The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-04-17
s, NUMBER \! ]. ]! ! 81,
Laughing Gas.


The original greenbacksr r-frogs.
"A patient ~aiter--a young doctor.
High living for hard times -roolns
IN the attic.
/ The latest thing in front door locka
night keys.
Nep who never Dc wrong saldo1a
do any thing ngs....,,.-s...-- .s&.1.....ss-..~-..~
It is estimated that every pauperin
San Antonio, Texas, owns seven degss
I Correctly don't seem like a hard
word; yet they all go down because
they can't spell CORRECTLY. e =: ~
Party Ties -thosiel elittle white chokerse
worn by blonde geDtlenyei .whos sp,srt !
tl.eil hair IN the middle. ..ls .Iy .....s..
Rhode Island bristles with spcllipg,
matches. Spfne of the dictionary
words reach clear acfoss tie State. .
I Quincy, Illinois, has ttBe latest case
of Enoch Arden but the married ]
widow hard c1llectedi the life insuraneess
money, and a comprolnise will be ef-
fecte't on easy terms. III sssa r II
|. It is said that nothing will icuse A.
poets affection sooner than to, catch:
her at the dimiicr table excavating the
kernel ofsa hickory nut with n hair
piDI. s, asa ii. ~ tsfE .sss,al :siss..,se
The slender youth who opens the,H
grocery etores across, the way at, 8, ).
o'clock every morning desires to be
ranked among thstearly J rising J yonng {
merchants Of this town. DQNbWrid,,..
/ A widow was weeping, bitterly at
the less Of her husband, aud the par
son tried to cons,sle her. - No, NO,
said she let me have my cry ont,'
and then shan't care any thing moro
about it," - -,
] Some Of the Western papers give
long strings 1T notices IT Proposed or. :
biographical cOntests.i .iAndee the head
of If . Prospective Spells!'' ~ s.it se
" Please, mister, my father,s. dead :.
and my nlother's runned, aYay,
would you let me and my siater suck q
cider throngha Il straw out Of that bur 4
'lelof yuuril ~ sss. s'ss.s s.stsass[.
An economical farmers daughter q
sin massachusetts put off her wedding
day because eggs were up to forty. !.
cents !, dozen. and it would take two
dozen fOf the we,l,lihg cakes and pad.
ding. 74at ~ So. ~ as .ss.stst sfIsssa
A prominent Detr,Jit .Univefsalist,
some months a:s.o, married as.sred-s.s
headed widow with fonr children,
and last week Remarked to friend:
!" was blind when r believed there
is no hell. | see now" at .ta.tSlsg ,.sft Ia
: alabama bnrbers hive finch sfeelisg.
Oae tried to shout himself the Other
day becats;e a cnstz,,nsr asked ihimF
why he didn't use Il crew bar to shave
with. He couldn't bar to be. talked, :
to in that way. - i's:;t'' 'asfz % 'taaatI
One of the theatrical critics having Il
spoken Of ,En,ily .Solaene Ms !" a Gof-as
dian shape Of dazzling hue, " the Prpy-
idence Press says: ave suppose he
means to convey the idea that she's
knotty as well "a; nice. n9f2.asl 5asE ~ .syst.
Nevada brides woiift stand much
fooiishness at q wedding Reeentlys.
one of them while going mp the ais..a s
of the church stopped short and kicked
all the skin off the sliins Of a grooniss s7
man who trod on her trail. II asls
Edgar Poe saids '.Tn yillify great
man is the ,ealiest WAX i'll. which q 3
little man can. himself attain great.
ness. The crab might never have be-
cDmesa constellation but for the cOiirys
age it evincetl i'll nibbing Hercules uai.
the heel.'
When common japanese goes into
the presence ut an office holder lie
must say: Great and distinguished
child df the sun, deign to put your
foot upon my, neck" There's some
pleasure i'll holding an Office ID tliat
country. ..ss..- .s-.zs..z..g s.sf ......,...,
A paper in Southern Illinois reglets.,.
that it went to press Zone day too early j,
TO record the death Of John Bates
This is not qlite.as cool as the paper
which said: . Jnst as we are going
to press, John Smith is being run over
by the cars. f''
A man who was sentenced to be
hung was visited, by his wife, who;
said: Ny dear, would you like the
children to see you executed ~ :. Nor
replied he. :" That's Just like Won"
said sire, lyon never wanted the chill
dren to have any enjoyment. !" -asf,Est's =
= This is the season of the year when
the farmer tells his son John, that :if.i.
he will sort over ten bushels Of .pota- I
toes, feed the stock, repair that fence
and resiiingle the ctsr,l-crib he may
have the Test ri the day, to GO rabbit
hunting. Free Press. s...,zs as. i. A.
Apropos of the spelling mania it
may he Of interest to know that lady
OF ProviAence, r. L, during .leissfu
moments, has spelt $50 words, ont. of ;,
the word +" c"ngregationalist, and il,
no cs'se repeating 4 letter Iii the for
nation Vt word. "a ssr =ss.Is5 ). s:s..
7 A Western editor did not wish To &
hurt s.he feelings ofs gentle pi,et. but
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