Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-03-03

ton to be very greatly in want OF husband was praying
with great frvency 0h thou knowest what the desire
OF my hearth she exclaimed. "a Miriam! !" responded
brother in broad ascent.
PRUDENCE
Guard well thy ps-none, none can know
What evils from the tongue may flow;
What grief, what guilt may be incurr'd
By one incautious hasty word.
"Does your arm pain you, sir p asked lady of
gentleman, who seated himself her. in mixed
semby and threw his arm across the back Of chair and
touched her neck.
No, Miss, it don't but why do you ask?"
u noticed it out of place. sir, that's all" The arm
was removed. r.-
QUAINT CoscEIr-Many quaint and odd con-
ce the brains of the little folks that but provoke
smile. coz of ours who has less than half a
dozen summers, the other night,
"When insects swarmed provokingly,"
ispingy asked: Ma, what makes the morning glores
shut themselves up nght? Receiving satisfactory
answer she seemed puzzled for moment and then fash
Of intelligence illuminated her countenance, exclaimed
Now, know ma; it to keep the mosquitoes from bn'
'em |"
Swedenborg SAYS that though the virgins he saw
in heaven very beautiful the wives incomparaby
so, and went increasing in beauty evermore.
The PREss- ---
Oh ever in thy banner bright,
Let truth and virtue blend
Be ever-ever-in the right
Be ever labor's friend
His strong and honest arm shall be
Thy bulwark in distress;
God bless the land Of liberty
God save our countrys Press!
An elderly spinster writes to friend: GA wild
with chdred has proposed, and have accepted
This is the number should have been entitled if
had been married at the proper time"
When you hear q woman saying "it's a pity
Sally Brown is so homey, it's sign she thinks her
daughter is very pretty
At debating society in Schenectady, the other
day. the subject was which Is the most beautiful production
girl strawberry After continuing the argument for
two nights the meeting finally adjourned without coming to
concusion-the old members going for the strawberries,
and the young ones for the girls.
A SIGNAL MIsrAKE.-When Admiral Dundas
quilted the Black Sea feet he sgnaed to his Ad
mral Lyons, May success attend you. To this
dered in reply, May happiness await you" It in
the English signal code the word hanging and happiness
May hanging await you" This severe rebuke to
the retiring Admiral who had done enough in his late
command to deserve anything
Diogenes says: + A correspondent whose letter
bears the postmark Of Hanwe," Uunatic Asylum "has
asked question which thus Raglan cannot take
Sevastopol may We ask1-can Robert?"
WHAT WOMAN SHOULD BE EALPHABErrcALLY-
should be amiabe benevolent, charitable domestic
economical forgving, generous, honest industrious judi
cious kind loving, modest neat obeden pleasant quiet
rejecting, SOBER tender urbane virtuous wse xempiay
yielding, and zealous. .-. -.
WHAT WOMAN SHOULD NOT BE.-Artful, bold,
cross deceitful enyious, etfu groveing hollow hearted
idle adsh, knavsh, lazy morose nonsensical oficious
reasonable, vain wranging x-travagant, or yawning.
The married men of the New York cricket club
recently beat the single members miserable old
bachelor says he is not at all surprised at it, they probab
ly got their hands in by beating their wives"
1t is pretty evident that when man buys hund-
red dollar handkerchief for duck Of wife, that he is
goose Of a husband %E
BEAUTIFUL SENTIMENr.-A late poem by Alice
Carey contains the following beautiful stanxas which must
tonch heart that has lost Of treasured flowers which
are blooming on the { ether side"
Even for the dead win not bind
MY soul to grieLdeath cannot long divide;
My garden wall had bloomed the other side?
There are said to be upwards of one hundred and
twenty thousand Israees within the limits Of the United
States, appears from the Synagogue rolls.
weak-minded lady says if anything will make
woman swear It is striking her loot against the rocker Of
rocking chair hunting for her nghcap after the candle
A new description Of oil, said to be equal to the
best sperm produced from rosin and that
can Be afforded :. 80 cents saon has recently L been been in
that city think muckle1 oft. .. III. $50,
A Touch CIGARI--Joseph was a bad boy. He
had succeeded in indng his mother for the
bibng propenses. One night Joseph in before the
old lady had retired. He down, and with look Of semi
WISDOM began convesng about the goodnes Of
the and other matters He got along very well until
he esped what he supposed to be cigar on the manel
piece be caught it, and placed his mouth began
very graveiyto light at the candle He drew and pued
until he was getting red in the face The old ladys eyes
openeJ, and she addressed him. thee takes that
tenpenny nail for cigar it is time thee wentto bed"
To CLEAN KID GLOVES OF ANY CoLoR.-Take
white soap and make very thick father with soft brush
ouch gentlemen shaving and put the glove
the hand; with the ather and rub OF quickly
With clean snnel tt dry Repeat the process till the
ssturste the m and 4 it will look nice new"
Mr.. Wise, of Virginia, was lately married. Some
body therefore, says punnng bachelor end there
Co. and do Ike Wse There was langh Of course, so
bystahdef coniecured the remark must be good thing
somehow So he retas to another company above till he
to the point Of h for which he the
following: there 60 and do so too" An we're sober as
did when heard it s II tskes sometng better than
cracked vessel to carry p joke. .az5.,s,-,ss =.
CLERICAL PUNNING.-~At meeting Of clergy
not long SINCE leverend gentleman by the Of
Loss Of dimensions somewhat extended both aeray and
altituinag presented himself says one of the brethren
to him. When you left yeur people you great Loss
Yes" said another but wuen he dies he viii be Loss
Yes, !" said third, he win be = dead loss"
a MAINE Law SARA Hartford paper tells
Of style Of eating oysters practiced at the Irving
House, New London. Of rather suspicious appear,
called for oyste when the barkeeper opened very
large and both shells the counter wheeupou the
and pretence Of taking the broth, drank liquid Of
rather singular appearance iron ne other hdsft
A SMART DoG.-A friend of ours has dog
which used to be very smart He says: .sz~ss.
could begin with him. ept once One day We started bar
esT1 regular snorter He put right straight of and the
dog aer him, an brought in the They were
last on clearing where was log hnt and feer setting
down an smoking his ripe comfortable q possible
Did you anything Of dcry an bar soin By here:"
sez to the feIef. ls eAas % = a
z"Yes. / did," says be. q Is 81 100
"Wal, how was Ml" saysI ssfs.gsss,z s5@e..s
says he takng his pipe out an drawing his cost
seevs his ce i about nip and ting, though
think the orp ha litfpe The How was that?