Judge — December 6, 1902 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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HEARTLESS HORTENSE. “so. HORTENSE D'HALINCOURTE ™ exclaimed Reginald Shaughnesseigh, “you spurn my offer of matrimony, do you “T believe,” answered the cruel creature ; “I believe that is about the gist of my remarks.” “Then I shall not consider my efforts at winning you to have been utterly worthless tome. I shall not count the time lost; I shall not mark that page of my life as a blank one. No, proud woman! Listen!" And he drew himself up to his fullest height (having had about eight high-balls, it was possible for him to attain the fullness and the height simultaneously) and said, “1 shall dramatize this episode in our careers, 1 shall blazon it to the world; I shall drag it into the fierce glare of publicity and — “And,” interrupted the haughty damsel. with a subdued titter, which grated severely on the sensibilities of the fine-strung “A FIGURE OF SPEECH.” youth, "I suppose you Will essay the leading comedy réle in the play as you have in the incidents which suggested it.” But Reginald Shaughnesseigh bit his nails and wandered out into the waiting night. He had permitted the night to wait and dismissed his cab, because the night waits for nothi HER SYMPATHIES WITH THE MOUSE. Boarver—"' Mrs. Stewdprune, I found a mouse in the milk this morning.”* Mrs. Srewoprune —"'Oh, the poor thing! Was it dead?" THE OLD AND THE NEW. H, ANNIE LAURIE of the braes, Your face was wondrous fair Untik the day I chanced to meet ‘The girl with auburn hair. Oh, maid of Athens, wouldn't you On me just slam the door If you should see me walk Broadway With Angelina Moore? And my old flame, dear Nelly Gray, On me would darkly frown Could she but know how daft am I Just now on Nancy Brown, Oh, sweethearts dear of other days, How oft I think of you !— I'm off with all the old And on with all the new. a4 e ‘THE USUAL THING. fer? WHAT WORRIED HIM. , tHE bride looked like a queen.” Fanuen Hayrae—" So th’ trolley company says they'll pay Rube five thousand dollars fer cuttin’ off his “The” groom Jookéd like the foot, provided he'll invest th’ money in th’ company’s stock ?"" Farwer Mepoers—" Yes: but Rube says he’s afraid he'll be puttin’ his foot in it if he does.”* Bat deuce.” THE HOLY ESTATE, STHEY had one of the strangest marriages re- corded for a long time.” “In what respect ? «In every respect. Why, both parents on both sides were present, there was nothing sudden or secret about it, and their own clergyman performed the ceremony.” OVER THE BRIDGE. Heights—* | don't believe Rr a} f > Buffum will ever make a good : = x Brooklynite.” : i Pierrepont —* Why not? hoor He belongs to the Crescent ath- ~ Z » ¥ : letic club, doesn’t he 2” Fete Heres e N é ca Heights—“Yes ; but when y z 4 + x Penanya el heed 1 met him pushing the baby- Rees 10 Stents | carriage; bei tried) tajlobkjun- Weary Wittie—'* Did yer get a stiff price fer yer vote at de last election?" | conscious of it.” Fraveo Fa‘ “ Betcher life! | got stiff an’ stayed stiff fer a week on it, . comicbooks.com