Life — September 11, 1890 — page 13: what you’re looking at

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LI * Maun, I should like to know the meaning of this receptivn.”" ‘Mr. Hazard, you shall,” answered the proud country girl, freez~ ingly. ‘* 1 have found you out, sir, That is all!" “What do you mean, dearest ? “Don't come near me, sir! Stay on the other side of that table. Tha found out that you have been amusing yourself at my expense.” For heaven's sake, Maud, explain.” “Lknow 1 am freckle-faced, sir!" she said, with flashing eye, “+ but I did not think you capable of joking about it with your friends.” “haven't done anything of the kind, Maud !"" protested the young man, “You have, sir! After you had—had proposed to me last night, and I—I had said y-yes, and you had gone, I overheard you telling Mr. Belkamber out there on the front porch what glorious fun it was, t0 go into the mountains in August and catch speckled beauties."—Chicago FE 139 Just before Ward's death, writes Mr. Jefferson, Robertson poured out some medicine in a glass and offered it to his friend, Ward said : ** My dear Tom, I can’t take that dreadful stuff.” “Come, come,” said Robertson, urging him to swallow the nause- ous drug ; ** there's a dear fellow, ‘Do now, for my sake; you know | would do anything for you.” * Would you?” said Ward, feebly, stretching out his hand to grasp his friend's, perhaps for the last time, 1 would, indeed,” said Robertson, ‘Then you take it,” said Ward. The humorist passed away but a few hours afterward, AN article in another column contains a sentence of wonderful con- struction as originally set up by the compositor, and it is reproduced here to show the uninitiated what a proof-reader has to confront : + Twas just saying, *Ifno one was taking care of me, I should help myselp myself tosome of me, I should help myself tosome to some of those preserves.’ "—/ournal of Education, 1's strange," observed Jinglepop, how politics creep into the names of favorite edibles. Now, there's Washington pie and cabinet Tribune, JOSEPH JEFFERSON in his autobiography in August Century, re- pudding, and—" “+ And cottage puddin —American Grocer. lates what was probably'the last jest of Artemus Ward. When the famous wit lay dying in Southampt his devoted friend, ‘* Tom" was also a friend of Jefferson. Robertson, the English playwright, who he was tended by Exata : Berta: Huh! hinted his wife, who reads the newspapers, We saw a sea serpent from the hotel I was at. That's nothing. There were two young men at the hotel where I spent my vacation.—Boston Herald, Have You Used PACKER’S TAR SOAP FOR Complexion ? Baby’s Bath ? Shampooing Skin Diseases ? All Druggists. Helio-Violet REGISTERED, 25 cents. UNDBORG,. v Saehet Powder For Perfuming Clothing, Handkerchiefs, Gioves, Stationery, Laces, Draperies, etc., is the most fashionable form of Perfume now in use. FOR SALE EVERY WHERE Send te, Stamp for Sample to LADD & COFTIN, Proprietors and Manufacturers of LUNDBORGS PERFUMERY, 2% Bauctar Stags, New Yous. CELEBRATED HATS, —aNo— Ladies’ Round Hats and Bonnets and The Dunlap Silk Umbrella. 178 & 180 Fifth Avenue, bet. 224 and 234 Sts., and 181 Broadway, near Cortlandt St. NEW YORK. Palmer House, Chicago. 9t4 Chestnut St., Phila. $B Acencies in all Principal Cities, Gold Medal Awarded, Paris Exposition, 1880. FASHIONABLE - HAIR. We will mail goods to re liable parties throughout the United States for ap- ‘oval. The newest styles and best of goodsat lowest prices. Nomoney required until they are received. No obligation to keep goods if unsatisfactory ¢ ‘Send forcirculars. JOHN MEDINA, 462 Wasdisgten Street, - Bestea, Mass. AUCUS: Swellhead isa candidate for the vacant place, as usual. Wirtixc: There's one vacancy he never can fill unless by hypodermic injection. Caucus: What's that ? WITTING : His mind,— Lowell Citizen OAKLEY’S Triple Waters, SUPERIOR TO ANY IMPORTED PERFUMES, Select your favorite odor before going into the he country. California Violets A Concentrated Extract from Native Flowers, In t o2., 2 oz, and 4 oz, Bottles, “Sweet Violets” Soap. GLYCERINE LOTION FOR SUNBURN. Mave oy tHe OAKLEY SOAP anp PERFUMERY CO. AND FOR SALE EVERYWHERE. CRAND UNION HOTEL, SARATOG UNDER THE NEW TO OCTOBER 1. . | | | a Rates ¢ on SEPTRMRER, MS, Manager. comicbooks.com