Life — September 18, 1884 — page 12: what you’re looking at

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SUBURBAN NOTE. MR. ROONEY WILL SHORTLY MOVE TO THE CITY WHERE HE WILL OPEN A LARGE JEWELRY STORE. chips is fohty, ‘n a dollah 's a dollah fohty, ‘n dat 's a dollah fohty fo’ cents. “Whar's de fo’ cents ?” smiled Mr. WILLIAMS desper- ately. The Rev. Mr. SMITH pointed to the ring. Mr. WILLIAMS | rose indignantly, shucked off his coat, hat, vest, suspenders and scarf pin, heaped them on the table, and then sat down | and glared at the Rev. Mr. SMITH. That gentleman rolled up the coat, put on the hat, threw his own out of the window, gave the ring to Mr. WHIFFLES, jammed the suspenders into his pocket and took in the vest, chips and money. “ Dis yar 's buglry !” yelled Mr. WILLIAMS. The Rev. Mr. SMITH spread out four eights and rose im- pressively. “ Toot,” he said, “ doan trifle wif Prov’dence. Becase a man wars ten cent grease 'n gits his julry on de Bowery, hits no sign dat he kin buck agin cash in a jacker 'n git a boodle from fo’ eights. Yo 's now in yo’ shirt sleeves ’n low sperrets, bud de speeyunce am wallyble. I'se willin’ ter stan’ a beer an’ sassenger, 'n shake 'n call it squar’. De Club ‘ll now *journ.” INVISIBLE blue—policeman when wanted. THE Negro Question—* Say, boss, w'at 's yer goin’ to guy me fer my vote?” THE FRANCO-CHINESE EMBROGLIO. ONDON, Sept. 16th.—Advices from our special warrior stationed at Tsing-Tsing confirm the rumors that the French fleet has opened fire on She-bang with disastrous re- sults, several handsome Mandarins being totally demolished. | Ki-Yoodle, the celebrated market town, is on the direct line of march which the French are taking in their efforts to reach Skin-cat, and considerable alarm is felt there lest the dogs of war be let loose. Whing-Whang Khan, of Shampoo, and Toe-Matoe Khan, of Tin-Tin, have offered each their stand- ing army for the re-enforcement of the garrison stationed at | Hangit, but Weak Lung declares their aid to be unnecessary, | and the two men have been sent back. PARIS, Sept. 17th.—The fleet has been attacked by a regi- | ment of coolies from Gin Sling on a Caique lent by the Turk- ish government. A late telegram announces that the French took the Caique with ease, as owing to its weight the crew were unable to manceuvre it skillfully. It is believed that the declaration of war by China will cause hostilities to cease. Li-Bing-Bung, Vice-Roy of Sok, has been deposed, and the cry the “ country demands a change,” being raised by sev- | eral American citizens living there, the Empress has ap- pointed Do Hang Chang in his place. Bing-Bung is to be hung pending his trial. New York, Sept. 17th.—The Minister at the Court of Mott Street says that Slang-Tung is “lesponsible flor the plesent lunpleasantless as hle hlas the Lempress’s ear.” It is to be hoped that he will return it ere long. Augustus Fitzgibbons Moran Fell in love with Maria McCann ; With a yell and a whoop He cleared the front stoop Just ahead of her papa’s brogan. comicbooks.com