Life — February 22, 1883 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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96 THE GOOD BOY’S* PRIMER. THE YOUNG MA-GI-CIAN. “HE fol-low-ing ex-pe-ri-ments are sim-ple and ea-sy, and an-y lit-tle boy can do them, and make the Home Cir-cle right Live-ly. THE AI-LING Ba-sy. When Nurse is Out of the Room, tie a White silk Thread tight-ly A-round Ba-by’s leg, in a Crease of the Fat where it will not Show. In a few Min-utes Ba-by will Set up a Howl, and nei-ther Nurse, nor Ma-ma, nor Sis-ter Hel-en, nor Grand-ma, nor yet Sis-ter Kate will be A-ble to Find where that Drat-ted Pin és. Of course when the Doc-tor finds the Thread, you can ei-ther Lie out of It or prove an Al-i-bi. Tue Mys-TI-FIED Cat. Some af-ter-noon when Sis-ter Hel-en is out Hun-ting new Rugs with Cou-sin Es-telle, Coax Le-na’s Cat into Sis-ter Hel-en’s Room, stain his Mouth with Red Ink, and gum a fea-ther from the Can-a-ry to His Nose. Then you can take the Bird from its Cage, and sell it to the Junk Man a-round the Cor-ner for six-ty-five Cents, ta-king good care to leave the Cat in the Room. When Sis-ter Hel-en Comes Back there willbe an En- ter-tain-ment, and la-ter on a love-ly tri- an-gle will be made by uncle Char-ley, the Cat, and a Club. Tue IN-VER-TED Fisu. Some mor-ning when Sis-ter Kate is in the Par-lor tu-ning the Ban-jo, pour a lit-tle Am-mon-ia or pep-per Sauce in-to her A-qua-ri-um, Wi-thin an Hour the = as-ton-ished Fish will Swim up-side Down, which will be very cu-ri-ous and A-mu-sing, es-pe-ci-al-ly to Sis-ter Kate. e, ue MW... e Tue AF-FEC-TION-ATE HENs. This beau-ti-ful Ex-per-i-ment is best sui-ted to the Coun-try. _Bor-row grand-ma’s black thread, chop off Pie-ces a foot Long, and tie Grains of Corn to the Ends of each Piece. ‘Throw these to the Chick-ens, and in a few Min-utes they will all Pair off like a Mt. Des-ert Pic-nic, and be De-vot-ed Friends the rest of the Day. in the Assembly at Albany Mr. Fizgerald proposes by bill o fix the limit of age at which a child shall be presumed to be incapable of crime at foure teen years.—Herald, Feb. 14. FROM THE PERSIAN OF SAADE. Wuo to good wine gives all his senses up, May sober be ere slips the night away ; But who is crazed by Hebe saws her cup, Hath reason lost until the Judgment Day. Tul. = Cle Sa i “lla ye ia, is TOBOGGANNING. “On the Dessert” is the name of a book recently written by the Rev. Henry M. Field. It is seemingly —to judge from its title alone—a sort of supplementary cook-book ; perhaps, indeed, it is a reissue under a new name for a book just out called “ Ice Cream and Cakes.” DEFINITIONS. Artist AND Critic.—The artist is one who knows beforehand what ought to be done ; the critic is one who knows afterwards what ought to have been done. ARISTOCRAT, PaupER, DeBTor.—The aristocrat is supported by his ancestors, the pauper by his contem- poraries, and the debtor by posterity. ADDRESS IN CHURCH, AND SERMON.—When a clergyman makes an address, it is about something in particular ; a sermon—about nothing in particular. comicbooks.com