Life — June 27, 1889 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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

376 WE SAT AND FISHED. (SUGGESTED LY THE COVER OF “*LIFE'S" RURAL NUMBER.) ESIDE We sat and fished, a fern-fringed, dreamy brook my love and I ayed the hook, and watched, I held the pole and f She s: close by. We spoke of love, ah, idle dr Cupid was there to slyly The line that floated with While we sat side by side. We fished that day in Love's ¢ I played the hook and held Fe vas all the world beside, as before, my happy rile Is changed; the dreamy days of yore Are past,—she holds the pole Wo FD I REWSTER: TI 1“ fellow seems to know more than you do BARCLAY No wonder, I'm his father. Ahn OGHWTIGGS AN EARLY CROP. Neighbor : ING? Amateur Gardener (sadly) WELL, GIGGINGs, WHAT ARE YOU Rals- BLisTeRs, “HURRY TO TWICE.” “Tuat isn't MR. SMITH, [fT 15 THE OTHER YOUNG GENTLEMA’ “AVELL, WAIT A MINUTE, I MUST CHANGE THE PHOTOGRAPHS ON PME MANTEL.” THE DOOK, MARY, AND Lev Mr. SaiTH IN, HE HAS RUNG THEN, FOR $NOB$. *LURRING remarks upon our native * First Famili re in exceed- ingly bad taste. New York, Philadelphia and Boston all contain families who have possessed wealth not only during an entire generation, but, in many cases, for three or four generations, This alone merits the reverence of every thoughtful citizen. EVEN an Ameri have virtues, » AvoID treating strangers with civility. again. You may never meet them VERY one on the paper interceded for poor compositor Griggs They told the greatest religious editor of modern times that Griggs was the sole support of a sick wife and eight little children, and that at this time of year it was difficult for compositors to secure work; but to no avail. “That man set up the Rev. Mr. Sleeky’s letter and spelt Roma, R-o-m No such blasted fool can set type on this paper. Here, foreman, let me have proofs of the letters from Firenze and Napoli, and put Dr. Lickspittle’s article about Milano on the fourth page.” comicbooks.com