Life — September 21, 1893 — page 13: what you’re looking at

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

He: WHY DO YOU WEAR THE RING IF IT IS TOO SMALL AND HURTS YOUR FINGER? She: OW, 17'S MY WEDDING RING, AND HELPS ME TO REMEMBER. subject to public congratulation. In due season the daily prints will learn or guess at columns of reliable information concerning the new comer which they will impart to the public with more or less accurate illus- trations of everything concerned, from the nursing bottle up to the White House itself, LiFe contents itself with the above congratulations and with hoping that Miss Ruth’s nose is not very much out of joint. BETTER UNSAID. PATERFA MILIAS (fo unexpected guest): Why didn’t you send us word you were coming? Pot luck, you know, my boy! Hope you have man- aged to make out a dinner. EXPECTED GUEST (folrtely): Bless you, old man! I hope I may never have a worse one. T is certainly unlucky to have thirteen at table when 4 Goop HEAD FOR BU: ‘KEEPS NOTHING TO HIMSELF.” there is only dinner enough for twelve. THE FLY'S OPINION, comicbooks.com