The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1861-04-20
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All Sorts.


olina have III. honor Of furnishing tho first
President to the new Confederacy she
contended against a Quad wrangie Oh
States and they out Jefied her.
Why is a loafer in printing office like
shade tree I Because We are glad when
he leaves.
Prentice thinks IL a young lady has
thousand acres of valuable land, the young
men are apt to conclude that there are
sufficient grounds fof m attachment.
France has fifteen iroh-cased steamers.
MARHIRD.-Mr. John Strange to Miss
Mary Strange. Strange indeed. The
next thing may be haie stranger.
Mr.. Hassaurek, the new United States
Minister to Ecuador, is funny man. IL
is said that he .fhanked the President for
having appointed him to the highest place
! in his gift" that is, nine thousand and five
hundred feet above the ocean, the altitude OF
Quito, the capital:
"Sure, Pm heir to an immense estate
under my fathers will. lie ordered my
eldest brothcrto divide the house with me;
and, by 1t Patrick he did it--for he TUX
the inside and gave me the outside"
All who have meditated on the art Of
governing mankind, have been convinced
that the fate of empires depends on the
education Of tbuthi
Squibbs wants to know If doctors, by
looking Mt the tongue of wagon, can tell
what ails it.
If n woman could talk out Of tho two
corners Of her mouth Mt the same time,
there would b. good deal said on both
sides.
Temperatures Is the father Of health,
checrfulncss, and old age, drunkenness
has so large family that we caiinct re-
member the names of one-lialf Of them
However, disease, debt, dishonor, destruc-
ton, and death are among them not tn,
most hopeful household in the world !
Why is fly one Of the tallest Of insects
Because he stands over six feet without
shoes or stockings:
Funny things happen in France. NJ
.Jacquot died in Rouen, leaving all lii
fortune to lady in Paris, Singular Il
relate the lady died about the same hour
I leaving NJ. Jacquet all her money Tn
/ heirs Of both IRE 10 contest which was tn
b. survivor.
o A beautiful Thought is suggested il
IS Koran: ANGELS, in the grave, will no
question thee ms to the amount Of wealt
!. thou hast left behind thee, but what goo
s. deed hast thou done in the world, to emit
It tie thee to seat among the blessed"
10 Napoleon Alexis Dobbs, come up her
ID and say your lesson. Wat makes boy
'e grow ~ at is the rain. sir" Why d
lie not men growi" "Because they carr
'e umbrellas, which keeps off the rain.
he "What makes young man and woma
p fall in love 2" because ono OF EN- has
c. heart of steel, and t'other heart Of Ain
and when they come together they siril
er fire, and that is love-" That's right, n
or boy; now 90 and plague the gals"
~ 1.-The times are hard, and find il diff
- cut t, keep my nos, al owe water"
:. "You could easily keep your nose abo
" water, husband, if you didn't keep 1t
m often above brandy.
IS. BE not hasty in drawing conclusions
sir the prejudice Oh another. Before yoh fol
ur your opinion, be perfectly satisfied wi
les the correctness of your Judgment. H'
" many have beediessly Infused drop
bitterness In the cup of one already ov
ed flowing with grirf.
to Regardless Of wringing or breaking hci
oC Already to sorrow resigned!
zen A fellow, VI lose countenance was hon
" enough to scare the old ones, was givi
of some extra hourishcs in n public hou
cr- when Yankee observed him, who asi
mr. him if he didn't fall into brook when
Of was young. "What do you mean you
ty, pertinent scoundrel p "Why, l did
Wit mean nothing, only you nave got such
esc ALFRED crooked mouth, thought rs !
inc YOU might fali'd in the brook when
, i'll was n boy, and your mother hung you
bv the mouth to dry -
and Character IS I0wcr.-lt Is often 5
ricd that knowledge is power, and this is +
,blc Skill or faculty Of any kind carries wit
@ 10 a certain OK tent. we