The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-12
CURRENT HUMOIl.
Thare was n man who had n clock.
His name was MAttte " Mears.
de- wound Y regular every day,
For tour-auh- wan'y years.
Az Asf his N ntttnua tiIuas.i.Inr / .,sa.s,n,


Hn wound Y regular every day
hpr aur-aah-twan:y years.
Al asf his u, eeteus timerece proved,
An eight Jay clock tn be-
ana iuaddtr man th Mr. Mearg
Wonld not Wish tn See.
A philosopher snya. "Yp, require in mar
rtage precisely the same quality that Won
would In eating sausages-absolute CON
fdence."
"Aha y said Bridget, knocking over a prod
tgal chicken which mad returned home after
n wetk's nbsence, sit plaases me when chlek-
ems eone home t" ruust,"
An Iriahman of mechanical turn took or
his gas meter I" repair II himself and put II
on again upside down. At the end OF the
qnal ter 1t was proved that the company
owed him 43 4. Cd.
On1da IL writing a new book. The last one.
| 1t will be remembered, was about a woman
with shining golden hatr, who wandered
| among tn. lilies. IL IL, therefore. this hero
ines turn To be red headed and walk In the
snow.
At christening In Arkansas. while the
minister was making his certificate, he In
qnired he day of the month, ana happened
!nsay, Let me see. this Is the thirlleth.''
"Fbe thiItrthl" exclaimed the mother. In
dignantly, Indeed, but It's only the nine
teentb"
Robert who fears he ls rejected -"But you
know, X Rsb.ecs. we are commanded to love
everybohy." Rebecea Yes and SO I do
tive eVfFYUWyg IENeII lIlnAfnffGAltVt-~
What. everybody2" Rabecca (shiy)-.Well.
you know. present company IL always en-
eepted."
An enterprsipg American shipped some
wheeharrows 10 Rio Dc Janeiro. aud the ma
tlves filled them full Ot stone and such and
carried them Oh their heads. They said it
WAS capital contrtyance, and wondered how
they managed to get along 80 many years
without it, Norristown Herald.
How eommendable thing is pollteness be-
tween co-tenants The lodger on the second
| floor, looking out Of his window, perceivee
| the single gentleman from the fifth story
cleavipg the atmosphere on his preclpitate
passages to the sidewalk. With bland smile
he mods to him, saying, "Hah. Smith Is that
| youY'
| landscape painter is making sketch Of 4
peasants house-usual bit of tree and old rrnf
sunk In little. The peasant comes to look
| over the artists shoulder. YOU'RE getting
along well" he says; that's my house to the
life There's the big stone chmney-l'd
know IT any where" Artist continues his
wouldn't put n the other chimney. It isn't
worth the trouble. 1t smokes abomlnably7''
| Russian nobleman lay on his death bed
One Of his curious farcies was to have his
wife robe herself in her wedding dress and
stand by his bedside. It was very natural
bit OF sentiment aud In the course Of an hour
the beautiful woman stood by his side arrayed
In the garments Of twenty years ago. "Ah."
| he sighed. you look so beautiful In that
dress that | hoped when the angel came he
might take fancy to you and carry you of
instead Of me- Boston Traveller.
The Snub Laonlne. Mrs. Lyon Hun
ter's), Lion No. | rimdly) Ia think /
had the pleasure OF meeting you at Sir Cor
| dlns Midas's at dinner. last week" Lion No.
| Ah-I dessay. Im very bad at recollect-
Ing faces" Lion No. / with pardonable
pride)-"My name Is Randolph Bonamy VIII.
kins.' Lion No. 2 lndeedl I've .
wretrhed memory for names" IN B.--Lion
No, is no less person than J Robinson,
who Is said to have penetrated twenty-three
! miles further into the Interior Of Australia
| than any other man)
! new idea at the Paris Salon this year Ia
the Classification Of the works Of art, SO far
ms is possible. into "eympathetlc groups" ali
the landscapes by themselves, all the por.
traits, together. etc. The Gharipori depicts q
sculptor parayzad on wandering through
the gallery at the spectacle Of bis knight In
full armor, with legs booted and spnrred and
widely spread, and lance In his hand.
What In the name Of mercy have you been
doing TO my equestrian statue2" "Ob. that's
oil right, monsieur; the horse is down stairs
| In the animal room"