Life — February 23, 1893 — page 13: what you’re looking at

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

OUR CRITIC. UT him in his little coffin, Take him from this world of strife, Write upon his hidden headstone— ** This man saw no fun in Lire.” UNABLE TO IDENTIFY. P* PA: And then George Washington said to his father, “ Father, I cannot tell a lie.” Bossy: So his father wouldn’t tell a lie either ? Papa: Oh, I don’t know about that. Why? Bossy: Else he'd have spotted George's. HARD TO UNDERSTAND. RS. BROOKS: I often wonder why INTERFERING WITH BUSINESS. some folks go to church, Tenderfoot: DON'T YOU SEE THAT MAN KILLING ALL THOSE Mrs. RIVERS: So do-I. Now, there's Mrs. Short. Why, PEOPLE? WHY DON’T YOU STOP HIM? she hasn't had a new bonnet in twelve months. Alkali Jim: Stor wim! ME! WELL, 1 GUESS NOT, PARDNER. Wy, D—N IT, MAN, I'M THE CORONER | THE S. P. C. C. WANTS FAIR PLAY. LERK: Commodore Gerry wants to see you, sir. PROPRIETOR: Whatin the world does he want here? CLERK: He wants to know if you require our puny little office boy to lick those great big new stamps. A GREAT SUCCESS. RIGGS: How are you getting on as a traveling man ? TRAINMAKER: Splendid. BRIGGS: Boys all like you? TRAINMAKER: Like me! I should say so. Why, old man, my expenses this trip were just double what they were last. Wn A SLAVE TO FASHION. “SAY, ISN'T THAT COLLAR A TRIFLE TIGHT?” LITERAL, “TIGHT; NOT A BIT! BESIDE, IT’S THE VERY LATEST THING “*How poes REGGY LOOK IN HIS NEW OVERCOAT?” out.” “OUT OF SIGHT,” comicbooks.com