Life — December 2, 1901 — page 34: what you’re looking at

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

| ker-chug, whirrrrr, buz: | (ker-chug-chug-chug, wh a whangbangitaclang) will you be- —(whirrrr) I love—(ker-chug-chug, bang -it-ta- bang- | whangit-aclangngngngggy) me?—(whirmr, whizzzzz, burrrrr, bang-boom-om-om-2zz | clang) darling —(whirrrrrrr, bang - it - ta - | clang) wife. (Catches one of her hands and squeezes it timidly.) Sue (snatching her hand away): Beg par- don, but the cars—(ker-chug-chug, bang-it- | ta whannggngngng, whirrrrrr) understand. Please—(ker-chug, ker - chug - chug - chug bangwhangitta, lang-a-clang-bang, ker- chug) louder. He (timidly raising his voice and woking desperately around, while HE hitches his chair alittle nearer SILE, and allows his arm to rest lightly on her shoulders, the sieat running in rivers down his neck): Ever since I have known you I have liked you, but now I— (ker-chug-chug, whirrrrrrr, buzzzz, whit bang) darling—(bur-r-r-rrr, ker-chug-ker- chug, whang-it-a-bang) you and I—(bang- whan -clangwhirrrrr) to be my—(whizzz- boom -om - bang-whirrrr) dearest heart— (sizzzzzzzz, burrrrrr, buzzzz, ker-chug-chug) Will you ?—(ker-chug-chug, bangitawhang, barrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr). (Aside) Good heavens, | I wish I had a megaphone ! | Site (blushing and looking shyly up at him): | Will I what? I did not understand it all. | The cars—(ker-chug-chug, whirrrrr, buzzz, ) bangwhanalangclangngngng) noise I—{ker- Miss Wrothers (frighdly) : ON BENDED KNRES, MUSTN'T PUT NO PREMIUM ON DE SET OB A PAIR OB TWO-DOLLAR 1. chug-ker-chug, whirrrrr) catch all—(whirrrrrrrr). Please do—(ker-chug-ker-chug-chug, whirrrrrrrrr) louder. HE (gets desperate, jumps to his feet, throws his arma around the neck of SHE, kisses her and yells): Damn AGE: 14st. NY. rOMERS ice gf ONS ysis so CLEANSING YO" KIN JUST QUIT DAT PANTS HITCHIN’ UP PROGRAM, MK, KOUYS, Ty ANY MAN DAT EXPECTS TO WIN set ENDER TROCSATS, those cars! Ilove you. Will you be my w (ker-chug-chug, burrrrrrrrrr,buzz-2-2-2-2-2-Z22rat- latabangwhangclangtingalingalingbang whirm, ker-chug-chug-chug). CURTAIN. — Everett MeNeit THE BEST ~ > HAIR TONIC. THE BEST DANDRUFF CURE. comicbooks.com