Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-06-18
FUN AND FANCY.

stances IN the experience OF country
printers, says Whitelaw Reid in his
Editorial "reminiscences, when a
man came into the office to thrash
me. / had then arrived at the ma
ture age Of eighteen, but I was not
as vigorous as I am now. In the
course of some police items in
country town, / had occasion to say
that a Dutch butcher-height six
feet, age thirty-nine, weight two
hundred-had whipped his wife, a
proceeding to which I objected, and
commented on with the severity
which hoped the enlightened press
Of the country viii always exhibit
on such occasions.
The next day the butcher came
in and proposed to Interview" the
writer Of thatparagraph. He looked
at me and enquired if 1 wrote it. We
think quick in great perils, and peo-
pie IL danger of being thrashed can
do very small amount OF ratioci-
nation in a short time. saw there
was 10 use of arguing with the fel-
low, and I said TO him:
Hans, are you subscriber to this
paper"
Hans, who understood thorough
~ that he had been maligned, was
not 50 sure on the subject Of sub
scription, and he shook his head
AID asked me what I meant. Hans
are you subscriber to the peper?"
Hans scratched lis head again and
believed he was not. 1 said loudly:
Put your hand in your pocket
book, and give me two dollars to
pay your subscription! Until you
do, I would like to know what bust
ness is it Of yours what we say?"
l escaped the thrashing that time,
and commend it to the attention of
al who pat such things in their
papers.
A SCENE in court while a jury was
being inpanneled: Samuel Rosner,
having been called, was examined as
follows: Mr.. Graham.-Have you
heard anything about this case, Mr..
Rosner? The Juror.-You knows
l neber reads de babers, you know.
Mr.. Graham. DO you know any,
thing about this case? The Juror.
No; 1 knows nothing about dem
tings, you know. Laughter) Judge
Gar'in.-Have you any conscien-
tious scruples about finding q verdict
of guilty in a capital case? The it
ror.-No; I has no Conscientious
s-ruples about nothing, You know.
(Renewed li.u 5hter.) Judge Ga-vi,l.
Could you try this case impart;-
ally, and bring in a verdict accord
ing to the law and the testimony?
The Juror.-Yes; 1 finds de prisoner
not guilty. Great lauShter.)N
AT CERTAIN college the senior
class WAS under examination for de-
grees. The professor OF natural
philosophy was badgering in optics,
The point under illustration was
that, strictly and scientifically speak
ing, we see no object, but their i'm
ages depicted on the ret.na. Tie
worthy professor, in order to make
the matter palmer, said to the wag
OF the class: "Mr. Jackson, did you
ever actually see your father?" Bill
replied promptly: "No, sir" please
to explain why you never saw your
father" Because" replied Mr..
jackson, gravely, "he died before 1
was born, sir"
A CHAPLAIN Of the State prison, an
enthusiastic deyotee OF the temper
ance reform, had the idea that most
OF the cOnvicts were incarcerated
because Of the use OF whisky. In his
rounds, he met sturdy man Of
many stripes, and put the usual
question TO him: Had whisky any
thing to do with bringing you here?:"
Everything, sir, everything" ex-
claimed the man. The chaplain was
encouraged, and eagerly inquired
how it was. well, sir, I'll tell you
how it was. The Judge was drunk,
and the lawyers were all drunk, and
so they fetched me in guilty.
A GOOD story is told OF late col
lege president near Boston. On,
one occasion the students substitu-
ted a large dictionary in place of
the Bible at the morning devOtiOns.