The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-08-10
All Sel'ts.

take kare that VA don't luv him for
his dawter.
Eff luther folks SANDER yu, don't
go and SANDER them; it will only
hurt yu more.
Why is a public-house like the
land of shadOwsY- Because 1T Is the
abiding place of good and bad spir-
its.
Why is a greenhorn who has been
cheated in a bargain like the desert
OF Sahara because he's u great
fiat. .
Blessed are they who see the day
of glory but more blessed are they
who contribute TO its approach.
Cheerfulness makes the mind
clearer, gives tone to thought, and
adds grace and beauty to the count
enance.
Courtship is defined by man
who pretends To know, as 'the Skin
mish before the regular battle be-
gins"
Why is the money you are in the
habit of giving the poor like the
newly born babe9 Because its pre-
ciOus little.
81 say, Pat, are We asleep9" "NO,
darn the slape.n "Then be after
lending me quarter" 'l'm aslape
now, be jabbers."
A merry but Il poor man being
laughed at for wearing short cloak
said: sit viii be long enough before
| have done with it,"
What politics is to a man. shop
ping is to a woman and while the
former works up the ward, the lat
ter works up the wardrobe.
He was heard to say, 81 am a man
of quiet tastes,n then he went behind
the door, took a flask from his
pocket and tasted something.
A little boy was asked if he knew
where the wicked finally went to-
He answered: "They practiced law
spell here, then go to the legisla-
ture."
Blessings on the man who, in this
weather, will sit down TO cold
lunch and .be thankful" without ex-
pecting the little housewife to get
up an elaborate dinner.
Two little girls were comparing
progress in catechisni study. 81
have got to original SIM" said one
"How far have you got 7" ''Oh, I'm
beyond redemption said the other
A man who married Miss Take
having courtcd Miss Lloyd. was tod
by a friend that il WAS reported ha
married Miss Lloyd. at WAS IA Mis-;
Take, assure you,' he replied.
A courtly negro recently sent i
reply to an invitation, III which h'
regretted that circumstances re-
pugnaDt to the acquiesence woult
prevent his acceptance to the III
vite."
Old age seizcs upon a great ans
worshipful sinner like fire on II rot
ton house; it was rotton before, ant
must have fallen of itself so it is n,
more but one ruin preventing an
other.
IL told her I'd never smoke an
other cigar" he said, softly, ''and
won't. A pipes plenty good enough
for me-" and he gracefully drew ;
match over the largest part of hi
trousers.
ga man who'd maliciously set fir,
to barn." said good old Elder Ply
son. "and burn up a stable full cow
and horses, ought to be kicked by
jackass, and I'd like to be the one t.
do it."
A pretty and well-dressed youn,
lady, after looking at several pair
of lavender colored gloves i'll Il stor
lately shocked the clerk by askini
him which pair he thought the mos
''lavenderest."
A newspaper, in describing an &C
cident recently, says, with consider
able cand0r, doctor Crawfort wa
called, and under his prompt ant
skillful treatment, the young ma
died on Wednesday night"
A school boy gave his teacher thi
illustrative definition of ''responsi
biIity.- Boys has two buttons 70
their s'penders SOS to keep thei
pants up. When one button come
off, why there's a deal of response
bility resting on the other button.
The Greek word translated "eter
nal' is "aionion." There is oil
viously mistake in regard to it
effect. 1t is good while, but it i