St. Landry democrat., 1878-07-27
WAITS AND WHIMS,

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that he died "worn cut by too severe
mental effort in the study of how to live
without work.
In New York, the other day, man
was sentenced to the penitentiary for one
year tor swapping an unloaded pistol at
another, "just to scare him."
The prayer of the Norman might
suit TIE spirit of our own time. 1t was:
" Kind heaven, do not ask for wealth
only to be placed within arms length of
some man vino has it."
.."B my said his msiden aunt, "you
should eat the barley that is in your
soup, or you will never get man. Benz
ny, looking up, naively inquired: els
that what you eat it for, aunty?"
"A compositor in Springfield news
paper office got into quarrel with the
foreman the other day and struck him
on the head with the towel, fracturing
the skull and causing instant DEATH
! Hawkeye.
Minerva" sends Us a poem, in
which the following lines occur: at am
sad and sick and weary. Ny life is ebb-
ing away" Instead of sending the
poem to us she should have sent for
physician. Her liver needs repairing
| Norristown Herald
Among the Xulas,a native of the Caf-
res, it is said that, according to
etiquette, the mother-in-law cannot face
the son-ln-law, but must hide, or pre-.
tend to hide, when she sees him. In
this country the custom is reversed. IL
is the son>ir-law who does the lodging.
Il Break fast Table.
Baron Heinchenbach says: cal
ways sleep with your feet to the equa-
tori "Jes so, Baron replies conviv-
ial writer, "but when fellow gets
home at a. M; and sees the bed and
mante|piece spinning around like bob,
bins in P mill, how's he going TO know
where Oh earth the equator isl"
-" Maria," observed Mr.. Holcomb,
as he was putting on his clothes, "there
amt no patch on them breeches yet"
L can't fix it now, no way Pm too
busy " Well, give me the patch, then,
and I'll carry it around with me.
don't want people to think can't afford
the cloth"
"A reformed strawberry is wanted--
is necessary. Why don't our fruit Gull
turists grow variety of berry that will
act fair and honest? not have all the
big ones crawl on top of the basket, and
the little ones nestle in the bottom. For
the strong to rule over the weak is quite
natural, however.
What to him was love or hope?
What to him was joy or care? He
stepped on plug of Irish soap the girl
had left on the topmost stair, and bis feet
few out like fierce, wild things, AID he
struck each stair with sound like
drum; and the girl below with the
scrubbing things laughed like fend TO
see him come.-[St. Louis Journal.
A little girl had been absent with
her parents to a camp meeting for two
weeks. On her return her little play
mate, Ella Day, entertained her by show
ing her her new playthings At night
little Mary, in saying her prayers, said:
ooh Lord, bless Ella Day and make her
good girl, SO can take all her play
things away from her and she won't
want them back again I"
"A bright little fellow of four years
whose correctness the father questioned,
asking, If Mary should tell you any
thing that was not SO, what would you
say ?" answered, "Td say she told lie."
eff brother should say anything that
was not SO, would you think it right?"
"No, I'd think he told lie." DWELL,
supposing that you should say something
that was not exactly SO; what them"
I'D think Is mistaken"
If it were not for the style of the
covering of some people, the world would
hardly be aware Of their existence. Cast
upon society without family prestige
short of money and brains, with physi-
cal makeup occupying a medium ground
between the human specie and the ba-
boon, how could they attract attention
except through an elaborate wardrobe,
and fascinating toilet? Therefore, as
rule, says an old observer, homely
people generally dress the best,
"A sensation was produced in the
Beech Street Mission Church, at Pater"
son, N. J. Sunday afternoon, by large
dog which ran into the church, and,
after running round for while, sought
out the prettiest girl in the congregation
and then sprang on her lap and affec.
tionately kissed her. The girl had never
seen the dog before, and her astonish.
ment and fright may be imagined. The
dog was put out of the church several
times.
."Extravagance is the cause OF hard
times" said Nevada capitalist. We
must be more economical. Ten years
ago commenced working in mill in
Gold Hill at a small salary, and in less