Life — March 13, 1890 — page 13: what you’re looking at

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157 A SIGH FOR “CONSTANT READER.” USINESS MANAGER: Brown writes us to stop his subscription to the paper. Eprror: Dear me, that’s bad! BUSINESS MANAGER: Well, what are you looking so blue about? I suppose we can get along without Brown. EDITOR: Oh, yes; but I was just thinking how hard it would be on Smith. He was absolutely dependent on that paper. LURING HIM ON. ERVANT (at sweet girl's boudotr): Mr. Nicefellow is in the parlor, miss. SWEET GIRL (throwing down a novel): Horrors! And my hair is all down! Tell him he'll have to wait a little as I'm in the kitchen helping mother. “ HE LOVES ME, HE LOVES ME NOT.” HERE in the long portal she stands— My dainty, doubting Spanish fairy, Counting the blush rose in her hands With ‘Si me guicre, no me quiere!" She sees me not, nor knows me near, Else she had surely been more wary Than test my truth—the jealous dear ! With ‘' Si me quiere, no me quiere! But now the fateful petals fall ; There’s one—that’s ‘'si"; and two,contrary Says ‘‘ no" ; and three repeats the call Of ** si"; but four is * no me quiere!" And four's the last! The white teeth grind : '* Serd mi bien un embustero!" But soft I whisper from behind, “It lies, mi alma! Si te quiero!" Charles F, Lummis, NOT VERY TEMPTING. IRST TRAMP: Wudn't yer like ter live in one o' them grand houses on Fifth Avenoo, Bill? SECOND TRAMP: Wat? An’ have ter ride in them bumpy stages? Naw/ ARRETT: Peterson is absolutely the meanest man I ever met. Do you know what that fellow did when he was married? GARRETT: What? | Declined to fee the minister? JARRETT: Fee the minister! Why, sir, the ushers took up a collection at the wedding! comicbooks.com