The Opelousas courier., 1890-06-14
NJ OF hi DAY.

Extracts from the Treasury-Ten-doliaf
notes.
Cold in the chest-When your lce-boS
ia flled.-Roston BuNstin.
Sheer nonsense-Trying to cut your
own hair.-G. Louis Magazine.
The King of Siam has an umbrella
worth $4,000. It has neve been out IN
the reign.
circumstances alter cases" with some
ueople, Blu. with the lawyer cases alter
circumstances.
There is no accounting for taste except
ON the principle that some people naVens
any.-Boston Post.
Honesty is doubtless the best policy,
hut it seems to have expired long ago
Laurence american.
Time will tell, but the ordinary mar
with an important secret won'tglve lime
a chauce.-SomeroiM Journal.
Poet-"Here is a little s11net which ]
should like to get printe" Editor
"The job printing office is next door,
sir,"--Rackst.
"Did you hear OF that duel between
those two medical studentsa" "No.
pistols or swords2" "Neither. They
practiced on each other Racket.
Mrs. Linden~ssBut your milk never
! Yields a particle of cream" MIkman-'
tsAh. mum! The cream is SO thick 1t
| falls to the bottom. n-Harvard Lampoon.
How many men each day you'll SEE
OF such there is no dearth-- s
Whose only mission seems TO be
To take up room on earth. -
-Woshington Post. !
sssomething strange about this, museaa
the growing society youth; ''this dress
suit grows smaller every year, and yees
whenever I take it out I fnd IL In
creases." -
sThat's one OF your patent FIRE es-
eapes," as the man said when six OF the
ordinary matches of to-day went ont be-
fore he could light his cigar.-vsasresdans
IraUeler. =
Miss Amity Bleecker-"T'm sure ]
can't see why women should try to max,
a mystery of their age" Mrs. Edgsrly--
"Nor 1; especially when it's out OF ehsi
power."-Puek. /;
"My dear child, what are you cEyini
so for?''s sob, dear! My father hs'
gone and lost me, and / know my mOshel
will scold him so when he gets home. :.
Flaegende Blaetter. IL
Bronson-ssWhat was the u O
Yyour breaking your engagement viii
Miss Rernes3 Heart failura" De Sap
pington-"No, not quite that. 1t wal
her fathers failure. "-Ldjs. u
The deepest Of gloom o~vershadows the skyA
OF the far-seeing youth who in sorrow ha
On counting the scomp'ny'' and pieces Of pie
That there isn't enough Of the last to g
round. -
Chicago Herald
Bobby-"I say, Mr.. Brill, what d
you suppose Clara said about yous" Mr.
Brill-aI haven't an idea in the world.
Bobby (amazed)-"Why, how on cart
did you guess her very wordsf"--QAas
ter. - j
Mrs. Gazzam-ssWhe was that gentle
man who sat in our pew to-day9 Thear'
him tell you that he didn't like shol
meter hymns" TSyzam-"That We
Mr.. Lux, the Pr lof the gas com
pany.'--LJs. - .@s
Pompous ~Party-''So you are the 81
change editor, young man. Nautical
speaking, you are q clipper" searnelle-
"No. ''Inasmuch as ] ply the scissor
for Q living, I am 8 revenue cutter" y
Pittsburg Bulletin. ~
A man was to be hanged, and was Q
, the scafold with the Sheriff and the pa,
son. The Sheriff said to the prisone
; "You might be seated" "No, than
! you," replied the prisoner, II can't sta
loDg."-Sour City Journal.
Ardent Swain to object of his affe
tion)-stFor several weeks past I've bes
trying to speak to you, Fraulein Ros
but you never give me the chance
putting in a word. ] therefore glad
avail myself of your temporary hoars
ness to make you an offer of marriage
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