The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-02-17

1AASAStNaSS s
~ It's said that no fort suffered
so much from d single battle asa the
piano forte from the Battle Of Prague.
An exchange has discovered .
new species of female--the Santa Fe
Nail
n Our friend snooks il sosplehs- .
ing and good natured that he won't
even wear . RULED shirt.
~ A great many drop astear ~ tho
door of poverty, when they should
rather drop q sixpence-
.Is What we think Of che sex--I
would not be woman for then could
not love her Paul Richer.
~. What the SEX think of them
selves-I would not be q man for then
Il mus. marry woman. LADY Monta-.
que.
The facAis, John, since yon..haye
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taken to drinking you are only half 2
man. Then I suppose y0u mean In
a demi-John."
sT The boy who was caught look
ing into the future, has been arrested
for trying to see the show without
paying.
| ~ It's the opinion Of the doctor
that the lawyer gets his living by plum
der, while tho lawyer thinks that the
doctor gets his BY pill-age.
| ~ AaFenneesee paper says the
1 Inauguration Of the Governor was cele-
Ebfated By the fringiOf ''minate' guns
EeverhaIf an hour.
~ Mrs. snizzle. my pa wants %
know ifh naayn't lend himself % your
lake 4 little while. He'd alters rather
rather lend than borror.
i H A gentleman praising the gen
crosby Of his friend. observed .'Eie
spends his money like water.'' Then
lof course he liquidates his debts, re-
Epliedsa wag.
~ Rev. DIR. Chapin, Of New York
when answering the query, Why do
you lecture 'ssFeplied, Z lecture for
r. AN e.; which being interpreted,
means Fifty And Ny Ezpenses.n
Hold your tongue for . fool p'
was the polite Recommendation sf 90
Irish husband. Sure. then. ypn'Fa
!. lgeing to spake yourself was tho
equal polite reply q TIE wife.
Well. you've been out to look
ii Texas, did you see anything of our
] old friend there T. !. Yes--gcne de-
ranged Gone deEangadt Really
crazy what does he DO ~ Yes, i'm
deed, be don't know hisneighbor' hogs
! from his own"
- An cid lady was il the habit Of
talking to Jerrold IN gloomy, de-
pressing manner; presenting to him
onIy the sad side Of life, q Hang Ill,
said JerroId, one day, after 4 long and
; sornber interview, = she wouldn't al
low there was q bright side to the
7 lmoon.',
: y "Well, Jane, this Ii u queer
world,''' said cara sposo to his wife
Tat breakfast, the other morning Z d
sect Of women philosophers have Just
/ tsprang up y g Indeed said Jane,
; and what do they hold4'' The
I" strongest til ing ia nature,' said he
II " their tongues
q tg It's better to brew beer than
il misehief--to bio smitten with yeung
lady than rheamatism--to fall into a
fortune than into the sea---to be pitted
n with q nlother-in-law than the small
& pox-to cur tooth than friend--tc
y stand ! dinner than an insult.
= IL Up in the North lately shoe
maker was arrested for repairing shoe
on Sabbath. He was taken to tht
J station-houso, but was discharged. Al
. he was coming ont of the door wa.
$ saluted him with, Z Friend. thoa hads'
better be aending teine own soul thai
those Of ether people,"
,a p Some of the tasera keepers ou
. west are getting alarmed at theexter
towhich the Mholesaleliqaor merchant
adalterate their beverages. and al
aboct petitioning for . more limitedus
,es Of striehnine. They say 30 mach
es. now infused in their spirits that ii don
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