The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-01-06
HUMoRoUs GLEANFNes.

~ Can miss be said 70 play the
piano in master-ly manner?
Ir Hope cannot satisfy, it merely
appetises; the man who .lives on
hope" is generally apt to be hungry.
IT Mr.. Smith, the hogs are in your
corn-6eld Never mind, Billy, I'm
sleepy. Corn won't hurt 'em.
~ Ny bark is wrecked as the
dog said when thrown overheard in tho
middle of the Atlantic.
IL There is firm in Naw York
under the mild and soothing title Of
snapp & Byte.
w A bakers shop is the best place
for loafng, and bakers are the only
locfers who should be tolerated.
Ir The man who was hemmed ID
by crowd has been troubled With
stitch in his side ever since.
~ A man who had been married
twice to ladies both naned Catherine,
advised his friends against taking du-
Ipli-Kates.
| ID 10. Cose, on being asked what
he should do if he were banished to
the woods, replied that he Thought
he should split"
IL Little Tommy was In musing
mood the other day, and his mother
asked him whathe was thinking about.
oh, said he, / was thinking of oldtimes
Er An editor down East apologies
for a days delay in the issue Of his pa
per on the ground that he had an extra
I" male /" to attend to during the week.
FL Not long since; gentleman,
t man asked by his wife to procure for
5 her o copy Of Hosehold Worda. called
ut bookstore and inquired for the
i Caudle Dectuyes.
d a~ / say, John, where did you get
that loafer's hat? Please yer honor,
said John, it's On old one Of yours that
g misses gave me yesterday, when you
n were ia town.
' ~ I viii lag you wager, said
a Bouncer, that | viii shoot more crows
s to-day than you 0, yes. replied his
! companion, YOU always beat me ut
I at growing.
+ E A convict who was about 20 be
i sent to the House Of Correction, was
i told they would set him to picking oak
/, um. g Let 'em try it, said he, sI'll
tear the thing to pieces y
~ At spiritual meeting, shcr'
= time since Balaam was called up ant
se asked if there were any jackasses il
70 his spherel No, replied be, indignant
re y, "they are all on earth.
70 IT Ttis better to love person yol
Ier cannot marry, than to marry pcrsol
'ds you oannot love. This is short tex
so for long sermon, which human expe
no rienee will continue to preach "upti
the last syllable Of record time"
n ~ So you would not take me to b
ht- twenty, said a young lady to her part
ant ner, while dancing the polka 3 fe
Il evenings ago, What would you TAX
S me for thenl Better or worse, b
.' replied. Sensible fellow.
i ~ A little girl, nine years oil
.oIo having attended soiree, being aske
q, by her mother, on returning, how ST
enjoyed herself, answered, IL am fu
of happiness f; / couldn't be any hal
= pier unless could grow"
"a AZ A Doctors wife attempted
move him by tears All, said he. tea
- are useless. | hare analysed ther
W They contain a little phosphate
'Ahu lime, some chloradurn Of sodium, al
aled wafer"
HF A gentleman Of very sml
!, !, " stature; asked . young lady to join b
'ha' in the pleasure and troubles Of Il
world for life. She replied: 81
-, mot know, sir, that I would have o
- use for you you are too large for
'oiss cradle, and not large enough for
y Be bed.n
f. An Irish servant having en-
ed the drawing room. with the mistr.
favorite poodle wringing wet, /" T
nyslc is this Bridget; how came Fido to
50 very wet, /" inquired the lady. "
faith, mum, an It was little Tony