Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-10-07
OMNIGENOUs PARAGRAPHs.

OMNIGENOUs PARAGRAPHs
The man who minds his own business has OBJ,
tanned steady employment.
! 1t is said that words hurt nobody; neverthe-
less, Sampson jrseed thousand Philstnes death.
| The milk dealers in Marysvle KY lately
raised the price of milk IS gallon consequence
| OF the scarcity Of tcates'.
! To become slandered-edit paper, tread on
the toes of scamps and ogues and be always to tel
the truth
| LoGIC.-Man is an animal. Man and wife
are one. Consequently: married is four legged
animal.
DIALoGUE.-ssD Do you 90 in for the Maine
Liquor Lawn why partly yes and partly mol goes
for the Liquor but not for the Law"
A distinguished phrenologst has recently ex-
amined the head of the church" He finds it has had and
still possesses, great many bumps
Tommy, my son, run to- the store and get
sugar" Excuse me, ma, am somewhat indis-
posed this morning Send father and tell him bring
a plug Of tobacco"
NOBLE SAcRIFICE.-Punch says: 1--WE know
benevolent old lady, who since she told Of
the great scarcity Of paper has discontinued wearing curl
papers
A CANDID LAwYER-"A LAWYER" said Lord
Brougham, in facetous MOOD is a learned gentleman
Who rescnes estate from your enemies and keeps
himself
A Western editor, in answer to a complaint
Of patron that he did give enough advised him,
when news scarce, to read the Bible which he had
doubt, would be " new " to him.
A boy called doctor to visit his father, who
had the de1rs"" 'eens not rightly remembering the
of the daease. he called it the DEVILS trembes-
making bad Latin, but very good English.
A REBUFF: Shall help YOU to alight q"
said young gentleman, addressing bouncing country
GIRL who was prep ring to jump from carriage Thank
you, sir, id she, .weety, but don't srnoke."
The question has been asked WHY it is con-
dered mpoli'e for gentlemen go into the presence
OF ladies' in their shirt sleeves while is considered every
way correct for the ladies' themselves appear before
Ieinen ". thout any sleeves at all?
Mason, of the Prairie News, gives it up. He
says he thought he parenthesis, Lewis
beats him. Witness the following from the last North Mis-
sppi Union He is youth with handsome wife
and we presume baby, they necessary accomps
nyments of such in titntions) full looking man Of some
twenty-five with fine intelligent eyes. full forehead and
light hair"
An lrishman lost his hat in n WELL and was
let down in bucket the being Deep his
courage failed him before he reached the vain
he said, till length, quite in despair he beloved out
sure, LII be after cutting the rope.'
RAPPING.-
We had sweet dreams the other night
When all around was still
We dreamed we a host of folks
Pay up their printers bill.
We wish the dream would come to pass
And our empty pockets fill
Tar da UNI, da tie dide dunn,
TIE lump te iddle dill!
Know NUTHIS.-The editor of the Nashville
Gazette that in his travels about days since
he picked the following mysterious memorandum
doub. mas vast deal 81 meaning one could find it out
"U.o. I. P0RTI DoLLRs. eF Little DoRG with brndle
MAJ = watch your eyes-stump tailed TINE COM
ins-Do you-fe we-don't-kNow NUrIUN."
THINGS We SHOULD LIKE TO kNow-Whether
the person who stood upon ceremony ha found any falling
of ateiy2 Whether the st pp-d up all night is
going to take the plug out When the phIanthropit who
got up petition likely down? What discount
given for cash by the party who made allowance
anohers feelings?
NANKIN AND PEKIN;-4 Chinese Epigram-
As my dazzled eyes set
Where Juia's neck and bodice met
She asked what was seeking?
"There-ttdt!' said l. Is that Ndnkeenf
The lining of your waist mean -
=" No. ssr!" said she, that's PeEin!
A Chinese lady being fund tanning the grave
Of her husband, asked why she performed 50 singular
operation. She said she had promised marry
again while the grave remained damp and dried very
slowly, she saw no harm in assisting the process
An EsIGMA.-
There is a word Of pleura number,
foe to peace and human slumler
Now any word you chance to take,
By adding s, you pleurai make;
But If you add an Sto this,
How strange the metamorphosis!
Pleural is pleurai then more,
And sweet, what bitter was before
S0ttts0nThe word is cares to which by adding 8,
you have caress.
THE INAcURAcY OF TNsPIRATIoN.-
Jehoram's reign began vi hen he
Was ihirtytwo years old
He reigned but ght, then died as we
In Chronicles are told.
His youngest son, named Ahaziah
Then forty two, succeeded;
Being two years older than his sire,
fact which few have needed.
See II Chronicles, xxi20, xxi:2
WHAT CONSTITUTES A CENTENNIAL waiter
was examined recently before English magistrate We
annex his testimony: Your FlHnkey, believe"
" Yes sir. Robert Fiunkey" We'll Mr.. Funkey. you say
the defendant gentleman Why do you think so
Cause SIR he always Thank you, when hand him
mutton chop, piece If bread Now, real gentleman
never does this but hoiars out Here, Bob get mutton
chop, I'll throw the pepper box at your head' You
can't deceive me with gentleman, your worship. Cause
why? have associated with too Of them at the