The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-07-30
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TIE man that wished to compli-
ment lady on her vocal music, said
s'you sing equal to any martingale
ever heard"
THE party who Escaped" the
Parsons horn is supposed to be Turk
ing around the neighborhood. Keep
your eyes skinned.
CHARLIE says the fish bite fine
at the White Sulphur Springs, but
that the Chinaman's bell makes them
taste like mutton.
on Wednesday evening Ander
son Blacks horse ran away with his
dray, breaking shaft, and slightly
injuring the horse.
AS the tadpole drops his tail
when he turns into frog, so aught
the boys to drop, their youthful. fol-
lies when they become men.
In view of the extreme heat, it
10 suggested by wag that the cos
tune Of the "Georgia Major" would
be the most pleasant for the dog
days.
"A rejected lover told his sweet
heart "that there was as good fish in
the sea as ever was caught out fit"
"Yes," said she, "but they do not
bite at toads."
--THE following lines are old, but
will bear repeating:
Marriage is an evil, bitter, sweet chain:
'Tis like eating an onion-you weep and
eat again"
The woman who makes her
hone house of strife, is devil, aud
she. who makes her home house Of
peace, is an angel. It's in the power
of the wife to make it either.
--TaE man who turne,l around to
avoid the wind, when taking pinch
of snuff, but forgot to turn back, and
walked ten miles before he found out
his mistake, is now down on snuff.
TUE following from the World,
shows that the city of New York is
quite business place. For the week
ending July 18th, "the Police arres
tad 1896 persons; 40 deaths; ITO
marriages, and 400 births"
ON Tuesday, the 22d inst, par
ty Of young folks, ladies and gentle
men, had fish frolic on Bayou Flag
gon, six miles from Town in the
Pinewoods. The fish bite fine, and
with music and other enjoyable
sports, the time was passed pleasant.
ly, and all returned in the evening
perfectly satisfied with the days
sport.
Carr. C. E. Balls new boat was
launched on the 22nd inst, and is
now lying on the Pineville side OF
the river, where she will have hei
machinery put on. Altogether she
is o neat boat, and we'll fitted fol
what she is intended, the lumber
business. Her dimensions are as
follows: length 115 feet, breadth 80
feet, depth of hole Z feet; builder A,
Singer--name PaulineBall.
ON Wednesday last, two indi'
viduals were arrested, opposite this
place, on their way down the river in
skifI to parts unknown. They had
stolen the skif at Colfax, Messrs
Mcknight and Lacroix were in pur
suit, were the persons who arrested
the two accused ones, and they cal
themselves johnson and Butler.
--P1NEvILLE, usually squiet anf
law.abiding, has temporarily marred
her good record, and on last Thurs
day night, had little shooting fra.
cas-, which happily terminated blood,
less and harmless to the belligerents,
Two young men of our highland uis.
vis suddenly took offense at one
another, and hastily procuring their
shooting irons, went at it in style.
One party discharged four barrels at
his antagonist, who, it is said, was
held by his female relatives, and he
in turn only fired one shot.
THURSDAY evening, when every
body was beginning to despair of its
ever raining again, the clouds began
TO gather, and in short time the
rain began to pour down. The thun
der rolled, the lightning finished, and
still the rain continued to pour, I'M
I'll the streets and bitches were over.
flowed. 1t has done an immense
quantity of good, and nature as we'll
as man, seems to wear n smile OF
thanks.