Judge — December 28, 1901 — page 25: what you’re looking at

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MY CHOICE. OME. may look back with loving eye S pictures, fading fast, awn sigh, “The happiest time 's the past While others, lured by hope’s: bright Look forward with a zeal and zest, And in anticipation s “The future brin the best.” No past or future hold I dear, Their vague delights 1 gludly lose ; The ww is here— The present time I chouse. EaKouyn WweLts, IT CAUSED ‘TROUBLE. Mr, Snowball—* Eph'm, whut was yo" all foutin’ down dah at de wid dem white boys foh ? hristmas season Dey was arguin* : daddy.” : MISTAKEN INTENTIONS—A TALE OF OUR FORBEARS. Mr."Snowball—"Vou hadn't oughter git in _\ tite aboriging, an infant Navajo, But bears are very sensitive; they never care to no fouts becase o” de blesséd wo'd, son.” Was playing i his wigwameyard some centuries sty s a nines oe a here their presence is unwelcome, so this one Epkraim—* Twan'tdat, daddy but dey say fe mie ot rmoceasins were on his little fect, wet de on’y reason dey had de niggah on devabk was A strip, a strap, Some feathers, and his costume Departing with a haughty grunt, which m to carry de microbes.” was complete, “This happy little Navajo was sitting on the ground In calm content, when suddenly he chanced to look strounc art stood still in terror, for, with Gdging toward him was a 1, black, woolly bear! ‘The little aborigine was too amazed to speak, Bat with the instinct of his race, he gave an awful shrick. Now the bear had no intention the baby to molest, pitable thought larked in y breast. with the kindest’ meaning he aked him in the eye, But somehow this incited the Navajo to And couldn't understand what made his new-found playmate squeal, “THE WICKED STAND ON SLIPPERY PLACES.” . . ITTWAS the merry Christmas time, CHRISTMAS MORNING. Winter, with is falling snow, But was void of wintry nippers 5 A PRIZE PIE. | thought was white," said Johnny Breen: Yet the rectar, so precise, “Here's a merry Christmas to ye, Sylvester.”* But now I see it is not so, Though there wasn't any ice, “Where'd ye git yer liquor 2” For | have found a winter-green.”” Found his vestry full of slippers. “Squeezed it from dis mince-pie a leddy gimme." ETCHING. FURNITURE & CARPETS,|t| c OHEN!| |, THOUGHT. THE svoweman wears a mm mi ni mil HERES: the: wish: last white straw hat, Al i | evening While in the sun he's losing | | iN | T heard small Tommy fats sigh : | “Lwi . And while he grins with T wish that Santa: Claus would come (i all his soul, He drops his mouth, a lamp Seen ee fan et of cou. : 44 ]5 your friend Writ A FULL PECK. ama. literary Hewitt—"\ once man “Oh, no. Merely a successful novelist.” got good measure.” Jewell —“When was thal Hewitt—“ When | ANDY’'S JOY. was in a peck of trouble.” NDY has a pea-green eee ‘THE GREAT And a scarlet rabbit PROBLEM. And a lavender bow-wow Ina yellow habit. Andy thinks these beasts are great— Each one is THE problem every doth daunt. Aye, Christmas giving makes one fret ; For what we get we do not dandy That quite makes his heart A CHANCE IN A THOUSAND. be Andi wlial we wankweda: Matania Mike, THe Hopo—"' If Oi had me club Oi'd take the job. Ol've bate Made of’ Christmas hot get. many a carpit fer only twinty cints.” candy. comicbooks.com