Life — December 28, 1893 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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416 > LIFE: A DIFFERENT APPLICATION. {4 LDER SISTER: Come, Clarence, take your powder like a man, You never — hear me making any complaint about such a little thing as that. CLARENCE CALLIPERS (sourly): Neither would I if I could daub it on my face; it is swallerin’ it that I object to. MORE IMPORTANT. gs B® TER let us build a house for you out on your property at Installment Heights,” said Buttress, the architect, to his friend Will Norris. “IT don't want to build. 1 only bought the lots for a quick turn,” replied the latter, “You might do worse. It’s a pretty pla “ T know it, but I shouldn't care to /’ve there.” “You might do worse. You'd better build anyway. You'll be more apt to yet a good price for the rest of the lots if you improve some of them,” Think so?" es, and you'll save your rent. Let us put up one of our attractive little suburban cottages. for you, and before you've been in it six “AN AWFUL GRIND.” months some one will come along and to sell one of er houses! No one take the place off ever does. You'll grow attached to your hands at a_ it and marry and settle down there. handsome profit. And you'll have no trouble in getting But you won't want the girl either. You've no idea what to sell out.” we can do in the building line. I tell “T will if I get you what, old man, we guarantee a the chance.” wife with every house we put up!" “Oh, no, you “ Ah. I have no doubt,” said young won't,” protested Norris, sagely. “But do you guar- Buttress, warmly. antec a cook? * “You won't want Harry Romaine. ‘AN’ THOT’S PHOT I CUM HERE FER.” “THANK YE, SORK!* comicbooks.com