Life — March 31, 1892 — page 7: what you’re looking at

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

THEY SAY FIVE MOONS WERE SEEN TO-NIGHT: FOUR FIXED; AND THE FIFTH DID WHIRL AnOUT THE OTHER FOUR, IX WONDROUS MOTION. —King John. FIFTH AVENUE STAGE HORSE: Your prog- nostications are correct. A few more years of starvation and overwork, with the attendant agony, is all we see for you, J. E.V., Ciicaco: It would be most impolitic to open the World’s Fair on Sundays, The Mai! and Express would become inimical to the whole project and the fair would therefore be a failure. G. W. C., PHILADELPHIA: LiFe has no crying need for obituary poetry just now. Your terms seem reasonable, and when we need your services we will let you know SUFFERING CITIZEN: As yet Dr. Keeley has not applied the gold cure to the theatre-hat habit. Womax oF Fasiton : We do not knowZwhat the three Ladies will do—go on the stage very likely. Sorttomore: Better let nature take its course, A mustard plaster applied to the upper lip might possibly stimulate the growth, ALrkeD TENNYSON: We are not able this week to review the performance of your play, ‘* The Foresters,” at Daly's Theatre. Read next week's Lire. SWEET SIXTEEN: We feel much honored by your proposal, but we don’t think we'll get married this year. We'll be a brother to you, though. Emperor Witneta: We don't blame you for stopping your subscription to Punch, Nevertheless LIFE cannot put you on its free list. In our counting-room ead-heads and crowned heads are not synonymous. comicbooks.com