The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1886-06-26
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NEURALGIA, RHEUMATlSh

Since ne i:,t.u ftl,','"" oi female street
car conductors III Cn..i, they are so
crowded up Win ClA,ial ma~hers that
there 'sli / Il chance Of Il respectable old
washer .Wonlall, or Wet-nurse with
tWlDs, getting Il seat.
Rachael, my tear 1 pring you vine
engagement ring" ''But. Isaac, it's
bearI, unl bearls are onluc1y, amt it ?''
Don't say word. Rachael / thought
of dot. md so l take me an imitation
Won out OF stock"
An illustrated paper of Cincinnati is
about to send John T. Muslc1 to travel
among the various tribes of Indians and
write descriptions of them. Probably Oh
the principle that NJ M.islck hath charms
to soothe the savage breast.
He was Dutch barber on a corcner's
jury, and after sitting quietly for an
hour during the inquest, arose peered
into the face of the corpse and then
turning to the rest of the jury, said:
"Mein Gott, dat man ish dead !"
It seems as if the Mercury had some-
thing to say quite q while ago about
q new book called "How to be
Happy. Though Married." and omitted
one important hit of advice for the hus-
band. viz: Don't be too familiar with
the hired girl.
"Ladies as rnie are not gamblers,
said Henry Ward Beecher, "but when
they deck themselves out IN regulation
evening costume to attend the opera,
the assertion may be made with great
confidence tha4 they carry 'eold
deck
A young mln in restaurant lately
overheard the following conversation
between two rather rouyh-looEing, but
evidently qnich-wittel young men who
came in to get 4 lunch: Hello, Dick,
said the first one, whats your throat
tied up for?" "Quinsy." Quincy.
Mass. p ''No, Qulncy, H."
Two fasllionably dressed vounr ladies'
were walking down street, one on either
side OF young gentleman, extremely
swell in attire and equally meaore in
proportions. i street eilmin grinne,l at
them, then remarked dryly. much to
the discontinue of the dude: .-Aint
much ham IL that sandwich"
81 believe yon. l know your mouth
never utters IL lie" replied Birdie Nc
Ginnis. Thank you." said Miss
Esmeralda Longeoilin. do You know
why your meath never utters q lie?"
asked Birdie. "No." because Won
do all your talking through your nose"
And now they never pass as they speak
by.
A grandfather, coming to read his
paper, found that he had mislaid lis
spectacles, and thereupon declared: 81
have lost my glasses somewhere. and
can't read the paper" A little three
and half year old girl. desiring to as
sist him, answered: "Gan'pn, YOU 90
outside and look froo ze window, and
LII hold epaper up SC you can read it"
The obleci ors to the decolette dress
ing OF fashionable women will please
picture to themselves our de-" mother
Eve clothed in O dress Wn,se waist
reached to her ears and its skirts shaded
her heels. Isn't it preposterous! Do we
not all love to think OF iIer rs clothed in
her own hair and putting On becoming
blush whenever Adam looked ut her?
A fair and buxom widow who had
buried three husbands recently went
with i gentleman, who i'll his Younger
days had paid her markell attention, to
inspect the graves of her dear departed.
After contemplating tlsem in mournful
silence, she lnurmred to her CON-
mnlon "Ah, James, you might have
"een in that row now if you had cauy
~. a little more courage"