Life — December 31, 1891 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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A GENERAL OPINION. (The young man recalls divers damsels refused him in the past, then s, tenderly) : HEL, LAM UTTERLY UNWORTHY OF sho hai shes you," SOUL IN HIS Vorc “THAT'S PRECISELY MAMMA THINK, GEO AND FOK A LONG TIME HE IS SILENT. WHAT PAPA AND ,"” SHE REPLIES, THEREAFTER NOTHING IN IT. = HE makes all of her “a own dresses. Don’t you think she would make a good wife for Alfred ?” “No, indeed! Think how poor her father must be.” AN OPINION. DON T know which is worse, Christmas or measles,” said Mrs. Workedtodeth, “Oh, Christmas, by all means,” said Mr. W. * You only have measles once.’ MAKING A GOOD START. JIFE: I think we ought to begin the New Year by turning over a new leaf; don’t you ? Huspanp: Ido; and I have a suggestion to make right here. Wire: What is that? HUSBAND: Begin on anew turkey. is getting a little tired. That Christmas bird SHAT remains to be seen,” as the man said when he spilled the white paint on the sidewalk. “THE LAST OF THE HOGANS.” R. HARRIGAN’S new piece gives us no particularly new studies of New York life. Mr. Harrigan’s own character shows us the prosperous New York Irishman in the guise of a sporting politician-lawyer. He gives to Judge Dominick McKeever the main characteristics of Retlly, the pawn-broker; but endows him with a few more of the outward signs of dignit d polish. This makes him even more at home with the Irish, negroes and sports who are the Judge's clients, as they were Reilly's debtors. Taken all in all, Judge McKeever is hardly as original and striking a character as Ref//y. The other members of the cast are in their usual places. Mrs. Yeamans, as Matilda Merrvfield, a spinster in love with the Judye, is other word describes her—as evel To our first statement there must be one exception, The laughable meeting of “The Knights of the Mystic Star” gives a realizing sense of the fondness of our colored brethren for pomp and ceremony. as funny and d’ cious—no comicbooks.com