The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-12-30
HUMOROUS GLEANINGs.

of anything else.
~ Even a railroad engine is not
the toughest material in the world, for
it has its tender part attached toit.
IL An architect proposes to build
a q bachelors hail." which viii differ
from most houses, in having no Ewes.
~ The poorest in the world may
avoid shaking in his shoes by wearing
boots or going barefootcd.
II A time for all things. Tho
time to leave is when a young lady
asks you how the walking is.
70 The barber who dressed tho
head Of barrel, has been engaged to
fix up the locks of canal.
OF A young man, who received a
"blowing up" from his sweetheart, re- ]
torted by calling her "wind- Lass
EA Western paper sdeaks of a
man who '-died without the aid of a
physician"
Ey That's what I call capital pun
ishment," as the boy said when his
mother shut up in the closet among
the preserves.
~ Mrs. Brown says her husband
is such blundorer, that he can't evon
try on q new boot without putting his
foot in it.
II Some think life too short, never
theless find it long enough to outlivo
their characters, their constitutions,
aud their estates.
IL AT an agricultural dinner tho
following toast was given The gamo
Of fortune--shuffle the cards as you
will, spades viii always win.''
u An eastern editor is accused Of
/" taking stand,' but Of what kind
Jour informant did not mentiont Guess
it was an ink-stand.
~ Whatever we may thick of wo-
mans right to vote andlogislate, there
can be disputing her right to " bare
arms
% A writer on ornithology inquiries
what kind of eagles fly highest Z We
don't know; but unquestionably gol-
den eagles generally ay fastest.
E~ The first confidence woman
Eve. She played the ball game with
an apple, on gentleman from tho
rural districts, named Adam.
The rhymster who wrote tho limo
f.Dear to me is the surf tossed beach,"
probably had in his mind a recollection
of his bill at some seaside hotel.
- The annexed is a choice extract
from an Album kept at the Niagara
Hotel Next to the bliss Of seeing
Sarah, is thatof seeing Niagara.
Iz~ A Yankee in Iowa has just
taught ducks to swim in hot water,
and with such success that they lay
boiled eggs. Who says this is not in
age Of improvement
70 An old Grccian philosopher aa-
Iyises all men to know themselves.
That's advising. good many to form
yery low and disreputabIo acquain-
tances.
+ y Instead of retaliating upon the
man who calls you villain. liar, or
q thief, eoolly inform him that you
have not sufficient confidence in his
veracity TO believe him.
/ D We read Of an editor at the East,
who went into ecstacies oyer somc
chose" that he saw on d clothes Iine.
Wonder how he would have foltif he
had seen the handles to them.
II A Clergyman, who found il I'M
possible to provide for himself and
family out Of his slender income. wroto
t5afriend thus 4 give up my living
to save my life. q
/
i IL A genius out West has just
, Ipatented q machine for making sweet
potatoes. He isa brother Of the old
gentIenan who5put handles to prickly
pears and sold them for curry combs.
i - Hell, my dear hearers, OK
/ claimed an Irish clergyman, NhiIo ad-
dressing barn full Of barbayians in
tho back part of the Emerald Isle
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