Life — May 23, 1901 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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THE BOSTON WOMEN ASTRIDE. ‘They are gossiping in Gotham And the Quaker City, too All the ladies are exclaiming “Here's a pretty how-de-do 1"* ‘There 1s horror in Chicago, They are shocked In Baltimore, And declaring that they never Heard of such a thing before— Bat the men are busy rushing To the famed Back Bay ly brave: ride Indies their Boston steeds the this Stnce way. Oh, we might have heard serencly Of the overthrow of kings, Of the Might of mighty comets, Or the fall of Saturn’s rings We could still remain composed If All the stars passed off in dust, Or if Morgan had decided ‘ot to form another trust. But the world seems sadly muddled, Things have surely gone amiss ly bold- ride women weir Boston nags the lke Sluce this, Men are crowding on the sidewaiks Up along old Beacon Itt ; They are watching, they are waiting As the scotfers always will, And the sacred codfish sisly Peeps out every now and then To discover what ts holding The attention of the men— There ts winking. there ts blinking, There ts many a leer and smile, matrons and ride maids in Boston this the here Since style. — Chicago Record-Heratd. TueRe Is a little girl in Detroit whose passion for the truth under all circumstances embarrassed her father very much the other day, Not long ago he lost a bigh-salaried Place tn @ business house because of Its alworption by a trast: and In the evening denounced all persons connected with trusts as thieves and robbers, But the trust found that It needed him, and he was soon holding his old place, in addt- lion to a good block of stock. It was noticed that the little girl was deeply Impressed with the incident, and looked at her father doubtingly when he was home. One evening there was company at the house, and the host became in- volved in a heated political detate with a peppery guest. ‘The former made a statement, which the latter fatly dented. “Why, my dear man,” laughed the host, “you don’t mean to call me a liar? “No, be don't,” declared the little one, as she sprang in front of the visitor and giared at him with flaming eye, “and | won't have it. My paps ts a robber and a thief, te: he ts no lar The explanation was soon secured from the child, the hilarity following the exposé was the Joy of the cveaing New York Ti itn Tue gingham-shirted boy had made a break to pass te Ucket seller at the circus entrance, but that gentleman ba caught him and rudely thrust him back. “Poor litte devil,” sald a seedy-looking man in te crowd, “If 1 had the money I'd buy bim a ticket msseit The crowd looked sympathetic, but said nothing. wits the hoy sobbed as if his heart would dissolve. «I've only gota nickel, Iittle feller," went on the seedy looking one, ‘an’ that won't do you no good. Say,” % continued, turning suddenly to the crowd, “let's doone goot act in onr lives. Let's buy bim a ticket. It looked fora minute as if a collection was to be stare but a benevolent-looking old gentleman nipped it in the tot by slipping a half-doliar into the hand of the boy, # promptly disappeared into the tent. “[ thank you a thousand times for that kind act, said the seedy-looking man. + You seem to take quite an Interest {n the little felior” remarked the benevolent one. “Well, I should think I ought to,” answered the seety looking mau, proudly. ‘That's the only son I got !* Indianapolis Se Hexry L. CLarr, in ® company of good fellows, cece sald of a well-known editor who was constantly tmpressiy people with his own Importance : “Yea, he 1 @ self-made man, and he worships bs creator."—Argonaut. sale by all Newsdealers in Great Britalo. The Inter- national News Company, Bream's Building, Chancery Lane, London, ngland, AGENTS. Established 1823. There is nothing so good in the| WILSON Soe | |_Werts, Camdea, 5.1. THE ESTERBROOK STEEL PEN CQ, 28 sts s, sew tet WHISKEY. ___ LIFE'S PICTURE GALLERY. That’s All! ECROPEAN AGENTS—Mesars. Brentano, 37 Avenue del'Opera, Paris, FsvensrooKs ~<sexes 150 Varieties, For Sale by all Stationers. We cannot fll any further orders for Live's Picture Gallery, as the edition 1s exhausted, and it will not be Teprinted tn {ts present form. THE WILSON DISTILLING €9,, Live PUBLISHING ComPaxY, New YoRE, Raltimore, Md. ASLEND OF THE FINEST EGY TOBACGO: _ If In Haste Take THE NEW YORK CENTRAL comicbooks.com