Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-05-12

Omulgruuns 4aragrapbs.

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Why is colt getting broke like young lad
getting married! Give up Because he Is going throug
| the 67'tdte ceremony.
A punster at the point of death being advised t.
piece OF paNet declined saying he feared might la
| on his stomach"
Governor Gardner, of Massachusetts, admits tina
ne uses foreign pepper his oysters Nevertheless
friends insist that he is right the foreign pepper K
1t is the opinion of the doctor that the lawyer
gets his living by punder, while the lawyer thinks that
doctor obtains his by piu-age.
! Bill, did you go to sea ~ s'No, but doubled
one OF the Of Florida once" Possible! Which p
The one that belongs to Lilly Jones Of Tallahassee"
Much SHoRrER.-Doctor Charles Wilson has
written volume Of hundred pages, to explain the
Pathology Of Drunkenness. We could define in sy
| labes-si0-zGg!
| A poet asked a gentleman what he thought o
his last production, An Ode Seep The replied
You have done much justice subject that it is mpos
sble to read it without feeling its whole weight"
SEAT OF WAR--Many persons are now anxiousy
examining the maps to find the seat Of war; Tubbs said
he found it last without map. The discovery was
made by sitting down upon wasp's nest in hay field
"Mr. Snowman" said greenhorn at a men
agere, can the leopard change his spots ~ "Yes sir
was the reply, when he gets tired Of one spot he
easily 60 to another"
An old gentleman Of eghty-four having taken to
the altar young mse Of sixteen the clergyman said
him, The font is at the other end Of the the church
What do want with the font?" asked the cd gentleman
beg pardon" said the cer cal thought you had
brought this child to be christened."
A pickering pair Of Quakers were lately heard in
high controversy and the repentant husband exclaimed
am determined to have quiet week with thee !" But
how wilt thou be able to get it ?? said the aunng spouse
in reit=ration," which married ladies provokngy
dulge II will keep thee week after thou'rt dead
the Quakers rejoinder.
"Wby, don't you hold up your head as I do g'
asked an aristocratic lawyer Of sterling old farmer
see all the valuable heads bowed down. while those
have nothing in them stand upright" The lawyer soped
lady, telling her age, remarked that she was
born on the 23d of April Her husband observed. AL
made Of \ husband"
A few days ago. says the Toledo Blade, smart
little fellow Of seven summers went to and
extended dime, think win buy few apples to take
home to the children"
As Rufus Choate was cross-q questioning witness
in one of the courts few days since, he asked him what
81 candle Of the Lord-a minister Of the gospel " OF
what dencmination?r IA Baptist, he replied "Then
you are dip, bu. trust not wicked candle" said
Choate. -fsz.ra
SCENE IN "KNow-NorHINGn LoDGE-Ques-
ton Will hereafter do all in yuor power and
perpeae the potato rot in order to keep the Irish of
the country s-Aassoer will and further, will
and perpeuae gut whisky order kill e after they
get here
DOUGLAS JERRoLD.-A Mr.. Herrand author of
"The Descent He'll" was annoying Douglas Jerrod with
mportunate questions at unweome time Among Others
Descent into HenSr "No sir" replied the infurated
dramats, but should like to see i"
My love-" says Mrs. Foozise to her husband,
obige me with five dollar note to day. purchase
bear yesterday" "Lor love- that was nothing meant
by It that you were fond Of huggng" You little -,
have no five, but here's ten"
The Boston Times thinks law forbidding man
his wife on Sunday is not half so ridiculous as one
fobidding barber to shave him-he shaving being an in
while the kissing is merely luxury But the
editor must remember that he has the privilege Of shdrng
himself the Sabbath, Of kissing his wife, and shdoers
too, If he pleases. 1
Sammy, Sammy, my son, don't stand there
scratching head stir your stumps you'll make no
progr in le." "Why father, rve often heard you say
that the only way to get along in this world was to scratch
a. head" z'tt
Stop your crying" said an enraged father to
his who had kept up intolerabe ye" for the
five minutes stop, say do hear? again repeated
the ther after afew minutes the boy still crying You
DO not suppose Choke on minute, do 2" ched
m the hopeful ulchin.
EMERsoN's sIMrL1crTY.-The following hit at |
the transcendenal uninegibie poetry was first published
under the head Of Unsence :" s%.j
Heput Ills finger on his lips,
*5t The child, to pout ..
Him then the father whips
Upon his little hips
Which makes him squall right out.
The editor Of the Rutland Herald, just mar
red to Boston gin, that pair Of lips pink
waist ribbon swelling breast and pressure Of de-
Icate hands viii do much to unhinge three
fevers the measles large whoopng cough pair Of
ockiaws several hydfophebias, sad the doctors bin.
A young lady snd gentleman were once looking
1t the picture Of asHingtons family Young lady"
sre those persons referring to the the picture
Young gent" Those washngton's children" Young
lady" But he had children" Young gent" Well,
perhaps they bis grand children" vesy probably
responded the young dy she petuanty her bean
rom the picture. =-71H gaI. 3sg- ss
cone AT TINE, If roc PLEAsE.-The Athe-
'eum contributes 10 tie anecdotes Of Lord Norbuy
yenteman who practced wit and pfofessed w thought
hat he could the punser the beach So
lay when Lord Norbury was charging jury the address
ras interrupted BY the braying Of donkey What
that ~ said Lord Norbury. Tis only the echo Of the
our my answered Counsellor Readytongue. Nothing
the Judge resumed his address, soon the
arrser had to interpose with technical objections While
uttig them, agafn the donkey brayed. Some time
ou please, - said the retalating joker.