Life — June 1, 1893 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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- LIFE: * PLEASE, ma'am, there's a poor man at the door with wooden le, “Why, Babette, what can we do with wooden legs? Tell him we don't want any."—Ex. ONE of the Boston theatre managers was down at the seashore last summer, and while wandering about the hotel plaza ran across a friend who touched him up for a pass. The manager searched in his inside pocket, and then shook bis head. “I'd give you one, willingly, but I didn’t bring my cards. 1 don’t see how I can do it without the pass.” The deadbead looked blank. Suddenly the manager spoke. “1'll tell you what Ican do. “Instead of using a card, I'll just write ‘Pass bearer’ on your shirt front, and that will get you in all right. Will that do?" The man assented, and the pass was written, That evening the deadhead showed up at the theatre, and the man at the gate nodded when he looked at the shining tosom. “All right ; that’s good.” The deadhead passed through the gate and started into the theatre. taken a few steps when the gatekeeper called him back. “What's the matter now ? The gatekeeper nodded. “Yes; but you must surrender the pass."—Boston Budget. He had only ‘The man looked surprised. Isn't it all nght 2” Mrs. FORT DEARBORN: Alfred, what are you doing with the family album) R SPOUSE ( pulling out another photograph); Expurgatiag it, my dear don’t understand,” ‘ Lam getting up aa edition of this album to be used in sending out invitation ; thissummer, The line, my dear (pudding out another), is to be drawn at fourth conisg —Chicago Tribune. THe School Trustee of District No. 13, Cornstalk Township, closed the door ont ng woman's retreating form, walked back to the stove and spat in the coal buielff Phat makes three gals that's wanted to teach the school,” he soliloquized, regret that I've hed to refuse becuz they didn’t seem to onderstand none of the princi } grammar."”—Chicago Tribune. PROFESSOR LENBACH, of Munich, painted Bismarck’s"portrait, and soon afternir was informed that Baron Bleichroeder would like to buy it, and Wanted to know th price. Lenbach sent back word that the price was twenty-five thousand marks, asd 3 that price Bleichroeder declined to become the purchaser. Some time afterward, Bk roeder invited the painter to call on him, and, on his arrival, he asked him if he would willing to paint his portrait. Lenbach replied that he would be willing to do the waif and that the price of the portrait wonld be twenty-five thousand marks. “You are asking only twenty-five thousand marks for a portrait of Bismarck Bleichroeder, indignantly, ‘and certainly my portrait ought to be much cheaper, “You are right 1a one respect,” replied Lenbach ; ‘Bismarck and you are ceraiaigae natural not to be spoken of in the same breath, Sul, the price for the two portraits is the aeeppou—Fich—¢ for you must remember that it gave me very great pleasure to paint the portrait of Pi Bismarck, whereas I can honestly say that it would give me the least pleasure to puin your portrait. leichroeder's portrait was never painted by Lenbach.—Argonaut. WILLIAMS bnkee” wer the wor ‘Back numbers of Lure can be KVL, $18.00 each, bound. Vols I1I., 1 % , becribers wishing addrem changed facilitate matters by sending old addres as well bad b ai this ofice. 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