Life — August 20, 1908 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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LOOKING OUT FOR NUMBER ONE “Both sides alike were Dewey, who is quoted in the St. Louis Republic, “North and South, And the bravery of the recruits was a thing to be seen to be believed, There used to be circulated, though, a story about a Connecticut recrnit. This young man, after he got initiated, fought well, but in his first engagement he was very nervous. A chum of his was in the line ahead of him, and when the bullets began to fly the chum began to dodge. upon the recruit shouted, excitedly: Jim, don't duck! “s Companion. brave,” says Admiral soldiers and sailors. I'm behind ye OBEYING MOTHER A man had just arrived at a Massachus resort. In the afternoon he was. sitti veranda when a handsome young wom six-year-old son came out. The little fell made friends with the latest arrival “What is your name?" he asked. The information had been given, he added, married?" “fam not married,” smile. At this the child paused a moment and, + his mother, said: “What else was it, him? "—Harper's Weekly. POINTED WITH SCRIPTURE, A bachelor rector of a Western chu in his study when his housekeeper brou card of one of his parishioners, and charm. When the lady was seated on the opp his study table the rector looked at her expecting to hear something concerning pari in which she was active. To his surprise an embar rassed silence ensued, during which he vainly sougst for something to say. “Doctor Blank,” began the lady, at last, in falter ing tones, “do you think—can you fancy conditions under which a—a woman is—justified in proposing?” “Why, yes," said the rector, after some delibera tion. “Thou art the man!" said the lady, She was right—Youth's Companion, THE TENDER THOUGHT Harry is six years old. “Pa,” he asked one day, “if T get married will I have a wife like Ma?” responded the mamma, you wai a spinste resolutely, ] “Very likely,” replied his father. mon “And if I dox't get married, will I have to be ax all ‘TAFT WILL MISS IT old bachelor like Uncle Tom?” We suppose there is no doubt that Secretary Taft “ Very likely.” ! will miss the War Office a good deal. It is said that The Canary.—You say You MAVE VERY LITTLE TALK+ “Well, Pa.” he said, after a moment of deep he has enjoyed his occasional week-ends there very 1G Se Bo IN NOUR PmeskeT FOuTCN, thought, “it's a mighty tough world for us meo, of th The Parrot--Vrs; Tree Ake YOUR WOMEN 1 TI ee much indecd.—Richmond Times-Dispatch: rauitey fest THESE ABS YOUR WOME ain't it! "Success. send = = = ——- — j Livn is published every Thursday, simultaneously in the United States, Great Britain, Canada and Building, Chancery Lane, London, E. ee England, Agunts. Brentano’ $1.00 also at Saarbach’s News Exchanges, eet, Leicester $ St. Georges, Paris; 1, Via Firenze, The text and illustrations in 1 permission obtained in advance. Additional postage to foreign countries in the Postal British Possessions. $5.00 year in ‘advance. ‘Single current copies, 10-cents. 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