Life — September 1, 1898 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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THE YANKEE DUDE'LL 00. When Cholly swung his golf stick on the links, Or knock With hits bangs done up in ex When he wore the tallest col Ob, It was the fashion t To impale him on the pen— To regard hlin as a being made of patty through and through; But his raquet’s laid away, He ts roughing tt to-day the tennis ball across the ning little kin rhe could ge And herotcally proving ankee dude'll do. When Algy, as some knight of old arrayed, Was the leading fare at the “ fawncy ball,”* We loathed hiin for the silly part be played, He was set down as a monkey—that was all ! Oh, we looked upon him then As untit to class with men, As one whose heart was patty, and whose brains were made of glue But he’s thrown his cane away, day, knowing that the Yankee And he grasps a gun te While the world beholds him dude'll ¢ When Clarence crutsed about upon his yacht, Or drove out with his footraan through the park, His mamma, It was generally thought, Ought to have him in her keeping after dark! Ob, we ridiculed him the: We tmpated him on the pen, We thought he was effeminate, we du! But he nobly marched ay He 1s eating pork to-day, And beroically proving that the Yankee dude'll do. How they nuried themselves against the angry foe, 1 the jungle and the trenches on the hill! When the word to charge was given, every dude was on the go— He was there to dle, to capture or to kill! Ob, he struck bis level wh Men were called upor To preserve the ancient glory of the old red, white and biuet He has thrown his pats an He ix wearing spurs to-day, And the world will please take notice that the Yankee dude‘ do. —S. E. Kiser, in Clevetand Leader. Theard a good story abont the Prince and It was well vouched for. In the eighties, when the Radicals were more than ever clamorous and active, a wg lord sald to bi “Sir, have you ever thought of the possibility of this becoming a repubite, and your losing your tite and Income 1” + Yes, [have,” sald the Prince, “And have you thought of what you would dot” the young lord persisted. “Why, yes,”” sald the Pri chance to lecture in Americ: WHAT THEY SAtO. “Excuse me, sir, I have to report that the sbip has been blown up and Ls ainking.”"— Kill Anthony of the Maine. “Suspend judgment.” — Sigsbee's message to Wash- ington. “We will make Spautsh the court language of Hades. Fighting Bob Evans when war ras declared. “Remember the Maine."—Schtey's signal to his fleet. + Don’t hanper me with Instructions; I'm not afratd of the entire Spanish fleet with my ship.°—Captain Clark of the Oregon to the Board af Strategy. To hell with breakfast; tet’s finish ‘em now."—A Fankee er to Dewey. “there would always be a — Providence Journal, gun “Don't get between my guns and the enemy."— ferry to Prince Henry of Germany, “Tye got them now; they'll never get home," guird at Santiago Harbo “There must be no more recalls; Lou Will break at tag” —Hodson to Admiral Sampson. «Don’t mind me, boys; goon Aighting."—Ca pt of the Rough Riders. “Don't swear, shoot!"—Colonet Wood to the Roos Rides Take that for the Maine! "—Captain Sigster, @ shot Uirough the Terror pect to take the place as soon as T can move. Reis forcements will not reach me. — General Shafer before Santiago. Shafter ts Oghting, not writing.”—Generat Curtin to Secretary of War Alger. + War is not a ptenic."—Hamilton Fish. “ Afrald Pil strain my guns at long range; Ul close tn —Lientenant Walneright. “Don’t cheer Just now, those poor devils are dstng."— Captain Phitip. “1 want to make public acknowledgment bere tat | belleve in God, the Father Almighty."—Captain Phitip. “The Maine ts avenged." — Lieutenant Wi after the destruction of Cercera’s fleet. Ney ox Capron he fret Warts: What! You drinking again? I thought you y me you had won a victory over alcohol. Lusnvorti: Sp-hic-anish victory, ole feller. —Indianapotis Jourvat, “Tue man I marry,” sald the Blond Widow, “ mos tes hero." * He will be,” remarked the Savage Bachelor. —Cincinnati Enquirer, ‘or sale by all Newsdealers in Great Britain, ‘The Inter- national News Company, London, E. C,, England, AGENTS. Pure Tonical Stimulant. Baltimore Rye, 10 YEARS OLD. WM. LANAWAN & SON, Baltimore, Md. 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