The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-04-21


Young sport on MS way homo from
his morning ride in the park drops in |
at his doctors, and gives his horse to @
boy to hold. When he comes out he ,
Ids q new boy III charge.
Sport-Well, but you're not the boy l |
left my horse with.
Boy-No, sir. / list speckilated, and |
bought him of the other fellow for
pickel-T'erds SittiHgs.
SUGGESTION.
Tramp Ito citizen, who has donated a
nickel for nights lodging If you could |
give me one more nickel, sir, can get |
bed all to myself.
Citizen-No, l can't do that, but here |
is q suggestion. You ask the gentleman
Won are to sleep with for an additional /
nickel. He ought to be willing to give /
it gladly.
RESEMBLANCE.
Wife-Oh, dear, That fire Will have /
to be built again.
Husband-Is that 500 That's too bad. !
Wife-Why do you suppose it goes
out so oftenl
Husband-Goes out to get something
to keep it warm, just as I'm going to do.
I'll be back in an hour or so.-LOlceH !
Courier.
LATE IN THE SEASON.
Landlady-Dinner is little late to-
night, Mr.. Dumley. / sent Bridget out
for canvas back, and she was gone a
long time.
Dumley-(not sure that he isn't
dreaming(-Er-a canvas back duck,
Mrs. Hendricks
Landlady-No, q canvas back ham.
It's late in the season for game, Mr..
Dumley.
HE WAS SATISFIED.
Stranger Ito Office boy)-Did you tell
the editor there's man down stairs
what wants to knock him kown an drag
him outl
Office Boy-Yessir; an he says will
you kindly step up at once, as he wants
to go TO dinner.
Stranger somewhat milder)-Well-er
i don't want to take no advantage of a
man with an empty stomach. Tel him
I'll come in again.
A ROLAND TOR AN OLIVER.
Wife Ito husband, who has stumbled
over pair Of her shoes)-Don't be so
inpatient, John. Incver saw man who
has 50 little self-control over small things
as Won have.
acknowledgements, my der, you
don't call your shoes small things, do
,ou.-i. J. Times.
CONSISTENCY.
She-Ecfore we were married you
didn't think seven evenings week too
often to visit me. | can't see why you
don stay more at home now.
He-Sureiy yOu don't mean to say,
my dear, that 1 stayed much at home
then.-Jadgc.
HE had ASSISTANCE.
Remember, my boy" said Uncle
James, rs he gave Bobby coin. "that
if You take care of the pennies the dol
lars VIII take care of themselves"
Bobby locke trihc dubious.
Il do take care of the pennies" he
replied, ''but rs soon rs they get 20 be
dollars pa takes care of en-"
LOOK HARD.
There is n young lady in a girls
school in Georgia, who goes by the nick
name Of Postscript" Her real name is
Adeline Noore.-BagliHgtoH Free Press
HARD TINE.
"I've had hard time of it." muir
INJURED gone-to-seed specimen of hui
mainly. 1.-The fact is, luck has always
been against me. There's tom Jones
and 'Bili' Smith, both of them well-to-
do, while I'm poor rs poverty. L don't
see how it is. Neither Tom nor BIZ
was any kindo Teller; never was ready
for n spree; while | was always ready
for anything, and willing to spend my
last cent on Il good time. And yet, see
how luck has served me. l haven't got
cent to ny name and they're both rich.
don't understand il. It's hard world
anyhow, unless n fellcrs got iuch on his
SIDE. '-BoStOR IFGasrript.
COMPARATIVE GUILT.
Father-What do YOU think of boy
that throws Il banana skin on a side
~a'L.
Sol-I don't know. What do yoU
think Of banana skin that throws u
man on the sidewalk!-LUt.
A NEW LEASE.
''lJ;ss Clara, he said, s'can speak
with your father moment Or two be
fore co.
Certainly, lIr. $amp~on,' replied
the girl, blushing, and with a wildly
throbbing heart, she sought the old
man.
''Oh, para" she began, as the front
door closed, "what did Mr.. Sampson
want"
Gin his landlord, You know. / let
him his bachelor apartments, and he
wants another three years lease. ~. Y.