St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-04-28
HUMOROUS.

Mgton. Teacher: Next" Sec
ond hey: "a lam" First bow. m
disnantly: II didn't know Won
meant foreigners"
The grasshopper has, according
to Its size, 40 times the kickin"
power OF an average man. 1t must
be exciting times for the Young
grasshopper who gees counting and
hlds the old man at home.
GLOW interesting these men of
letters are, SUSAN" "Do You think
so?" replied Susan. "Now I think
the letters OF men are much more
interesting" ut the same time hold
ing up dainty-looking epistle she
had received from somebody"
| A Western Minnesota editor, in
writing up an excursion, said the
majority of the fine ladies present
wore sacks of the daintiess descrip-
tlon. The compositor got it socks
OF the dlrtiest description" and the
poor scribe has made three inefe,-
tual attempts to commit suicide in
consequence.
A boy about sixteen years old got
tumElo on coal hole, in Boston,
and was evidently pretty badly
hurt. On getting up he swore flu
entity. and clergyman, who was
passing, paused and asked him WHY
he discoursed SO irrelisiously, to
which the lad replied that he was
too big to cry, and, by hockey, he'd |
got TO do something. |
"Ah. George, isn't it delightful |
that we are ~ be married SO soon? |
10 be sure, we are not rich in this
worlds goods, but WITH such love
as ours, we can almost live Oh
bread and water. can't we dear?"
Easily" said George, with great
emotion. you furnish the bread,
love, and d! will sl.irmish around |,
and find the water"
A little school girl asked her
teacher what was meant by. Mrs
Grundy." The teacher replied that
it meant 'sthe world" Some DAYS
afterward the teacher asked the
geography class to which this little
bud Of promise belonged: "What
is zone?" After some hesitation.
the girl frightened up and replied:
Il know! It's belt around Hrs.
Grundy's waist. =
The Bowdoin Orient is the author
of the following reply of q fond
fatler who had just received a let
ter from his son, student at his
own alma mater "My Dear Son
Accept my heartiest congratula-
lions. ! was engaged to the same
Miss Hunter when [ was in college,
and can appreciate the fun ycu are
having. Go it while you are young. t
Your loving father I
When a man fishes for compli-
ment, Ee is apt to get more than he !
wants. The best way in which to
get praise is to do something that {
demands 1t. An actor once said to
Gsrrick: Don't you think 1 struck :
out some beauties in my acting last :
nieht?" And the great comedian
rerlied, without changing a muscle:
We'll, yes, | thought you struck :,
them all ont. !
Ex-Empress Eugene SIS in Vi ;
emma, closing negotiations for a !
'chloss. in which she will live for j
tho rest of her lifo." Well, well,
we'll; going TO live in a schloss!
Tint beats US; Eugenie living in a :,
'clloss. Don't know what schloss r.
$: Why man alive, have you never
,een anywhere? i scnloss is a kind P
# a-you take a-why, ANYBODY :
vii tell YOU wha. schloss is. We'd {
'ather board fifty years than live in Il
sclioss six months; some schloss. d
S we have seen. anyhow. or
,o.irse, some schlosses are a great Il
leal scblossier than others. but
Ven at The best. any schloss is apt
Q be pretty schlossy.-Aawkeye.
Work Given Out. On receipt OF {
orr address We will make you an
tier 10y which you can earn So to
I evenings, at your home. Men. NJ
omen, boys OF girls can do it. Ii. -
!. Wilkinson 4 Co.. 195 and 1877 =
ai'sn 5sst. New Yrsk. 10