Judge — March 24, 1906 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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L 2 Nervy Nat—"' Fair water-nymph, wilt let Narcissus punt thee on the Nervy Nat—' We seem to be stuck in the glistening glue. I thought rivulet? Let us glide together, oh, gracious goddess! on the glittering this was a punting-pole, not a mud-magnet. When it comes to gondoling glassiness of the gurgling what-you-call-It—eh, what Ican gondie as well as the next man; but heavens, Cissie! this comes Warer-nrmp—" Oh, very well, Narcissus. Let ‘er glide!’ perilously near work. Never mind; I'll soon be out of this "— Nervy Nat—"'Oh, mercy! throw, oh, throw me a life-preserver— Nervy Nat—"' Now listen to that hyena In calico laugh! In the name even a scrap-iron one! Oh, mother! must | go In to swim? Yes, my of Mark Twain and Henry Rogers, what is there humorous in a gentleman darling Nervy. 1 see it all now—the Fates have given me the snicker. in this outrageous and nerve-twisting predicament? | can hear the cri Oh, treacherous, treacly Thames!"" fish down there sobbing with delight. Ye denizens of the dank and clam- my deep, I'll be with you eftsoons!"* Nervy Nat—"‘ There! | knew—ewgle-uggle-owgle-eagleug! It's a perfectly logical—spluggle-sploogle-spuk—say, I'm talking Japanese in one lesson. Ouch! A minnow swam In one ear and out the other. “* Madam, up to the present moment I like to imagine | Help!" ways acted the Eenileman a not only in my wemperamental abhor rence of worl t es; ly wl your sex was concerned. But oovmient (90887 ORE COMPANY FUBLISMERS, 226 FOURTH AVE, MEW YORK you don’t go away and never let me cee your face again, | promise You you'll hear language no artist can paint.”" NERVY NAT GOES PUNTING ON THE THAMES. comicbooks.com