The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-09-01
PUNoENT PARAGRAPHS.


Said rich man on the eve of de.
parting this life, the other day: do
not let my son be brought up to sit in
club window. boston Gazette.
The chronological Journal says !:
''ln choosing wife, be governed by
her chin" A man is apt to be gov
erned by the same thing after he gets a
wife--Indi Farmer.
-Judge-''You say you want d.
vorce from your wife?' "Yes, if your
honor please" "But reflect for mo-
ment that you have lived together
nearly half century" well, haven't
l suffered long enough?"-Teras SJl-
ings.
-Smithers - Miss Parker sings
much better than she used to. Her
course at the Conservative has i'm
proved her considerably. Wilkins
Improved? Well, should say so!
She knows when to stop now. "-Hdr-
per's Bazaar.
Young man, he said, .'why don't
you give up this life of idleness and
luxury and try to make name for
YOURSELF" ivy and make a name
for myself? Why, my deah sir, my lit
tie English foxhound took tho first
pwizeat the dog show, B'jove''-N y
Sun.
Have you seen Mrs. HIS new dia-
monds?" queried female caller of her
friend. Eyes, indeed, and / should
think she would-be ashamed OF them.
They are not larger than peas, and did
you notice the flaws in both of them as
big as hickory nuts?n-Eimira Gazette.
Clara exhibiting Photograph
slow do you like it," Hattie-''It's
perfectly lovely" You think it
good likeness?" 20. no; it doesn't
look particle like you. you know; but
wouldn't mind that, Clara; you are
not likely to have such luck again if
you sat q thousand times. Boston
Transcript
An American tramp fell from a
Terry boat the other day, and by the
time he was rescued he was washed so
cloan he was ashamed of himself and
skunk away to a undergrad to wait
Tor plying night to hide him. II he
will just go to some mountain resort
that advertises mo DUST he will soon
look like his old self. --Busdette.
-''No," said the housemaid, II
don't apologize to man when throw
bucket OF water down the front steps
to wash 'em and he comes along and
gets drenched. I've tried apologizing,
but I've found there's nothing you can
say to a man in that case that will
satisfy him. Scranton Truth.
Mamma Ito daughter)-"Did he
propose?" Daughter-"No, but he did
the next best thing to it, Mamma
"What do you mean?" Daughter-.He
kissed me and squeezed my waist, and
Mary and Tommy saw him. MAN.
ma-"Get your things on at once, my
darling. We can get down to Mr..
Briefs before the courts close II we
hurry. "-T0Un Topics.
Reporter Ito statesman) = "Will
you be candidate for" States
man-'.Excuse me, young man. but l
have nothing to say, am entirely in
the hands Of my friends Reporter
do you think that your health is
sufficiently robust to under--r States
manufacturing to say, young man,
nothing to say. My health is also in
the hands of my friends. Epoch.
Tommy" said the old gentleman,
sternly, Il understand that you were
hanging about the polo grounds this
afternoon, instead of being at school.
l won't have you wasting your time in
that way. What on earth could you
see or hear by peeking through knot
hole in the fence?n II could see you,
pa" responded Tommy, ''settin' on the
gran stand, an shoutin' GOOD boy,
Daunvfo-TI Rife