Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-04-02

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"Was the tower built Of brick, or stoDe?"
aBrick.' 2sL .a1
"How many thousand Of brick was in
the concern!' t..... ...-...-
"An almighty heap ofthem, you'd better
believe"
"How much did they cost per thousand !"
'Four dallars and half 1t the kiln"
"How many Irishmen did it take TO car.
ry mortar T.
"Nine millions and rising"
"That's a lie, I know" muttered II.
A smart rap on bis sore shin under the
table made him aware that the foreman Of
Babel was around. ...-..s..- .--.,..
Tho inquiries were continued.
"Was there any confusion Of language
among the workmen p II
'3Considerable / must admit-a perfect
hellaboloo." 5-.....-. .-.-..'-..z..-
'What did the King say when he came
to examine into the matter 7"
"Nix for stay" '4
Zone thing more, Mr.-Mr.-what's
your name p as.a arr .4e~1~..
.Smith, if you please" z...-
Well, Mr.. Smith, one thing more. Was
it true that Nebuchadnezzar was made to
mix clay on the swept"
"True, and = thunderin' good OK he was,
too. He ground all the clay for the Tow.
or Of Babel"
"Did he have brass knobs on his hcrns!"
ssHe hadn't horns-he was muly."
"Was he a." gra7-l sit.-
sGo to thunder! wont have anything
more to say to you.' s1
"Was he short-horned Durham or De-
von p
No answer. Tho foreman Of the Tow
er Of Babel had evidently, believing him
self quizzed, gone off in . huff. "a hss
The circle continued it's sitting, after
III. had filled his pipe, and had spent . few
moments in the open air.
Noah was now called, and found to be
present. aa @ .r&a5aza
.Were you commander Of that craft
called the Ark I"
81 was.'
aWas there much Of . shower about
those days Z" @ E
'sShower! why, my dear sir, il poured
like blazes." ........z .-.gzz@- s.zz,
.What flag did you sail under-English
or French p
-"Dutch." a45 @7 s#
ssWho was the pilot - aS ~
"Christopher Columbus. -
"How many animals had you on board!''
s.Several hundred" !"
.sAny Know Nothings among them r
'sNot ono, they were al drowned" !"
ssWas il true that Belchazzar hailed you
on 8 life preserver, and told you 10 60 to
thunder with your old tub, and guessed
there wouldn't be much of shower u
"He did, =
"Why didn't you take him in I" sA
"He was taken in . few mittutes after
ALI OVER - . a. ee
"Had you any Of Barnum's Fire Anni-
hilators on board I" ~ I'll,
.Two OF three hundred Of them, to put
out the candles ut night" @ n.s.ss
stOne more question, Com. Noah. What
become Of the dove that went out and
Inever returned r. sys,a s7..iet 80 ~
"some snipe hunter on Mount Ansa'
shot it," 4.sa a.Fi#a =. tes..y
sAre Joe P--'s doves chickens Of the
one shot!" is 3e ss @z58
$50 said to be; this explains why they
ara sometimes shot. t.sses@ssis,
"Was there any wharf fat Mount Araraa7''
aNothing hut = white oak saubbiag posi-
and Yankee grocery. -
s.Was ths Yankee there himself1" Z
Yes, sat % . herring box, Whaling" I"
p"What did be say when you hove ia
sight r. ii +eia MA ssisHsrsss
sH-a-l-loo! what craft l. that7 Been
looking ou for these two days, BY goll
saay, meow, sposs you don't want to buy
any hams nor Leathers6eld unyuns, mol
noehing, dew 70 I" IS ,.zse
A Wosderf.l Miror-" Rat1v St;c'
Thsre has lately been shows, in Paris, I
huge concave mirros-an Instrument Of 4
Startling species Of optical magic. On
Istandia9 closs to It, il presents aolhing bu'
| . mosslross dissecaion of your physioeno.
my. On retiring > couple q 6et itgivel
Your own kes and figure in troe. proper.
iios, bm reversed, tie head downward
Bst retire sill knher. ssandiag Il ihs dis.
tascs of Eve OF six fst from the mirror
and behold, yeo 80 yoursslf not = re6sc'
tten-but yoof veritablo self eeaudiu9 ID