Louisiana capitolian., 1879-11-29
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Great domestic contest after the hon.
eymoon-Which shall be the speaker of
the new house.
An Irish boy, 'Its very great pleas
ure to be alone, especially when your
sweetheart is wild ye."
A wrestling match differs somewhat
from a political convention. The man
who has the floor is at disadvantage.
IN Switzerland donkeys have bells on
their necks. In this country it is not
unusual to see them with bellies on their
arm.
II should have no objection to my
wife's reigning," said an affectionate
husband, "ifit were not the fact that
when she reigns she is so apt to storm
also"
Said a bachelor philosopher, my
, friend conducted his future wife to the
altar-and here his leadership came to
an end"
The best excuse we ever heard was Of
tho fellow who said he wanted to get into
tho next world before all the soft places
were taken up.
O snodgrass has the fault Of abruptness'
He says if you doubt whether to kiss a
pretty girl, give her the benefit Of the
doubt, and 90 in.
It is an interesting sight to watch
young lady in Sunday school instruct
class of little girls, while her own mind is
centered upon class of big boys.
When the dentiatsof this country dis
cover q way to pull teeth without max
ing a man wish he had been born hen,
life will have twice as much brightness.
An Irish newspaper says: "In tho
absence of both editors, the publishers
have succeeded in securing tho services
of a gentleman to edit the paper this
week."
'"There's one kind Of ship I always
steer clear Of" said an old bachelor sea
captain, "snd that's courtship; cause
on that ship there's always two mates
and no captain" f!it
Josh Billings says: "Cider may be a
good temperance drink, but l kan man
sge to 80 drunk on it that I kant tell
one of the ten commandments from by
law Ov baseball klub."
"Money is tight and our dresses must
compare with it," was o young lady'sex ex-
ouse for wearing a pull-back. With o
young man it is different, the more loose
money he has, the tighter he gets.
/ A Boston dentist filled the hole Of a
New Yorker's aching tooth with arsenic,
last Monday, tokill the nerve. The nerve
is dead. 1t may be enough to add that
the man is in the same unfortunate con-
dition. g..
A negro named Merit was elected Cir
cult Clerk of Bolivar county, Miss, over
two white competitors, many whites
voting for him on account of superior
qualifications. More Mississippi bull
doing.
Benjamin Franklin occasionally stun
bled upon tho truth. He said: 1.-THE
eyes Of other people are the eyes that
ruin us. If all but myself were blind,
shouldn't want a fine house nor fine fur
niture.
"There's our jeremiah, "said Mr.. Shell
burne, che went off to make his living
by his wits" 'We|l, did lie succeed'"
s'No,' said the old man, with sigh, and
significantly tapying his head, ''he failed
for want of capital"
{ It is said that bill will be introduced
in Congress next winter for reducing
the Presidents salary from $4,000 to
$25,OOO. This will have subduing ef-
feet upon the Grant boom so far as Grant
himself is concerned.
~ A Massachusetts, paper, commenting
On the fact that farmer nearly lost his
life by sinking in quagmire, adds:
'tMen who do not subscribe for a news
paper must expect to be sucked III every
now and them"
A clergyman says that, while visiting
colored school in the South, he asked
tiny darkey what he studied for, and
what was his object in attending school.
Hesitating for a moment or two, the lit
tic fellow answered, "To git oflis."
"A Boston preacher said: "The little
good any of us can do must be done with
our hearts humping against tho hearts
of our fellow men," And every young
woman in church looked at every other
young woman and smiled approvingly.
In this world man is likely to get
what he gives. Mems hearts are like q
whispering gallery to you. fyou speak
softly gentle whisper comes back, if
you scold you get scolded. With the
measure you mete it is measured to you
again.
He was making call, and they were
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