Life — August 21, 1890 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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De boy was jes* n’ across de railroad track bringin’ home a watah- million from mahket. When he crossed de track he sat down absent-minded like to plug de million ter see if it were ripe, an’a train come along and cut off legs. Le RAsTUs: heah if de millic Why did you leave the,stage? (5 Tleft the stage as a matterfof Deah me, Suz; ain't dat tarrible, waz ripe America. WHITTIER 8aTS: reat now to the market, and ovary writer who {eon will lhe reat, bear ‘ark thee for thew tam waiy By fend dha Wir ‘Tusk PENS Deleon ex : 4 and 10m f oh 7 OCOLLARS & CUFFS FOR MEN'S WEAR Mr. HowantH, the author of a voluminous work fon the Mongols, was once seated at dinner next to a lady who made ita point always to be able to meet every lion, no matter how mild a lion he might be, on his own ground. ‘The lady had taken a moment before the company left the diawing-room to ask the hostess who her escort was and what he had done, unluckily she had not fully understood the hurried answer. 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