Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-10
A YOUNG PosITIvEST. -
arson" What is a miracle p Boy

s7s.s A YOUNG POSITIyEST. .-.
Parson-" What is miracle p Boy
-" Dunpo."
Parson-"W Well, if the sun were to
shine in the middle of the night
what should sou say il wasp Boy
" the moon.n ~ s- 49, <ftrA
Parson--. But if you were told it
was the sun, what should you say it
was n Boy" A lie.n s'ys
Parson-sI l don'I tell lies. Suppose
/ told you it was the sun, what would
you say then" - es..,r
"That ser wasn't sober"
A sNEEzEFoR sPIRTTUALIsTs.
If spiritpalism is neither Q fact nor
fallacy, but AN imp0sture, still
splrtualists, those who find their ac-
count in it. must be up to snuf.-That
snuff might he .denominated table
rappee. lefIs sasf sshaEsulI
THRowING A SToNE--In case of
assault aud battery, where stone had i
been thrown by the defendant, the fol-
lowing clear and conclusive evidence =
| was draw out of Jerseyman 4 e1e
"Did you see the defendent throw 2
the stone - z84 oJ'a-
al saw stone, and it's pretty sure
the defendant thr0wsd II -.
+ "Was it q large stone" 81
al should say it Ew = iargish
l.stOuen igs1z9 s.DK sss8s $50
What was its size !"
"I should say sizable stone"
."Cau't you answer definitely how
big it wasp x6E
II shonld say it wur stone of some
bigness.' 3fl Z
aCan you give the jury some idea
of the stone IN I'm 49, "a .s.li ,.s4
"Why, ~ near as l can recollect, it
wur something Of q stOne"
"Cant you compare IL. to some other I
object r -r.-''-s ,a,,, .,w
aWhy, i'll wur to compare it, 90 as
| to give some notion of the stone, i 2
should say it wur As large rs alump of
chalk f 4rs, ~ f.,7fras.. ,,iwals-
/ g But the distance-how long was !,
pweil, I should say about the length
4 of piece Of string" pal iHinF .1s'Hiaxi
You've oAMKRICA.-The spirit of
\ revere,lce Can scarcely be- Eaid to be.
the leading Characteristic of the ragged
! American boy-.at least we infer as
much from reply of a lad Of ten
4 years, make q few mornings since to
the Drawer a4clergyman in indrm
health. Intending to take the A. n.
train, and preferring to walk rather
than ride to the station, the good man
ltrudged Oh leisuiely alone. Following
4 a few minutes later, but not meeting
! our friend, we asked a premature uti-
zen of ten as, be was seated. on .thu
baggage truck, If be had seen a clefi-
cal Looking gentlematl abour. Tho
Youthful patty promptly replied: . 1
4 guess / seen him. Is he an old cock
!, acitb a white ckokerfo The pilrase0ls gy
of the young man was succiDct, pos
sibly clear; but our Judgements was
|, satisfied that IL was coarse, and wo
} turned our back upon him.ie has
Il ALAwYERs EPIrAPH.--In the north
part OF Middlesex county. Mass, says.
4 the Springfield Republican, is q monn-
ment bearing the following plain,
blunt epitaph, strikingly suggestive Of
one which may some time have TO be
carved in Essex: sa SIC aae
/, II Here Hes the bones Of B. r. Buttcr6cld.
Alawyer, rude and bold
. He by his trade subsisted.
D Reader, think How many lies the rascA
Il During the Christmas holidays .
s customer came into one Of our book
stores, and after Belecting sQgne books,
. asked the clerk who waited on him il
. he cOrlld not allow hin, a (iiscouflt or