernuff foh me ; Dere ain't no barber in dis town Dat's up to my idee.” “ Why, there is "Rastus Graham, Fete, A barber up to par.” “La! yes; but den I kain’t hey him, Fob he’s a Baptis’, sah. No low.down Baptis’ herertic So bigotty ez he Shall never cut de ha'r upon A Meferdis like me.” ** But Pratt 's a barber just as good As any on the list ; A splendid barber, and besides An earnest Methodist.” * He ama Meferdis, I know, But I kain’t train wiv Pratt Bekase I am a ‘Publican An’ he's a Dimmerkrat.” Photo, by Schtous. “But there is Bangs, a Methodist, ’ ; A very righteous man, JUDGE'S! FAVORITES. A Methodist in high repute, ‘A good Republican.” * But he's a homerpaff, the wretch, REBECCA WARREN AS ‘ VESTA," IN ‘*"CHANGE ALLEY.” Restrained applause is oftentimes sincerest, And modest work to triumph may come nearest : In such high merit you at present stand, Ez bad ez he can be, A HARD TRIAL. Hetatse ae Pesta of unkaopy ive, ‘Ast he alae cat 66 wo on sich ha iedite nyt aneh ‘You touch the heart, and true emotion move. An allopaff ez me. ** Well, he didn’t have such a trial as the jury had. He didn’t have to listen to the lawyers.” ** I stan's foh righteousness, I does, Foh troof an’ nuffin’ less ; TRUE ENGLISH CHIVALRY. WN6 Bipels task: an’ allopalle UNHANDY Miss Hunter—" Lord de Broke is the soul of Can suit my piousness, ‘ chivalry.” W'en some good barber comes to NUMBER of ladies were standing not long since in Miss Ten Stryke —" Indeed?" town, the hall of a hotel in New York. They were all Bos- Miss Hunter—" Yes; he accepts only sealed A Meferdis fair an’ squar’, ton women, but the fifth (who came down stairs) was from bids and keeps those secret.” An allopaff an’ Publican, the west. She said, “ Mrs, M—, will you kindly let me ‘W’y, he can cut my ha'r.” Pass ?” EAM WALTER yom. “Certainly,” replied Mrs. M——, “on condition that you will pronounce p-a-s-s as we do in Boston.” “That would be impossible,” replied the western woman in perfect good humor, “but you are too many for me, Robert will have to be my champion." Turning to the tall darky whose place was at the door, she said, “ Robert, do you think you could pronounce p-a-s-s as these Boston ladies do ?” “ Yes'm—yes'm. I reckon I could if I was told to—but "—he hesitated in his desire to please both parties.“ Yes'm, I reckon I could—but it would be powerful unhandy.” ‘THE CARMAN —'* Gimme your bag, lady, and I'll put it on top of the cab.” Mrs. Oatcake (as she gets in)—"* No; that poor horse of yours has got enough to pull, I'll carry it on my lap.” a speckled chicken in her hat, An’ dem feathahs wuz recker- nized, mum.” S HIS WIFE'S FAULT. | vf Nv, A Lapy—"' Poor man! what brought you to this?” ' " 1 wi "Rastus—"* De lub ob display, mum.” ' LADY (in surprise)—"* Why, how is that ?” A HUMANE WOMAN, "Rastus—"* Mah wife insisted on wearin’ de feathahs ob comicbooks.cém