Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-01-20

ind carried it to the nearest place OF
,efuge-a lonely farm house among
she frozen hills and we returned to
The train, reaching Bayswater only
few minutes behind our regular time.
And when in the next mornings
papers / read an account of the muir
deress, I thought of the slender
creatures blue eyes and rosebud mouth,
with strange, pitying thrill at my
heart.' .t
TIE VAGABoND SAGE.--An old
man of active physiognomy, answering
te the name of John Wilmot, was
to the Police Court. HIS
clothes looked as if they might have
been bs night secoud hand in his youth
full prime, for they had suffered more
from the rubs of the world than the
proprietor himself. 6 % ioalfH,e' p
"What business ~ 81, 90 is'sssrs ~
4None; Una traveler.'v'i r 10 Ia''
GA vagabond, perhapsp y7ni heis
"You are not far wrong. Travellers
and yagabends are just about the same
thing. The difference is that the ias-
ter travels without money, and the
former without brains." - ai..'
"Where have you Travelled "
aAll over the continent."sia s an
For what purposeW. = 2 sae .th
CONSERVATION Is 4Bso SOS pa
"What have you observed ~ ait
GA little to commend, much to cen
sure. and great dealto laugh attn
Humph! what do you commend y
,u A handsome woman who will stay
at home; an eloquent preacher thai
will preach short sermons; a good
writer that will not write too much
and a fool that has sense enough Il
hold his tongue" i
"What do you censure " 3siegs..s.
! .A man that marries a girl for he'
/ fine clothing "a youth who studies
mediaiue while he has the use OF .hi
hands; and the peopleawho elect 4
i drunkard to ofiice.n 3laglgoasfo Iiyt
ssWhat do you laugh at ~ isset
i al laugh at man who expetcs nhl
position command that respec
which his personal, qualifications an
! qualities do notmerit.no .la5isiii is
4 He was dismissed.
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i "A writer who has been lookin
!, around, gives the following suminar
i of marriage why's and wherefores; ~
/ Number one married for a home-
she got tired of working ina factor
| or teaching school. The thought
married life on earth was but meoI
a light walks, buggy rides, new bonnet
4 and nothing to do.s Well she gothic
home. 81 sf asg'H .aiiSnl clsief
=
Number two married because 81
!. had seven young sisters, and a par
t with narrow income. Perhaps 81
t had better have taken in washing
! Number three married because MI
y sounded better than Miss She Wi
/, twenty.nine years and eleven month
o Number four married because 81
d wanted somebody Ito pay her p Dll
= Her husband married for precisely q
"a same reason nsis leal ~ .xHf !
10 Number five married because s
= Thought she would liketto traSeL ! g
b. Number six married out OF spl
is because her first love had taken
Il, himself a second, loyel,l 80 spnss
st lNumber seven married because s
ID wanted sympathy q 'pi,A'''i'isi
to ..ss. = ------.---s.---------- ----!se4s q
= q Boss, that's fine horse you ha
ty there .ihow much is he worthF ~
ia "Three hundred and fifty dollar
iyl mot SO much as that r.
e, x Yes, every cent Of it, and anotl
n fifty on to- ot It. 'f,A'..' - : !. a. :,
a. oia Are you sure z '''' :. -, -.
We Yes, I'd swear to Il" -.
h8 aAll right -,
&c What are you SO iiiquisitive. TO
al NaMerely for assessing purposes.
am ana assessor Of this ward, and Q
,is wanted to know at what you ra
he your nag. -. .,,....,..a,
,,I| IT IS difficult to understand y
some people concern themselves ab
-: their lungs, when their lungs take
-, Of themselves as1Es sxa1 ~ =
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