Judge — April 22, 1899 — page 7: what you’re looking at

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A WISE DEMAND. Mrs. NewLywep—"'I want you to doa little five-minute errand for me to-night, John, on your way home from work.” Mr. Newiywen—"*All right, love, Hurry up and tell me what it is as quick as possible, for I've got to be down to the office by half-past nine, and it’s seven o'clock now. UNABLE TO STATE, HE js an elderly lady who likes to do fancy-work and read over and over again the novels and the po which were popular when she was a girl. @ woman was fond of her, but could not resist the temptation which often assails youth to parade su perior knowledge of matters of current consequence The up-to-date yor “Don't you get tired of making all those centre-pieces and doylies?” asked the lass as she on the friend's seated herself step near her chair. answer; “that is my amusement.” * Teisn’t a very exe musement.” y: but 1 have tried other things, and I like this best.” “Don golfing? tion was surely not prompted by a lack of information, A glance at’ the placid old lady would have been suf- ficient to show that she did not indulge in so athletic a recres But that is the way of youth, you e The ques- “1 don't know. Fi dear," came the an- 6) swer softly and with- 4 out a tinge of reproach: “I never golfed.” “You ought to. Everybody yolfs now: adays. Before your visit here is ended | am going to take you bik- ing with m STAN bw. B comovncn HIGHLAND LASSIE. A glint o*suntight on the brae, ‘A game o' golt on a lowery day, A partner braw that kens the way To win wi’ cleek and brassie ‘of whuskey “gainst the ¢ No, xiv. ese things are more than Kok, Of course O bonnie Highland lassie. hat.” know, dear,” came the answer in precisely the same tone; “ never biked.” * But you can't embroider all the time. What do you do besides?” “Tread. “The old-fashioned books I saw up in your room? “Yes. Loften wish | could spare the time to read the stories 1 hear talked of now. But there were so many good ones written before | cared for reading that I haven't caught up yet. “But of course you like Kipling ! animation the young woman ¢ imed with And in the former tone of entire serenity the yood old lady answered, 1 don’t know, my dear; | never kippled. eviLannen sore, A MODERN COMPARISON. First New~Yorker—* My! but this is weather.” Second New - Yorker. ‘es, indeed—a regular southern blizzard.” A YARD OF BOARDING-HOUSE CHICKENS,—( With apologies to the Art Imerchange,) comicbooks.com