Life — October 7, 1926 — page 32: what you’re looking at

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GAY NINETIES A Pastel A youne girl sits at her window. Without the rain falls, silently, ceaselessly, The young girl blushes, ° Love has touched her maiden heart with its magic wand. Ever and anon she sighs. The sighs of a young maid make music for the gods. A tear falls from the long lashes of her northeast eye. Some day her tear will crystallize into a diamond. "Then it will be worn upon the bosom of a member of some trust or syndicate, Until then the member will have to content himself with a rhinestone, The young maid writes to is a blue-eyed boy . | who works in a glass fd fs 9 tory for four dollars a week. Ul ea Here is her lette ~~ NAS Kum up twonite, Dad's on a drunk, The old woman is Inde up with roomatiz, You kan rush the growler, Twill swipe sum crackers off'n the baykur. We will hav a loavly time. Mouty.” A LONG TIME TWEEN DRINKS Enthusiastic Young Miss: vo THN or Your AREAL LITERARY MAN! 1 DO Such is the love of the young, the true and 80 LONG TO KNOW HOW YOU WRITE THINGS. CANT YOU EXPLAIN tt? the beautiful. So rolls the world away, 2807. Venerable Hack: vr is Tie SIMPLEST THING, YOU AVE A MIND SUTTAMLY V1 PARED, YOU GET AN IDEA, THE IDEA BRING INTRODUCED INTO THE MIND CAL Too Late! PERMENTATION, DURING WITICIE A SCUM RISES TO TIE TOP AND 18 CAREFULLY RE Mr. Detawaxsaz You know we don't hive MOVED, LEAVING A RESIDUE OF CLEAR THOUGIUT, THIS YOU BOTTLE UP YOR YorROWN — dinner till three on Sundays, Usk. THE SCUM YOU SELL TO A PURLISITER, 189. the girls time to go to church. Ma. Mennay Hitt: Great Scott! Why didn't Tragedy You tell me that at breakfast? SY}. Act — He had not loved. He craved the unknown sweet, And mourned because his life was incomplete. Actil He loved, feared, doubted, stewed and cried, “Alack! Past days of peace! 1 would Thad ye back.” Act Ill She jilted him, but still he troubled on, “Oh. woe, woe, woe! Life's joy is past and gone.” 1892. Conx: Einstein is failing rapidly, Sovomos: Vat a glorious death! “ NoT LONG FOR THIS WoRLD.” 4891, Explained “You don’t mean to say that you like Chicago?” “I do.” Soodness gracious! Where you live?” “Chicago.” 1893. fey as re ous Be sure you are right and . EL? GOOD FOR YoU, OLD cHar!” then go ahead—and see if you “DON’T YOU FEEL PROUD IN YOUR NEW TROUSERS, MA? ARE YOU OFFERING YOUR CONGRATULATIONS — g. 4 wie Seas’ ow”: 1896. OR BIDDING FOR MY SYMPATHY?” 2298. SIE: 1897. Raat ehh ERIE Rel AB ath comicbooks.com