Judge — December 25, 1897 — page 5: what you’re looking at

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THE TRUE SPIRIT. OHNSON gave Twigg a regu- lar going-over on Christmas eve—called him every name he could lay his tongue to.” “What did Twigg say?" * Smiled sweetly and said “Thanks; same to you, sir." TOO SLOW. S6P)IS ama fine Chris'mus mawnin’ fo’ chu'ch, . Ah ain't seen congr lately. Hit ‘pears s boun’ to wander to de ‘Pisco- pal chu’eh.”* “Ab done gib it mah ‘ten- tion, but Ah couldn't submit ma'sehf to any ‘ligion whar folks takes up chu’ch time aA readin’ de minnits ob de las’ A MEA meetin’.” Jack BacteLor—" So your late uncle left you all his money when he died, did he?" Bon BLUrrEer (disgustedly)—* No, not all. The mean old duffer had to go and leave two hundred and fifty dollars of it for a tombstone. SHARP EYES. fi +s RENNY, what ‘ are you put- ting that cuspidor by the grate for?” “ For dear old Santa Claus, mam- ma; he spit tobac- co-juice all over the fender last year.” HE Christmas spirit broadens ‘ a man of fam ‘ OUTRAGE. he feels like a flap- SMALL Boy (ferociously) —"* Well, if dat ain't a mean outrage I don't know Jack when the sea- wot is. Jest as I git a good aim dat slob over in de next lot lets go bot’ barrels son is over. an’ scares my chippy away.” STRONG INDUCEMENTS. Mission-workeR—"' Now, children, if you will try and be very, very good for a week, and say your prayers every night and morning, and read six chapters of the bible every day, and learn the catechism so you can say it all by heart and repeat it to me without a single error by next Sunday, I will give you each a brand-new, nice, bright, shiny ten-cent piece to send to the poor suffering Armenians over in Turkey, and also a copy of my last book of poems to keep for yourselves.” comicbooks.com