The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-09-21
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pearian play with the book, remaT ,i,1
to her companion: Chow imners,a
those actors are! None of them ao
exit when they go off,"
an Irishnnan dreamed that the NM
offered him either co d punch or fbg III
and having chosen the latter, and b,r
ing walked up before the servant cam,
back with the hot water, he told L
dream, adding, with much sincerib
"And now it's thrOubling me that
didn't take it coWld."
= In a suburban schoOl'a teacher gsv,
out the word "psalter " to a claS9 +
spelling. It was "poser to all Nj
it reached the foot of the class, vbsT
a curly-headed little fellow spelt it cor
rectly, and, on being asked to deRne
it, shouted out, More saltI"
ADETRoIT amateur portrait painter
invited a friend to call at his room and
inspect portrait of George Washing
ton which he had just finished, and
cali was made. After FIVE minutes
passed in silent contemplation of The
artists work, the friend remarked
"You have made a failure. That
not a good likeness of Washington
"That's your honest opinion, is it2'
ct is"
"WelI," sighed the artist, II thought
it was pretty good, but if it is faiIra
l know the reason why. I started ou
to paint a portrait Of Beethoven, bu
after getting down as far as the eye
brows, I changed my mind and FILED
I'D with Washington"
IT is told of colonel Charles Spen
Ger, counsellor at law, that some year
ago he had to defend one Marshall
charged with larceny, and againa
whom there was very strong evidence
Before the trial, Spencer went to hi
client and told him that his only Chano
of escape was in a plea of insanity, and
he advised him to play the lunatiC, and
to answer all questions put to him with
the word "spoons." The day Of tha
trial came on, and Marshall took hi
place in the dock, pale, haggard, and
Withholding.
"Guilty or not guilty2" asked TIT
clerk.
"Spoons!" drawIed the prisoner
with blank stare.
"Come, plead guilty or not guilty,
repeated the clerk.
"Spoons," was the only reply.
prisoner, will you answer the ques
tions put to you, or do you want to b
punished for contempt" asked th'
judge.
"Spoons!" bawlod th5 prlsonaF, st~
unmoved.
AT this point the counsel for tn.
prisoner mterfered and told the cout
that his client was not in co1dltl93
to be put on trial, as he was evident!
not responsible for his actions, and
was an outrage on free citizens, etc,
"Do you understand what is sad:
asked the judge, addressing the prs
oner.
"spoons," was his reply, in accent
wild.
1t was evident the man was crazy
and the Judge ordered him discharge
He was taken charge Of by his trlenaS
who we're present, and left the coui
with him. Counsellor Spencer toLIoTSe
them, and, congratulating him on D
escape, suggested that it might Dc \
good idea to pay him, his fee. bis CD
ent stared at him in blank amazenen
and moved away with the simple I
mark, "SpOons."
GA WOMAN can't keep a secfs
hey!" exclaimed the wife of a ma ms
who had Just expressed his convl Sa..
on that subject; "why, Mary pkg
told me two days ago that she IS goll
to be married next Sunday, and n''
not told you of it yet" rai
"TH1s, dear girls, said the wise lta
lady, tapping with her parasol one
the big torPedoes in the centenn.
government building, "this is a WI
derful invention for rescuing PeGp
They put them in and close it up ua
ging them ashore through the "
where ordinary boats could not y
Uninquisitive ignorance is the prey
frame of mind for the full enJoy~'
of the centennial exhibition,