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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

SATURDAY, JUNE.

J. DISRAELI DEZY BUCAN

I ALWAYS LOSE MY NERVE OR SOMETHING WHEN I GO TO SEE NELL, SO I JUST TAMK I'LL WRITE A SWELL POEM AND SEND IT TO

HER.

NEXT DAY

SHE OUGHT TO READ. IT RIGHT AWAY WHEN SHE SEES ITS FROM ME, SO I'LL WAIT RIGHT MERE BY THE POST OFFICE HERE: SHE COMES NOW,

AERES A LETTER FROM DIZZY TEE HEELISTEN, IT'S POETRY

YOUR EYES ARE JUST TWO SHINING STARS, LIKE JUPITER, OR MAYBE MARS, THAT- TWINKLE FOR ME ALL THE TIME~~~ THEY'RE SO ROMANTIC AND SUBLIME, AND IF YOU'D BE MY OWN SWEET NELL,

I THINK IT SURELY WOULD BE SWELL!

How SILLY!

ISN'T THAT THE DUMBEST)

THING!

SHE'LL BE

SURPRISED WHEN 'SHE FINDS OUT

I JUST THREW HER DOWN!!!

SALESMAN SAM

SAM, MR.WIFFLE WANTS YA TO HELP HIM PAINT HIS HOUSE HE'S A SWELL CUSTOMER,

SO I COULDN'T VERY WELL TURN HIM DOWN!

MAY 1812

SPRING SALE OF

SNOW

HOVELS NOW ON -

OH BOY! ANYTHING TA GET

·OUTA THAT STUFFY OLD..

STORE! AN' BESIDES GUZZ SAYS OL MAN WIFFLE'S A

PRETTY GOOD SCOUT TA

WORK WITH =

5-13-28

1926, BY NCA SERVICE, ING.

Hicks

By Small

GLAD TA SEE YA, SAM ! 'I'LL TACKLE THIS SIDE OF TH' HOUSE AN" YOU.DO THE OTHER AN' WE'LL BOTH WORK TOWARD TH' FRONT—

THEN I'LL SEE HA AGAIN SOON!

OUT BF

I GUZZLEM CO

IKNOTT SAFE

SCREAM! YOU SCREAM

REG, U. 6. PAT, OFF.

WE ALL SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM,

WILL 1? YOU

SAID A MOUTHFULL!

AWRIGHT! WE'LL KNOCK OFF FOR A

FEW MINUTES...

TH' SUN'S PRETTY HOT!

WELL, BACK

ON THE JOB, EH, MR. WIFFLE?

YEH, WE'LL DO A, LIL' BIT MORE, THEN PUT TH THINGS AWAY FOR TH'

DAY!

PAINT.

ALWAYS SAID A GUY HAD TA HAVE

A PULL TA GET

UP IN THIS WORLD!

-A HAFF HOUR LATER.

YA SAY YA WANT

·ME TA PUT TH' PAINT DOWN IN YOUR CELLAR? WHY, IT SAYS ON TH' CAN - KEEP IN A COOL, DRY

PLACE!

I KNOW IT!

MY CELLAR'S AS COOL AS A CUCUMBER AN'AS DRY

AS A BONE!

SAY! DON'T KID MEḥT MAY BE COOL, BUT JUDGIN" FROM WHAT WE HAD AT NOONTIME-

ITS A HECK OF A

LONG WAY

FROM

DRY!

"SNAP

પ.પ

01920, BY HEA SERVICE

Suratt

3-13-28

WHITEAWAYS FOR STANDARD VALL

VALUES

rea, elilli ant grblité Leredmusna bas toolkrin. "Odu%u81 §.