Life — December 28, 1893 — page 31: what you’re looking at

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

LOVE’S WEATHER. V HEN you and I Resolved to tie Our hearts in one together, "Twas on a day In sunny May— Love's month and Love's own weather. tt But when the year Grows cold of cheer, Sweet, prithee, still remember Love knows a charm To keep him warm, That scorns a dark December. If in sweet eyes The Summer skies Have left their beauties playing, Though snow and cloud ‘The earth enshroud, Love still can go a-Maying ! TRYING IT “ON A DOG.” ‘© THE Puritans were the first to preach the doctrine that a man should give up home and country for his religion.” “Yes; and lived up to it in the case of Roger Williams.” rf ki Discharged Convict (to keeper): WELL, SO LONG, OLD FEL! ANY MESSAGE YER WANT TER SEND TO YER BEST GAL IN THE City?) AND SAY, CHAPPIE, KEEP MY CHAMPAGNE ON ICE TILL I GET BACK YER AGIN AFORE LoNG. Ta, TA! comicbooks.com