Life — June 5, 1884 — page 5: what you’re looking at

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VOUS N’ AVEZ PAS LE SOU. FAIN would buy me flowers fair, To weave within her sunny hair, Enhancing thus her beauty rare, While proving service true-- These words before me sullen stare : Vous n' aves pas le sou! When wishes in her eyes appear I would obey their message clear ; For am I not her cavalier, Fast sworn her will to do? Dame Fortune answers with a leer: Vous n’ aves pas le sou! Such hopeless homage as I pay, My glances fond, my sallies gay, Are all but trifles of a day, And nothing may accrue— For at the last I can but say : Ah! Fen’ ai pas le sou! —R. E. B. ArT CRITICISM. First Critic— Yes, Pennsylles is a good enough artist, but his figures are not pronounced.” Second Critic—‘ Well, you know he always had trouble with his palate.” Atas ! too often is a lover’s adora- tion mere lip worship. SOUND BANK? “Lord Randolph —Churchill’s breeches of discipline.” (Heading of London letter in Sunday Tribune) Does this refer to some new sub- stitute for the straight jacket ? First Bank Breaker: Second Broke Banker : First Bank Breaker: Second Broke Banker : First Bank Breaker : Second Broke Banker : YE BANKS AND BREAKS. Say, D’ YER KNOW WHERE THERE’S A Yus. WuerE Is IT? AIN'T A GIVIN’ OF IT AWAY 'S MORNING. *CAUSE WHY? S-E-C-R-E T. BOOMLETS. HE general opinion now seems to be that Wayne Mac- Veagh’s boom was a boomerang, * * * HE difference between the Tilden of '76 and the Tilden of to-day is that the former was weighed and found wanting while the latter according to the latest bulletins is wanted and found waiting. . * LOWER ! What a name for a candidate. How gloriously could the paragrapher revel in such an one with remarks concerning a ‘‘boom nipped in the bud;” ora ‘“ Well-bread President,” with a running discourse upon his strength with the yeast-ern part of the country. The Democratic Party would con- fer a priceless boon upon poor and needy journalists by nominat- ing Rose Well Pea Flower on the first ballot. * * * “TP UST want the Republican Party to understand that if other chance." —¥. G. Blaine. * they do n’t nominate me this time they ‘Il never get an- HANKS! Small favors thankfully received. Larger ones in proportion.—Butler to the Anti-Monopolists. = * * VERY cloud has its silver lining. Peele slipped up on get- ting into Congress while his opponent, English, got in, A little more English won't hurt our noble orators of the House of Representatives, and the retaliatory spirit in the breast of every true man who has accidentally trodden upon the exterior of a banana with the usual results causes universal rejoicing when the news goes forth that a Peele has slipped up and fallen on him- self. * * * ID any one hear anything drop? It seems to me that some of my boom is missing. —¥. G. Blaine. * * * OW would it do to nominate Arthur for President with Blaine as Vice-President, and let them fight it out be tween themselves as to who should run the country? Arthur has shown that he has good Presidential stuff in him while Blaine’s career in the past eminently qualifies him for the position of Vice ! comicbooks.com