Life — May 21, 1908 — page 3: what you’re looking at

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ETE Lure's Marriage’ Contest Mea No. x Dear Lire, must one of these be mine? ‘Then to Witty One I do incline. “Seldom at home,” what bliss to know! For I prefer an intermittent woe. No. 2 Old Three I spurn, while Four appeals to me; To Ove and Fi Five ia light sooods I inciine; But having once been Sagacious—-make "Good Disposition” mine, No. 3 ioe eee ct insympathetic’” t 1¢ be, ‘To wealth tnd jine— ‘These two enough fete, No. 2 You've a good disposition? That's all I care to know, ‘Though an uncertain income may cause me many a woe. And d your heart at last toward one girl docs incline, TU risk the lazy tendency and rejoice to call you mine. No. 4 Fond of ladies, O poet mine! ‘Thy very fault makes me incline To thee, if thou cans’t be Only and ever fond of me. Good natured, pleasant, lazy though he be, In Folly’s path by charming girls he's led-— Engaged to three af once, is what gets me! For this great courage Number Two I'd wed No. 1 Dear Lire, I'm from Boston and shocked as can be, ‘At th’ indelicate question you're putting to me! My pure maiden heart toward no man can incline, But I'm partial to "“coffee”—ask One to be mine. Miss Buornose. PSI! No. One should refuse, any of the others would do. Ay, contented e'e No more sorrow would I know; Mf your “warm heart” beat for me, Siiles like yours must banish woe. No. 2 “Tis not by Hamlet's question that I'm led, The question is'*To wed, of not to wed.” This amiable lady would, it seems to me, The least and fairest of five evils be. 3 twelve thousand—mine! Banzai! to this I quite incline; So if I may your consort be Ms love for you, your gold for me. A widow —fine!- No. 5 ‘This wretched contest is a thing of woe, To neither rhymes nor girls do I incline, J only choose this Cheshire cat, you know, Because she helps to make the ducats mine, No. 3 To the widow “unencumbered, gentle, loving,” I incline, iway that is sloping to the heart of some rich mine. outgo for ber income; I'll make solace for her wor; o give her economics’ a dynamic touch, I know! Not High church and rich as you may be, Rind-hearted maid, tho’ you incline Wheg cromed to row tad actrrel with te, Bridge uncle's will, and then be mine! No. 2 Fair, fluent, generous When tem ‘od make A tue more’ high earch would me incline, 3B the uaincu nc widow to be. ‘The ender hearted, Gowers sbould be But the Edmunds law declares I'ra fully yeed, Gorrect Social Stationery Crane's 7nen wn ighland ‘inen Cranes allin Ce lis beautiful, fine, well =| made and has an excel- éllent writing surface. In addition it has that indefinable something called“style” or “distinction” which has made it a popular fabric-surface writing paper for ten years. =A)ERTAIN writing papers, Highland 4 2\| Linen, for instance, N JA) 5s have characteristics SS) which bespeak refine- ment and good taste. It is hard to define them or explain them, but they are there and they reflect like characteristics in all who use High- land Linen. Do not bé careless of the i ear you make. fully polished card- board which bears your name and represents your personality in sovial intercourse should be beyond suspicion as to correctness and good quality. This is why the social world has used more of Crane’s Calling Cards and used them longer than any other kind. EATON, CRANE & PIKE CO., Pittsfield, Mass. (Successors to Eaton-Hurlbat Paper Company) The OXYGEN Tooth Powder destroys the germs of dental decay, whitens the teeth and re- moves all odor from the breath Sample and booklet sent on receipt of § cents MeKESRON & ROBRINK, - 91-97 Valton Street, SEW TORK | Choice Flowers and Rare Plants | for all | Occasions Dard | City and Landscape Gardening Forty-fourth St. and Madison Ave. 114 West 72d St.. N.Y. comicbooks.com