Judge — June 6, 1931 — page 8: what you’re looking at

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JUDGE DUMB CREATURES * Jous—you know, I was thinking to J have some nic thinking of it spec y, why don’t we nimals? For pets, 1m 1 was Hy on your account, so you'd have a change. So you'd have something different around the house, because I know you must get tired having no one around but just me.” “Ump.” “Well, you're so sweet and of course say you don’t, but I know you must crave a little variety sometimes, beca after all I'm only me. I saw the Wilkinses’ cat this | noon when I was at Mrs. Wilkins’s bridge party, started me thinking what a nice change a dog or would be for you. Wouldn't you like to have a cat dear ?—a nice, fat cat to just lie around and look | Mrs. Wilkins certainly looked terrible this afternc worse than usual, if possible. I should think she'd be \ ashamed to wear such clothes. John, hand me that other { pillow. No, I can't reach it from here! Thank you. I ih} dec! this davenport is getting all caved in this end ii} already! We've only had it a month! .. . Well, maybe you'd rather have a dog than a cat. John, tell me, wouldn't 7 you like a dog? I think it would be nice to have a watch d then I'd feel safe at nights. John, that reminds me, I don’t want you to stay at the club so late any more! It was twenty minutes after one when you got in night before last and five minutes of two the time before! John, do you hear?” “Ump.” “Well, you needn't think you can fool me, either, because I'll know. ... What were we talking about? Oh, the ani- mals. Then I was thinking we might have a sort of a little farm and keep geese or something. Wouldn't you like a nice, silly old goose, dear? Or know a cute little p Late Broxen—Darn my impulsiveness! It came back! 6 “Holy smoke—this ain't th’ building we started on, E. Wouldn't you just love a fat little pig, John? ... What Be IIE are you looking for? Oh the chocolates—oh, yes. What?—arc Well, that’s n't imagine all gone to- where the there was whole box there this after noon.” “‘Ump.” “Well, never mind; any y, I have got something nicer than chocolates for w didn’t know whether you'd like a cat best or a dog, so I thought I'd wait and ask you, but I knew you'd like what I did get. “Yes, I've got it right here—it’s in the back hall closet. Now, you just wait here and I'll bring it in...” what the—a par “Yes, a sweet little polly parrot. And don’t you think it'll be such lovely company for you and give you such a nice rest and change from just me —M. D. comicbooks.com