The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1869-05-26

An Ohio school girl went through her
calisthenic exercises at home, for the
amusement of the children. A youthful
visitor. with interest and pity OF his cou,l-
tenance, asked her brother .'if that gal had
fits p mo" replied the lad. contemptu-
ously, ''that' sgymnastics." On It's hey -
replied the verdant, ''how long has she had
'em! ~
Sir" said an old Scotch woman TO her
minister. II dinna ken a part of your SER
men yesterday" Indeed, what was it ;"
"lou said tho Apostle used the figures of
circum'ocution. and | dinna ken what it
means" "Is that all ! It's very plain. The
figure of circumlocution is merely a peri
phrastic mode of diction." .'Oh alb is that
all - said the good woman: what puir
falo was not to understand that !"
Conversation on tho street between two
little girls, one Irish and the other colored,
walking together: Colored girl, medita
lively. II wonder where Lucy was buried"
Irish companion-s.Was she Yankee ,"
Colored girl-"She was colored woman"
Irish lass persistcntly-.NVcll, was she a
Yankee !" Colored lass. somewhat testify
"Of course she was a Yankee. Who ever
| saw an Irish colored person ~
Some gentlemen called upon an old wo
! man. and inquired if she had Bible. She
| was very angry at being asked such d aues
ton, and replied, '.Do you think, gentle
men. that l am a heather. that YOU ask
such a question! Run and fetch the Bible
out of the drawer, that may show it to the
gentlemen" They desired that she would
not take the trouble; but she insisted that
they should .'see she was not a heathen"
Accordingly, the Bible was brought, nicely
covered. On opening it, the old woman
exclaimed: "Well, how glad am that you
called and asked about the Bible Here are
my spectacles! | have been looking for
them these three years, and did not know
where TO find them
| JOSH BILLINGS ON MUSQUIroEs.-W
are told that there want cny thing made in
vain this is sum SO, but how they were
put together l never could tell and there
| is one commershall pecularity about the
muskeeter trade. and that is, the supply
| always exceeds the demand, and vet tho
produksion is not diminished: kant under
stand this no how. They are born Of poor
but industriaus parinks, and are brought up
with great care unde, the iiuspices Of some
of our first families. They have some i'm
pudence, and don't hesitate to stick their
best friends with bad bill. They have
also consumnit kurrage. I have known a
single miskeeter to fit Il man and his wife
all mite long and draw the first blood 1T is
very easy to kill musketozo when YOU kan.
But in striking them you are very apt TO bit
the place where they recently waz. They
are cheerful little critters, singing us thew
toll.
There arc already eighty-six cotton mills
IN operation in the South; twenty of which
are located in Georgia, the heart of thc
cotton-Growing region.
y man in Minnesota. who lived twelve
miles from Il village. get his Jaw dislocated.
and was obliged TO walk that distance wifi,
his mouth involuntarily open before be
could have it set right.
The aunual procession of Sunday S,,ooIs
a custom fifteen years old, was broken nm
by the determined participation of colorel
sohocis.-t Washington Dispatch of the IStL
There Is great misery and poverty il ,ha
city of Mexico. Wealthy families ar r,,-
duced 10 beGgdry' and FOX tho poor tl.rrs !,
no einployiiisut. Real u.luto ca,,,,lf h.,
disposed of IL -uy tc.m=. bec.uss th-r. ..r', ~
very tew people wLo eau pay even tbt' TaG..
moderate rents.