Judge — January 8, 1898 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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26 Sudge UNDER THE MISTLETOED CHANDELIER. IRST it was Evelyn's grandma sweet, Puritan grace and beauty blent, Caught by the olden custom neat First established the precedent. Ah, ‘twas a Christmas long ago, ‘Some one that loved her and held her dear Kissed the cheeks that were all aglow Under the mistletoed chandelier. Years went by and a fair young gi Grandma's daughter, the next in line, Pansy eyes and the straggling curl, Kither by accident or design Came and stood on a Christmas day Deep in the darkened parlor here. Somebody won her the self-same way Under the mistletoed chandelier. Pretty Evelyn, third in line, Winsome, ‘witching as those of old, Queer little dear, little sweetheart mine She with the tresses of thin-spun gold, Deep in the Christmas twilight’s dun Gave me a kiss and the case is clear, Three generations of girls were won Under that mistletoed chandelier. ROY FARRELL GREENE, LOST ONE THAT WAY. Guileless Giacomo (wildly tugging at his monkey)— “Beppo! Beppo! Coma ‘way froma de Irisha Mick! I COULDN'T DISTINGUISH THE BALL, no-a hav’ da long-lost-brother racket worked on-a me ‘The great question, "* Why do foot-ball players wear long hair?” solved at last. Jupce again.” shows what would happen if the players were bereft of their hirsute adornment. NEARNESS PERSONIFIED. Mrs. Bunting — Isn't Mrs. Jaysmith a near neighbor of yours, Mrs. Totling ?” Mrs, Totling —* Well, I'm not one to speak ill of my neighbors behind their backs where they can’t hear what I'm saying and have a chance to contradict me if it wasn't so, not that I'm likely to say anything that wasn't so about a neighbor or anybody else, because I've always been taught to tell the truth and shame the devil, although some folks don’t be- lieve in a personal devil, but I do, for if there’s no devil how does so much EFFECTIVE. deviltry get done, Minister (pleadingly)—" Oh, and that an awful a good Christian that I know you to be, ile of deviltry does YOU will scathingly denounce that new pile of deviltry does} y hay at the Twellth avenve theatre.” get done no one can Cxrric—"" I will, sir; 1 will—by giv. deny, which proves ing them the worst deal they could possibl) to my satisfaction get. and that is to say that the play doesn’t thas devil SME UP to immoral expectations of the lat there is a devil public. “They won't have a handful there, which goes about of dead-heads even. to-morrow night.” seeking whom he may devour, and I think I can name quite a lot of people who will get devoured by that same devil that they don’t believe in if they don’t look sharp and mend their ways, but as I was saying, about Mrs. Jaysmith being a near neighbor of mine, in answer to your question, I can but add, and I don’t consider it saying anything that isn’t so, or anything that Mrs. Jaysmith could successfully deny if she was right here this minute a listening to every word I was saying, which is what she'd be doing if she had half a chance and thought nobody would find it out, and what I say about it is that as to her being a near neighbor of mine I never knew her to give away a cent in her life” wiutsa soenay sivtTee, RECONSIDERATION. — Avcust—"* Say that you will be mine—give me your answer !* F Avcusta (shuddering) —"" Lam told that your fortune is—is blood money.” A MAN wishes to laugh himself sick when a bad little joke Avoust—"" Is not the wholesale beef-extracting business honorable ?” occurs to him in church. Avausta—"' Beef extract? How have I wronged you! I'm yours.” (Falls into his arms) fh “I'm yer wandering Willie come back ter the Pa—"" Ver rascal, U'll bet yer've been up ter Ww 2 » ‘old home, dear ma an’ pa” thet Klondike an’ brought back luds of gold, eh?” ‘tTLLn—"* Nope ; not er cent. Papa— on the ta “There b you shouk Charley— it?" —Cler Afewb tura Bitte ters. Th A faint the leap-) will sing believe in any —Ho to cool v Prayers b a folding. Christn plete with tura Butt eware 0 + Well please, come dos from a tv all tired A GREA Rheins’ Joseph § wholesale recently 0 “alter that some The tests edge cor ity The § window ¢ battle or the bulb and Tam grods-of uh the wo is ma real Its ing, i erties highe and | prese treatr s wae ea rnc comicbooks.com