Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-05-05
0mnigrnuns paragrapbs.

"Mith Timmothy," said lsping little fellow
Of ye "lm awath real glad when you come whiting te
our houh" Are you my little dear-you fond Of me
then?" "No, that amt NTH Tmmothy but cauth then
we alwath have two kindeth Of pie"
A sailor once had high dispute with his wife
who wished him at the devil. shiver my timbers Peg,
said he, don't think should fare pretty well with the
old fellow, having married into his family"
Mint juleps were invented, it is said, by Vir.
gnia editor who having kissed pretty girl who had eaten
some MINT intoxicated with pleasure that he devoted
several months in attempting to produce article which
would recall the original as vyidy as possible
"Have you much fish in your bag?" asked a
parson Of fisherman, who was returning home "Yes;
good eel >" was the slippery reply.
What melancholy spectacle it is when young
wandering through the streets Of strange city,
alone in the crowd solitary in the muudes, meeting no
extended hand smile Of welcome destitute money and
friends and-with and pair Of tight boots his
heel!
WHAT WE WANr.-The following lines were
found the bottom Of vote for aldermen alta late election
Experience that's stood the test;
Conscience, to say what's right;
Intelligence, to know what's best,
Backbone, to stand the fight.
A Coop REAsoN.-Mother, this book tells about
the .'angry of the ocean," Now what makes the
get angry? Because it has been crossed often
my son.
If there is heaven on earth, it is on a soft
couch by your fire side with your wife side
and knowledge that you Of debt and don't fear
the tailor, sheriff or devil
The "about town" young gentleman is seldom
in ladies' society He is somewhat hairy about the
dresses in alarming patterns big butoned coats and fancy
coored vests He's great at whsng and at toddes while
his cigar is in his mouth jolly loud cath adds
phass to his language and slang expressions his great
delight He desgnates woman "petticoat," and a
man I" shanks" His watch is "turnip," his hat .
tile and his boots "kickers He knows all the fast
horses saloons theatrical and fighting men and women
nd innapn NJ ta0n3S him.
enough!
It is declared that the dandies of Paris wear
green gauze wells to protect their compexions They only
want feathers to make them-remarks exchange-real
green 0duse-lngs-
ENToMoLoGIcAL.-A correspondent (says the
New York Pos wishes to know, What line in Shakespeare
body has been found sufficiently barbarous read certain
passage Of Macbeth in this wise:
"Fly, ,Fea-ance-(ants,(-fy, fly, fy"
A LITTLE ADvICE.-Those writing letters on
their own business should always enclose stamp
in the letter 70 secure an answer.
DIAMOND Cur DIAMoND-A certain gentleman,
few evenings since boasted to young lady that by
aminDg any head he could tell "proclariies and acul
t5es" Without saying word she went out and brought
him cabbage head, saying thats fine head for you
display knowledge upon" Not at all disconcerted he
told her lis intellectual faculties like those Of many
young ladies' also were its native propenses op
poruniy offered, he had doubt it would greatly increase
1t naturally noted for its verdancy than anything
ese and in Short was better suited for the kitchen than the
paror Which had the best Of joke leave for the
reader to decide
The following choice production may be found in
one Of the New Jersey churchyards:
"Weep at the anger for father spilled
From q stage coach, and thereby killed,
His name was John Sykes, maker Of sassengers,
Slain with three other outside passengers"