St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-04-13
MISCELLANEA.

The world is on broad grin when all
nature smiles.-N O. Picayusse.
The man who is the most generous gen.
orally keeps it to himself, while the most
selfish ones gives it away.
Glove is blind" which may account for
the fact that so many lovers forget to light
the gss.-Ieave Haute Egpress.
AW. C. T. U. woman in Kentucky re-
Gently said she had six unanswerable argu-
ments in favor of prohibition-her six
sons.
The prayers of the preachers are not
without avail. The managers of the in
auguration ball already wish they had
nothing to do with it.-N O. Picayune.
Dyty performed gives clearness and firm
ness 70 faith, and faith thus strengthened
through duty becomes the more assured
and satisfying to the soul.-Iayon Ed
soards.
Wife (who has just been through his
pockets) -"You wretch, you been playing
the races again" Hubby-"No, my dear.
spent the even at the ladies' bazaar
N. z. Euening Sun.
Young Pat-"What's a grave doubt,
fathers Old Pat-ssBe jabers, it's the un-
certainty NV man buried a1oive whether
he's dead or not. IN. Y. Wortd
Eccentricity is not virtue, but if some
men would only be eccentric enough not to
cross their legs in horse car, the world
would forgive them some of their other
vices.-Sonaeroiye Journal.
Scene.-A lovely spot on dark night.
"Would the gentleman be so kind as to
assist poor man? Beside this revolver,
have nothing in this wide, wide world
to call my own."-Boston Saturday Ca
zette.
To love the public, to study universal
good, and to promote the interest of the
whole world, as far as lies within our
power, is the height of goodness, and
makes that temper which we call divine
Saafsesbwry.
Judge-tIf, as you say, you found this
woman SO violent and headstrong even
during the engagement, why did you
marry herT Abused husband (meekly)-
I'll didn't marry her. She married me.
IN 2. Weekly.
We should learn to look life squarely in
the face, thus seeing whatever is good and
hopeful, but also what is bad and unprom-
Using. Nothing is ever gained by shutting
our eyes to what Providence is sending us.
United Presbyterian.
1t is reported that the collision between
the Countess de Flanders and the Princess
Henriette was due to the fact that both
were trying to avoid fishing boat.
Prince Jerome Bonaparte and his aide
were the last to leave the wreck.
Mrs. Dow, the thrice successful presi-
dent of Dover's horse railroad, is even
more of O success as housewife, neigh
Dor and mother, and in addition good
shot, an excellent swimmer and very fond
of hunting, fishing and fancy work.
How to control and finally destroy this
evil is the great problem of the hour. Its
solution is next on the worlds calendar of
progress. The saloon has boldly entered
politics, and it has come to stay until van.
quished or victorious. Hon. WslliGm Win
dom. SecretGry cftae Treasury, JULY 4, 1887.
Professor Swift, of Warner Observatory,
has received telegram from the Lick
Observatory announcing the discovery last
evening by Professor Barnard, of new
comet. Its position was right ascension,
hours. 90 minutes, 30 seconds, declina
ton north 16 degrees minutes. It is
pretty faint, and has slow motion south
west.
When we look back upon our lives es-
pecially If we begin to feel that they are
pretty far spent, how we amuse ourselves
with thoughts of what we might have
made out OF them other than they are.
But Ii is an amusement that may as well
be sparingly INDUCED in. Our better en-
ployment Is to make as much as possible
of what is left u.s. United Presbyterian.
A high school. girl, beii1g told to parse
the sentence, HE kissed me-" consented
because she was opposed to
speaking of private matters in public.
"He," she commenced, with unnecessary
emphasis, and q fond lingering over the
word that brought crimson to her cheeks,
'tis pronoun; third person, singular
masculine gender; gentleman,
pretty well fixed universally considered a
good catch. Kissed is verb transitive |
too much so regular every evening /;
Indicative mood-indicat affection first
and third persons, plural number, and |
governed by circumstances. Me oh,
every body knows me-" and down she sat.
- Russell (Kan.) Record.
4 rrba vonn. man uho bnous how - 1.v
Off corn and potato rows, and to regulate
the distance Of the same SO as to get the
crops, is worth cowpen full of nice, kid
gloved, fancy overcoated fellows who
know how to lead fashion waltz. Set
ling the plow right and adjusting the