The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-05-20

object to his having four pews with
out paying for them.
"A Yankee wanted the Bridge Of
signs pointed out to him, and then
offered to bet America had several
bridges twice the size.
Thought for schoolboy's theme
Beauty and bashfulness are often
united: yet the loveliest maiden is
admired for her cheek.
"A grave elder in an English
church forbade the banns of a GER
tain young couple because ne had
"intended Hannah for himself"
"A fop, in company, wanting his
servant, called out, where's that
bIockhead Of miner" "On your
shoulders, sir" said lady.
"A Kentucky gentleman didn't
get mad until he had been called "a
liar" eighty-one times. The monot-
ony Of the thing ''riled' him.
An English boy, on being asked
the other day who was prime minis
ter of England, answered, without
hesitation, "Mr. Sturgeon"
"A Canadian matron, one hun
dred and eight years old, is still
able to devote much energy to bring
ing up her little boy, aged ninety
three.
"A Western member Of Congress
who interpreted NJ. c. to mean More
Currency, was made to understand
that it meant Mighty Corrupt.
"A Western editor apologies for
the deficiency of the first edition OF
his paper by saying he was detained
mt home by second edition to his
family.
Boston pays one hundred and
forty-two thousand dollars a year fol
church music, when congregations
stand ready to sing without charging
cent. "
The Literary World intimates
that Fl. w. Beecher is not goOt
punctuist; but nobody can deny thai
he makes some Of his points admir-
ably.
The Courier journal allows its
proof-reader to 60 to prize-fghts, or
steamboat excursions, down in mine:
and up in balloons, but it can't xii
him.
Eli Love, of Wayne county
Ohio, climbed q tree to shake out ;
coon. The dogs heard something
drop and went for it, but it was no
the coon. 1t was Eli.
There are two reasons why som,
people don't mind their own bust
ness: One is that they haven't any
business, and the other is that they
haven't any mind.
"A sick man on Georgia street
safely passed the circus in his com
plant" on Monday night-at least
that waswhat the servant reported
to caller on Tuesday evening.
"A stranger who threw ten-dOl
lar bill into the contribution-box OF
a Savannah church got trusted fol
five hundred dollars worth of goods
next day on the strength of it.
The world is full of men who
will eheerfully 'boss job" for q
dollar and half day, when five
dollars day for actual work would
not be the slightest temptation fol
them.
"A printer wanted at this office
Immediately who can make up the
paper so that every mans advertise
ment will be at the top of,he column
No other kind of printer neeG
apply.
"A small boy in New Haven mad,
sensation for short time by uui
city transferring card bearing tn,
words "Take one" from ut O
handbills in front Of a store to abas
ket of oranges.
La Mothe was not great Wi
ter, but he understood human natur,
Finding that his book had slo
sale, heprocured prohibition again;
the reading Of it, and every copy VIZ
disposed of.
The Western editor who asks
confessing ones self donkey is al
ricular confession, has met his gu
etus from brother Of the goose-qui
who reminds the former that nobod
ought to know better than he.
Bones, supposed to belong to
boy, were found in digging on Ga
Hill, this morning. One pair wei