Life — January 5, 1893 — page 30: what you’re looking at

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

CHARLES HOWARD JOHNSON. THE SITUATION. Boy (to Mr. Smith, who has arrived in answer to an invitation): \s YOUR NAME SMITH? ‘CAUSE IF IT 18 FATHER SENT ME TO BRING YOU TO THE HOUSE 'CAUSE OUR COACHMAN 1S DOWN WITH THE GRIP, AN’ OUR HORSES IS SICK WITH THE PIN YE; FATHER WOULD HA' COME HISSELF BUT HE'S NOT FERLIN’ WELL NEITHER, ‘CAUSE HE'S BEEN OBLIGED TO ACT AS NURSE TO MOTHER AN’ THE GIRLS, WHO ARE JUST GETTIN’ OVER AN ATTACK OF SMALL POX. I WAS BIT BY A MAD DOG A MONTH AGO, AN I DON'T FEEL WELL MYSELF; BUT PICK UP YOUR BAGGAGE AN’ FOLLOW ME, FOR THERE AIN'T NO WAGONS TO BE GOT, AN’ WE'VE GOT TO WALK ABOUT FIVE MILES! N. B.—The last train for the city has just left, and the depot has closed for the day. comicbooks.com