Life, 1890-09-25 · page 10 of 14
Life — September 25, 1890 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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# Page 164: LIFE Magazine - Two Separate Items **Left side - "The Difference to Him":** A humorous sketch showing a teacher catching a student (Johnny) with a paper ball. The teacher assumed Johnny threw it; Johnny claims he would have if he hadn't been caught. The joke relies on the irony of Johnny's excuse—he's admitting guilt while technically denying the act. **Right side - "A Love Story" (Drama section):** A four-panel sequential comic depicting what appears to be a romantic conflict between two small figures (possibly elves or fantastical characters based on the "Multum in Parvo" reference to German dwarfs). The panels show: a crowd gathering, a challenge issued, a duel occurring, and finally satisfaction or reconciliation. It's a satirical miniature melodrama about love and honor.
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A LOVE. STORY. THE DIFFERENCE TO HIM. Teacher (finding out who had hit him with a paper ball): You THOUGHT THAT VERY FUNNY, DIDN'T YoU? Johnnie: 1 WOULD HAV ALAIN SS MULTUM IN PARVO. H AST thou the German dwarfs by Niblo’s-Garden-Theatre seen ? No; L have them not seen. It would enjoy thee greatly them to see. Pray. Because by them much cleverness is. Of all littlekins they are most little. What do they ? A show-play; therein fairies and kobolds are. The littlekins while already entirely small are entirely graceful. Yet will you no repulsiveness thereby see. So. Yes, well. And also certainly music, singing, and dances of the ballet. So. Yes, well. And one littlekin who a markworthy comedian is. He so small as all the others together is, and names himself Elbert. Certainly. He no larger than a finger-hat is. And also regularly thou canst beer between the acts from stones drink. Certainly ? Certainly, DATISFACTION, comicbooks.com