The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-04-21
TRUTHS AND TRIPLES.

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had not in it something of both the
sneak and the fool. The sorcery of sin is
t,ot it changes a man into a sneak and Il
fool br,, the fool does not know that he
is a sneak, ana the sneak does not know
that he is a fool.--hor%' Co0N
..Lenten Diet. InquirG.r+ Well,
sambo, how do Eyou like youH new >
place 2" Sambo-Berry well, massas>
Inquirer-"W What did you have for
breakfast this morning?" Sambo-
"Why you see, Misses billed three eggs
for herself, and gave me the brof.
"A lady, whose cook went to a wake,
was given notice by her q fortnight at
forwards that she was going to be mar
ried. "Who to-" asked the mistress
" Phase, man., to the husband OF the
corpse" "Why, does he love your"
was the next question. ooh: yes, man;
he said I was the light of the funeral"
IA book agent, who has retired from
active labor upon the hard accumula-
tions of a life of industrious cheek, says
that the great secret Of his success was
that when he went to ahouse where the,
female head of the family presented her
self, he always opened by saying: -
beg your pardon, miss "but it was
1900. >GIo, 7 1-or4oI tO uaa u HThn
always used to get 'em. They not only
subscribed for my books themselves, but
told me where I could find more Gus
TONER'S"
Winnie, bustmaker to congress, is at
work on a head for chief justice Waite.
The Capital says: This is one of Miss
Vinnie's sweet advertising lodges. She
selects some old pub, func., WHO does not
know a work of art from a bologna Sau~
sage, and works at him in public. 10
see the chief justice of the supreme court
working up bib c%ountenance to an ex-
preston of sublime emotion at a fair,
while the fair, poodIe-headed Winnie
gazes and dabs and babs and gaDes, IL
spectacle to treasure in ones memory"
THEaccounts from Fall River continue
to be of the most encouraging nature, as
all the mills are working to their utmost
capacity. Their goods are finding n
ready market all Ovcr the world, and
even in South America, where novelties
in patterns are the most tempting in
centive to wouId-be purchasers. A rep
resentative of several mills has just re-
turned from a voyage of discovery and
reports that american goods are grow"
ing in favor daily and that it will be no
very difficult matter to compete sue
cessfully with all grades of English maui
ufactures.
..VerE1yth the eyes of the tramp waxetEr
keen alter lucre. A young man crossing
the street last night picked up a patent B.
gun wad lying on the payment. Ere he ,
had we'll inspected it, out of the gloom
came a hungry looking lot of rags, anfAa
voice issuing therefrom said, "YOung
man, I need it wuss nor you. | seen
you pick up that dime. Give it ter ME.
| amt tasted food for mOre'n a week"
He took the gun wad and slipped it
among the rags, and with u" Yer've saved
a life, young man." he glided up the
alley. How that tramp " cusscd" in the
corner saloon will possibly never be
known to his bogus benefactOr.
TRIBUNE men who write TO the
clergymeh that there is plenty of stand,
ing room for young c~ollegians wishing
employment, providing they have "grit"
and fare willing to m at the
bottom" and "begin low down and
fight their way up" advertises for edu-
Gated young men to act as amanuenses'
willing to "wof his way up from the
bottom" at 50 per week, four thousand
applicants! Door.bell rung off by young
men full of "grit;" seven thousand
lOuS0u1hluS WOIu OuC dH5WoAIbS lbO JUL
squad of police required to disperse the
young men in front of the house, willing
to do..anything and "work their way nn
| from the bottom )" had to get in his WE
house through the back window; all the
overcoats and hats stolen from the hall
rack by young men who "are willing to
begin low down; y callers f~rightenedt
away by mob of young men full Of
"grit," trying to "work their way up
from the bottom" row on the front
steps between young men full of"griS"
trying to eight their way up from the
bottom" Tribune man has barred his
door and hung out a placard, Ono
more young men full of grit willing t"
begin low down and fight their way up
these door stems wanted. If they belong
to the bottom let them stay there"
THE EMPERT6RABEE PAsSENGER.
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