Judge — March 20, 1909 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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

uae LITTLE JOHNNY AND THE TAFFY ’POSSUMS. JOHN AND THE TAFFIES CATCH A WHALE, AND PROVE IT BY THIS WONDROUS TALE. 1. Young Johnny and his party wish 2 But John’s invention seldom faila— ‘To spend the day in catching fish. He hange the ‘possums by their taile— ‘They wonder how one auto car While he and ‘Teddy sit in style, Can carry all and go so far. ‘Their faces beaining in a smile. 3. And now they ‘ve reached the lake, and start 4. But Jomony’s wits again arise! ‘To catch the fish with expert art. ‘Tight to the car the line he ties ; Jobn thinks he's surely got a whale; ‘Then starts with many a squeak and putl— In comes the line, and, sure enocgh, They try to pull it in, but fail. 5. A mighty fish comes full in sight 6 But, truth to tell, "twas somewhat hard fits if ‘To get that fish back to their yard. And fills the band with joy an fight “A whale! a whale!" they cry in awe, Swelled out with pride and conscious laugh And each throws up a cheering paw. “They then posed for their photograph. COPYRIGHT, 1909 BY JUDGE COMPANY, PUBLIBERS, FIFTH AVENUE AND MADISON SQUARE, NEW YORK. Because of the great demand for the popular large-sized “Little Johnny and the Teddy Bears” book, we have exhausted . have on hand, however, an attractively bound smaller edition, called “ The Teddy Bears in Fun and Frolic,” prone saad We sent, postpaid, for 35 cents, on receipt of price, by Judge Company, 225 Fifth Avenue, New York. comicbooks.com