Life — January 27, 1887 — page 11: what you’re looking at

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OMENS: GOOD AND BAD. INDING a horseshoe or a twenty dollar gold piece is a symptom of luck. * © # TUB your right toe and you are going where you are wanted—your left, where you are not wanted. Stub both and you will go where you don’t want to go yourself. ey it yam F you leave your wine-closet unlocked, your servant will have a red nose and you will lose your wine. * ok * | F you see a new moon through | the glass, you will have sor- | row as long as it lasts ; and if you see a nail in the heel of your shoe, | you will suffer until you pull it out. a F you break a mirror it is a sign that someone will die within the year, and if the mir- ror belongs to another man you will have to pay for it. HAT OFF. PALMISTRY. HE traced with dainty finger, Upon his open palm, A fortune of riches and honor Without one touch of harm. The line of his life was long, There was intellect too, she said, But when she broke at the line of heart, She gravely shook her head. &S K serious matter already, And you not twenty-four ? Why not a vestige of heart remains. Such lines I never saw !"" He bent his head and whispered, “T'll explain that if I may: I've not a vestage of heart, because You've stolen my heart away.”” . MW. W. BOY who will feign cramps about school-time is indulg- ing in champagne. DONIS is now being performed at the Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia. Appropriate enough. HE beggar who asked for a crust, wasn’t satisfied when he got it. He wanted the crust of the earth. CONSISTENCY, THOU ART A JEWEL. OLD GENT (a warm admirer of youthful sport): Now, Boys, PLUG UP HIS EYE AND KNOCK HIS BLESS THEIR LITTLE HEARTS, HOW THEY DO ENJOY THAT HEALTHFUL EXERCISE! ING. OLD GENT (with equal warmth): ‘OD Rot THOSE LITTLE SCOUNDRELS, THERE'S GOT TO BE A STOP PUT TO THIS INFERNAL SNOWBALL- SCRAPS. Wes is a strong movement among the members of Congress to take their feet off their desks during the meetings of that august body, so that the members in the rear seats may see the Speaker. UR congratulations to Mr. Hiscock, condolences to Mr. Miller, and thanks to Mr. £. P. Morton who has largely contributed to the result at Albany. It is money makes the mare go, but solid worth sometimes brings the dark horse to the front. Mr. Hiscock is, by a large majority, the most deserving of the triolet who have striven for the senatorial toga, and it is gratifying to note that in these days, when all officers from aldermen to senators have more or less boodle qualifications, a man who owns less than four rail- roads and a telegraph company, with a reserve fund of val- uable franchises, can get to the top. We trust that Mr. Hiscock will urge Mr. Evarts on to breaking that silence which the past has shown is not due to lack of words, and which at present would seem to indi- cate a lack of ideas. N art museum for Princeton is President McCosh’s present desire. It certainly ought to be established. There are many artistic fossils in Princeton that need an asylum, and, as an example of an old master, Dr. McCosh is a glorious success. But may the old master never be hung! comicbooks.com