Life — July 7, 1910 — page 30: what you’re looking at

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Historic Fun SOME OF THE MOST FAMOUS EXAMPLES OF ALL AGES NOW GETHER AND PR. SATHERED TO. TED FOR THE FIRST TIME TO TH READERS OF The Pilgrim Mothers There is no part of the sacred writings that has so ch impressed me as the history of the first creation of woman. I believe that no invasion of science has shaken m slept, and formed into became the “ in his whole the truth of that remarkable record—how Ad. the first woman. an!—the sweetest Jhy, sir, th pages is dearer to me than t y. 1 be- as I do in that of Daniel in the den the whale’s belly, or any other of ter.) There is something , that confirms its truth; for if y is hand upon his heart, where the space between i you feel there a vacuum, which abhors, and which nothing can ever ce until the dear creature that was taken from that spot is restored to it. (Cheers and laughter.) Follow my example, sir, and place yo nd just there and see if you do not feel a sense of “goneness” which nothing that you have ever yet experienced has been able to sat- isfy —From a Speech by Joe Choate. The Road to Ruin Lord Alvanley remarked in good-humored contempt of a former acquaintance: “ Poor fellow! he muddled away all his fortune in paying his tradesmen’s bills.” The Defect of a Quality To some one who said, “ Whewell’s forte is science.” “Yes,” said Sydney Simi and his foible is omniscience.” in our ve any one ¢ y orgar ri i) (" As asa A caricature of the Seventeenth Century, showing the style of loup conversation, from which the pictures in our present comic supplements are burrowed. This picture is from the celebrated col- lection of 4s, Pamphlets.” “It is somewhat singular,” says “and it shows the bitterness of the parties that even should provoke the satiric s. Poodles, even three so as to conserve the lion-like mane. AT THE 'JNIVERSAL EXPOSITION FADRICS THAT ARE POSITIVELY WATERPROOF L. Cary, Copyright, —From “ Honoré Daumier,” by 1907, by G. P. Putnam's Sons, Repartee Repartee is perfect when it effects its purpose with a double edge. Repartee is the highest order of wit, as it aks the coolest yet quickest exercise of genius at a moment when the passions are aroused. Voltaire, on hear- ing the name of Haller mentioned to him by an English traveler at Ferney, burst forth into a violent panegyt upon him: his visitor told that such praise was most. dis- interested, for that Haller by no means spoke so highly of him, “ Well, well, n'importe,” replied Voltaire, “ perhaps we are both mistaken.”—Lacon Carrying His Audience With Him Nobody was more witty or more bitter than Lord Ellen- borough. A young lawyer, trembling with fear, rose to make his first speech, and began: “ My lord, my unfor- tunate client— My lord, my unfortunate client— My lord—" “Go on, sir, go on!” said Lord Ellenborough, s far as you have proceeded hitherto the court is en- tirely with you.” Cocksure “1 wish,” said Sydney Smith, “that I were as sure of any one thing as Macaulay is of everything.” While little swept the house the 1 Maid is stooping the one hath Spanish Proverb. comicbooks.com