Life — November 27, 1890 — page 13: what you’re looking at

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

Nurse: OW, MATA; THE BARY'S SUCKED ALL THE PAINT OFF THAT NEW TOY IS UNCLE GAVE ttt t Mother: Vow awrun!t Bachelor Uncle: Never Mixon; 1 pion't ray very MUCH FOR IT, “A Brass Monkey,” Deacon Tidd in“ A Mid- night Bell,” and Afaverick Brander in “A Texas Steer" are as clearly-drawn character pictures as any that have ever come from the work of an American dramatist. We are to be congratu- lated that these types have been caught and crystal- lized before they have completely disappeared before the conventionalizing tendency of Anglo- American culture. Metcalfe. CARRIED, MEM. CON. ARD MCALLISTER: Do you really think, now, that there is any inherent impropriety in wearing the divided skirt? ORDINARY LAYMAN: Oh, | think you might wear it with perfect propriety, Mr. McAllister. INFORMATION WANTED. ue ON'T blow out the gas,” remarked the hotel clerk, after Mr. Chestnut, of Philadelphia, had registered. “Gas?” replied Mr. Chestnut, wonderingly, “what's that?” HE'D NEVER GET IT. ROP mea line,” yelled the drowning man What's the use ? ” said the humorist on the dock. “ There's no post-office where you are going.” 6“ -LIFE- CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE. comicbooks.com