Judge — February 9, 1924 — page 33: what you’re looking at

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There’s many a slip— SHE'LL HAVE To STAY A wHLe AFTER. was sho some scrumptious. De nex night he prayed de same prayah, en de same one agin night fo las’. In dat prayah he axed de Lawd to sen’ de Holy Ghost down on a Mi white hoss en sabe all us niggahs. Well, dats all right fo a prayah or two, but dat fool niggah oughtah had mo’ sense en to be so ’sistent bout it. Well, suh, las night, jest atter he got done axin de Lawd to sen de Holy Ghost on dat white hoss, we all heard a kerscufflin’ comin’ down de chimley, some ob de congre- gashun “gun git sorter disinterested in de prayah en jest den, Jedge, whut do you reckon happened? Shi Ah lib! Uh great big white sumpin’ drapped right into dat fiahplace en shook itself en said, “‘Skwonk! Skwonk!’ right loud jes like dat. Cose evah niggah in de house done made up his min’ to leab by dat time, all cepten de pahson en he had his back to de chimley but he look wild-eyed en glance ovah his shouldah kindah slaunchways en den he squall out, ‘De Holy Ghost done come on uh white hoss en Marse Gabriel's blowed his hawn! Gangway! Niggahs, gangway! “Well, suh, we wuz all in a right sma’t ob a hurry but de pahson jes’ hit de floah onct tween de pulpit en de do’. Ah dunno ez yit how he done it but he wuz de fust niggah outen dat chu’ch. Ah guess dat's how he come to sprain hez ankle but he nevah stop to study bout dat las’ night, cayze when Ah kotch up wid him, bout a mile down de road, he wuz still makin’ bout fo’ miles uh minnit en sayin’, “Scuze me Lawd, Ah didn’t mean it, Ah wuz jes’ jokin’, hones’ Ah wuz.” “Dis mawnin’ we ‘pinted uh c’mittee to vestigate de damage. y wuzn't whut you'd call no cas'Ities to speak ob only Sis Louisiana Winfiel’ done fainted en some good fo’ nuthin’ niggah stepped on mah wris’, but, Jedge, you know de insideobdat Possum Hollah chu’ch house sho am ah puffee’ wreck. When we fust got down dar de do’ wuz blowed shut en mos’ all dem niggahs wuz skeart to open de do’. Dey got to argufyin’ bout it, en finally Ah ups en opens dat do’ en de cause ob dat 'cite- ment wuz still in dar. Jedge, you know dat Holy Ghost warn’t nuffin’ tall ’cepten Aunt C’alin’s ole white gander whut some ob dem devlish white boys done drap down de chimley.” Joun H. Green. How to Be Snappy Though Married (Continued from page 8) his stuff is ready for the market. All the leading dentists say that nothing scratches enamel like my toothpicks. Every morning I arise fresh for my ta: No energy wasted on bickering over burned toast or cold coffee, my spirits un- dampened by greasy dishwater. Every Armistice Day, Ben and I visit the chil- dren. Amazonski has made the dear little pests—I mean pets—into super-children. Baby Ben can hang by his toes from the chandelier while his brother playfully kicks him in the face. In the evening we go to the Plumber's Ball and dance every dance together. “My solution of the marriage problem is not the world’s solution.” people might have damp cella: have kept my “sense of priv ” No one but the coal man and the man draw near my abode and what is most important I know how long the coal lasts. “T know, eight years is a good test.” Marearet Hucues. 31 Some But I | ‘ | the genuine Bi Aspirin Beware of Imitations! Unless you see the “Bayer Cross’ on package or on lets you are not getting ayer Aspirin proved safe by millions and p sed by physicians over twenty-three years for Colds Toothache Neuri Rheumatism Neuralgia Pain, Pain Accept “Bayer Tablets of Aspirin’ only. ch unbroken package contains proven directions. Handy boxes of twelve tablets cost few cents. Druggists also sell bottles of 2 nd 100. Aspirin is the trade m of Bay Manufacture of Monoacetic dester of Salicylieacid. GENTED Men and Women Hocsewires all over the country want Stuart's A the original-oon-aicoballe food favors and Headache Lumbago x Write at once for details, C. H. STUART & CO. 6 650 Union St. Newark, New York ee Standard of Spanish Army Genuine Astra $775 Adopted by French During World War The finest European pistol- Drop Forged Blue’ Steel Throughout — uses standard ammunition, an accurate, hard-hitting, brand-new weapon. Bought before recent tariff raise. Buy now from sole U. S. importers and save about} on 7 shot ASTRA, C. O. Q. Automate. ", J shot ASTRA, Automatic. 9.95 25 cal. 7 shot ASTRA, triple safety, 10.98 32 cal., 10 shot ASTRA, extra magazine. 16.95 32-20 and 38 cal. swing-out cyl. revolvers, Write for firearms catalogue. We guarant: perfect workmanship and material; every gun brat new; of drop forged steel throughout. Before buying gun jarantee. Send refunded if not fully satis CT NOW to get these SPECIAL LOW PRICES. WRITE TODAY. CALIFORNIA TRADING COMPANY Dept. 62 Terminal Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. TD comicbooks.com