St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-01-22

swer." Senior: aThen ] supPoo'0
that's why 50 many Of US nuns.
"Etiouette" writes to US to inquire
if in our opinion it would be prsop;ff
for him to support young LADY Z =
she was taken with . falnt-esen even. ).
he hadn't been introduced. Proper
young man, prop her by all MEANS
-tH. W. Beecher..
An old Baptist brother IN lndala' .a
giving his experience recently, ou.
served Brethren, I've oeen
tryin' this nigh onto forty years -
serve the Lord and get rich bo.n ~
onst, and I tell yer its mighty naro
sleddin'r'
Doctor, my daughter seems 70
be going blind and she's just getting
ready for her wedding too Qn.
dear me what is to be done 7? LET
her go right on with the Wedding,
by all means. If anything will open
her eyes marriage will. .''-[Womans
Journal.
"What !. playing marbles on Sun.
day." inquired the solemn father OF
his hopeful. The Juvenile remen1-
bered that his strictly religious pa.
rent had gone to a sacred concert
the previous Sunday, and exclaimed:
eyes, pa, but this is sacred game
| of marbles p
A contemporary says "Ihey
will never get to the North Pole
until it is announced that the gov
ernment will establish it into new
and independent Congressional dis
trict. Then look out for rush.
There are men in the State of Ohio
who will walk to it.
"What is hell ?" asked Luther
an Sunday school teacher OF boy
ina class last Sunday. "a shirt
with a button off,. ma am" replied
the boy. Explain yourself; what
do you mean, sir ?' demanded the
meek-spirited but surprised teacher.
well, I heard my pa say to my
ma, the other morning, when he put
on a shirt with the back button off,
We'll, this is hell That's all I
know aboutit.'
Curious Kentucky town nomen-
clature "Pulltight" in Hopkins
county, "Pinchem Slyly" in Spencer,
'.Pluck 'em in in Jesamine, "Shirt-
tail Bend,' ''Shake-rag" and 'sDog
Walk in Muhlenberg, Lick Skill
let," "Grab ALP ard "Ti-wa-pa-ta"
the vicinity of ElAton, Fools Hol-
low" "Moll's Gut and "Lowden's
Hole" in Henry, and Devils Den"
and "Hell's Half-acre" in Spencer.
Human nature is curious study.
The other night at the Union depot
one Of the depot hands, while sweep
ing out, thought he saw a twenty
five cent bit under one of the
benches. He went down on his
knees Immediately and covered the
piece with his hands. While he
was in this position a well-dressed
lady tapped him on the shoulder
and said Il just dropped that"
"What is it, madam p was the gen.
tlemanly interrogatory. Il think it
is quarter He placed it, with
out further parleying, in her hand,
and she, tightly holding it, went
away. What was her dismay to
discover that it was a peppermint
lozenge.-[H. W. Longfellow.
Side remarks by a horse on the
Chestnut-street drive sI wonder
how much longer those fools ara
going to keep me out? I don't see
what fun it can be to get in an old
box on runners and be dragged
around. I've always thought q
mule was a fool but I think a man
or woman discounts mule idiocy.
There, that girls giggling again.
She's feeble-minded, or I'm no Judge
Of a giggle. She ought to marry
the idiot she's with. Crack, there t
goes again. He's hitting me to
show of, dad bing his fool picture i!
Good that fool boy bit him in the
back of the neck with a snow-baH,
and there isn't any police. Wonder
if isn't about time to turn around .
/ Wonder when it'll thaw2 7 foel