Life — December 8, 1887 — page 29: what you’re looking at

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POSITIVELY SO. } UCH, more, most, so says the grammar ; But we another rule demand Little less Most, or much less clamor, For much more Most we cannot stand, HOSE who assert that Irving's Saturday evening perform- ances of Mathias and Jingle form a grotesque combination are in error. The old song, “ Jingle- bells, Jingle-bells,” was certainly not grotesque, and, with the excep- tion that in Mr. Irving's combina- tion the Bells come first, we see no difference between the two cases. T. JOHN says that the Prohi- bitionists will go into the next presidential campaign with ardent spirits. If this be true, the Prohi- bition vote will be largely increased. There is nothing like ardent spi to bring out votes. N exchange reprints the old couplet: ** When Adam delved and Eve span, Who was then the gentleman?” Ifour contemporary asks this with a sincere desire for information, we would reply that a preponderance of evidence would point to Adam's being the gentleman. A BAD CASE. IDLY: Yis, and the poor thing kept sinking, and never revived until afther she had breathed her lasht. Mary ANN: Yis, and even thin she was spacheless, Oi've heard. SO CONSIDERATE. Do Let's GO IN, CAKKIE, AND TAKE A LOOK, WE MAY GET SOME NEW IDEAS ABOUT ART FURNISHING | AND THEN 11'S SO INTERESTING TO SEE HOW PEOPLE Live.” NOT SCRIPTURAL, BUT TRUE. 3 (CLERGYMAN: My boy, you were very naughty to run al know the way of the transgressor ? A PAIK OF PANTS. Boy: Yes; towards Canada, comicbooks.com