The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-01-10
wrr AND WISDOM.

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The,final state of the poll-baldness. Il
n Private real estate-Personal grounds.
lofty 1ine-The Mount Gents Railway.
p What is mans leading principle Interest.
Never tell bell o secret for it's sure to be
tolled.
What OCCUPATION does everybody begin life
With A minors
An aching void-The socket from which o ]
tooth has just been drawn.
- The man who went by the board was proba-
bly, lumber dealer.
What is the most finished colorf That which
is done.
Prim, it is said, is going to wash his hands Of
the Spanish business. With CASTLE soap
probably.
The most tender-hearted man ever heard of
was n shoemaker, who always shut his eyes and
whistled when he ran his anvil into a sole.
Irascible Gent Ito waiter They say there's
nothing like leather, don't they Yes ST."
' Then it's lie, for this steak is:"
A Mr.. Hen has started paper in Iowa. he
| says he hopes by hard scratching, to make
living for himself and little chickens.
| The famous William Penn had q scrapegrace
| relative, whom his punning contemporaries de
| scribed as q pen that had been often cut,
| never mcnded"
81 rise, sir, for information" said a u very
| grave member of legislative body. am
| glad to hear it," said q bystander, for no one
| needs it more"
Bannister, passing by where house mad
been consumed by fire. INQUIRED whose ten y sa;d
| Being told it was hatsers, oh, theii' sA'o
he, the loss will be felt"
! "Oh, Jacob" said master to his apprentice
boy, it is wonderful to see what = quaI iy
you can eat" eyes, MASTER" replied the D0y'
q have been pract ising since was child 4
edo YOU understand me now Z" Numbered q
country schoolmaster to an urchin, at whose
head he had thrown an inkstand. - I've an INK
ling of what you mean," replied the poy'
The most remarkable escape on record Is that
, | &c aEary n n storm
4 saved himself from drowning by taking cake
Of his own soap and washing himself on shore'
Creditors are like corns, they are always re-
Winding one where the shoe pinches. The only
lway to get rid of them is to cut them, and
: that won't prevent them coming again.
A Yankee paper says that an inventive genius
: in Minnesota has " got up a stove which saves -
three-fourths of the wood, while the ashes IL
. makes pay for the remainder"
Tn the last illness of the witty George Coll
q man. the doctor being later than the time aP-
pointed apoIogized to his patient saying yam onn.
y | a we'll "Did he kick the bucket, doctorf
+ groaned C0lman. '"
It The captain of a whale ship told one Of the
l. wretched native inhab OF Greeniana
II he sincerely pitied the miserable life to whict
l. he was condemned. "Miserablew exclaimed
$ nLilosophic savage; have always fish bone
II through my nose, and plenty Oh OIL 'ra'h-oii
y "pa will YOU get me a new pair of skates j
Ne prove to yon that dog has ten tails \ Ct
y my SON.. Wel, to begin one dog has yo on
Ia .sWell. no dog has nine tails; and if one do
IN has one more tail than dog, then one do
he must have ten tails" The boy got his skate
" A cowardly fellow, loqnging for the eneha y,
Ie. ment of servant girls, kicked a newsboy III
~ other day for Fostering him to buy an evehin
id paper. The lads revenge was ingenious an m
ms complete He waited til another ooy aeios.e
ta- all the bystanders,", -" It's no use 10 Try III
tn Jim he can't read"
lily gentleman from Nevada, being asked by
old lady in relation to the welfare OF pa s Sat-
ais was informed that the young man na mao 5n,
Ter from early rising. This puzzled the old la,
on very much until by d,nt OF i MvaGs n sr
u.s. hanging.
Ike A man. buying n horse, made his barga
MT with the Seller that lie should pay hftcen pee
re- of gold in hand, and be in debt for the
sed mainder A short time after, the seller
ich manding payment of the balance, the 9th
md answered. "No you must keep to your na,t
,ok II was agreed that l should be in your deot
the the remainder and how can l be if pay 1t T.
OF ..R;,lvn said a benevolent vendor of food
i.e stoves. as with cheerful visage, he sat doN
~ to his matutinal repast, lis it cold!' Ne
cold j. re Was the parent Vers
OF father. they u.s." was the response " AL
,,n,, sighed the old gentleman, put up the G.
end two-pence pail, Billy. God help the poor
hat clergyman having preached during Lent
lore n small Town in which he had not once DC
by ;nw;ted to dinner, said, in a sermon eXhorti
lar his narisbioners against being seduced by
pun prevailing vices Of the age, " have prsac c
of pro;nst eSery vice but luxurious living havl
sim I'D M onnortunity of observing to what
tent it is carried on in this town."
rlsh- MI lisnoth9i esnu ~ S9be eyneuse O
Is as been showing on n. III 10 Of n h,roincter t
nant DANGER, you ie. IN the MINER stoI
Z on Is nlieu WIN ~ ..,sS,1,I,, ronl;ed the ado
land Divine Alh1ii en- -, Of commitment
low: before thahhinS - ,o, occunv the up
dow me REMIND 20" 'h'' ~ :, -
|, the story,entirely." :
not j, Is. stlnSy oiu GreaouIe, -
t he money; but he was n Jealous n 1. y.
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