The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-09-24
plTH AND POINT

III hear that your picnic was aswell
affair" ut vas. We all got stnng BY
hornets"
-The man that can't sing and won't
sihg deserves the sincere thanks Of q
musical commutiity.- Jour-
nal.
"A serious need in these days is 4
gas meter that is intelligent enough to
know when the family is at the seaside
and honest enough to say so.-Bing ghafti:
ton Leader.
docs your husband attend church
regularly, Mrs. Trotter?" inquired the
new minister, 80, yes" Mrs. Trotter
answered. ''He goes once year regu-
larly.'.N. Y. Herald.
THAT was an appropriate flower
Lord Impecune wore when he was mar.
ried TO Virginia Boodel" II had not
heard Of it. What was it7" "a mari.
gold. "-Harper's Bazaar.
Stanley says that sunshine in Africa
looks like moonlight. That's about the
way it looks right here at homo to a
good many people, when business don't
go right. : Rams Horn.
-Stranger-"Why are those police.
men hnrrying around the corner?" Citl.
zen--''rhere is going to be a fight"
Where? Around the corner?' mo, it
is going to be here. IN. Y World.
-Scribbler-"I am going to make
trouble for that fellow, Pennibs. Here
he has published one of my poems over
his own signature" Scrawley - II
wouldn't make any fuss, old man. If
he can stand it you ought to. America.
Mrs. Wickwire-'-If you go first you
will wait for mo on the other shore.
won't you, dcar?" Mr. Wickwire--"1
suppose so. never went anywhere
yet without having to wait for you at
least half an hour. ."-.Terre Haute Ex.
press.
-Cunso (despairingly) -"What on
earth made you get divorce when you
were in Chicago?" Mrs. Cunso-' Real
ly, dear, they were selling them so
cheap-in fact, they were going at a
bargain, and I couldn't resist buying
one. The Epoch.
-"Where do you get your cigars,
Bromley?" why do you want to
know that? You've always blackguard-
ed them So" Il want to know because
my wife objects to tobacco smoke, and
I've got to smoke something. Louis.
vile Courier-Journal.
: Overworked Housewife-"t wish to
get servant" Employment Agent
"Well, madam, we have some elegant
ones who wish a trip to Europe, some
less desirable who would summer at
Saratoga, and few cheap ones who do
not object to Long Branch. Which do
you preter?"-N. Y. Weekly.
-Poet-I don't see how you have
the check to charge seventy-fve dollars
for that suit" Tailor-"My name is
worth something, sir" Poet drawing
his check) k)-"Well, I'll take it." Tailor
But this check is for fifty dollars
only" Poet-.1 know it-but my name
is worsh something. IN. Y. Sun.
-"foung man." said Congressman
to a youth who was employed in the
Capi oil, 81 will tell you frankly that
can's help feeling some admiration for
yous powers of endurance" ''In what
way. sir?" was the inquiry, in tone of
pleasure. II saw you stand and puff
cigarette smoke in your own face for at
least half an hour. r.''-Washington Post.
Winks-"I understand the woman
you are going to marry has been en-
gagged to you for ten years" Jinks--
"Yes. You see am newspaper writer
by profession. and her proud father said
I could not have his daughter Until /
could show him my name at the head
| of an article in some great magazine.
| Well, went to work. and soon got an
article accepted, but it was ten years
before it was published. Good NJ ws.
"A well-known travelling agent for a
Philadelphia carriage paper has carr led
off the honors for eating, in this city.
says the Cincinnati Enquirer. At re-
cent meal for himself he consumed two
whole chickens, fried Maryland style,
five pounds; one extra porterhouse
steak, ten ears of corn, one dozen tolua-
toes sliced with onions, one quart
stewed potntoes, one dozen corn cakes
and three quarts of beer. He was the
only manwho partook Of the meal. and
Re did not fall into ashes when he
finished.
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