Life — August 24, 1893 — page 11: what you’re looking at

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you, old man, but I tell you that sort of thing is all wrong. No, sir, I don’t believe in it at all. CLEVERTC Do you mean to say you wouldn't kiss a pretty girl if you had the chance, DaSHAWAY: That's just what I mean. No, sir, I repeat it. You are a gentleman. You meet an unsophisticated, delightful and charming girl. You are invitéd to her house. Her mother receives you. I sai » her mother receives you. She trusts you within those sacred precincts, And then, sir, you deliberately transgress the law of hospitality, you impose upon trusting innocence, you be- tray the hallowed trust that has been placed in you. It is idle to tell me that the girl is willing to be kissed. She does not -know. You should not yield. No, a thousand times no. Parents are too trustful of their children. It is we young men who should stand to- gether, Character, sir, character is what we want. My dear fellow, pardon me if I have been led away by the excess of emotion, but 1 feel so strongly on this point. CLEVERTOD Oh, that’s all right. You call on Miss Penstock yourself occasionally, don’t you ? DasHaway (stéfiy): Yes; 1 have been there at stated intervals. CLEVERTON (musingly) : Um, yes. She said you were around there the other night. 1 don’t suppose, old man, that you kissed her, did you ? DASHAWAY (¢ndignantly): 1, sir? No, sir! What made you entertain such an idea ? CLEVERTON : Why, Miss Penstock, of course. DasHAWAY : Great Gotham, old fellow, she didn’t tell you anything, did she ? CLEVERTON: She said you tried hard FEMININE TRIALS. enough to. Tom Masson. RECEIVING FROM HER RIVAL THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE LATTER'S ENGAGE- MENT TO THE MAN WHOM SHE HERSELF EXPECTED TO MARRY. WHAT THEY WERE. ON BLUMER (bumping up against: Twickenham): Hello, old man. Con- gratulations. I hear there is a new arrival at your house. TWICKENHAM: Yes. Vow BLUMER: Then I suppose I'll have to take a drink with you? TWICKENHAM (sadly): Take two drinks. OVERHEARD AT THE ART BUILDING. (Elderly, plain woman with young daughter before nude picture “Gracious, Jenny! What does it say her name is?” / ” (Looking in the catalogue) “ Cir-ce, mamma.” R is it indeed? The huzzy! If I had the naming -don't-look !"" of her, it would be § comicbooks.com