Life — February 12, 1891 — page 13: what you’re looking at

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

“DiD THE FISHMAN HAVE FROO'S LEGS, Bripcet ?” “Sure I COULDN'T See, MUM; HE HAD HIS PANTS OD TO MY $2.50 WATCH. Wet tho’ the winter’s blast be cold and drear, Tho’ summer flies on autumn's gusty wing? No season's change, my treasure, need’st thou fear, For thou enjoy'st perpetual winds of spring. WINTER IN CUBA, Op Svsscriner: No; diaphanous and Bernhardt are not synonymous terms. One is an adjective and the other a noun, Sara Bernhardt is toothing (too thin). (This is particularly recommended to London Punch.) It is said that Sara Bernhardt’s parents intended her for the ballet, but on account of purely physical reasons, she was obliged to give up that career. Sara Bernhardt performed the ‘ Vanishing Lady " trick on Broadway, last Tuesday. She incautiously stopped to look in a window in front of which there was a grating. Metcalfe. NOT SO SLOW AFTER ALL. M*® MURRIE-HILLE: You say you don’t dance, and that you have scruples against theatre going. What shall we do to amuse you? What do you do at home? I am ready for anything you like. Pretry Country Cousin: Oh, at home we have church sociables. MR. Murrie-HILLeE: And what do you do there ? “Say, AUNTY, DO GET A MOVE ON You. RUN PRETTY COUNTRY COUSIN (demurely): We generally play kissing games, “IKE_THE HORSES Do.” “On, NO, FRANKIE; IT WOULDN'T LOOK WELL _ . FOR ME TO RUN LIKE THAT.” Ove of the most notable tendencies of the world at present is to grow “THEN YOU MIGHT AS WELL TAKE ME HOME older. AGAIN, THIS PACE IS JUST KILLING ME. comicbooks.com