Life — April 15, 1897 — page 24: what you’re looking at

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“*WouLD you be kind enough to re- turn my photograph?" she wrote. ‘I gave it to you in a moment of girlish folly, and I have since had occasion to regret that [ was so thoughtless in such matters.” Of course, she pictured that photo- graph framed and hung up in his room, and was inclined to think that he would part with it with deep regret. Just why she wanted it returned is immaterial. Of course, he had offended her in some way, but it is unnecessary to inquire how. ‘The reply to her note came the follow- ing day. “T regret,” it read, “that I am un- able at this late day to pick out your photograph. However, I send you my entire collection, numbering a little over 600, and would request that you return all except your own by express at my expense."—Chicago Post, Iris told of an old Baptist parson, famous in Virginia, that he once visited a plantation where the colored servant who met him at the gate asked which barn he would have his horse put in. “Have you two barns?" asked the doctor. ‘Yes, sah," replied the serv- ant; ‘dar’s de old barn, and Mas'r Wales has jest built a new one.” “HE LE (i oo FE 2) OA a EO FD LX) “*Where do you usually put the horses of clergymen who come to see your master?” Well, sah, if dey’s Metho- dist or Baptist we gen‘ally puts ‘em in de ole barn, but if dey’s ’Piscopals, we puts 'em in the new one.” ‘* Well, Bob, you can put my horse in the new barn; I'ma Baptist, but my horse isan Epis- copalian,""—Argonaut, “It won't be long,” said ful man, ‘before all po: among civilized nations will vanish forever.” “I quite agree with you,” returned the member of the peace commission, grasping his hand and shaking it warmly. ‘We have unquestionably done noble work.” “You!” exclaimed the thoughtful man, ‘* What have you done ?"’ “Not very much personally, perhaps, but asa member of the peace commis- “Peace commission nothing,” inter- rupted the thoughtful man, “ Thething that is going to end all war is the fact that they have reached that point in the construction of mammoth cannon FROM A RECENT NOVEL. where a new national debt is created fT THE PLACE, FIRED WITH new ENERGY.” every time one is discharged.” —Chicago Post. What's ina bicycle NOTHING but the guarantee it implies? THIS ONE MEANS “38 years! os: perience" Popular list price sso TO EVERYBODY. Interesting Rambler Booklet—free, RAMBLER BICICLES HOTEL VENDOME- -BOSTON Pies of Ame for Permanent You Must Have a Watch! WALTHAM WATCHES are the best you can buy. They are guaranteed by the AMERICAN WALTHAM WATCH COMPANY. Movements engraved with the trade mark “R/VERS/DE” or “ROYAL” are specially recommended. Insist on a Waltham Watch, and do not be persuaded that something else is better, GORMULLY & JEFFERY MFG. CO. Chicago, Boston New York, for there is no better. Brooklyn, Detroit ati, Butfalo, = ee For sale by all jewelers. NOTICE. (§ VBSCRIBERS TO “LIFE” will please give old address as well as new when request- ing change of same, were ee) Es Hote ern = ae ace cere De comicbooks.com