The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-02-21
PuNoENT PARAGRAPHS.

PuN0ENT PARAGRAPHS.
You do not always get returns from
your wisdom, but you always get big ~
turns from your follies = Atchison
Globe.
1t is all right for girl to look into
the future, but it is not becoming for
her to look forward. = Yonkers States
man.
1t is not until you have walked into
q puddle that you can see the different
paths that would have lcd you safely
around it.
Still Youths Won't. Take Warning.
Before marriage 'Why so pensive,
dearest?' After marriage 'sWhy SO
expensive, Mrs Jones?''
Rose De Mascus-ssOnce and for all,
l must be plain with you" Maud
st. Agedore-"Yes. know you must;
you could not change your looks If you
wanted to. st Joseph News.
-"Miss Stuckuppe has some very rare
flowers in her conservatory. That is
her hobby" "H'm! Any one could tell
that she was haughtyculturist from
her manner!''-Boston Traveller.
"A Temptsr of Providence. How is
1t he can't get his life insured?" Hes
poet in the spring. gentleman jockey
in the summer. football player in the
fall and tobogganist in the winter
N. Y. Tribune.
Fashions OF 1890. Teacher Cor
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Now the sentence speaks of young
woman in fashionable attire. What
gender is attire?" Bright Boy-"Mas-
culine. Good News.
-She-s'Every woman is more or less
of q mind-reader." He-"Do you think
you could read mine?' She-s'rd rather
not Mamma is little particular as to
the character of my reading. Indian
apolis Journal.
-'I was so gratified. Miss Jones, 4"
said the young playwright. ITO see that
my work moved you to tears last night"
Eyes, Mr.. Bronson" said the. young
woman. with sigh; II was 50 sorry for
you."-Harper's Bazaar.
-Temperate-"Pshaw! Talk about
you swearing of! don't believe you
could do 1t to save your life" Fuller
'sIs that so? That's all you know about
it! Iswore Of Ave times last week.
Boston Traveller
johnson -"Does your amateur dra-
matte company seem to be developing
any histrionic talent? Thompson
80. yes The leading lady, her under
study and one of the soubrettes have
applied for divorces alresdy."-Indian-
spolis Journal.
Assurance Doubly Sure. -He-s'You
remember you said last night that you
would be q sister to me all my life?"
Shelves, did" He-"Well, pro-
posed to your sister Kate this afternoon,
and judging by what she said. rather
think you will. "-Somervilie Journal.
Gifted. your son won't work."
said ono Congressman to another. NO."
was the reply. ''r've tried to persuade
him to employ himself at something.
but he won't do it" ''May be he is
what they call gifted" 81 should say
he was I've given him every thing he
has. and more too Washington Post
Art VS.. Nature. what is that,
dear mother?" sThat is rose, my
child" but what dear mother, Is
that next to the rose?' IA sunnower.
darling" But oh, what is that grow
ing next to the sunfiower?'' THAT is .
pond lily" "But. oh. dear mother. they
are growing out OF the same vine?"
THAT is the way they grow. my child,
ON lambrequfhs. - Upholsterer.
His Mother-sWaldo. why are you
90 extraordinarily studious late1y?"
Waldo Beaconwealth (of Boston, aged
two and . half years)-'I have noticed
that recently vacated college presi-
denotes have been filed by comparative
ly Gerry young men, and in view Of somo
immediate vacancies of the Same ma
ture, have deemed 1t prudent to be az
thoroughly prepared a. possible. p
Harper's Bazaar.