Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1855-05-12

man is seen wandering through the streets of
strange city, alone in the crowd, solitary in the
multitndes, meeting no extended hand, no smile
of welcome, destitute Of money and friends, and
with corns and pair of tight boots on his heel!
A Virginian Of twenty three was very lately
throwing out some affected sneers at matrimony,
when grave friend in company observed, that
marriages were mede in heaven. sCan you tell
me, sir" rejoined sly nymph, "Why they are 80
slow in coming downs' 'nr .a'aieg h'5fA 81
When Mr.. L. was discharged from the PASTORAL
care of his church, an old lady, who was very fond
Of him, in attempting to offer consolatioa, address,
ed him a. follows: i4stah sr} whfiaes' Laa
3 "Ah, Mr.. L-,they may say what they will,
but think as always did. :, I think you . good
man-not equal to Chris, but fully equal to Anti.
chris" pn53 ga&Ha ssa re- 'zu,i gWT-f
"Mother, said child who had been for some
time contemplating with no little interest recsnt-
ly spun ,cobweb '-don't the spiders have to swal.
low spool Of cotton," s;Why," asked the moth
er, "what makes you think so!'' Cause, ifthey
don't don't see where they get thread to make
their web Of"
The wife Of sexton belonging to one Of the
churches in Whitehaven was last week interrupt.
ed in the middle Of . harangue about the hard.
ness Of the times, by a person who offered to sell
her couple of ducks. "Ducks.' exclaimed she,
show can I buy ducks or anything else-we have
not buried living soul these six mouths.r
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Francois de Montmorency, more commonly
known under the name Of Boutteville, was one
Of the mast noted duellists Of his time. Having
incurred the displeasure Of Louis XIII. by bis
hand in the death Of Busy D'Ambroise, he was
arrested ~ he was quitting France He was tried
and condemned to death, May 2lst, 1897, and exc.
cuted the following day 1t the place de Gneve,
with great military pomp. He wss excssdirgiy
anxious to preserve his soustachss. The Bishop
of Nantes, who attended the doomed man, obssr-
we'd to him, sOh! my con, you must not dwell on
worldly matters. Do yen think still of lifey'
II think only ofmy moustaches-the very finest
in France" replied the penitent y, 'gi iS7a
A man who narries . rich wife must expect oc.
casiousIIy have it iiung ID his teeth We have
heard . report, however, which We t1ink must
have, sileaeed such threats. 4 ssn&lsnan who
had the misfortuns to marry q fortnns wss ouee
exhibiting the fine points oil bis hotss 70 frisnd.
sMy horse, il yoa plsase,p Sid ths vii, tiny
money bought that horse" .slg ri .esno8 z
ayes madam,n replied the hnsbsnd, with .
bow" and your money bought me-" v,as fa1
A passenger on board Of one ofoar railroads IL
other day, whsn accosted fos the amount az his
are, replied that be had nothing with him sxcspt
me large bill which be feared the CONDUCTOR
would be unable to change. The latter thinking
rom the mans general appearsncs that hs could
'ot b very hush, replied that change would bs
yivsn for any bill ~ could prodscs. whsuupoa
be suspicieas lookiag eustetsmsr haadsd out q
circus bill The eonduetor u ID duty
,ound presented him . ehsck, aAsctsastsly sa-
0iains himto guardseiast IL pssaaslipjasy d.
ing ths tripss aassa eases s-sd ssad q .g5it
At campmeeting, lest suaamsl 1T msss thaa
ftasn hundred miles from Rosssa. fhs trumpet
I'd called the eonsssation tegsthss, bat esUwd
fidIsrs md Iowdiss stood ouAlids The sanes Il
sats and woaldsot comsin The presiding elder
invited tAsm twics with no eject Then afss
ingins hyma, hs turned toths crowd aud ssid
-sAs many Of yoa - ha'vue % sAsissh Or smsa
o., o any other eutaasoss Discuss, ~ shall y
I'D to have eem6 faeward All sehsn will ~
aain outside" No ~ was lsf ont s.saas ssd