Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-05-26
0mnigrnun5 Taragrapbs.

would he go get anoder one?" "why to de Grocery
OBJ eoufsedas de only place what knows whar dey
| retail bud sperets :"
| Riches are but ciphers-it is the mind thai
makes the
Plain dealing is jewel, but those who wear i,
cut of fashion.
Alcohol was first invented and used to stain the
cheeks of the ladies' Arabia $50 years ago. Now-aday.
1t performs the same office for gentIemens noses.
Another miraculous image has been recently en-.
gagng the Of the lower orders in Rome and the
attention of the ecclesiastical notwithstanding nothing less
than prodgious maee of the Saviour in the church o
Santa Maria which been observed lately perform
unusual feat Of opening and sutting its eyes.
The term infantry is said to be derived from an
Spanish history. An Infana of Span having as
sembed body of troops. and marched the aid Of
father by their aid defeated the Mcors
in held greater estimation than before and
distinguished by the Of the who had thus
led them to victory.
g will not strike thee bad man." said Quaker
day. "but will let this billet Of wood, fall on thee
and that precise moment the bad foored by the
weight Of walking stick that the Quaker had been known
to carry.
Miss D. E. Landon, says the London Athenaun,.
appeared evening at the opera wearing dark velvet
Scotch cap and feather Look!" cried Count Orsay, in
gay voice, raising his lorgnee, Looki that Miss
Landon with her inkstand her head and her pen ~
Passing down West Broadway the other after
chanced to hear the suboned dialogue between
ladies of color: " Misss Jonsing yous
odder white gal workin fer you Yes child Use had her
three weeks What de cause for YOU prefernce oh
des white gals honey?" "Why fact am when YOU gets
oh de colord gals dey ekaity and makes
themselves too familiar like but desc white gals DON'T dey
keeps 'um placet'
The Evergreen is defined "the man who does
not grow wiser by experience"
In England 10000 pounds are annually expend-
ed for the royal stables and 600 pounds education
of the people Balance favor of horses $4,000 pounds
The trappings OF monarchy (says Tom pane) would sup
port a large republic!
"Tm done sucker" as the Illinois child said
dom.
A lawyer in Portland, Maine, lately moved into
office that had been vacated by religious newspaper
and upon the door is still seen under name the extre
meiy inappropriate WORDS "Zion's Advocate" Queer
aint it?
We fancy we hate fattery, when all we hate is
the awkwardness of the fatterer.
Fun is the frying pan of sorrow The habbid
spirits out of it done brown"
Complaints of bad luck are often roundabout,
shallow apologies for Incidence careessness
Harsh words are like hailstones, which, if melted,
would fertiiize the tender plants they batter down.
An extra attachment to piano is described as
one made and patented by person named Sheriff. Guess
is the same strange kind Of genius who tried his hand
at similar improvement printing coffee Of friend of
ours some time ago 1t didn't well however An the
Sheriff family said to be gifted with great taons Fact
There is one satisfaction in owning q cose mouth
1t retains all the foolish well the wise words of
heart
GRAT1rUDE.-
The hound will fawn any one
That greets him with kind caress;
The flower will turn towards the SUM-
That nurtures it in IOvelness.
The dropping bird. with frozen wing
That feeds in winter your SILL
VIII trim his glossy plumes in spring,
And perch about your window still.
Life is like a bumper" but teetotalers would
wish to make it bumper Of nothing but cold water
1t has been remarked, that certain aristocratc
officers absent upon leave from the Crmea, have notwh-
standing shown great devotion the We mean
the dinner service.
An Irish girl attempted to improve gas light
by snuing it with her fingers "Och there's dvil wick
t she exclaimed in rubbing her burnt fingers her
apron.
Gardner, Mass, is fine place for a country seat,
since little is manufactured in the town but chairs.
As good kind of change as we know Of is
from poor to good circumstances Get pocket full and
Mr.. Mildred says that the victims of pocket
picking have felowfeeiing about them Mr. Mildred
philosopher.
TIGHr.-An exchange says, our junior partner
returned pair Of his tailor last week. because
they too small in the legs But you told me to make
them tight skin" said the tailor True" auoth
our colleague, for sit down in my skin but IN be
split ii can in those breeches.n The tailor cayed in