Judge — June 17, 1899 — page 5: what you’re looking at

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NATURALLY. Wwitu the season of flowers and fountains, When the birds carol forth ‘on each tree, WM 2 ‘The skinny girls hie to the ay : mountains, ‘While the plump ones flock down to the sea. HIS EXCUSE. Mrs, Lushington (stera- ly) —* Well, sir, what have youtosay for yourself? Here it is long after midnight, and you promised me that you would come straight home from the lodge.” Lushington —* Couldn’ do it, m’ (hic) love. Uzzerly ‘mposhible. Don’ you know Tam (hic) bow-legged?” JUDGE'S WORLD'S FA/R, * No, xu LITTLE Corsica, Here's a fiery femininity, {Yuite unknown in this vicinity, And whose passion-eyed divinity Might faze a man, ‘This highly piquant personality, This picture that’s also reality— Can I tell you of what nationality? Ot Corsican: POOR FELLOW! HOOTED AND HE . $6 QQUIGGINS has fallen heir to one of thos Tue covoTr—" The snakes and the owls behaved most disgracefully at the concert last night.” sev r an ea hese aca es THE PRAIRIE-Doc—" Ves; [hear that the snakes hissed and the owls hooted during the whole immense English fortunes,” said Cumso, performance.” “Is he so poor as that?" asked Cawker. HIS INVESTMENT. Mus, Famer Homespus—'* I hope you didn’t buy no gold-bricks or green-goods while you was in New York, Silas?” Mr. Farmer Homesrus—" Not a bit, Sary—I didn’t see a bunco man while I was there. I did do a leetle investing in real estate, though. I bought four building-lots at a big bargain, situate jes’ north uv the post-office, ‘twix Broadway an’ Park row, an’ got an option on ten acres uv choice medder-land situate in a place they call Central park—non-taxable an’ non-assessable, so the feller said, an’ bound ter rise in value.” comicbooks.com