Life — August 5, 1926 — page 33: what you’re looking at

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Terrible! A woma witness was giving evidence at Marlborough Street, London, in con- nection with an assault on her husband, After repeating fluently much lurid language used by the defendant, she added: “And then, me Worship, ’e mide use of a very coarse and disgustin’ expres- But I wouldn't sile me lips by re- of it” ” said the Clerk, “you've told nod deal, you know, You must tell what he said.” Very bashfully the witness repeated the awful words, “‘E said ‘ed brike ‘im up to mike roads wiv!” —Tit-Bits (London). sion. Nothing Could Be Plainer Bettie: A lady wishes to speak to you on the ‘phone, sir. Youse Loupuxc: How do you know she is a lady “she said, ‘Is that you, old pickled onion?’ when [ answered, sir!” —London Opinion. OW 80 TERRE Moxey made the Vare go. —Asheville Times. UNDERSTAND, CHILDREN AT HIS —Le Péle-Méle (Paris). Bus No. 5 Tue green trees glisten against the sky; ‘The blue waves shine, and go scudding by; The gauzy clouds pirouette along As soft and sweet as a lover's song; And friends in their country homes write, “What a pity ‘That you have to stay in that dirty old city” —“Marne,” in New York World, A Woman of Definite Moods “Bur won't your mother be angry when she sees the state of your new suit?” inquired a neighbor woman after the accident with the garden hose. "replied the small boy. “I'm afraid she will. She's very emotional about things like that. —Kansas City Star. For busy’men and women—Abbott's Bitters, a de- lightful tonic and Invigorator—sample by mall, 25 eta, C. W, Abbott & Co., Baltimore, Md, Revived Emproyer: We seem to be having a great deal of rain nowadays, John. Ganvenea: Yes, sir, they clouds doan't seem to ‘old th watter same as they used to, sure-lye.—London Evening News. BLY QuICKLy!” Lire is published every Thursday, simultaneously in the United States, t Britain, Canada and British Possessions. Title registered in U. Office. $5.00 a year in advance. Additional postage to foreign 08 es in the Postal Union, $1.60 a year; to Canada, 80 cents. Back pumbers cannot be supplied. The text and illustrations in Live ore copyrighted. For R it Britain apy, to Lire, Rolls House, Breams Bu ndon, £. C., Englan nt Rights ings, Fetter The foreign trade supplied from Lire’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 stomped end addressed envelope. Lire does mot hold itself responsible for the loss or non-return of unsolicited contributions, Notice of change of address should reach this office two weeks prior to the date of issue to be effected. BALLOONS For Comfort and Mileage | efzel Evrablished 1876 Qand 4 E Forty-Fourth Street NEW YORK Correctness in every detail has long char- | acterized theartistry of WerzeL. comicbooks.com