The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-24
CDMIGALI1IES.


stick in time saves nine boys out of ten.
A dealer in futures-A professional clair
voyant.
A Camden chap calls his watch chain Mu-
sic, because 1t has charms.
First come, first Surfed," Is the bathing
house rule at Coney Island.
a rich Hnclc's heir, who waited long, was
finally worth his walt In gold.
Members Of the Cant-Get- Away Club wear
q sort OF durn-yer resort expression.
The man who finds n pocket-book with cash
In 1t does not look at q paper for three
weeks.
What Is an island body surrounded by
water. Give an example: A boy In swim
ming.
Keokuk hoy has named his dog Rome, so
that by simply twisting the animals tail he
can make Rome howl.
"Why," axis newspaper, ''is intoxlcation so
common in summer r" Because it's sot wealth
or, we suppose.
A dead snake can be brought to life with q
pint OF whisky. You drink the whisky, and
then look at the snake.
Alfred Your poem must be laid over, hay
ing some minor defects. For instance, gorge
does not rhyme with morgua.
The fellow who dropped into a chair con-
tanning u tack has been uneasy ever since,
and now sits down on the instaiment plan
Don't leave your butter out In the sun
free Press Why not Z Whoever heard of q
goat being sunstruck Richmond Baton.
Enkins, in referring to the time his wife
cOmpiimented him, says the coal fire needed
repienistinR, and she pointed toward the fire
place with a commanding air and said ::
Peter, the CRATE
Smallest boy" Better give in at onst cos
I'm bound to lick yer" Small boy-"How
dyer know yer a-gon' to lick rae2" Small
est boy-"Cos I'm stronger than you; chew
tobaker and you don't"
Parleyvooing himself instead Of leaving it to
his daughters: .sOh -er-i'ai bezwang doom
boutal de-de -de-here, you girls, what's
the French for Eau de Cologne? Punch.
When little Washington remarked to his
pa II cannot tell Il lie, the old gentleman
turned pale with establishment and grief.
Why, you young rascal he exclaimed,
that's the biggest one yet. Buffalo ES-
press.
''Tel me" he said to the doctor, "tell me
frankly, is there any hope?" yes, sir, a
great deal. The statistics show that one ont
recovers." 'tWell?" ''You are the hundredth
have treated for the maady, and have not
cured one OF them"
Glow had you the audaclty, john" asked
a Scottish Laird OF his servant, 'to go and
tell some people that I was mean fellow,
htitl no bpHblelDaH. VA, ia, SIT, Was the
candid answer, you'll no catch me at the
like o that / aye keep my thocts to my
self"
Old Sammy Snowdon was noted coIored
preacher in Boston forty years ago. His dis
courses were original and amusing his
prayer especially 80. One evening ne con-
cluded q prayer with Lord bfess every body,
'ception the brudder who put de jaekass cent
In the contribution box"
small boy was sent to the country to
board a short time ago, He promised his
mother that he would write good long letter
describing his trip and boarding place, etc.
A week went by, and his poor mother was
nearly distracted when she got the following
interesting letter from him: II am here, and
snapped my watch for a pup; and | went In
swimInin fourteen times yesterday, and a
feler stole my pocket-book, and / want some
money, and | snail bring the pup home"