Judge — February 22, 1902 — page 10: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

“A HOWLING BARGAIN.” THE MODEST CIGARS. A PRINCESSA and La Duchesse, two cunning lady cigars, found themselves side by side in the display window of the tobacconist La Princessa eyed her companion with a touch of haughtiness, such as was meet from one of her rank to an inferior. La Duchesse g Princessaasgood as she sent, for that matter, because La Duchesse knew that her companion had heen raised in America: and acquired her title by marriage with an old Cuban family. But just when they were ready to pass slighting remarks about cach other, a rude man stopped at the window Then the cternal woman manifested itself in cach of them, and they became sisters, by that mysterious bond which aws all women in times of stress : Duchesse Prin- exclaimed Li “To think,” they both wailed. “of our being seen in public in our wrappers New York crrizes—" Captain, I've "What {ters sneak it on us. f iti Hh But the rude man did not know a wrapper from a raglan, and he went on his way, uncon- scious of the shock he had administered EASING THE CONSCIENCE. Berenice during Lent? Hortense— But, my dear, we do it for charity.” “You surely don't indulge in whist BROTHER ACTORS. First actor "The public will stand anything.” Second actor—" We'd be out of a job if it wouldn't.” Cus pinne 86. “Say, Willic, better come down from re—that may be one of those insect-eating plants.” A HAM SANDWICH. A VAUDEVILLE VARIETY, PERHAPS. 66] UNDERSTAND that little Socrates has the German measles,” said Mi Beighkedbenes to Mrs. Broughnbredde, of Boston. “No, my di responded Mrs. Broughnbredde, “at first we thought the symptoms indicated such an attack, but we have reached the conclusion that it is simply a dialectic variation of the com- plaint.” A CLOSE GUESS. Beecroft (compassionately) — “J You look miserable! Going to the dentist's to have a tooth pulled Vermil, No! My wife wants to attend the Grand Opera to-night, and I'm going to the box-office to have my leg pulled!” COLD WATER. Coal vender—" I think I'll sell ice next summer.” Ice vender—" It cracked up to be.” isn’t what its just been robbed of five thousaand dollars in that gambling house across the way!" five thousand dollars! Jim, run over and get my share o” that dough, quick, befe e them comicbooks.com