Puck — June 1877 — page 15: what you’re looking at

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Witn that fine sense of justice which ever distinguishes him, the sage of the Turner's Falls Reporter remarks: “It is all very fine to laugh at a woman's tantrums when a mouse makes its appearance in the vicinity of her skirts; but a little merriment should be reserved for the man who plays circus while a June bug is walking up the inside of his trowsers leg with the slow and measured step of a day laborer.” Rome. is howling again; and the Sentine/ thus discourses of its latest grievance: ‘‘ The town clock now stammers and skips one, when it tries to strike any respectable number of times. For some time it struck the hour before the hands got there, and then it announced differ- ent time from its several faces. It has, in short, | committed every error, except to climb down from the steeple and wander around the streets, | yelling for the police, and we are fearful it may | do that before the week is over.” “We approve of dignity in recitations,” says the Princetonian, loftily concealing its sense of injury, “ but shou/d a member of our nine be | given an absence mark when circumstances compel him to wear his base-ball suit in the re- citation room ?”” ‘Tue crisis in France: Messenger—“ M. le President, zey are making one grand row in ze Left.” MacMahon—“ Faix, I'll attind to thim ; fellahs immejitly. Let wan o’ thim sthip on the tail of me coat, now."— Courier Journal. Tue theologian of the Rome Sentinel re- counts this harrowing tale: ‘‘ The widow of a man much given to fishing, recently dreamed | that she saw her husband sitting on a gridiron, casting a baked fly to catch fried trout.” | THE Oil City Caé// is responsible for this: | “Be honest, young man; and if you can’t be | honest, be sure and steal enough to make peo- | ple believe you are honest.” | | the show’s ended. ‘CRYSTAL PALACE, | Between Prince & Houston Sts., | CHESS, READING AND BILLIARD ROOMS. Ir you want to find a Newark policeman, strike the first trail of peanut shells you come across and follow it up. The Newark Ca// is the author of this blasphemy. Tue Adantic says some women are too beau- tiful to die young. ‘They do around here, how- ever, and the same grand, inflexible, inscruta- ble law of nature preserves a maiden as plain as the back side of a tombstone to the age of ninety-seven. —Norwich Bulletin. Freepom Cr: IAL STACKPOLE is a small boy of Salmon Falls, N.H. ‘It is rare,” remarks the Boston Advertiser, ‘‘to find in one name so | much of human attainment, national history and | agricultural progress.” | Tuis is from the ribald and irreverent scoffer of the Turner’s Falls Reporter: ‘The audience usually have the best of a temperance lecturer. ‘They can go out individually, every now and then, to get a dri while he has to wait till PARISER’S 252 BOWERY, z NEW YORK. | RESTAURANT “AUACARTE AT ALL HOURS. 5g The leading European Papers ia all languages on file. “The finest Wines, Liquors, Beer, Ale and Cigars ‘The public is respectfully invited to visit this model establish- ment. PERFECTION. BOKER’S BITTERS. L. FUNKE, Jr., Sole Agent, No. 78 Jon Sreexr, N.Y. P. 0. Box 1029. French Wines and Brandy DIRECT FROM THE VINEYARDS. Claret, Champagne, Burgundy, Sauterne, Rare Chateau Wines and Old Cognac Brandy, IN CASES AND SINGLE BOTTLES. Send for Price List. HERMAN TROST & CO., Nos. 48, 50, 52 & 54 Murray Street, Established since A. D. 1835, IMPORTERS OF | FRENCH CHIVA WARE, Crystal Table Glassware, Artistic Pottery, &c. FRENCH WI BRANDY, 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. HOCK & MOSELLE WINES from L. Somson, Frankfurt a. M. AMP OF MAAGBITTER -AtauecrT, Rheia &e, BOO! from H. Uni Cart INTERNATIONAL, No. 699 BROADWAY, ‘Corner Fourth Street. New Yorx. First Class Restaurant & Beer Tunnel. CHESS, BILLIARD & READING ROOMS. “The leading European papers in all languages on file, The finest Wines, Liquers ani Segars., Kulmbacher, Erlanger, ~j and other Imported beers, also Geo. Enunr's celebrated Lager always.on draught. 5. LIEDERS, /SFETOR. WARE ROOMS: 109 & 111 East 14% Street, NEW YORK. PATENT COVERS From FILING “PuUCcEK.” PRCE SI.00 EACH. FOR SALE AT “PUCK” OFFICE, 13 North William Street, New York. BACK NUMBERS or “PUCK” Can be supplied on demand. New York. Willmer & Rogers News Co., 31 Beekman Street, ADDRESS, Publishers “‘Puck” 13 North William Street, oR, New York. comicbooks.com