Life — March 8, 1888 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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142 SYMPATHY. HERE are: tears in the maiden’s tender eyes And her heart is stirred with sweet compassion : She weeps at the cruel slaughter of birds, But dare not, will not ‘‘be out of fashion.” Richard R. Bean. THE BAD BOY AND THE SMART PAINTER. Mrs. P. (late of Chicago): | HAVE JUST HEARD MRS. LIEDERKRANZ HAS BOUGHT A STRADIVARIUS THAT IS DELIGHTFUL TO HEAR, AND I WANT TO GET ONE TOO. Bird Fancier: WELL, M’AM, SHE DIDN’T GET IT HERE, FOR I NEVER HAD NO SUCH BIRD AS THAT; BUT I’LL ORDER ONE FOR YOU, IF YOU SAY. HOUSEHOLD HINTS. HEN Christmas time comes around and you are making mince-pies, never feed your children and husband on the first pie. Send it to the rectory and await developments. Jusr as the prudent husband lays up his pennies for a rainy day, even so does the good housewife store up the ashes for a slippery morning. Do not throw away your dead canary unless your Spring bonnet is already trimmed. AN old soap-box thoroughly washed and neatly upholstered with red plush serves very acceptably for a prée déeu. SHOULD you hear burglars in your dining-room, do not send for the police, who are proverbially slow, but ring up the fire department to put them out. WHEN wood is worth five dollars a load, don’t think of hiring two men at two dollars aday for two days to gather a half load off your place for the sake of economy. If you are rich you can afford to raise your own wood. Otherwise, it is best to buy it even if you don’t pay your bill. Do not growl when little things go wrong. Always bear in mind that when the ther- mometer is low, coal is high. Life is full of compensations. ‘ THE cuticle of an orange, if properly and carefully removed and strengthened with whalebone, makes a most ornamental pen- dant in which to keep a ball of twine. comicbooks.com