Life — February 6, 1902 — page 9: what you’re looking at

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109 Unsatisfied. «¢7 OOKY HERE!” said the Chronic Grabber. “Where's the rest of my Sunday Jaundice ? I only got the fourteen news sections, the automobile, moth-ball, spirit- ualistic, divorce, and comic obit- uary sections, the free cremation \ coupon, popular song, _litho- graphed chart of a drunkard's stomach, working plans of an ancient catapult, and a package of sachet powder. I'm sly the Pullman-car section, three grand prize offers, diary of a chronic murderer, key to the humorous supplement, book of cigarette- papers, water-color portrait of Anneka 4 Jans, illuminated map of Cambodia, BETTER (NOT: and the appendix and errata.” Tobby Bodtall ; wxo r-ranvox, rrussy, BUT—TUAT 18—ATHE—YOUR CONCERT K-KEPT US AWARE Last x1oMT, AXD— Miss Angora: You-Ten-RE-ALIA RRR “WELL, WE—WE WON'T ARGUE IT.” {t has cleared up enough for one, but not enough for two."—The Works of Richard Brinsiey Sheridan, etc. Chatto and Windus, Piccadilly, London (a0 date), Neaper 27, Rogers told us too, with great satisfaction, an anecdote of Sydncy Smith's son, known in London soclety by the amiable nickname of the Assassin, .., This gentleman, being rather addicted to horse- racing and tho undesirable soctety of riders, trainers, Jockeys, and seml-turf biacklegs, meeting @ friend of his father's on his arrival at Combe Ferry, the visitor sald, “So you have got Rogers here 1 find.” “Oh, yes," replied Sydney Smith's dissimilar son, with a rueful countenance, “ but It isn't the Rogers, you know."* The Rogers, according to him, being @ famous horse-trainer and rider of that name, Thave called him his father's dissimilar son, but feel inclined to withdraw that epithet, when I recollect his endeavor to find an appropriate subject of conversation for the Archbishop of York, by whom, on one occasion, he found himself seated at dinner. «Pray, my lord, how long do you think tt took Nebuchadnezzar to get into condition again after his turn-out at grass?"— [cords @f Later Life. By Frances Ann Kemble. Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1834, Newser 28, The venerable Mr, — belloved unqualifiedly In Boston, as not the hub only, bat the forward wheels also, of the universe, The excellent old gentleman, having confessed to 1. G, that he had never found time, daring his busy life,to read Shakspeare, was advised to do so during the winter then approaching. In tho spring G, called on the estimable citizen, and casually asked if he had read any of the plays daring the season Just passed. “ Yes," he replied,*‘he bad read them all."* “ Do you like them}? ventured G., feeling his way cantiously to.an opinion, * Zixe them!" replied the old man, with effusive ardor ; “ thut is not the word, air! They WHAT WE COULDN'T DO. are glorious, str; far beyond my expectation, air! There are not © DEM BICYCLE PELLERS RIDE OFER TWO DOUSEND MILES IN SIX DAYS, DUNNER: twenty men in Boston, sir, who could have written those plays!” © yerrrn! 1 covLDN'r po pat!” —From Underbrush. By James T. Fields, James R. Osgood and Company UAT Art and Literature. Danger. RIEND: Have you sold that historical painting of © ‘Te seems the Queen will wear more than a peck of yours yet? diamonds at the coronation.” Artist: No; but I’ve hired a fellow to write a historical “Goodness! I should think she would be afraid of novel dealing with the samo period. If that makes a hit, I being mistaken for one of the American guests!" can easily dispose of the picture. comicbooks.com