Life — October 27, 1887 — page 4: what you’re looking at

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A LATE OCTOBER PASTORAL. N OW the Turkey, l Dreameth of the And he visits the c And his spirits When he learns that lack of breath, Briefly : Dea This portend: ‘Then he tren¢ O'er the border Of Canawda, In the hope that the Kanuck ing fatter, auce and platter ; Is too much down upon his luck To join the ranks In giving thanks — But in this his error’s sad, For it's quite the fad For Aldermen and Cashiers who've embezzled many a bankful, When they're safe across the border, to be thankful. And a farm-yard refugee Such as he Finds the climate of Quebec Ifurts his neck. . . . “T° HAT was a great dinner which celebrated the I’o/- unteer’s victory. The diners doubtless covered all of the courses with as much grace as the Volunteer displayed in covering her two. * . * RURAL contemporary says that Governor Hill has a great future. We are glad to hear it, for he has had a very small past. . . . V E don't believe the rumor that Tiffany & Co, are making a pair of diamond-studded handcuffs for Mr. Sharp. Boston has done so much for New York in the way of yacht building that we really think the town should be rewarded. Why not annex it to our great Metropolis ? N England, the cry is “ Reign, Victoria! In America, it is * Hail, Columbia!" This is perhaps due to the freezing out of reigning families in this country. . . . [| latest assertion in the Baconian matter is that Bacon was able to write the plays, because he was easily Shakes-peer. The reasoning here is very subtle, but the question is still unsubtled. R, ROSCOE CONKLING says sugar and starch have killed more people than any two things in the world, How about conceit and bad polit Mr. Conkling ? . . . TT! Prohibitionists have carried every county in Florida in which there has been a contest, but it must be remembered that most of the villa sites of Florida are still under water. . . . HE /llustrated London News publishes an American edition. We are very glad to see it, as it demonstrates that some of the London news of the will bear illus- trating. PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN sn — A—_——_ [AFreR P-ch HAS GoT THROUGH WITH HIS] BAND of bunco steerers call themselves a salvation army, because they prey on the streets. . . . N Trish club in Dublin, to show its contempt for Lord Randolph Churchill, elected him to membership at one meeting and expelled him the next. . . * HE man who invested his savings in a submerged Florida villa site will find, when he takes possession, that he has made a bad topographical error. . . . F the Marquis of Aylesbury’s recent expulsion from the Jockey Club the S¢. James's Gazette says the disgrace is worse than death ! This is the first intimation that we have had that the English people consider death dishonorable. comicbooks.com