Life — November 24, 1892 — page 8: what you’re looking at

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296 A LEAF OUT OF HER BROTHER'S BOOK. cr ™ 6© A. RE you going to see the Thanks- \ giving Day game?” asked ) Milfred. “Of course I am,” answered Sallie; “I'm going on acoach. 1 wouldn't miss it for anything. I've made » the most beautiful book you ever saw on that game.” “A book; what kind of a book?” asked Milfred, slightly puzzled. “Oh, that's what you do when you get bets— ha whole lot of them, you know. I learned how from my brother. Last summer Ted meta very enthusiastic Yale man up in the Adirondacks who wanted to bet five to one on his college. So Ted took *$s500 worth of it,’ as he says, and this Fall he has been betting it all back; ‘hedging’ he calls it; with Princeton men at even money and three to two, and different odds until now he’s got his book all made, and he says he * stands to win" something no matter which - LIFE: 1 got very good odds on those. Oh, I've made bets every way, I've got a beautiful book. Ted says it beats his all to pieces.” “ Why, Sallie Perry, you're the smartest girl I ever heard of! You ought to have been a man. You'd have made fortunes and fortunes by this time.” “Yes, I would ;" assented Sallie. “ Ted says I'd break the ring all to smash! But girls have no chance! I tell you, papa says he just wishes he could have me down in his office in Wall Street. He thinks my talents are wasted in society!” Harry Romaine. THE LAST MORNING ON THE ARK. “© 7 OU look blue this morning,” said Mrs. Noah to the old gentleman. “Are you worried about anything ?” “Tam, my dear,” returned Noah. “ When I think of our big family to support, | don’t see how we can make a living when we get out of this ark.” “T wouldn't worry about that,” said Shem, be plenty to do.” “Certainly,” said Ham. a circus.” “And I,” said Japhet, “can become an undertaker, There'll be money in that when the flood goes down.” “True,” put in Shem. “And I shall become coroner. Why, dad, the coroner’s fees alone would be sufficient to enable the whole family to live in the city and wear diamonds.” “ By Jove, boys,” said Noah, “you are dead right. her for land and let’s get to work.” “There will “I'll take the animals and start Head IZE: What yo’ got to be thankful fo’ Nigga’? UNCLE Mose: Dat chickuns can’t see after da’k. college beats. So I thought 1 could do that, too.”” “Oh, how could you! I don't see how you could ever keep the figures straight!” gasped Milfred. “Oh, I didn’t bet money; that isn’t nice, you know. I only bet candy, and gloves and those little things ;"” explained Sallie.“ First I bet Mr. Sheffield a five pound box that Princeton would beat Yale, and then I bet Mr. Nassau five pounds that Yale would beat Princeton. So you sce I'll get five pounds of candy either way.” “Oh, yes, and you won't have to pay the other man, will you?” “Of course not. If Yale wins Mr. Sheffield will be so happy about his other bets that he wouldn't let me pay him if | wanted to. What do men care about candy! He wouldn't even /Aénk of taking it, anyway.” “And if Princeton wins it will be the same thing only the other way!” cried Milfred, lucidly. “Yes, and I've done a lot more of it;" went on Sallie, complacently. “I bet Jack Ford that Homans kicks a goal from the field, and I bet Reggy Westend that he doesn’t. Of course I had to give Jack odds, but I didn’t mind that, you know. I bet Tom Hickox that Princeton won't score in the first half, and I bet Charley Curtis that she won't score in the second half, then I bet two other men that she will score in each half. And Her Brother : Noval OVAH YERE A\ CAIN'T HELP TRAvIN' ON IT, PRACTICAL. WHAD YO' STAN’ DAR IDLE, CHLOE, AT DE 'LEVENTH VHEN WE DON LOST DE BALL AN’ CAIN'T FIND IT? Come PFRAMBERLATE AROUN’ WIF DEM FEET O' YOURN, Yo" FOR, comicbooks.com