Life — January 20, 1898 — page 21: what you’re looking at

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

SOME ACCIDENTAL EFFECTS IN EXPRESSION. While the Kettle Sings. open the door swings and Some One comes in, ‘The roses of winter on cheek and on chin, Her curly locks loosened, her features a-blow, And sits herself down in the firelight’s glow, It’s little she dreams as she sips her Bohea That envy is taking possession of me ! Her muff-—why, the eyes on it roguishly wink At me till, distracted, how can I but think What luck is in store for that monster of fur Bouud home through the still, snowy twilight with her, ‘Two slender hands nestling content in its hold; The closer, the surer to keep out the cold. The bubble of china—thin, delicate, pink— She tilts with a glance at me over the brink, Has malice prepense in the lingering way It touches her lips, just as much as to say Provokingly, gibingly: “Talk about bliss! What wouldn't you give for a chance to do this Yes, even the dragon that’s carved on her chair Grins mischievously at the sight of her there, With rude oaken arms round about her, while I Must wistful and longing stand patiently by, And count it sweet favor accorded to 1 To pass up her cup for a little more t All's Well That Ends Well. DOCTOR once wrote out a prescription, and when requested by his patient to tell what was in it, he refused point blank, as is the invariable custom with doctors. It happened, however, that he had left outa most important ingredient, which ion Le did not discover until the patient was well. And this being so, he ed to the patient his error, and said : I was wrong, for, had I told you, this f mistake would not have occurred.” od “True,” said the patient ; “but, on the cavacr ABove! other hand, if you had made the discovery earlier I might not have recovered, comicbooks.com