Life — November 15, 1923 — page 30: what you’re looking at

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hz SSAUT SCISSORS US aia =—} AuTNULLUS 251 They Are Made in Heaven An American tourist going through an old churchyard in Surrey saw a slab bearing the words: “DOROTHY CECIL UNMARRIED AS YET,” —Boston Transcript. The Happy Hypochondriac Don Marquis once quoted the injunc- tion of one of his loving friends to an- other: “For Heaven’s sake, don’t ask Marquis how he’s feeling. He'll tell you.”—New York Morning Telegraph. The Appearance of Evil Marshall P. Wilder used to tell this story of two little children of a Christian Science family who were taken for the first time to see a Punch and Judy Show. They enjoyed it heartily until Punch in a burst of anger began to beat Judy across the head with a big stick. Whereupon the little girl, hastily covering her eyes with her hands, called out beseechingly to her brother: ‘Don’t look, Teddy, don’t look! It’s error!” —Argonaut. The Conscientious Understudy STAGE-MANAGER: Good God, man, you can't go on like this! Never in my life have I seen any one as drunk as you are. Leapinc Man: Hav'n’ y’—hic! Jush wait'l y’ shee my understudy ! —Bulletin (Sydney). “For Sale, Wicked Bath Chair, and good mahogany Bed Table. —Kentish Paper. We have a sober industrious little side board, if anybody wants to buy it. Heapwaiter (to waiter): The cus- tomer in the corner has ‘ordered fresh- made coffee. Just keep him waiting ten minutes.—Klods-Hans (Copenhagen). UP IN THE AIR “LEAVE ME ALONE—OR VLL CALL MOTHER.” —Le Journal Amusant (Paris). —Punch. A CatiFornia man says he can talk to monkeys. Well, perhaps, at times one might as well.—Detroit News. “One thing’s a cinch, age don’t im- prove with whisky.”—Abe Martin. Lire is published every Thursday, simultaneously in the United States, Great Britain, Canada and British Possessions. Title registered in U.. S- Patent Office.’ $5.00 a year in advance. Additional postage to foreign countries in the Postal Union, $1.60 a year; to Canada, 80 cents. Back numbers cannot be supplied. The foreign trade supplied from Lrre’s London Office, “Rolls House Breams Buildings, London, E. C. Canadian distributor, ‘The American News Company, Ltd., 386-388 St. James Street, Montreal, Canada. No contributions will be returned unless accompanied by stamped and addressed envelope. Lire docs not hold itself responsible for the loss or non-return of unsolicited contributions. Notice of change of address should reach this office two wecks prior to the date of issue to be affected. The text and illustrations in Live are copyrighted. For Reprint Rights in Great Britain apply to Lire, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, Fetter Lane, London, E. C., England. ESTABLISHED 1818 CLOTHINGs Gentlemens Furnishing Goods, MADISON AVENUE COR. FORTY-FOURTH STREET NEW YORK Telephone Murray Hill 8800 For Week End Visits or Football Games by Motor or Train Ulsters, Fur and Fur-lined Coats and Jackets Shetland Sweaters, Vests, Mufflers and Gloves Luncheon Baskets, Thermos Cases Fur and Wool Robes, Shawls and Mauds Trunks, Bags and Travelling Kits BROOKS BROTHERS’ Building, convenient to Grand Central, Subway, and to many of the leading Hotels and Clubs Send for “Comparisons” BOSTON TREMONT CoR. BOYLSTON NEWPORT 220 BELLEVUE AVENUE = comicbooks.com