St. Landry democrat., 1890-01-25
PLEASAN TRIES.

Boies will be Boies So will the next
governor of 1owa.-PAiIodelphia Ledger.
Republics were ever ungrateful. We
put our great men on postage STAMPS and
then punch their heads
He-SDo you believe in marrying for
money, Miss Antique7" She-sI don't
! now; how much have you got"
| It is a c rious fact that while women
GRO :eticent about their ages, thew have no
hesitation Hbout publishing the ages of
othe-2 %omen.
| Il grown men only knew as much as
| their mothers think they know when they
re babies the world would have no further
use fo1 cyclopedias.
Tommy-sl wish the school room was
round" Mother-"Why? $50 the
teacher couldn't make me stand in the
corner. "-7eras hiftings.
De June bug got de golden wing.
De lishtnin' bug de flame:
De bed bug got no wing at ALL
But he git dar all de same
Humorlst-1 SUPPOSE this little Joke
Eli 60 at regular rates if accepted Edi-
tor-"Yes, l guess so. 1t is too old to
trAvel for half fare any longer"
Head clerk-s'Pm letting my whiskers
grow, sir. $50 l see but can't permit
employees to crow their whiskers in BUSH
ness hours. That must be done in their
own time"
His Onl5 Failing: Miss Charity-"Is
our husband addicted to the use of alco-
holic stimulants ?" Recipient of aims
mo, 1ndade, mum, not he; his only failin'
is drinkin'."
The kind and correct thing to say to the
Gomez home is, 81 hope YOU feel rested
from your vac .tion." Nobody says rested
by your vacation" except those who haven't
had my.
''Aiss Smiley is going to travel unoer an
assumed name " You surprise me- p'
Yes; she is going to be married next
month md going on heI wedding tour -
Yonkers Statesman.
AN Autunnal proposal-He las they
stand on the balcony: SIT is very bright
within, and very dreary without, is it not 2"
She: without what ?" He Gnspired):
"You. "-Harper's Bazar.
'Why," said the husband, ssdo you put
the hair of another woman on your head pa
"Why," retorted his better half, edo you
wear the skin of another c.lf on your
hands ?'-La VoZtaire.
A Dansville editor b written a song
entitled 81 am Glad Said Yes" He is to
be excused for he didn't know what head
ache he would have the next morning.
Rochester Herald.
Mother Was Victorious: Jimmy Brown
HAS ystaEE. lR6fnsr SS Been wnippin' you,
Billy?" Billy don't care to ansWey
us sufficient for You to know that she got
'he upper hand of me-
Needed Coaching: Young farmer (apolo.
know Pm perfect bear in
ny manners, Miss Edna" Sweet sixteen
hesitatingly)-"No, you're not-you-you
nave never Rugged me yet"
English as She is Spoke Miss La Mode
looking into Farmer FIeece's gardenl-
: You asked me to stop some day and see
,our hne lettuce heads. Are these thew
farmer Fleece-''Them's 'um.''
In the Woods.-Aggie Ito Charlie) .sOh.
COX at that lovely, dear little bird on the
rec Charlie ,: eyes that's a robin"
Aggie: "How sweet Oh, Charlie. shoot
to put on my hat. THE Epoch.
1t will cost $1O0.O 900, 900 to put our sea.
cast in state of defense against foreign
oe, while it won't cost us ten cents to
mind our own business and keep out of
ow with the rest of the world.-Detrost
Free Press
Young Widow: ''Mr. Peachly, will Won
marry me7" Mr.. Peach1y: "Well really.
irs. Buckner, this is so sudden. and
Dung Widow: "Oh, well, take your time
think it over. Mr.. Harkins and
bought we'd like to have you perform
ne ceremony for US. "-HarDer's Bazaar.
Graduate Ito critic, who has been look
1g over his essay: "What do you think
it 2 Critic: "Well, the FIRST time /
cad it l was favorably impressed the.
scond time less SO, and after the third
erusal put it down as bosh." Graduate.
That's all right then. I've only got to
sad it once, you know. "-Lawrence
Lanericdn.
Late at the Observatory -"Please tell
10 where L am to go. | was invited to
70 the transit of Venus" s.I am ex-
emely sorry, madam, but you are too
tie. The transit was over fifteen minutes
&c" ooh, that's no matter The super
tendent is friend of mine and l am
Ire he will have it done again for me-"
States Attorney-s'So the defendant did
ropose to yon that you set FIRE to the store
Id get half of the insurance State now
neither or not he offered to protect you
ON all risk of punishment at the hands
the law. What did he say about that?"
'tness-"l es, sir; he promised to see me
rough. He said he'd manage to catch
9 in the act and let you prosecute me."-
'unsey's Weekly.
Sad Indeed.