The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-11-08
NUMBER 8.
A Few Danberries.

A PINE STREET gentleman was showing
a stranger over his house Saturday. The
stranger noticed large collection of pot
plants in the dining room, and said: :. on
seem to have liking for flowers 2 ssWell,
yes,'' admitted the old gentleman with a
slight tinge of enthusiasm, as he expecto-
rated in the direction of the most open pot.
s 1t faint always handy to hunt up q spit
toon, you know
A BoY'stooth-ache generally commences
at s a. M, reaches the highest altitude at
quarter to 8, when the pain is intense to
an extraordinary degree; commences to
subside at 8, and after that disappears with
a celebrity that must be very comforting TO
the sufferer. If, at night, that boy hasn't
got four quarts of walnuts spread out to
dry upstairs. it is because there is no place
upstairs to do it.
Mr.. CoyLLE says locking glass affords
woman a marvellous amount OF comfort
and qualification. He says his wife thinks
just as much of consulting her glass when
she ties on her apron as when she tries on
her bonnet. He says that when there is
knock at the door be goes there at once,
but his wife, on the contrary. calculates,
g Mercy, Joseph, who's thatT' and dashes
for the looking-gglass the first thing.
Mr.. MAYNARD being In town the other
day, reminds us of an incident that oc-
CURED one winter day when he was with
Ira Morse. Mr.. Morse's tailoring and
gents furnishing goods storewas in HulPs
| building. corner of Main and Liberty
streets; the depth of the store was less
than one-llalf the width, and it had twOen-.
frances at the front. At one of these ap-
peared a venerable agriculturist, one snowy,
afternoon, and asked of Mr.. Maynard #
he kept dog-skin gloves. Mr.. Maynard
| told him he didn't, and had never
heard of such gloves. : Never. heerd
of 'em?' gasped the agrieulturist,
as if he very much doubted that
| Mr.. NJ. confidently. swell, may I be
| toasted on fork !'' calculated the veteran
as he slowly retired. Mr.. M. then passed
along to the other end of the store, and as
he reached there his customer came IN. at
| that door. ssHaxe you got any dog-skin
gloves ?'' he asked without recognizing
Mr.. NJ. s'No, sir.'' said the clerk, whoap-
preciated. the old chaps mistake. Ibid
/ you ever hear of 'em ?'' was the next m
4 quiry. 80, certainly, answered Mr.. M !,
striving to repress the inclination TO laugh
/ right out. 81 am glad of it. said the old
1 man, gratefully; ssthe darned fool next
i door said he never lheerd of such things.
And he passed out, giving Mr.. al. an ex-
eellent opportunity to laugh.
i AMONG those who attended the. show
Thursday night was a young couple from
Slawson. He being an economical man
ingeniously protected himself from temp
tafion by bringing just the amount re
i duired for adnittance with him. In the
| hall they secured a good seat, and clasping'
hands. ef1joyed the performance in the fltl
confidence that everything would turn out
!, all right in the last act. At the end OF the
first act he went out, taking a check witt
him, but ON passing tohthe walk at tilt
front entrance one of the crowd OF boys
there snatched the check from his hand
In vain he searched for the boy. Then ht
retraced his steps back to the door and at
tempted to re-enter, but the gentleman
who was stationed there on business
i barred the way, and demanded his check
He explained his loss. The gentleman
put his tongue in his left cheek. wliiket
one eye very pleasantly, and advised him
| to .scarry the news to Mary The young
man was mad. All that he held dear OF
earth was in that hall, excepting his horse
which was under the Methodist churct
| sheds. He made another effort to get i'll
i but was prevented, and then resorting Il
|. abuse, was dexterously helped down stair
, and into the street. impartially dividing
his profanity between the show people
t the boy who stole his check, and III
! economy. What the deserted maideI
: thought, we do not know, but the rid'
t thome presented an opportunity. If not al
f inclination, to explain why he took but
!. dollar to the show.