St. Landry democrat., 1879-04-19
" AEfS AND NfEIsIS,
10 A LIGlLE Girl

i'it''" gill with dainty ieet,
B!ish"fg flying down the street.
The tot:&Ae5t heart you would beguilel -~?
with y"lr Prey JAG an. wianin; amlle.
AittIe gIl, you are very far;
with rosy cheeks and hvwing hair
i""F eyes are bright, YOU heart Is young
ana words ar music from your tongus.
Little gil, / love you veil.
how much my verse can never tell,
Ent II the truth must be confessed
l love your gro8E-up sister test
"A thermometer gains notoriety by
degrecz
'lhe mean man ia always meaner 10
hlmseli than to anyone else.
"A pistol is not hs'f so dangerous
when the owner is not loaded.
The Bennett Arctic expedition will
leave San Francisco during June.
Almost all Of liz are generous to
fault, il the fault happens to be our own.
For fifteen years no governor of
North Caro'ina has served out his full
term.
Hu2ibTas calls matrimouy perverse
fever, beginning with heat and ending
with frost.
The q watch-dog's honest bark" may
be all right, but it's the quiet dog that
puts in the bites
..PoyaE;y is a bully il you are afraid
of it, but is good nature enough if you
meet it half way.
The man who is waiting for some
thing TO turn up: generally finds it when
he steps on n barrel~hoop.
..One writes iIlegib|y to hide his bad
spelling, as one contents ones self with
half smile to conceal poor teeth.
The man who sighed for the wings
OF bird did not, apparently, know that
the legs we're much nicer eating
..Modesty is g priceless virtue; but
if, like the paint en- a wJman's cheek, it
is only put on it loses its value.
It ia inferred from the heroism with
which Spartan women used to encourage
their husbands to 60 forth to battle that
they looked we'll in black.
1t ia base ball where only one lady
monopotizas partners enough to have
nine on side. ANY other woman pres
ent will say &c
-" Science" says DR.. Holmes, " is a
good piece OF furniture for man to have
in al upper chamber, provided he has
common sense on the ground hoor."
"A million little diamonds
Twinklng he trees,
And all the little maiddhs said
"A jewel, if you ple.se!"
But while they held their hands outstretched
To catch tee diainonds gay.
million little sun5esms came.
And stole them all away.
-" Sam said one little urchin to
another Sam, does your schoolmaster
ever give you any rewards Of merit 7"
81 s'pose he does" was the reply; she
gives ME ljckin' regular every day. and
says merit two"
A correspondent wishes to know if
we are the author Of the" American
Encycopa 7ia," Well, no no; net ex"
actly the author OF IL. We killed the
canvasser, however, ii that is what you
mesh Hawkeye.
1t is all very we'll to talk about econ
omy, but the difficulty is to get anything
to economic. The tits baby who puts
his toes into his mouth is almost the
only person in these hard times who
manages 10 make both ends meet.
.."Can a nau belong to brass band
and be s christian ?" asks sn exchange.
We see no impeachment in the way. But
if he is given to practicing at home, it is
an utter impo:ibiIity for the man living
next door to be christian.
"A very old lady on her death'bed, in
penitential mood, said: I" have been
great sinner more than eighty years, and
didn't know it." An old colored woman,
who had lived with her long time, ex~
claimed "Lors! FknoWed it all the