Life — July 31, 1902 — page 13: what you’re looking at

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

A STAYER. Mother Prairte Dog; come, WILLIE, IT's PAST SUSIE'S BED HOUR, AND TIME YOU WERE GOING HOME, “There is Marconi’s new tower in Newfoundland.” “Yes—but that won't go much further than a sonnet.’* “It's perfectly marvelous how you remember the mul- tiplication table. Now, who would have thought of that wonderful line in ‘The Lesson'’—‘two into four goes twice’?”” “I flatter myself it was horse sense.” “But would you call the steed Pegasus?” “What difference does that make? Because my steed goes the pace, the other chaps think it can’t be a thor- oughbred. J suppose I am rather a rough rider in litera- ture, but—INnever discuss these things.” “In the meantime, John Bull occasionally takes your rh a Ps Sallam pg “WHAT ARE YOU DOING THERE, MAY 1 AWSK!"* PRUNING.” AUT, MY GOOD MAN, ISN'T IT RAWTHER EARLY PoR PRUNES?” an absent-minded beggar that I forget your dislike for this kind of talk. You must find our British Empire an awful responsibility.”” “It’s a rather large field. I suppose I shall have to take up Newfoundland and Jamaica next. The fisheries and the sugar question ought to make a rattling ode.” “You might visit Canada, you know, Ever since you wrote ‘Our Lady of the Snows’ the people of Halifax and Vancouver have had a warm regard for you.” “Yes—there may be a few things that have not been mentioned. Still, Seton-Thompson has used up the wild animals pretty well. I am thinking of having a little talk with that flying machine that Santos Dumont has been using. It ought to know a bit. Of course, I prefer the engines on a first-class liner, They're such well- = bred machines, with a highly polished manner. 1 have here was a young {irl from Siam talked to them by the hour, and have always found them ho saidte her lover name ma, tinged with a subtle romance that you seldom find else- © kiss we of course,youill have teuse force where.” Lord knows You're Stronger than Jam comicbooks.com