Life — February 2, 1888 — page 13: what you’re looking at

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SPAT SIORS AT WVLL T J 159 Ml v FAMILIAR WITH THE LANGUAGE. [Pee WOMAN (fo Chinaman in street car): Shove yersilf fer- ninst the carnor wid yer blue shir-rt, ond give a leddy a chonce to set down, bad cess to yez! CHINAMAN: Wow! Iris Woman: Can't yez talk English, ye yaller haythen ? Cuiwaman: If T couldn't talkee English muchee bettle old ish woman, yep, I shootee my glandmothle|—M. ¥. Sun. LET US HOPE SHE DIDN'T, ‘Tuy were looking out to sea. “How fierce and turbulent the ocean is to-night, George, dear,” she said, drawing closer to him, ‘and how angrily it dashes up the waves against the shore!” “Ah, yes, love,” he gently responded, as he stole a protecting arm around the shrinking form of the timid girl, somebody must be crossing it." And a look came into her fair young face as, who should say, dare Lintrust my future happiness to such aman ?—W. Y. Sun. “How many of you are there 2” asked a voice from an upper win- dow, of a party of “ waits.” Four,” was the reply. *« Divide that among you,” said a voice, as a bucket of water fell, “like the gentle dew from heaven,” on those beneath.—Cairo Sfes- 69 IN THE GLOAMING. CuicaGo LaDy (fo Ausband): My dear, did you think to order a ton of coal to-day ? Huswann: Yes. Cuicaco Lapy: And my shoes? Husnanp: Yes; and (peering out of the window) there is a truck backing up to the door now, but it’s too dark to see whether it has the coal or the shoes.—Harfer's Basar. OLD Lapy (in drug-store): How is this Persian powder to be applied ? CLERK (absent-mindedly): Give 'em a teaspoonful after each meal.— Epoch. ARITHMETIC, Laura: So you are really engaged to him, dear? He is forty, you say, and you are twenty—just twice as old as you, love. Dear me, when you are forty he will be eighty 1” Ciara: Good gracious! I hadn't thought of that.—Harper's Basar. FRIEND (to widow mourning her third husbond): \ sympathize deeply with you, my dear Mrs. Hendricks, and was sorry not to be with you in your hour of action, 1pow (sad/y): Ah, my friend, you don't know what it is to lose husbands.— Accident News. MoTHER and daughter examining Christmas presents: DAUGHTER: Are both of these boxes of candy different ? MoTHeER : No; neither is alike.—//arper’s Bazar, Tits is how a politician got rather mixed just after an election : “Gentlemen, the renown of this glorious victory will re-echo in golden letters through the corridors of the river of time."—7it-Bits. because its natural end is in BALDNESS. should never be negl u Lu > [4 a 2 < a STERN BROS. DIRECT ATTENTION TO THEIR DRESSMAKING DEP'TS, WHERE THEY ARE PREPARED TO TAKE ORDERS FOK STREET, CARRIAGE, RECEPTION The chief requirement of the hair is clean- liness—thorough shampooing for women once a fortnight, and for men once a week. The best agent for the purpose is PACKER’S TAR SOAP. and JEWELRY: Big line, Low WATCHES #2 EaYe iste. ee alogue FREE! The Domestic Mfg Co., Wallingford, Conn. Suidhoig EDENIA Lurdborgs RHENISH Se Colo UNDBOHG'S PERFUMES make appro- | They are put up riate and acceptable gifts. ages of various styles, and are in neat attractive for sale by all dealers, LADD & COFFIN, PROPRIETORS AND MANUFACTURERS, 24 BARCLAY STREET, NEW YORK. | CELEBRATED HATS AND LADIES’ ROUND HATS, | 178 & 180 Fifth Ave., bet. 22d & 23d Sts., and 181 Broadway, near Cortland St., MEW YoRK. Palmer House, Chicago. 914 Chestnut St., Phila. GEO. MATHER’S SONS RINTING INK 60 JOHN STREET, N. Y. THIS PAPER IS PRINTED WITH OUR SPECIAL ° LIFE + INK. JOHN PATTERSON & CO.. Tailors and Importers, Patterson Building, Nos. 25 and 27 W. 26th St., NEW YORK. AND BYBNING DRESSES, ALSO, LADIES’ RIDING HABITS, AT YBRY REASONABLE PRICES. ECEIVING CONTINUALLY THE LATEST PARIS MODELS, AND HAVING A MOST COMPETENT STAFF OF FITTERS, THEY ARE IN POSITION TO GIVE THE UT MOST SATISFACTION. LARGE ASSORTMENT AND XCLUSIVE STYLES oF FRENCH LINGERIE AND SPECIAL FACILITIES FOR MAKING TO ORDER WEDDING TROUSSEAUX. 82 to 36 West 23d Street, 28 to 35 West 22d Street. » comicbooks.com