Life — November 15, 1888 — page 7: what you’re looking at

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

DISHONORING A NAME, LD MR. BENTLY: Since old man Brown's death I hear that the son has got so bad that a stigma is attached to the name. OLD Mks. BENTLY: Yes, I understand that he has clapped a final “e” onto it. 5 PICUREAN HOS this cheese? Guest: Why, it’s not half bad. EPICUREAN Host: Don't you think so? Then I'll have it put away until after Christmas. : By the way, how do you like gs O, SIR; he entirely disagreed with me and called me all sorts of vile names.” “And yet you say he didn’t come to terms!" AS TO MONARCHS. Father; NOW, MY SON, IN A GOVERNMENT WHAT IS THE SOURCE OF POWER? Young America (promptly): THE KINO. Father: BUT IN A COUNTRY LIKE OURS, WHAT IS EVEN MORE POWERFUL THAN A KING? Young America (triumphantly): FOUR KINGS AND AN ACE! THE LAW OF COMPENSATION. HE movements of men are most certainly queer,” Sighed Dolly, who'd only been married a year; ‘When lovers they always till one o'clock stay, And when they are husbands, till one stay away !"" “* Most trying,” said Belle, *‘ but we have no redress ; It’s the law that they call compensation, I guess."" KD. Ww. A GOOD DEAL IN A NAME. OW is your new gas-metre coming on, Jones—is it a success?” “No, it's a failure; I can't get anybody to touch it.” “What seems to be the trouble?" “T was unfortunate in selecting a name for it; I must have been a fool!” “ What do you call it?” “«The Busy Bee.’ “cs Mrs, O'Toole: WHAT PUZZLES ME INTIRELY IS THAT THE OWLD HOUSE SHOULD LAKE TO SICH AN IXTINT WHIN IT’S COVERED WID ID ANCE, Mr, O'Toole: Vis, ME DARLINT ; BUT IT's FIRE INSHOORANCE, NOT WATER, DE YE MOIND. THE SAME WORDS. €€ 7 WISH I could sell all I write,” re- marked a certain author to a lady. “ There are those,” replied his companion, sweetly, “who say you can’t write all you sell.” comicbooks.com