The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-22
CURRENT nUMOR.

The great snowfall In Parie ls blessing
In dier,liae. 1t has melted aome ono 10 trans
late beautiful Snow into French.
"Eoregoes was the word given out MT
written spelling exercise recently. and ono
little boy handed In, Go go. go. 60.
The hoy who hasn't gone through both
heads of his Christmas drum by this time
has at least set HE old grandmother crazy
and driven away tho cook.
MIA, are you going 10 give me another
piece If pe2'' Ma "What do you want to
know fol2" .Iesnnette- "Bncause II you
ain't. | want 70 eat THE piece slowly
4 bright little three-year old. while her
mother was trying 10 get her to sleep, hecam"
Interested In some outside noise. Sho was
told that IL waR caused by n cricket. when ahe
sagelv observed. Mamma. think he ought
To be oiled
An Albany woman brings suit against
telephone company for tfeepass In putting tts
wires on tho roof Ut hcr building. II Isn't tho
treaapaRs, however. that troubles her so
much al the fact that there IL gossip going
on over her head that Abe cannot get hold OF
A little hoy being asked by another boy
what he was doing now. replied: ani cash.
Ter TN q clothing store. You caahtrr!
said the other iii astpniRhment. Yes, shid
the little man. that's what the clerks call
ne hundred times . day they heller
Cash heref
"You are my treasure after all. said an
old reprobate, striving to placate hts wife.
after abusing her for M hour or Two. uh,
yes - she sarGastiCally answered, that the
reason. suppose. you wish me dead so often I;
you are seeking to lay Your treasure up In
heaven.
A lady was passing round the hat In a
salon for the benefit of the poor. This Is Tor
your beautiful eyes, said calamity q beau 81
the old school, dropping a louis In the coilec-
tlon box. "Oh, thanksr' says the fair one
with profound courtesy, "and now | want
something for tho poor. holding out the box
again.
They were talking over tho effects of the
severe weather, Few people can nave any
idea OF the sutferings Of the poor and those
who have to be out in such frosts, says one,
ian unfortunate coachman, see, was frozen
to death yesterday on the box. That was
rough. /" says another, perhaps his fare was
| In hurry to go somewhere
The project or department In the East has
| had devolve upon hun the duty OF presenting
| Ia n sapper- plimper, who had distinguished
himself at a tite 4 splendid gold medal
am happy said the eloquent magistrate, &c
! have 10 present you With TINS testimonial u
| Your courage aud good behavior. ! nope tha|
other holocaust4 may happen, 50 that YOU
may again be able to display your bravery
| and devotion.
Old Y. lectures his nephew, a confirmed
gambler. " Then you never played, dlu you
uncle?" Eyes, once In 1917, at Baden. 4
gentleman whom didn't know proposed |
game Or ecarte at ten francs. ! was veal
enough to agree: he lost ten games. " lhel
You must have won a hundred francs. es
/ won them. that Is SO; but might nav
lost them. and have never touched care
since, ii was a lesson.
girl in Washington Territory, Will,
walking on the edge of a lake. found duo
with Its foot held fast by mud-turtle. Sh
released him. and fastened around his neck
little leather ease containing a note DESERT