The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-01-07
Mining Star and Catholic Messenger:
CTIH1NR sUNDAY. JANUARY 2. 1879.


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~ WEE AND WIsDoH.
Woman Of Metal.--A belle.
Troubles, like infants, thrive on nursing.
Coming to grief Meeting trouble half
way. laytt
What was the arst bet made : The AL
phabet.
Tho grandest verse in ezissenee-Fhe
universe.
When you bury luminosity never mind
the stone.
A stamp yon can't buy-The stamp Of
gentleman.
A bad style of arithmetie-Divi''on
among families. u1,
What 10 worse than raining guns nsl-
ing omnibuSes.
police bArrack.
What !" bus found room ZOE 'ne ln"''
people Columbus.
Why 10 your nose In the mioo'e u your
face I It 10 the scenter.
Secrecy il the key Of prudence, ana the
sanctuary OF wisdom. II
whv IL a RAILROAD car like oeooug'
Because it runs on sleepers'
The Memphis Avalanche calls him tine
bilious lunatic, Geofrancistrain."
Be cautious how you let fall remark
It NAV hurt somebody seriously.
when nav Q ship at sea be said not TO be
on water I When she II on IRE.
It is q funny thing about . dentist, that
the more he stops the faster he gets on.
A country editor reports money "close'
but not close enough to be reachea.
Motto for railway directors-never mind
the passengers; it's freight that makes tue
cargo.
There arc questions 90 indisereet that
.,an Ss.arva neither truth nor falsehood in
reply.
whv ia an omuibus-s strap like conscienceI
Racansa IL is an inward check on the out
ward man.
Little girls believe in q man in the moon
Young ladies believe in man IN tue
honeymoon.
A child thus defines gossip: dts when
nobody don't do nothing, and somebody
goes and tells Of 1t.
Whether old age is to be respected de-
ponds very much upon wnetneF AZ "pP"ee
to men or to poultry.
A girl may be sure q man loves ner nnus-
tarabiv when he sets in her presence for an
hour withoutspeaking.
WIN ia an almanac like advice thrown
away Because 1t comes In NJ ono year
and goes ont at the other.
at is poor rule that won't work both
ways.n exclaimed the boy. as ne Threw the
ferule at the schoolmaster's head.
Would you be surprised to learn that that the u.
man who stole the Judges coat snor"y III
forwards appeared In lawsuit
People who are in hurry to speak have
seldom anything to say. Thought and
ideas presuppose an intellectual effort.
Beware of inquisitive people; wonder
fui curiosity to know all 10 generally &C:
companied by as great desire to tell II
again..
Curran was once asked by one Of his bro
thss sE;s p9 the
was the reply.
M"Our children will have immense tax or
their hands" said q gentleman: 80, hor
rible ~ exclaimed an elderly lady, "what
blessing we have nails on ours"
A young lady being asked whether she
had any original poetry in her album, re-
piled, "No; but some , Of a my i,,enos naV'
The Christian Register. commenting Of
the FREQUENT abuse of ID. and LID.
SAYS it would direct Mr.. Berg's attention T.
the cruelty of killing men by degrees"
"what q pity it u.s." said lady to he
would be lover, "that you are not littl
taller 81 81 should be glad indeed" reptile.
the gentleman, "to be higher in your est
nation"
: Itis cheerful to be sitting in o railroad ca
going at the rate of forty miles an hour
and have a man pass through the train an
leave q tract in your lap entitled, "Prepar
TO Meet Your God"
"Gerty. my DEAR" said q teacher to on
little girl to day" "Yes'm, 1 couldn't hel
being good I had stiff neck" said Cert!
With perfect seriousness. =
Lost-A small lady's watch with whit
face also, two ivory young ladies' wor
boxes. A mahogany gentfemaH.s dretstn
iady with a silver name and tail.
A word spoken pleasantly is large sp'
of sunshine on the aad heart, and who h.
NOT eeen it's effects7 A smile is like Il
bursting out of the sun behind cloud I
him Who thinks he has no friend In I'll
xv;do world