Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1853-12-10
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E Da% The salary of the King of the Sandwic
Islands is SIG, 900 year.
HT@ Julien. with his monster orchestra. i
coming South, it is said, and will give concert
in New Orleans in February
A HINT FOR CONSUMERS OF CoAL.-The mos
cheerful kind Of fuel, according to Punch, i
; Keeping constant fre-of jokes.
nA The man who couldn't trust his feel
ings,' is supposed to do business strictly on tn
!: cash principle.
THE BEST ONE oUT.-During the discussion o
what kind OF stone the new Court House. a
Bridgeport, Conn, should be made of. PuncT
said it should be made of Blackstone.
BEA When we reflect that every mother has
children Of superior genius, it is matter OF
serious inquiry. where all the ordinary mer
come from who cross our path in every day life
gkF The London Diogenes says: ga League
Is just three miles: yet persons who Ioin an
Association so called, very often make up thei,
minds to go any length.'
IA London paper states that from the Is,
of January to the 1st of July last 81 700 letters
and 63S. 1000 newspapers passed through the
| Melbourne post Office
Ba7~ Mrs Partington says she has noticed
| that whether, -four was dear or cheap, she had
invariably to pay the same money for half a
! dollars worth
The PAPAL CUE.-The Pope has been ordered
| to play billiards for his health. Judging from
!, the specimens he has hereto manufactured. we
doubt whether his holiness will ever make a good
canon.
gSF Robus Smith one day, in conversation
with Ialleyrand, having brought in somehow the
beauty of his mother, Taeyrand said s.C'etait
your father then, that was not good looking
bD Scotchman who lately put up at Que
bee was asked the next morning how he slept;
I" "Tromon,' replied Donald, "naeyera weei
either by was muckle better off than the bugs.
for deal ane O them closed an ee the hale nicht.
MORE AGGRESSION .''-" A day or two since >,
says an American writer, ''our blood boils as
we write it-several smacks were taken bv a
sr'tasa Wolse nasa aSaa a mi il kastap
young lady"
DH- woman in Boston has commenced
suit Of divorce against her husband, because he
would not allow her to apply her tongue to the
stopper of the mloasses jug every time she used
it-a privilege every Yankee woman considers
sacred. &sss4es
n6T The scenes which took place at the Wo-
mans Rights Convention were among the most
amusing we ever participated in There were
no less than twenty people talking at the same
time viz: eleven boomers, one boquet seller,
three market boys, two anti-slavery men, two
COLLECTOR REDFIELD OF New YoRK.-The
National men of New York are using their un-
disguised and united exertions to secure the re-
lection of Mr.. Collector Redieh of New York,
the successor of Judge Bronson, by the United
States Senate.
1EA- Fanny Fern says that when he who is
striving to rise in the world, begins to exhibit
superior powers, and the possession of true
genius, he must hide his light under a bushel,
or else have all creation after him, trying to blor
1t out.
nA. A witty lawyer once jocosely asked
boarding house keeper the following questions:
him, and dies what do you do for him? Do YOU
pray for him :" "No, SIR" replied Mr.. -,
ssI pray for another like him.
No. A man, praising porter, said it was so
excellent beverage that, taken in great guam
titles. it always made him fat. 81 have seen
the time said another, sswhen it made you
leon'' when e. q Last night-against
WALL A =
Some rcmorseless fellow in one of our ex-
changes perpetrates the following: .. \
Men to kiss among themselves,
And scarce will kiss bFother
Woman oft wants kiss 80 bad
They smack and kiss each other.
RATHER BETTER.-A bachelors reply to q
Young lady, who Significantly sent him, as a
present, some wormwood: -.
I'm glad your gift is not a-miss, =l ~
Much worse might me befaH; -
The wormwood's bad alone, but worse,
The wormwood and the gal Cd
R@. Which causes q woman the most trouble,
to have a servant or to be without one =? In
other words which is the worst-to do your own
work or rectify the errors of green-horn. We
throw ont the above for debate. When the de-
cisi0n is received, we will issue An extra, and
four dirty faced news boys Keep look out
for them. 5af
"a A gentleman. who greatly disliked the
custom Of giving fees to servants, provided him
self with some faTthings and on leaving the
next party he attended, presented one to the
footman as he stood at the door. ssI beg your
pardon, sir" says Tommy, but you have made
. mistaken' "0h, no, said the gentleman,
" I nerer gipe less p
"a Judge B. in reprimanding criminal.
among other names called him scoundrel. The
prisoner replied
"Sir, am not so big scoundrel as your
honor here the culprit stopped, but finally
added takes me to be-
:" Put your words closer together" said the
Judge, redening. sat@
wARS'r SrIxGY.-A green-horn. from some-
where, standing carelessly upon the end Of one
Of the East river piers, watching Brooklyn
ferry boat, accidently lost his equilibrium and
found himself suddenly in the ssdamp." He,
however, soon clsmbered up again and while
blowing off the superfuons brine. he was asked
by bystander how he relished old Neptune,s
soup, he replied, @Wal. haint got much agin.
it: but all / have to say is, that whoerer put
the salt in aoea't q 6a stngyr'
@ HowDoEs SIZE TRor.-Acreditor, whom
he was anxious to avoid. met Sheridan coming
out Of PaH Mall. There was no possibility Of
avoiding him, but he did not loose his presence
Of mind:
..That's beautiful mare you're on" said
Sheridan szss 81
"Do you think 50 p Z s.
"Yes, indeed How does she trot.'' sg
The creditor. highly fattered, put her into
full trot. Sheridan bolted round the corner,
and was out Of sight in q moment