Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-27

A Clinton man wants the man who
stole his well bucket and r0po to come
back and take the well, as it is of ne
use TO him now.
Saving is a habit, like smoking or the
taking of snuff; if You begin it, and &,
on for time, you come to have pas
sion for it in the end.
How strange that the stratas of lovt
and hate lies close together thatit takel
but little to bring the latter uppermost
when under the pressure of unkindncsl
or injustice.
investigator" wants to know what il
good for cabbage worms. Bless YOU
soul, man, cabbages of course. A goo1
plump cabbage will last several worms
q week.
George has had great many phil
backs in life, said the young wife to hc1
lady friend. And when the friend sale
eyes, saw him with one yesterday,
the young wife didn't know what she
meant by it.
Generosity during life is very differ
ent thing from generosity in the hour o
death. One proceeds from genuine lib
crafty and benevoence, the other from
pride or fear.
IF recruits arrive Mt our ports for TIN
Mormon hOrdes of Utah, let the govern
ncnt refuse to permit them to land OF
United States soil. 1t will require bu
one or two such experiences to stop thi
vile business.
A timid Bostonian has married n lad,
whose weight verges closely on tw'
hundred pounds. "My dear" said hi
to her, tho other day, "shall l help yo'
over the fenceW "No," she replied
help the fence"
Gen. Butler ''receives" with his back t,
the window, and the light in the visitor
face. In that way he studies countc
nances, while his callers are dazzlcd an,
overcome by the reflection from his bal'
head.-Chicago Journal.
You can not make yourself better b,
simply resolving to be better ut som
time or other any more than farlne
can plough his field by simply turning i
over in his own mind. A good resolution
is u fine starting point, but as terminu
1t has no value.
Ben. Davis of Lafayette, Ind, forge
anotc for $2S, intending to pay and dc
stroy it before it fell due but d vindict
i've enemy learned of the crime, bough
the paper, and put the case before
grand jury. Davis killed himself OF
being informed of the exposure.
The pretty girl that all men seek is
combination of rare and precious stones
Her lips are rubies, her teeth pearls
diamonds must flash from her eyes
bright and sparkling gems must fail
from her lips, while her pocket mus
fairly groan with golden rocks.
The London critics speak very highl,
of the ballads and songs of Alexandc
Anderson, q Scotch railroad laborcr,
man who, after mending roads all day
would come home in the evening and rca'
Potrarch, Schiller, Victor Hugo, Dante
Goethe and Berangcr and write verses.
When man sncaks into the house q
midnight and tries to got into bed with
out waking up the family, every stat
and floor board creaks like rust,
swinging sign in gale; but burgla
can 90 all over the same house as noise
lcssly as q floating zephyr.-Norristou
Herald.
"Have you given electricity fai
trial for your complaint, Madam 7" ask
cd the minister, as he took tea with TIT
old lady. "Electricityw said she
"Well, yes, l reckon has. l wa
struck by lightning last winter AM
Ohovc out of the window, but it didn'
seem to do me no sort Of good"
A lady who lays some claim to havin!
studied human nature in it's MASCULINE
development, says that the man who i
of a sufficiently calculating mind to asl
his sweetheart before marriage how
many yards it takes for silk dress, will
snort terror into her soul after marriage
if she asks him for sixpenny calico.
A suggestive commentary on Mormon
ism is the fact that Brigham Young
grave is already a sunken and neglected
spot. Not a wife out of nineteen, not
child out of sixty or more, to see that i
is kept green! Pity, pity the polygam
list! He has no wife that ever loved hin
truly, and no child that respects hi
memory sincerely.
Old Phineas Rice was one of the quain
types of itinerant Methodist preachers
He had difficult charge to care TO
once, and when he made his report t,
the conference following, he reported tn
church Cooking up" The bishop presi
ding expressed his pleasure, but asked
for an explanation, because no one ex
pected success in that parish. Mr.. Ric,
was equal to the occasion, and added
"well bishop, the church is on its bacl
and can't look any other way