Judge — January 17, 1903 — page 6: what you’re looking at

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YE EDITOR MANNE AND YE WETHYRE, N A winter mome whenne ye ayre was stille, ; Ye editor took hys infallible quille And writ of bys climate pure and bl de, Free fromme ye tempeste yt swept ye lande. Yt very nighte whenne hys house was afloate Ye editor hankyred inne vayne for a boate ; Butte waydyd forth inne an uncouthe dresse To save ye remaynes of hys pryntynge-presse. ADA FOSTER MURRAY. HE HAD SOME RIGHTS. : S6PACK! Back!" shouted Castro as the dauntless little od Ro cE army of foreigners attempted to disembark. er In the offing the forms of the war-ships of the different GESTATION: nations loomed ominously. The Esquimau lives on the fat of the reindeer, the seal and the “You cannot land,” declared the doughty South Amer- whale. Why shouldn't he swallow a wick and in this way obtain a ican, “ I wish it distinctly understood that I retain all dramatic brilliant light for the long winter nights? and historical-novel rights in this incident.” Baffled, the army of writers, rowing moodily back to their dispatch-boats, FITS THE DESCRIPTION. threaten all sorts of diplomatic vengeance. 66 ENTL MEN," shouts the impassioned orator at the con- vention, “1 take pride in presenting for the nomination the peerless son of Pike county, the man of destiny, the fear- less leader, Honorable Silas Trimmer, better known, perhaps, to man, woman and child in our fair state as ‘the man on horseback’ !" There was considerable cheering when the speaker sat down, but a small man climbed on one of the rear seats and, as soon as quiet was restored, shoute You bet he’s known as ‘the man on horseback.’ He's the worst straddler that's ever been in politics in this state !" After that it was easy money for the dark horse. AN AFFLICTION. STAGE fright disappeared the instant I got before the audience,” said the ‘ anlldzq\} my To th $Y erate girl who had just made a hit with her new REST KG turn, ; ; ft \ / “Huh! Mine's just coming on now,” said aT mo the manager bitterly as Miss Chasem—Driver aes Tins and Chasem, knockabout comedians—clatter- te ed vivaciously before the footlights. . . Hy) oy) YE GP cvs oars 8" Y Uru A HEREDITARY TRAIT. “ne WANT him,” said the Indian, pushing back the ticket ; ‘ cost too much.” A FLY-TRAP. “Ah, I see,” mused the ticket-agent; “ the Mr. Spiver—"' Say, Mister Mouse, I see you're troubled quite a little with flies. Now how would influence of heredity is strong within you, you like me to make a nice fly-screen for that window ?"" You want a scalper's ticket.” SO IT APPEARED. $*CQINCE the trusts and combines have got the upperhand,” pessi- mistically said the pro- prietor of the corner grocery at Allegash, “ the price of ‘most every- thing has riz. Coffee, tea, salt, sugar, pickles, and "-—— He sat down unpre- meditatedly on the stool Whereupon the cat was peacefully reposing, and concluded his remarks in a tone both rueful and resonant, ——"even the cat- sup!" THERE are quite a number of people who can look in a mirror without seeing them- Le selves as others see 2. Marcu —"' A-aw, shut up!" them. Knire —"* Sure!" comicbooks.com