Judge — February 26, 1898 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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140 COUNTING THE COST. YOU pet yer life dot you nefer caught me going to a mask-ball again,” irately cried Mr. Skezolsky as he rushed into the room and slammed around the furniture. “But, Abie, id didn’t yy) cost you noddings,” said his “Oh, id tidin’t, tidin’t id?" cried he, more exasper- ated than before. * Vat you call tidin’t cost noddings ven a loafer gomes up and announces dot I vins firsd prize in der gom- petition for best false nose? Vat you calls id ven anodder von said he uinks I got a horn too much? Vat you seeing the shape matters were taking, had discreetly submerged her bead under the pillows, her husband had naught to do but put out the fire, kick the cat into a closet and retire to bed. Yy Wile. atamollilying venture. oi CHARGE IT TO EMERSON. WHEN Charley roused his sister's rage And wed a beauty of the stage His sister said, with cheeks aglow, ** His aspirations flutter low.” ** Oh, no," replied her friend Marie ; * He follows Emerson, you see, And, vaulting every social bar, He's * hitched his wagon to a star." JON GOADRY GREGORY. IN BOSTON. Teacher —** Now, Ibsen, what can you tell me about Washington and the cherry-tree ?” Josen Browning —" | believe, madam, that there is a fictitious report to the effect that the father of his coun- try was instrumental in felling a deciduous plant, but there is no evidence to support the hypothe: VERY SIMILAR, Weary Witte (toho has just found a pint flask of whiskey by the roadside)—" Gee whiz! Now I know how it feels to be rich.” | ALAS! AttHoucHt to lay down law Would seem fair woman's forte; Too oft when we pro- pose We find contempt of court. THE REASON. TOMMY regard- ed Aunt Nell’s bishop-sleeves with a good deal of cu- riosity. Suddenly he turned to his mother and asked, “Is it why her sleeves are so large, mamma, that she may laugh in them ?* ‘OH, WAD SOME POWER! Pietro (below) —"* Me feela pretta sorra for dose GOOD forget- 1 Irishmen carrying up dat heavy hod all de day.” a 3 mee s Laced rear inet ergumgrinder) —" Ol {ales sorry ~ tery is a bap, A GOOD JUDGE OF CHARACTER. fer thim poor divils thot hov'to lug their heavy organ pier possession than Warren (looking at man's mustache)—"* Of course you'll have soup, around all day.” a good memory. sie?” comicbooks.com