The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-01-10
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PrTH AND POINT.

WHEN is lover like tailor ?-When he
presses his suit.
IF Bedouin should lose his teeth, would
he talk gum Arabic?
A cHIRoPoDIsT announces ON his busi-
ness cards that he has removed corns from
several of the crowned heads OF Europe"
VAssAR MsTRUcTRRss Miss a., give
an example of doubtful affirmative. Miss
A. Gnnoeentiy): Ask papa. .-Haavara Id
gocate.
A FAIR young creature, With penchant
for cards. thus addresses an eplstle to her
masculine friend: s. Come and play you
cur with me this evening"" And he got
mad, and said a {. graduate who had such
spells as that was no right bower for him.
A LADY friend once put conundrum
to her rheumatic old nurse, asking her,
" Why are you like church window, Sal
ly ?' and gave the answer, +" Because you
are so full of palms, Whereupon the old
eolored woman pityingly replied, Oh
dear, somebody's been a-foolin. OF Te,
honey. DENIS anudder sort o. panes.
Dey's been foolin' We. chile.''
A CERTAIN gentleman who is always in
O good humor, and who encourages his
children in their little games, noticed his
boy spinning top the other evening. in
which he failed several times. HGive me
that top, Billy said he, "and I'll show
you how they used to do it when | was
boy.'' He wound it up in business sort
of way, and gave it a tremendous throw.
His youngest daughter now decorates So
ciety with broken nose.
A DOG was accidentally present during
divine service in Scotch kirk, where the
worthy minister was in the habit Of speak
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when he got warmed with his subject, of
shouting almost at the top of his voice.
The dog, who in the early part had been
very quiet. became quite excited, as is not
uncommon with some dogs when hearing
a noise; and from whining and whining,
as the speakers voice rose loud and strong,
at last began to bark and howl. The min
lister, naturally much annoyed at the in
terruption, called upon the beadle to put
out the dog; and he at once expressed his
readiness to obey the order, but could not
resist the the temptation to look up to the
pulpit, and to say, very significantly,
"Ay, ay. sir; but indeed it was yourself
began it,
SNooKs had occasion to call on the rev.
erend Dominic Thomas Atrachard while
he was at Glasgow. SIS the dominic in %
he inquired of a portly dame who opened
the door. g He's at hame, but he's no in, p
replied the lady He's in the yard, 500
perintendin' Sauners, the carpenter. Ie
can see him the moo if your business is
vera precise Snooks assented, and
walked through the door pointed out to
him into the yard, where he beheld a car
penter briskly planning joint, to the air
of MAGGIE Lauder, and the worthy domi-
ME standing by. Unwilling to intrude on
their conversation, Snooks stepped, un-
seen, behind water eask. and heard:
S Sauners p No answer from the carpen-
ter. 'sSauners say. Can We no hear
me?'' g Yes, minister, hear ye. What's
your wull?'' Can We no whistle some
mair solemn and godly tune while ye're at
your work?'' ..A-weel, minister, If it be
your wull, I'll e'en do it, Upon which
he changed the air TO the Dead March in
Saul, greatly to the hindrance of what was
now painful planning. The dominic looked
on some minutes in silence, and then said,
sSauners, hae anither word to say till
We. Did the gudewife hire We by the. days
darg or by the job?'' :. The day darg was
our agreeing, MASTER" 6 Then on the
whole, Sauners, think We maun just as
weel gaze back to whistling bonnie Maggie
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