The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-10-23
PITH AND POINT.

The mantle of charity is often cut
from very small piece of cloth
-'.Irish & English" is the name OF
q Buffalo firm.-Bu9alo Courier.
Some men are like wagons which
rattle the most when there is the least
in them.-N Y. Vail.
Robert Grant says the American
girl thinks for hersslf. Ii she marries
foreign count she generally has to do
his thinking also.-Boston Post.
Some people think it very funny to
laugh at policeman. but we have
passed through the city several times,
late at night; and have seen nothing to
laugh at.-Boston Transcript.
1t is claimed that a woman can
clothe herself neatly and comfortably.
from head to foot, for three dollars
and twenty-five cents. No one up to
the present moment, however. has
been rash enough to claim that she
will. -Sonserriite Journal.
A man called on the Chief of Police
of Allegheny few days ago and said
he had been robbed of $50, 900, 600.
The man is supposed to have been q
curve pitcher for . professional base
ball club, and had just been paid half
of his seasons salary.--NorrtstoUn
Herald.
Thirteen is an unlucky number. IL
is for this reason that when q shop
keeper halves twenty-five cent piece
he invariably gives you twelve cents
The shopkeeper is unseliish. and as
somebody must run the risk of bad
luck he freely takes it himself.-CM-
cage Tribune.
She loved him just so much and
no mucher. Wife, wish you would
get your life insured for %, 900. my
dear Husband-I was thinking Of
getting it insured for $4,000. Wife
DO you think you can? Husband
Certainly. Why not? Wife, suppose
the companies refused to insure any
thing for more than it is WORTHY.
Y. Herald.
Life insurance agent-''Come. let
me make you out policy" Mr.. Du-
senbury-"Not to-day. sir.'' why
not? The premium on $40, 900 would
not be much. 1t would be a nice sum
to leave your wife" Il said not to-
day. sir. Now say. never. sir! A
handsome young widow with $50. 900 is
the most dangerous legacy a man
could leave behind him. "-Paladelphio
Call.
Nurse to fashionable mother-The
baby is very restless. ma'am can't
do anything with her. F. M-She's
teething. suppose. N.-Yes'm. I
thing if You was to take her in your
arms little while it might soothe her.
F. MI? Impossible! l haven't tho
time to spare. / am just making ready
to attend meeting of the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
Give baby some paregoric.-Boston
Courier.
AT hotel short time since girl
inquired of q gentleman at the table II
his cup was out. NO" said he; but
my coffee is!'' The poor girl was con-
siderably confused. but determined
to pay him in his own coin. While at
dinner the stage drove up. and several
coming in. the gentleman asked:
''Does the stage dine here?" mo. sir!''
exclaimed the girl in . sarcastic tone,
''but the passengers do!'-N r. Inde-
pendent.
They were seated ct Coney Island.
overlooking the ocean, 1.-The sight Of
the boundless blue sea-" said she.
bearing upou its mighty bosom the
stately white-winged ships. freighted
with hopes and fears. and-and mer-
chandise, and. alas. ambitions that
will never be realized. always fills me
with wonder and delight. and my whole
being becomes so surcharped With
emotion as to leave no room for aught
else" ''Your order. please" in
terrupted tho waiter. 20. yes. q dozen
hard-sheIl CLAIMS. please, and . hot
sausage. IN Y. fines.