The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-16
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eco liar" of "Gathr r. don't go abroad on O
foreign mission.
Wonder il Winnie Ream has got q model
husband?- Galveston News.
At length we have parallel for the limo
oeDee Of Stanley Matthews. A beautiful and
we'll developed yellow legged chicken entered
the auditorium where the clergy Of the M. E.
Church were In conference at Atlanta the
other day Washington Post
"What are your chances for the Senator
ship" is the common form of salutation in
Missouri now, and the response is, MIXED.
What are yoursF
The woman who maketh good pudding in
silence is better than she who maketh tart
reply,-LFroy Wing.
A barefoot Chicago girl kicked burglar
out of q house. and an observing mule went
behind the barn and Wept.
There is probably not woman in all this
broad, sunny land OF ours who doesn't think
that the carving fork was made for the express
purpose OF pulling cOrks out OF bluing bottles
and lifting stove lids. [St Louis Journal
A Cass farm citizen was aroused from his
midnight slumbers the other night by the
tread of feet on the grass under his window,
and he softly raised the sash to behold three
men on the lawn.
Fellows! have you come here with your
fiddles and sore Threats to serenade my
daughters and give me another years sick
ness 2" demanded the citizen.
"No, sir; we came to steal your garden
hosep meekly replied voice from the dark
ness.
"Ah that is great relief blessed relief
Take the reel along, too, gentlemenP'
He put down his window and went back to
bed and the strangers departed without dis
turbing anything .IDetroit Free Press.
It Is one of the peculiarities Of the child OF
Indiana that one OF his earliest developments
is genius for finance. At Lafayette, re-
Gently, gentleman who teaches @ class in
Sunday school, by way OF illustrating O GER
tain point took from his pocket q new silver
dollar and asked, "What is this p
A little fellow responded, 'Ninety-two
cents"
teacher went on: "What is the motto on 1t p
''In God we trust" responded another
young numismatist.
"What do we trust him for ?" continued the
teacher.
''For the other eight cents" replied the
first little tinaueler, and that ended the dla-
logue.-L Harper.
"No pent-up Utica contacts his power, ~
though he Is only four years old and lives In
Utica. Sometimes he asks grace very sweet
~ at table in place OF his reverend sire. One
day a clergyman dined with the family, and
Willie asked to be allowed to say grace, which
| he did, with bowed head and Glasped hands,
| In these words:
I'm little turly head.
My faver is n pWeaGher,
do to tod eyy day.
And always mind my teacher
For Twists sake. Amen"
beautiful beautiful" murmured the
| guest, solemnly raising his head.
~ fear you do not understand Willie" said
| his mamma, much annoyed.
II did not" replied the clergyman, "bui
| the Lord did"
| In nothing does the curious twist of the
Hibernian mini produce such aeutelY piuuant
| effects as in ths unconscious bulls of popular
| Irish piety. A priest once CHANGED TO hear
| unperCeived, a fierce verbal onslaught by one
market woman on another, in the course OF
which every effort of rhetoric was made to
provoke retaliation, but without effect. "GG
| on, go on" at last said the matron attacked
| 'ye know I'll not answer ye, because I've
| been to confession this morning, and | IN in q
state vi grace But wait till / get out OF it,
| Harper.
| One day, writes Eli Perkins, / met George
Francis Train in Madison Square, surround
! ed by children. DIR. Hammond had told me
ridiGule was an infallible test for insanity
| that ii a man got mad at O harmless joke, a
| Joke with no animus In it, it was pretty
sure sign of insanity.
George as he always does. See the blood
run In them. There's health for you! All
this comes from vegetable diet, sir. Nc
meat for me. eat nothing but vegetables
Vegetables make muscle, sinew, strength
manhood"
eyes, George said, "you're right. Meat
is weakening. / always notice all the strong
animals live on vegetables. There's the weak
| lion and the tender panther they live on vege
tables; and there's the sturdy sheep, the
hardy goose, the savage calf, the wild and
ravenous iaGkass, they live on meat entirely
! The"
at always makes me mad to talk with an
! inf.ruaI fool" said Train, colOring up, while
he turned on his heel and left in huff.
| Then [ knew George Francis was insane.
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