Life — October 12, 1899 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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

Wiliam Giette as“ The Infant Phenomenon." when you can march around so that everybody (who wants tu) can see you?” « Even so, excellency.” “Then why in the namé of Shitan are you making a still bigger fofliction of yourself? Why don't you get into a corner somewhere and find out that you area perpetual and peripatetic nuisance?” “Haven't got time, your excellency. You see, there are still a few of us who don’t draw salaries from the govern- ment.” “Barek Allah! Praise be to God. What doyou desire, anyway—the earth?” “Not if we have to work.” “Weil, you don’t get it. Mustapha, sec to it that this slave chews no more chewing tobacco during the term of his natural existence, and every time he says anything about saving bis country let bim have a hundred strokes of the bastinado. You may also extract fifteen sequins from his clothing for the bencfit of the Court.” “Tt shall be done, oh, fountain of mercy.” Nat Goodwin as“ Cleopatra.” “ And, Mustapha—remind me to speak to the Sultan about reducing all pen- sions fifty per cent.” When the Cadi retired behind the cur- tain there was a sound of ice clinking in a glass and the familiar voice was heard to remark: ‘Here's to @ certain able member of the judiciary who is never afraid to temper mercy with justice. Drink hearty!” NOBBERY ends where understand- ing begins. comicbooks.com