Judge — August 27, 1898 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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wuape THE LOST BALL. BRINKS hit the ball, away it few rer grassy hillocks wet with dew ; And not a caddy on the links Could find that ball swift sent by Binks. Where was it hid? Don’t be distress'd ; It entered fair Sophronia’s breast, For she, as we two stood apart, Confessed, ‘* That ball went to my heart.” "TWAS EVER THUS, Waggles —"* She wanted to name the new baby Sampson, and he insisted on calling it Schley.” Jaggles —* Which won?” Waggles —" Neither. It turned out to be a girl.” THE LAST EXTREMITY. — - THE SIMILARITY. Madge —‘ Men seem to be scarce “Ah,” said little Mrs. Newlywed dreamily, wi around her "my husband is as steady as a clock. Marites Scarce me She gave a little half-sigh as she said it, and PTOI Or Fea onic’ 18 DO name [oe It A RAW RECRUIT. looked fixedly at that article — the clock, not her Why, I had to become engaged to the ‘ ‘ RURAL PARTY —* Mornin’, sir! Ef yew be th’ gen’ral a oe ne en ares (ti sapped shook it; same young man I was engaged to last mq Hj Hocum, all the way ffom Podunk centre, who tried to persuade it to-do its duty in other feminine SUT™mer. wants ter enlist.” ways, It was one of those ninety-eight-cent ala- , baster clocks, and she had just bought it. A dainty creation, with gilded hands, and forget-me-nots up- on the face, ‘The dealer had guaranteed it to run for a life-time, and it had run down and utterly col- lapsed in just five minutes and thirty-seven seconds, "My husband fs as steady as a clock,” she said dreamily. SPAIN'S SUNKEN SHIPS. With ‘Sampson gone they thought that they Could,shake our yankee nerves ; Rut Schley was sly, and he was on To old Cervera’s curves, EVEN CHILDREN SEE IT. High Dub (of the Spanish navy)—" Your maj- esty, we will soon have more ships “ects King (ot Spain)—“Alas! I fear there is one high ship which we will never have.” S Bn High Dub (of the Spanish navy)—* What ship AN ACT OF CHARITY. ig oand is that, your majesty ?” : Mrs. Ilgnreque —'* So you did an act of charity to-day to commemorate the tenth anniversary of aiding?” Prese King (of Spain)—" Marksmanship.” ee MR. Hunreque—" Yes—one of my clerks wanted a raise of salary so that he could get married, Boe and I refused him.” UNIDENTIFIED. OMEWHERE in shining, sultry space, In summer land, in seashore land, ‘Two white-robed shapes met face to face And grasped each other's hand. “And who are you, with hair a-curl 2" “And who are you, so smug and happy? One said, “1 am the summer girl”; The other, ‘I'm her chap- Pie” ” canourn watts, LITERAL. Officer —" The raw recruits over there are a fine body of soldiers.” Sightseer —" But why call them raw recruits? They appear well drilled.” eer Offcer— True. They got SO acs & rl A POSITIVE QUIETUS. A ins cee pene pier Hie Minister (twho has just come from sick patient's bedside)—" I've given religious comfort to the invalid, and I fancy all. ieoalnotna ane he requires now is a good sound sleep.” limbs after charging through a N urs —"' Oh, if you would only bring your last Sunday's sermon and read it to him.” barbed-wire trocha, sir.” comicbooks.com