Life — December 8, 1887 — page 30: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

336 HOW HIS WIFE BECAME A WIDOW. PERSONAL. “MILLY, DON'T VER THINK IF SHE HUNG UP HER STOCKIN'S Santy! CLaus MIGHT GIN’ HER A PAIR O” LEGS TO PUT IN "EM 2” A COINCIDENCE. is a remarkable fact that Pope wrote of Wolsey ‘* Behold thee, glorious only in thy fall! Surely History repeats itself, for the present Wolseley’s greatness as a gen- eral is attributed to his tumble from a camel in the African desert. ERRONEOUS. “ Is that you, Charle: It was a beautiful night and the soft rays of the moon fell about the fair form of the speaker like a benediction. The young man had come quietly up from the gate and the slight noise he made in ascending the steps attracted the girl's attention. “Great heavens!" he muttered to himself, “how I love that maiden.” “Is that you, Charley?” she repeated, in a low sweet tone ; “I'm so glad you came. Draw a chair from the parlor; it is lovely here in the moonlight.” But, alas! it wasn’t Charley, it was George; and the cold wind whistled through his whiskers. HER CUSTOM. LD LADY (¢a drug store): D'ye know, young man, I've stood here like a monniment fer over ten minnits fer somebody to wait on me? If ye can’t hire clerks enough, I'll go somewhere else. YounG MAN (humbly): — Sorry, ma’am, but we're very busy. Iam at your disposal now ; what can I do for you? OLp Lapy: You kin give me a two-cent stamp, an’ be quick about it. comicbooks.com