The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-08-21
LAUGHING GAS.

The wandering tribes of the East
have nomad dogs. -.ue=.= $.
Drinking glass after glass must pros
duce panes in your inside.
Carrying up bricks for masons is a
hod way of getting living. ea.e=
Ladies who row for muscle can
never hope to become Musselmen.
The New York TribMne's tower
seems to cast shadow on the San.
What are they which, though always
Why is a compositor like cripple :
Because he can't get OH without
stick.
Lawyers generally practice what
they preach; but then they are paid
for the practice.
If there are any more instructions
in Turkey we shall come out slim Oh
Thanksgiving Day.
An Alabama man has been trying
to lead a church and manufacture
lead nickies at the same time.
A St. Louis paper warns its rural
readers against base drummers and
| snare drummers who travel for COM
mercial houses.
A musical amateur writes to ask if
the old English song, "A Single
Smile," furnished the theme of Wag-
ner's clone grim"
A celebrated wit once said of his
debts that iJ was neither his interest
to pay the principal nor his principle
to pay the interest.
Ice cream" called out waitress
at New York restaurant. "Don't
scream here, l pray" anxiously re-
quested a nervous customer.
The Walla Walla is the name of
ladies' boat club in Troy, where the
members Walla Walla round with the
oar developing their muscle.
"Joln, l came very near selling
my shoes the other day." said one
man to another. elbow was that !"
"Why, had them half-soled."
I" say, Pat, what are you about
sweeping out the room?" "No,"'
answered Pat; g 1 am sweeping outs
the dirt and leaving the room."
Curran was once asked by one OF
of his brother judges, "Do you see
any thing ridiculous in this wig -.
Nothing but the head" was the req
ply.
The Columbus journal describing. :.
al Ohio politician, says: " He is an !,
honest man by profession, and he :
earns his bread by the sweat Of his :.
jaw"
A young manufacturer of our ac- =
| quaiutance is making money fast on
this motto, parOdied tlom Poor =,
RicLard": Early to bed and early
to rise; never get tight, and adver- :
! tise."
81 would advise you to put your
head into Il dye-tub, it's rather red,"
said Il joker to ! sandy-haired girl.
81 would advise you to put yours
into an oven, it is rather SOFT" said
Nancy.
Does the court understand you to
say that you saw the editor intOxi-
cateda Not at all, sir, only I've
seen him in such a-a-a-furry as
to attempt to cut out copy with the
shutters; that's ALL"
| A Columbia professor, reproving q
youth for the exercise of his fists,
said: ave fight with our heads
here" The youth reelected, and re-
piled that butting wasn't considered
fair at his last school.
If a young man sits up too late with.
his sweetheart out at Haddonfield,
the old folks come into the parlor,
and, with a refinement of sarcasm, in
vite him to wait a few minutes longer
and breakfast will:.be ready.
If you are at church of a Sunday
evening in August, without fan, cast
about your eye until it lights on an
engaged couple, and, when you see
how close they snug up together, yOn
will lose in u great degree sense Of
the beat.-Danbury Ners.
1t is said that Andrew johnson had
an insurance policy on his life for
s35O,OOO. That the amount was 80
large needs the exultant confirmation
of the company which has to pay it;
but it is known that during life Mr..
johnson often spoke OF his policy
n. 0. Rep.
Chorus Of ladies to comely curate
who is ascending the ladder to hang
decorations" oh, Mr.. Sweetlow, do
take care! Don't go up! So danger
Gus! DO come down! Oh! !" Rector
(sarcastically)-" Really, Sweetlow,
don't you think you'd better let a
married man do that 7"
A wife, who had been lecturing her
husband for coming home intoxicated,
became incensed at his Indifference,
and exclaimed "Oh, that l could
wiring tears of anguish from your
2 eyes :" TO which the hardened wretch
hiccoughed: "Tai faint no use, old
woman, to bo-bore for water here"
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