Judge — January 20, 1900 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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42 uage WITHIN HER MUFF, ‘ RONDEAU. From all the prying world and all the smart And clever eyes—a balmy summer air Of warmth and nestling fragrance, doubly rare These cold and wintry days, with subtlest art Is lured to stay. The icy kisses tart Of frosty Jack get ne'er a chance to start Beyond the entrance to the Cupid's lair Within her muff. The Cupid's lair ?—perhaps the Cupid's mart— T know he lurks within—his tingling dart A-tilt to strike, its form a finger fair And wee, for when I felt about in there I found a dainty hand—and left my heart Within her muff. PHILIP VERRILL MiGMRLS. OBEYING THE SCRIPTURES. Evelyn (who has just been robbed uf a kiss)—" Mr. Kurate, how dare you ?” Hansum Kurate (meckly)—" 1 beg your pardon, but 1 was only obeying the script- ural injunction, * Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.” STRANGE. * It's the queerest thing in the world that I never seem to be able to get a veil that will fit me.” FROM JUDGE'S DICTIONARY. Fruit—The Creator's gift to sedentary men. Hookey—A juvenile shortcoming which brings rd. i—A discordant commingling of boys, botheration, beer and buckshot. \ Hospitality—The art of making each guest think he is securest in your good will. Frugality — The habit of spending nothing which would be better unspent and eating nothing which would be better un- eaten, Funeral— Y\ “An. institution W \\ owe use of by 4 some people to show their lack of propriety and by others to bankrupt. them- selves. It is a 3 - = — relatives. WHAT LARGE MUSTACHES THESE FOREIGNERS HAVE! 6. savace, A: SHREWD GIRL. ELLa—"' You must have been up late last night ; there are rings around your eyes.” STELLA —"' Well, they are engagement-rings ; I sat up with Fred until he proposed.” HIS NEXT. DAY’S WISDOM. At THE fork of the road, before choosing his track, He will question and dally and wonder ; But when once in the wrong way, beyond going back, He chafes to have made such a blunder. At the hour of decision his cleverness flies, But his next day's wisdom is always so wise. ANENT THE SPIDER. . Tommy--" Isn't the spider patient, sitting there all day?” Papa —" How could he catch flies if he were not?" Tommy --" Why, with fly - paper, I should think.” species of re- SUPERSTITIOUS. spect shown to Fiusr nowuer—"'I wonder if that has anything to do = the deceased's With it? SECOND BOWLER —" What do you refer to?” Fixst wowLer —"* Why, I had sausage for supper and since I have begun bowling I have got three poodles. comicbooks.com