Judge — May 14, 1921 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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Maybe He's Right—"What’s the most attractive feature of farm life?” asked the city dweller. “Knocking off work on Saturday and going to town in the flivver,” said the truthful agriculturist.—Birmingham Age Herald. How It Worked Out—"I sent Josh to college,” said Farmer Corntosiel, “so that he'd have the advantage of a better education than I had “On “How did it work out?” wour ai “Josh overdoes his gratitude. He's — ant (Paris) all the time showin’ off his intellectual Pr superiority so as to make me feel that I work that you did at first,” remarked “armer Corntossel Star, I take as much interest as ever.” replied the hired man tt’ git rid o’ that use of my tryin’ to do so much work that I'll get unpopular with the rest of the “Huh? Ain't he workin’ right, help?” —IWashingron Ta | got my money’s worth.”"—Washin Action—" You've new hired man out’n th’ field, Hennery.” Mary?” “Workin'! He ain’t done nothin’ all Helped Some— this livin’ mornin’ but stan’ out there — the country ¢ arguin’ with that scarecrow "bout poli- “IT rather think it did,” ties Richmond Times-Dispatch, neighbor who was known as a gorman- dizer. “You see The Social Instinct—“You don’t so atrocious th seem to take the same interest in your — for a fortnight. The Voice of Authority tress—PHOEBE, HAS MY HUSBAND RETURNED? No Difficulty Here Empl iF I’ HAVE ENOUC I pon’r KNow EVEN W WORK FOR ¥OU TO Do. THAT Wot ste exoven.”—Le Journal A) “But what's the cooking there was t I had to quit eating —Yonkers Statesman. “No, MUM, THAT WAS ONLY THE DOG YOU HEARD GROWLING JUST Now.” Anxious to Be Fair—" Your daugh- ter has inviied me to dinner,”’ said the bashful yourg man. “Well,” replied Mr. Cumrox, “seein” as you're a suitor for her hand, T'll do better’n that. I'll invite you to break- fast, so’s you can get a better idea of what she looks like without her evenin’ make-up.” Washi Star A Slow Wooer—" Julia.” her father called from the top of the stairs, “did I hear a smack down there just n “If you did.” she replied, “you're a wonder. I've been hoping to hear one all evening.” —Oregon Farmer Prospects Good—"Here’s a gent writes our mail-order houses for a wife.” “Can we fill that order? “1 think so. One of our young lady clerks has s with him. rted a coy correspondence le Courier-Journal. Taken Right In—"Did her father encourage you?” “He smoked a $0-cent cigar T hap- pened to have in my pocket and borrowed $10. Is that encouragement?” “*Encouragement’? My boy, it looks to me as if you were already a meme ber of the family.”—Birmingham Age- Herald. Sad Disappointment— sider Jack misleading and disappointing. Why, dear?” “Well, he had me on the tenterhooks last night in expectation that he was going to ask me to go to the theatre.’ “And didn’t he?” “No, he only asked me to marry him.” —Boston Transcript *So you con- *Rithmetic—He was teaching her arithmetic—he said it was his mission, and sa Now that’s Addition.” And as he added smack by smack, in silent satisfaction, she sweetly gave his kisses back, ands Now thai's Subtraction.” Then he kissed her, and she kissed him, without any explanation. Then both together smiled and said: “Ah! that’s Multiplication.” Then dad appeared upon the scene and made a quick decision. He kicked the teacher down the hall and yelled: “ That's Long Division!”—Labor World. comicbooks.com