The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-12-01
II HUMOROUS.

HUMOROUS. ss,
Many a msn who can n ack; 9
caucus To perfecsion, takes 9 beck
seat and let's lis wife come to the
trout when there is occasiou,to pack
a trunk.
The Baltimore preacher WHO
discoursed on the subject, why was
Lazarus q beggar?:" arrived at .lhe
solemn conclusion that tie. reason
was, "because he didn't ADVERTISE
Il am Methodist, pleaded a
prisoner before . police Judge, tie
other day. "All right then" sail
the Judge, well put yotl ont prohs.
tion..'' he wac committed for trial.
--i.lu That condition WAS; the pa
5triarch Job al the end of his liief'
asked Brooklyn Sunday school
cher,of'a quiet.iooking boy ii the
FOOT !, ', q ethe class s 4, "psal," culnl,
replied tie boy. .o q .ats- $50
sit is-a mean ching for : hand
SOME man TO go 70 q tow. aqd gise.
every Indigestion, Of being ip lhe mar
kst until chalf tile, girls are Wild
about shiaIe and then sond for his
wife. Christian Advocate. 's ~.
] : -gsLLSpqggliilu!e::''. :AYaur poem sbosl
gray hooded ,eyeacaunbt be. pdbIi ssf.
ed, tec.'as. ia lacks dA.lrt} 70 .fiy,.
Bys 'o ., q s,jy .lsssb{oa .jopgpal,
you will dl .s'|!sr; tAaegray' hoodsare
not fashionable hissseasou." Chi
csge. 7 !! b1i AANle. y asa;ssgA IN
Fhey nave some enterpflsIag old
Ewo'dttf over IL Kentucky The 9TH,
er 1day an old ladysal that State, al
though anipetysnine yesss. age, h6,
Eoniy, e.aiksd fivs 7niies TO a cifcu.s;si
Ebut; saved City fenss by craw,ins1an
der the, canvass. - sf:s{f sfsssisi
"A colored man came iinto 4 Gais
veston newspaper soffue and wanted
TO lake thei paper -ssHow long do
you. want fit7s askeds the clerk
,s''Jess as long as 1t is, boss. Ef I,
dpp't flt' She shelves kin var q
piece of myself." @ss sssos rs
"A Gascon, who was taken aick
TO the Hotel Dieu, was asked BY Z
plots friend what lis relations we're
to the Supreme Ruler. Tie replied
that they we're kindly, otherwise he
would 4 not Be pernittsa to Occupy =
room ID His botsl. ! ,.aly: !,
r HE went to the shack door and
there saw his garden, the pride OF
his waking hours and TIE subject Of
bis dreams, looking like al editors
office. He sst down on the door
step and sai,i: .Of al sad words of
tongue or pen, the saddest are these,
1 keep . hem" Ia Hrs asa va
!, "A certain English general being
at the point Of death, opened his
eyes, and seeing consultations Of
four physicians who were standing
close by hiss bedside, fai0tly Ell.
claimed: Gentlemen, IL you ere By
platoo'ns il all ever with me-" and
instantly expired at.a = ]
MADAME, your boy can't pass
at half fare, he's Zoo large,' ? said the
Western ticket collector Of ) train
81. p N.fSEt n y... .5f5s51 80 <
which had long been detained on The
road by BY . snow, SHE &. may, he ,tot
large now replied the matron, ''but
shs vas small enough when We .taft
ca The collector subsidized atonce
| IN hst7sars ydu dang hing att?
asked .Sophoclns Of Esehylus, al
they sstend At The side OF the stag,
aud looked over the want audience
AT al those Atbenian doaksys,'
answered Eschylnsi Who have pal,
from FIVE to ten drachnss for th
privilege oflistenids 70 this Persia
|ac.rss.s, !. when 4 they don't qndsrsta,nl
Lone word she says. Contemporar
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