Puck — July 17, 1878 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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10 PUCK. =a RHYMES OF THE.DAY. DOING DOUBLE DUTY. When all the air is hot as blazes, When perspiration damps the brow, When ne‘er a gentle zephyr raises The blossomy spray that tips the bough; When earth knows no sweet rain to lave her, When fierce above appears to linger Sol— Ah, then begins to wane and waver Our firm-set faith in Robert Ingersoll. H.C. B. Wuen sitting ‘neath the moon With your dear, } Listening to the organ-tune— } Played for beer; When commingled lips report Kisses fleet, Well, to cut the story short, Ir is sweet. f R.K. M. Upon the green sward, with my most adored I sat, and we whispered our love, While the sweet little birds repeated our words Mrs. Brown, “What a lovely chromo, dear! Now, what did it cost you?” | In the great dropping willow above. Mrs. Jones. Nothing, lovey! I got it when I got my two pounds of coffee." A modest surprise beamed out of her eyes Mrs. B. But how can they afford to give pictures with coffee.” As I press’d her dear form to my breast— J. O, the boy that grinds out the coffee grinds out the pictures too.” When dropped from the willer a big caterpillar Down her neck—! Just imagine the rest! M.W.~ B. THING UNDER THE SUN. | HALBION'S 'UMOR. ‘ “Ow now,” says the Hearl of Tewkesbury to the miner, “ why his the times ‘ard ?” i “Me lud,” says the miner, “craving yer | ludship’s parding, did yer see Punch larst week?” “No,” says the hear]. t “Then,” says the miner, “yer did not see | the war-joke ?” “No,” says ‘is 'ighness the hearl. “ What was it ?”” “Sic hitur had hastra (asked her) to occupy Cyprus.” “That was not has good has the one in the number of 1864-5, which hi have bound at home.” + | “« Wot was that?” said the miner. “Halluding to the Hamerican war, Punch said: ‘Nudum pactum, Davum (Davis) check i tum, Masum (Mason) tookum.’” When the miner came to, he apologized, say- ing that he had miscalculated his powers of endurance. He had lived 35 years in England, but had been in correspondence with an Amer- ican, and from him had learned the meaning of a‘ joke.” Answeys For the Anrious. Quip.—Quit, Cynicat Escort (0 Laura, at the Historical Soctety,) ‘Well, my dear, our antique Hasetine,—Drop her. friend seems to have had her dresses from Worth!” Hen Loct.— Next week. —— ———— Se ——— S UESaiaeteaeacaeieeaeiaeeet Geo. Cureties, Dallas,—Have the article, but fear} A YOUTHFUL enthusiast in Kenyon College Cuartes S, Crarke, Jr., of Jersey City, we can’t use it. has been called to order for this fanciful prelude | publishes ‘‘ Chums,” by Mr. Howard Mac- ye . " to a poem on ‘ Summer”: Sherry, a new and sparkling essay towards the Buns Ck ourgiacas micet wiih Our epprobalon;/ Bat «The blackbird whispered in my ear American novel, which, under the modest de- your article is about two or three degrees to the N. E. ‘As we sauntered down the rill” signation of ‘a satirical sketch,” is rapidly of our line, in point of style. Puonetic Gextus,—We don't know your name, so] Ay Berlin Beaconsfield and Gortschakoff have to address you in this vague way. However, the | shook hands. ‘The next day the official papers rest of our communication will not suffer from the fault | reported that Gortschakoff was confined to his of the address. Your line of business may have been | room with the neuralgia, and that Beaconsfield ‘ funny in the year 1.A.M. But in this enlightened nine- | could not attend the Congress by reason of a An enterprising hotel-keeper at a neighboring t | teenth century, there is only one man who can do it | sore throat. Meanwhile the Cossacks and Ba- | watering-place, recognizing a long-felt want, without deserving assassination, and that is Josh Billings. | shi-Bazouks continued their festivities in Bul- | advertises his house as having a ‘southern ex- Draw a logical inference. garia. | posure” on all four sides. winning popular favor. It is understood that “Chums” is the first of a series of similar es- says in native fiction. If so, it is an auspicious beginning. comicbooks.com