The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-02-08

" WhOeTeT then GTt lchOse Nerd IL oro1, ''II'-
In the name Of col, the CompaSsfo1o,o
and MerCitWt one, for thee lrajt
For gifts in his name Of food and rest
Che tents Of Islam of God are blest.
J hOu who hast faith in the Christ above
Shall the Koran teach thee the law Of love
| o christian open thy heart and door
Cry east and west to the wandering poor
" FhO0TPT thou 6Tt JrhOSP need IL 0yeqs
In the HHne OF Christ, the Com6qs,ioa,,
4"d NercUuI One, for thee trnit
-Joh" g. Whittier.
"A tourist describes the sale of anal.
in the town of Tivoia, near Rome. AZ o
source OF much profit to the peasants of
that district. The flavor is pronounced
delicious, moresO than scollops or oysters
Water, though we'll warmed, wopId
quepch, nevertheless, the fire that warmed
it. Thus may the character of treacb.
erous person be dercribed.-From The
Sanskyt.
The southern people need expect no
fairness. From Maine comes the voice
of Frye: "Sizzle 'em !" From Illinois
shrieks the terrible Jane: "SwizzIe
'em."
The Washington policemen have
been provided with helmets, greatly to
their disgust. The Star mentions one
small guardian who was mistaken for
hitching-pOst.
1t is asserted that the chief manager
of private London bank receives a sal.
airy of $15O,OOO year. His two assist.
ants each get $4,000 annually for their
valuable services.
."Ah," said a father to his son
William, "hearty breakfasts kill one-baf
of the world, and tremendous suppen
the other half" II suppose, tben,"
retorted William, that the true
livers are only those who die of hunger"
When a tramp asks you for ten cents
of a Sunday it is the best kind Of evil
dence that the gin mills are'accessible. If
casks for only five you can make Upyour
mind that lager is on tap somewhere in
the vicinity.
No, bub, we can't remember the
name of the father who first inverted the
art of leading his son to expect a pair Of
skates at Christmas and then filled his
stocking with five cents worth OF pop
corn.
Monsieur reads the paper to madame
and cries: "Another crime-a woman
cut into pieces!" Madame (quickIy)-
"By her husband ?" Monsieur Tin,
nocently)-"Who else would you ex,
pect?"
In New Orleans, the Republican re-
ports, Hamlet put on peculiar expires
sion, end said, There is something rot.
ten in Denmark A small boy in the
gallery exclaimed, Look behind the
scenes; perhaps the gas is escaping.''
Ulster overcoats are all the rage in
Paris now; even ladies wear them. 4
gentleman asked a janitcr the other day;
els Mons. Tribout at home?" Janitor
answered: II really can't say. saw
his ulster pass by just now; but who was
in it is more than l know"
The very latest and most ridiculous
case of the insanity plea" has occurred
in San Francisco, where a member of
gang of professional bondsmen, indicted
and tried for furnishing "straw bail"
pleaded insanity as a reason for signingS
81 900 bond and swearing that he was
worth $4,000.
The late Gen. Bartlett, of MasSachu'
sets, after having been several times
wounded, wrote to the lady of his choice
releasing her from her engagement and
it was she who wrote the memora0I"
words, OH marry you if there's enough
left of your body to hold your soul ne
lived happily and left five children.
The tomb of AgamemnOnE has been
found. We are glad he had tomb We
have all along been afraid that sub
would have to set aAoat for
that purpose. The illustriOus dead will
alwaysfnd ahearty welcome in this cOun-
try, if they are we'll provided with good
tOmbs.-Ddnbwy N@"6.
The editor Of Philadelphia paper
went to II convention and left Il re" sILh
hat, worth seven dollars, hanging on the