St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-11
HUMOROUS.

-"Why are you 50 timid. John?
Speak out" Il am afraid the popping
will awake your papa."-Harper's Ba-
Ear.
-"And you allow your girls father
to kick you?" Il did. But how can q
fellow help what's done behind his
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Times
-"Spriggs is . mere flop! Mark my
words, he will, never make noise in
the world" Il think you're wrong.
I've often remarked his bang."-Har-
per's Bazaar.
-Tom-"What is more annoying than
to step on the sharp end Of tack in
the dark" Jack-''To step on two Of
them, whether In the dark or not
Yankee Blade.
-Schaumbcrger .(sitting, tries to
mash" pretty shop-girl standing up in
"L")-"Py graciousl II mein poy Moses
vas here l would make him gief you his
sesd FREDDY quick!"-Judge.
do you know why that fellow At
the opposite table keeps his paper all
the time 50 before his face?" .Why. Of
tailor. "--F1iegende Batter.
-Dissaway-"Your d-dog won't bite
me, will he?" Farmer Spinwheel-
Gosh! l hope not 1t spiles m fer
woodchucks when they git dude blood
in their veins. Once a Week.
-Judge-''And so no called you a
liar?' Prisoner-''He did, sor." Judge
And did you attempt to defend your
self?" Prisoner-''Did l? You ought
to see Duffy. "-Harvard Lampoon.
-Clara-"How do you like my friend?r
Fanny-"He is horrid creature. he
married?' mo. he is not married.
'.How happy is the lot Of the woman
who did not get him for husband
Texas Sifrings.
This life Of mine is wearisome, oh,
20 wcarisome," said the teainman. ut
reminds me OF that beautiful line OF the
poet Brake, brake. brake The only
trouble Is that tho line is not quite long
enough to work in all the brakes"-N.
Y. Sun.
"A Scotch physician has discovered
that playing on tho bagpipe wears away
the players front teeth in four years.
Listening 70 . clearinghouse piano
wears out . mans patience much
quicker than the meals wear out his
toeth.
NOV pray for Susie Bates" said
Mira Simeral to six-year-old Flossie.
who was saying her prayers ''Susie is
quite sick" why. mamma" said
Flossie. Il can't pray for her. She
aet9p't belong TO our crowd. ""7Epoch. ;
Too late, als1 tSo late. IS =
0ealer charged IT, weight In gold 49,
~ bite Of ice % small and cold. srt. gf.l
Dut after be died he erleA il paim: To ts Il
what wouldn't give for that Ice again."
-Philsdelphia Times.
-violet-"why didn't your brother
some. too?' Oscar-"He wasn't feeling
very well this evening. We had float
ing island for dinner" violet-"Did
10 eat too much?'' Oscar-.s.No; he went
'ut Of the room for . minute and ate
n bhare. He is all broken up over it,
-Esslie's illustrated Newspaper.
MIRA Mulcahy-'.Bridget O'Dona-
anf it's me sympathy ys have in your |
logkow." Eridgst-"Yia the ovid man |
~ gone; but troubles never come
Hone. Oidon't know" Mrs. Mulcahy-
'Bedad, and what's happened now?"
3ridgct-'Faith. and me poor billy goat
wallowed . bit Of ice. and the icemap
hot him dead 70 recover his property i
-Kearney Enterprise. E &
Census Enumerator ito head Of
you married or unmar-
led. sir?" Head Of the housc-"Mar-
led" Enumerator "a little later).
Have you . wifcr llead-(astonish-
d)-"Yea" Enumerator - .'Er-male
e female?" Head (now thoroughly
reused That sir. il one Of the ques-
ions I am not going toaaswcr, Lowell
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