Evening Star Newspaper, December 17, 1928, Page 40

LITTLE BENNY BY LEE PAPE. Last nite ma was looking at her list ‘of peeple she has to give Crissmas pres- ents to, saying to pop, Well, to the naked eye it looks like rather a long list, but wat can I do? Rub half of it out, pop sed. T wish I could, ma sed, and pop sed, | Ill lend you an eraser. Dont be silly, I mean these peeple all ‘expect something so I cant dissap- | t them in cold blud, ma said. The least I can do is is to give them some- thing thats fairly inexpensive but at the same time shows a certain amount of thawt, she sed. Now for instants heres my sister Fanny, she’s always and forever cawffing a little and complain- ing of a slite irritation of her throat, I thawt I mite send her a nice warm muffler, that wouldent be so expensive and av the same time would show a certain amount of thawt. not send her a nice box of . that would show an equal of thawt and at the same time be still cheeper, pop sed. It you cant be helpful you may as well be quiet. ma sed. Now lets see, whose next, Mrs. Hews. Ive heard her say a thousand times she’s dissapointed in the walst that she got with her new costume, she thinks it should of a r shade of blue. Now I thawt it would be just the thing if I her with a new blue waist, ma sed. I can beet that ideer, pop sed. How? ma sed, and pop sed, Serprize her with a neet package of blue dye and save severel dollers, Ill even write 8 little verse to go with it if you like Waist makes waist if its not the rite shade, so dip it in this, they say it wont fade, he sed. Who comes next, I “CAP” STUBBS. Give Her Time! MY LAND! JesT LOOK AT THAT CALEN DWR — AT FINISHED n;{“‘fi.lznn!'. & 'Y G\Y Down TOWN TTY SOON EV'RY- THING'LL BE PICKED STRY MIEAT HERE AN R ORK ON THAT BILLOW, LANDY DON'T KNOW WHIL WAY TO TURN — o i|And never walk or I don't believe I ever heard any-| buddy say they wanted a Christmas | card fer Christmas. (Copyright, 1928.) S i sty Alcohol in New Bread. From the Brooklyn Eagle. New bread contains so much alcohol | —through natural fermentation of the yeast—that a commercial scheme has been mooted in England for its ex- traction. —eeeeeeeee feel full of suggestions today, he sed. Thank you just a same, ma sed. Meening she dident wunt to hear any more. And she took the list in her own room to finish thinking. —BY EDWINA My LAND! \v sEST SEEMS L\KE NR\R‘:"\AB PERSON AN THEN JVMPS— '"FORE YA HAVE A (HRANCE YO —1\ HELLO GRAN' MA! \DIA KN OW CHRIS'MAS WUZ COMIN" 1Y GEE ! SHE DoOn'Tv THE FEVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. €. MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1928. ' THRE CHEERFUL CHERUD Td like to be the wind I thinkh, w Jon w By | Pop MomanD The Situation Changes. ride in cars 14 love to blow silk hats away Or soar around among the i MUTT, I'VE BEEN THINKING ¢ THe ALLIED MouSE-TRAP STOCK THAT T BOUGHT IN 1907 AND FOUND IN MY ATTIC TRUNK LAST Week NETTED ME The TIDY SUM oF ¥40,000. | Moflf LASY MiuTE NEWS AHALGAMATED FiLMS inc. 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