Life — September 22, 1898 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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THE REG'LAR ARMY MAN He ain't no gold-tace “ Belvidere,” Ter sparkle in the sun. He don't parade with gay cockade, And postes In bis gun; He ain't no pretty soldier boy," So lovely, spick and span, He wears a crust of tan and dust, ‘The Reg'lar Army ma: ‘The marchin’, parchin Pipe-clay starchin’, Reg'lar Army man, He ain't at home tn Sunday schoo}, Nor yet at social tea, And on the day he gets his pay He's apt to spend It free i He ain't no temp'rance ad 1 He ttkes to fill the can, He's kinder rough an’ maybe tough, ‘The Reg’lar Army man; ‘The rarin’, tearti Sometimes swearin’, Reg'lar Army man. No State'll call him * noble son,” He ain’t no ladies’ pet, But, let a row start anyhow, | ‘They'll send for him, you bet He don’t cut any tee at all In Fashion's social plan, He gits the Job to face a mob, ‘The Reg’lar Army man; ‘The millin’, drtltin’, } Made fer killin’, Reg'lar Army man, ‘They ain't no tears shed over him When he goes off ter war, He gits no xpeech nor prayertal “ preach” From Mayor or Governor; He packs bis litle knapsack up And trots off in the van, ‘Ter start the fight and start it right, ‘The Reg'lar Army man; ‘The rattiin’, battlin’, Colt of Gatlin Reg'lar Army man. “Weel, sir,” sald the lad, ““d'ye ken Inverness Stree “Ido, luddie,” replied the magistrate. “Weel, ye gang along it and turn into the square, a cross the square—' + Yes, yes,” sald the baiile, encouragingly. “And when ye gang across the square ye tum toa right, and keep up High Street till ye come to a pump." “Quite right, my lad; proceed,” sald the magistrate, +1 know the old pump well.” “ Weel,!" sald the boy, with the most tofantile stmpiicey “ye may gang und pump tt, for ye'll no pump me. He makes no fuss about the Job, Tie Bi, He don’t talk big or brave, A SHADOW fitted across her face; tears gathered tp be He knows he's in ter fight and win, eyes. Or help Oil up a grave; He ain't po * mamma's dartin’,” but He does the best he can, And he’s the chap that wins the scrap, ‘The Reg'lar Army man; ‘The dandy, handy, Coo! and sandy, Reg'lar Army man, Joe Lincotn, tn L. A. W. Bulletin, 's positively wicked ta me,” she exclaimed, “tie purchasing so much costly experience for myself, when der Alfred does so need a new straw hat!” With that she rose hurriedly and left the auctton, althorg at the moment there was being offered for sale a chalr worn fifty cents, and the highest bid but ten dollars. —Detroit Journal “Paicess STREET, str?” sald a cal shire Street raliway station, to his fare. haifa minute's walk from ‘ere. Never mind, drive away,” answered the gentleman, “But I can’t charge you les than elghteen pence, that's the legal fare.” “All right, my good man; only start quickly, and 1'l gia you a couple of fares.”* Cabby Jumped upon the box with a beaming face, tletet up his horse, and shouted Jocosely to au Imaginary wife: on’t wait dinner if I'm late, Mary Ann! I'n takia' te King 0’ Klondike to his himperial habode| ny outside a Yer “Why, that’s coy “Tm claime 1s no snch thing as certainty In this life," ex- the melancholy man. * Ain't there?” responded Parmer Corntosxel, contempta ously; * 1 guess you didn't never play games with any of these men that goes around to county fairs.” —Washington Star. 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About nipety-six pages contain names of the dogs entered, with thelr and Ist of prize winnings, and owners’ names and addresses, " edition of the book Is published, which gives the names of WINNERS tn all CLASSES, This ts a standard book of reference for the dog of 1898, and will be sent to any address on receipt of 60 cents. Address, } comicbooks.com DIDI IC nn ing 0 " p =