Judge — February 26, 1898 — page 7: what you’re looking at

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JUDGE'S FABLES. THE PNEUMATIC FROG ‘Ot. Papar said a little frog to his sire, who sat beside him at the banks of the pool, "I have seen sucha monster! It was as big as a house, and had hoofs, horns, and a long tail." “Tut, tut,son—tut! That was only Farmer Greene's heifer. It isn't so large, either. It may be just a trifle taller than I, but I can easily make myself quite as broad ;” and with that he commenced to blow himself out, and blow himself out, and blow himself out. Was it as big as that?" asked he. “Oh, much bigger,” said the young frog. “But have a care, pa; for if you blow yourself like that you may go broke.” For the young frog was in fear that the blow would almost kill the father, But again the old one blew himself out and inquired if the heifer was that large. A SUPERB AGGRAVATION. "Larger, papa; larger,” was the answer. So the frog took a deep Pat—*'So th’ docthor said yex bora frog in yer throat, did he? Well, it's 7 ‘j wat attracted th’ riptile int breath until he had in- Mike—" An’ phwat did attract it?” flated himself to the buoyant consistency of a toy-balloon, and the EXACTLY DE- 5 1 | f Wiese | FINED. next moment soared off H } | Pee | seTO what church on a prevailing zephyr e eal do you belong totan adjacent swamp, ¥ “NS | my chil asked a while the young frog US Soke i if iia oe } f minister of a pretty lit- foscebs net theese z : Silt, SoA lle girl he met while : 7 i \ i out walking in the moment. 7 “a ae fl . y ‘ x lf country. Moral — Judicious ; \ | ht \ : “Ob, I'm a ‘Piss blowing occasionally ; i I | aa 4 ta Pathet aw Taos coe all Yad: y y i ee : mother an’ all the fam- mete i Ay aan ily was born in that church—all ‘ceptin’ the A NEW ORDER. | hired girl, an’ she was Uncle Frank— lS 4 ‘ we i Wilh Sih Borns iatbecciye" “Well, Willie, what did d ! it you see at the circus Zz - ‘ i | \Ket| «=: HE WAS LUCKY. to-day?” i 3 i j i I Mr. Hunker—\ Willie (who was f “e UeasZ: pe have a speaking ac- especially pleased with cy ww : ‘ quaintance with Miss the Shetland ponies) — So LB) 2 Throckmorton.” “Lots and lots of y A, Wn 2/7 Mr. Spatts— things; but the best “You are very lucky. were the condensed y J | Sipe All her other acquaint- horses.”” ; y she i ances are listening ac- quaintances,” WHEN. we speak ; licat na Se insufficient excuse won telieate Mrs. Feepem—" You probably have a good old father and mother somewhere. Wouldn't you like to A bicoucte situation we usually see them again before you die?” as a Frosteo FERcuson—'" No, lady. I don't mind seein’ snakes, rats, monkeys, purple bull-dogs, an’ crippled love, green thihosnerosces oceasionally, bat T draws de line on ghosts.” nvan indelicate. “ALL COONS LOOK ALIKE TO ME.” , . comicbooks:com