Puck — April 1877 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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14 PUCK. Two men were sitting together in a smoking car on the Danbury Railway the other morning, when one of them observed to the other: “T lost as likely a colt as you ever saw, last winter.” ‘After a pause the addressed party inquired: “Did it die?” “Die?” repeated the loser, somewhat resent- fully, ‘‘ how-could I ‘ave lost if it hadn't died ?” “J didn’t know but itslipped through a crack in the floor,” said the other man in an injured tone. Both lapsed into silence after that.— Danbury News. Ir is almost impossible to view the rear ele- vation of the stylish young man's shirt-collar without thinking of the business revival that would take place, if our merchants could utilize this white expanse for advertising purposes.— Worcester Press. \ ed in the harvest-field and got just as good a Boaz any girl in the neighborhood.— Haston Free Press. ‘Tue manufacturers of the jewsharp are be- ginning to get frightened at the success of the telephone. It will drive their musical instru- ment out of the market altogether, they say.— Philadelphia Bulletin. FascinaTING female music teacher, to admir- ing young gentleman pupil: “Try that again, Mr. C——” Pupil—‘‘Do, Re, Mi—” Teacher — That won't do. You do not hold on to Mi ”” Pupil (wistfully)—“I wish I had ‘xchange. Fasuion journals are- discussing the proper height of feminine hose. * We should say that a little above two feet would be about the correct altitude.— Norristown Herald. An exchange asks Judge Devens how many children he has, and the Chicago 7imes wants to know when Judge Devens was married. Hereafter we shall insist that questions be put in their regular order.— Rochester Democrat. Atexis and his terrier went to a photo- grapher’s and were “took,” in every city they visited. The Duke is easily distinguished from the terrier by his princely air and a standing collar.—Burlington Hawkeye. WHENEVER a man, who has been arrested for being “tight,” calls at a New Orleans newspaper | | office, and asks to have his name suppressed, Gants, don’t be afraid to work. Ruth glean- | they call it “A Suppressed Tightem,” and pub- | lish it anyhow.—Lvisabeth Herald. “Mrs. Parr, of this village,” says a Wiscon- | sin exchange, “has had no less than seventy attacks of illness during her lifetime, and still lives.” She must be one of the “ Brave Women of Seventy-Sicks.”.— Commercial Advertiser. “Tue singing in Soldene’s new opera of Poulet and Poulette is said to be really henchant- ing.”—Boston Traveller. \t probably consists of lays.— Worcester Fress. Wuat lovers swear—To be true until death. What husbands swear—Unfit for publication. —London Yorick. | L-SOMBORN & CO., | No. 12 Vesey St., adjoining the Astor House, New York. | IMPORTERS OF FOREIGN WINES, BRANDIES, é&c. Sole Agents tor the APOLLINIS NATURAL SELTZER. ES from 1. Somsonn, gts Rheinberg. from H. Uxpeeneec-ALBRECHT, PARISER’S CRYSTAL PALACE, 262 BOWERY, Between Prince & Houston Sts., RESTAURANT ‘RUA CARTE AT ALL HOURS. CHESS, REATING AND BILLARD ROOMS. ar The leading European Paper in all languages on file. | Re nese Wines, Liguors, Beer, Ale and Cigars The public is respectfully invited to vist this model establish- iment NEW YORK. REMOVAL. THE Care INTERNATIONAL HAS REMOVED FROM 204 BOWERY TO " No. 699 BROADWAY, Corner ath Street. S LIEDER S, PERFECTION. BOKER’S BITTERS. | L. FUNKE, Jr., Sole Agent, No. 78 Joun Sreerr, N.Y. P.O Box 1029, WARE ROOMS: 109 & 111 East 14% Street, NEW YORK. PAT [Fok FILILG PRICE $I.00 EACH. FOR SALE AT “PUCK” OFFICE, -13 North William Street, New York. | Willmer & Rogers News Co., 31 Beekman Street, New. York. 89.Thomas St. N.Y. SOLE MANUFACTURERS, ALSO MFRS. ov STAIR RODS & STAIR BU ENT COVERS “PUCK.” or “PUCK” Gan be supplied on demand. ADDRESS, or, Publishers “Puck” 13 North William Street, New York. comichooks.couy)