St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-11-13
ALL SORTS.


Easy to take but hnrl to follow.
Mrs. Partington SAYS she has
bought horse So spirituous thai he
goes off on decanter.
A crusty old bachelor sais he
thinks IFS gomar, and not her
wrongs, that ought To be redressed.
Every man must work at some
thing. The moment he stops work.
ing for humanity. til devil employs
him.
Gently he dues are DER me
stealing" as the man said when he
had live bills presented to him alta
time.
An old lady seeing a very small
coffin. exclaimed, rs it possible
that that could be intended for any
living creature"
Tight lacing should be encouraged
in every possible way. 1t kills off
the foolish girls and leaves the sem
sible ones. No healthy girls ever
lace.
Take the hoeus pocus. the hum
bug, tire CANNON, and the make
b haf out of society, and there
wouldn' be enough left of it to say
grace over.
1t WAS when he wrote home to his
wife that he bad been poisoned
with ivy that she sang to youngest
born. Ivy letter from your size,
baby mine"
Mr.. Smith, father wants to Dor
row your paper. He only wants to
read it, Well, go back and tell your
father to send me his supper. I
only want to eat it.
Spell love, said young man 10
his sweetheart one night last week.
'Y-o-u." she timidlv snid The
com tsiip hati been protracted one,
but they are married now.
My dear" said husband to bis
wife On observing red striped stock
ings ON his heir, why have sa1
r.ale balbe poles our chi,d's lel So
Because he is little shaver" was
the reply.
Mistress (horriied)-"Good gra-
cinuS. Bridget, have you been using
one of my stockings to strain the
coffee tlronch2" Bridget-npolo-
.. tic;,lly-'fis mum, but shure,
I didn't take clane one"
My dear, what shall we name
our babe?" said Mr. Smith, the ether
dry. Why, hnz. I've settled on
Peter" ..Petert [ never knew u
man with the simple name of Peter
who coul earn his salt" We'll
then, call him Salt Peter"
His mother was putting on her
again when he brushed away
the tears. and affectionately caress-
ing the place that smarted worst,
asked between his sohs. Nina,
DIDO YEA k-know why Him like
little M-mary?' She looked Mt him
without speaking, but
he answered it; B because, IL
had l-l-lIttle lam"
An American lady III Paris anxi-
Gus to inau"urate II novel entertain-
ment, hit upon Tie idea of soap
bubble party" The CUES found
tables furnished with soap end
warm water. and clay pipes gayly
bed, cked with ribbons, and they
We'd with each other in the agree
abb. past-time OF blowing bubbles.
The more serious business of eating
and dancing followed.
A LEAP YEAR PRIvILEGE-She laid
her hand upon his arm, and gazed
mp in his face. and smiled smile
full to the brim of witchery IND
and grace: The girls have
all been teazing me just awful
w." she said, ,.'and every day they're
asking Inc when we are going to
we'd l tell them they are cruel,
ont it seems they won't refrain-
pray, dear, what shall answ er them
when they ask me again ?"
George Whe aler WAS in love with
his wife's sister, in San Francisco.
Dut could discover no pretext for
getting rid of his wife. Della Til
,on, the sister, Was made very un-
lnppy by the complication, for she
eturned his passion and also had