The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-19
PlTH AND POINT.

why are You SO still there, Ethel!'
Ethel-"Because Jack is still here"
Bad handwriting isn't always an in.
dication of genius, but it is the only
sign of genius that some unfortunate
authors possess. -Somerville Journal.
-Bre'r Seeall to Col. Gray-"Wny,
Ku'nul, whaffo' have yo' got youah
pantaloons on backwards foah?" Col.
G.-"Why, yo' ignowump chile, to keep
dem fom baggum IN de knees, i'm co Sc. !"
The Long-Headed Housekeepe r.
Clerk-"You say you have five win dowa
and only want four screens?" Gus
tomer-"Yes. ] want to keep Cine win.
dow open to let the flies get out."-N.
Y. Sun.
-Brown-'I don't see Jerry with
Miss Charmer lately. You, told me he
had fallen in love with her'' Fogg-
eyes, he did fall in love with her, but
her father raised him. "--Boston Tran.
script.
-Watts-"At what age would you
say woman ceases to be fascinating?"
Potts. Before answer that question
tell me how young boy am 1 allowed
to consider in the case?"-Indianapol
Journal.
-"Your son, hear is becoming an
excellent landscape painter" ''He is. I"
"Does he initiate nature well?" ''Imi-
tate nature! He beats nature. He can
put colors in landscape that nature
never dreamed off. IN. Y. Press
Surprising News. -Jagman-"Wha
was it you told Brown about me that
seemed to surprise him SO much? Did
you tell him was intoxicated yester-
day?" Chapman-''No, told him you
were sober to-day Evening
Herald.
Don't you think" she said archly
to the visitor behind the scenes, 'that
most of these jokes about ballet girls
are rather thin?" perhaps so, he re-
piled, much embarrassed "But then
you know it's pretty thin subject to
tackle. "-Washington Post.
Have you seen the lions in Central
park?" asked a New York gentleman
of a little boy. Eyes; they are spoiled
lions" "Spoiled?" "Yes, spoiled.
saw little girl throw a piece of bread
into the cage, and the lion didn't touch
it. He wanted cake suppose"
This was Woman.-Scene- Tele-
graph office.-''That makes ten words,
madam" Gam I not entitled to send
two words more?' Certainly, mad
am" Every well, then, have the kind
ness to put the words Gin haste" on
the envelope of the telegram. Yankee
Blade.
"A Result of Experience. Great
heavens! What's that?" exclaimed the
new star, darting to one side. "Thats
only the glare of our new calcium re-
Hector for the transformation scene"
"Oh," resumed the actor, much relieved,
''for moment I thought it was the
headlight of locomotive
-"Well," snarled Mr.. Topnoody, 81
don't see much difference between an
idiot with his mouth open and an idiot
with his mouth shut" "And you have
such a large mouth, too" murmured
Mrs. Topnoody dreamily. And Mr..
Topnoody kicked the cat half way
across the room.-Detroit Free Press.
Summer Saunterers-''Is that your
son, Mr.. Peavine? And only ten years
old! He has grown famously." Farmer
Peavine-''He's all O. that, Bill is; he's
the infamousest boy in these parts"
Summer Saunterers latter departing)-
1.-THE old gentleman is quite charac-
ter" Farmer Peavine's Daughter
"0h, pal how could you talk SOP" Farm
er Peavine-"It's all right, Tidy. It
pleases them city folks to get hold of
an original character, you know. That
little turn of mine tickled them might
lily. They'll take the rooms" And
they did.-Boston Transcript.