Life — December 27, 1888 — page 40: what you’re looking at

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

THE CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME, Tommy (at his first ballet): Ow, Mammal Wuei 1EY Now? Mamma (after glancing at programme): THIS REPRESENTS THE “CELESTIAL REALMS.” Tommy (in great excitement): Wuy, ‘tis 1s Heav! It’s LOTS JOLLIER THAN I THOUGHT! HE STRUCK A BARGAIN. LD MRS. BENTLEY: Josiah, there comes a shabby-looking old man with a bundle on his back, and I think we ought to do something for him. OLD Mr, BENTL: I'm willing, Mariar. OLD Mrs, BENTLEY: I say, old man, if you'll come into the house I may be able to find some decent clothing for you. OLD MAN (gratefully): Thank you, mem. OLD Mrs, BENTLEY (2% ¢he house) : Now, there’s a lot of cast-off clothing that my husband doesn’t want. OLD MAN (examining the lot very care- Sully): Vell, I gif you tree dollar fur the lot, und, so help me, not von cent more. OLp Mrs. BENTLEY: But, sir, I want to GOING BEFORE THE BAR. give you the clothing. OLD MAN (looks over the lot again, very FANCY PORTRAIT OF A LAWYER WHO THOUGHT HE WOULD HaVE BEAR'S MEAT — very carefully): Vell, I tell you vot I do: FOR HIS CHRISTMAS DINNER AND AFTERWARDS CHANGED HIS MIND, I dake em, comicbooks.com