Life — December 29, 1892 — page 31: what you’re looking at

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17 THE PALM AND THE PINE- TREE PERSONIFIED, OR, HEINE UP TO DATE. oO". the English Earl stands lonely, On the turf, after Derby day. He ponders ; for want of money Is eating his soul away. But he smiles as he dreams of an heiress, Who, far in the Woolly West Has visions of shopping in Paris, And a trousseau marked with a crest ! EW. DANGERS OF TRAVEL. SIRST TRAVELER: Strange what a slight ob- struction will sometimes derail a train, COND TRAVELER: Very true. I've often seen the sud- den rushing of a locomoti upon so insignificant a thing as an English sparrow cause it to leave the track. A LESSON IN MANNERS. Cuan: If you want to have an air of distinction, you must look a little tired. CLARA: Oh, that’s easy, while I'm with you. HE: Why do they call him Baron ? He: Because his ways are so Baronial. SHE: Then they ought to call poor dear grandpapa Colonel —his ways are so Colonial. She: MY MUSBAND MUST BE TALL, HANDSOME, AND A BLONDE. He: Deak ME! TAM SHORT, DARK, AND HOMELY, WILL YOU MARRY ME? She: Wett—wiy xot? HUTTING the stable-door after the horse is gone seems to be an eminently wise pro- ceeding if there are other horses inside. A. STRIKING SITUATION, comicbooks.com