Judge — October 8, 1898 — page 6: what you’re looking at

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\VENING CONVERSATION. Mr. Hokmboddie—" Well, dear, how do you like my friend Calloft?” Mrs. Hohmboddie— 1 was just hoping you would not ask me that.” Mr. Hohmboddie— And why not?” Mrs. Hohmboddie —“ Because 1 don't know—1 don’t know in the least.’ Mr. Hohmboddie—“ Still, you have seen him a number of times”. Mrs. Hohmboddie—" What difference does that make?” Mr. Hokmboddie— Why, you can surely tell now whether you approve or ""—— Mrs, Hohmboddie—" That is just what I can’f tell. To save my life 1 could not say whether I think the man is just too horrible for anything, or—very, very nice indeed.” R Mr. Hohmboddie—" But there certainly must be SS a medium between these two extremes?” Mrs. Hohmboddie (firmly)—" There isn’t any medium. However, * I somehow feel that I think I am beginning—to like him.” Mr. Hohmboddie—" | am very glad to hear it, May I ask what is your reason for thinking you are beginning to like him?” THE ORIGINAL ROUGH RIDER. ** Bigamist Jenkins,” says an exchange, “was a rough rider, and also a ‘rail-rode’ man. It is asserted that he was * stuck on the rail’ but not on the ‘ riders."”” Mrs. Hohmboddie —" John, is it possible you have known me so long and haven't learned better than to ask me my reason for anything I may think or feel? I'm astonished at you!” Mr. Hohmboddie—" My dear girl"—— Mrs. Hohmboddie —“ Or, rather, 1 would be astonished at you if I had not learned long ago that no man has a brain logical enough to understand the workings of a woman's mind.” MADELINE § BRIDGES. A USE FOR THEM. seuHaT will the United States do with all those captured Mauser rifles?” HIS NATURAL BENT. “Mauser rifles might be distributed through Farner (in Aigh glee)—"* Vell, Repecka, unt vat do you t'ink obf our Ikey now? Look ad him. the United States to kill cats with.” He's put on mine coat unt vest to make him look like a man, unt den got dree lemons for a sign unt has shtarted a pawnbroker's store on der sidevalk. Mark mine vords, he'll haf der clothes off dem Chris ; packs pefore dey goes av: THROUGH THE DOOR. ##S0 POOR old Fleecy is gone, eh?” “Yes; he did not consult a physician until he was at death's door.” “And the doctor pulled him through!" THE WAY OF IT. | NOTICE this strange thing exists With soldier-boys galore— ‘The apple of my lady's eye Appears to be a corps. CONSIDERATIONS. Maude—" How kind of you to remember my birthday! Gustave always forgets it.” Gustave (confused) —“ Forgets A SERIOUS, ADDRESS, it? Why, yes. It is a graceful _ CoULRce Foor-natt. CAPTAIN (formerly war volunteer)—"* Now, men, and particularly those among you who fought way I have of ignoring her increas- Spaniards with me, remember—you ain't got any cinch to-day like we had charging against the Spanish, who couldn't hit any of you, but you're going against the fierce American foot-ball player and real danger. Courage, now, and let no man ing years.” give up the ball while he has an arm or limb hanging to him.” (Cheers and Aurrahs.) comicbooks.com