St. Landry democrat., 1891-10-31

Z, fore the maiden married him,
And got him III her power,
10 sew It button on his coat
! Would take her iust one hour.
But things are very different How;
| For when her aid he seeks
! 10 sew that bUiton on his coat
1t takes her several weeks.
Clothi,r and turnisher
so LEISURE,
I'll wait until yon are at leisure.
said caller to the editor.
I'm afraid II be- no u.s." to vun when
I'm dead replied the editnr.- Epoch.
40 MONEY TO LE<D.
"HcIlo, old chappie! Been maxim
money Iatcly:'
II should smile; got N packets full. II
"Lcnd me Il Y, Will verE"
"Oh, | cant yer know; it all in 81
bills. - Texas SittingS
MALICE AFuRErHOUcHT.
Witness he came towards me anna
wanted Ter kick nlr OH dc Ieg six times.
Judgt--liuw do vou know he had The
ntrtton of kicking You six times:
Witncss-B ckus dat : jess de number
oh black and bn, spots I've got on nry
leg IeNaS Siftin@S.
AN0TmEE LIE NsILED.
+ Pulnentrr P,nc. Hl-Ihi~ talk
about college graduates MOI hcing able IL
cope with the stem realities Of life is alt
b0,h. u lv, two Of our ntu are street
car conductors, one is d waiter IN a r,'s,-
taufant and one is a letter carrier. ana
c"UId nam" lots of other cases, TIM
Life.
DIFFERENT KINDS OF POPULARITY.
Indignant Custolncr-Look here, you
advertise popul,r prices, and yet You
charge me % CENTS for cup Of coffee
and a ham sandwich.
Proprictor--I You'll find those prices
very popular with caterers, sir.
MORE LIEELi.
Mrs. shopper reading l-The longest
word in the y innrbago language is
Observation-Disclosures 1t
means II will give vot (. horse
SSnooper-It is more likely t" give one
TIE lockjaw.
INADEQUATE.
NO. she snapped, Il won't 60 to ride
with Col. JONES'
"Why not, my dear? He is perfect
gentleman, and
No man can manage l."rSe, br,ke
in the lass. and Il girl. t~,. with one
arm. - Atlanta Constitution,
MORAL MAXIM.
Whatever or purpose in life may be
Whatever our earthly station.
We ought to try, thermometer-Iike,
TO rise to the situation.
- Philadelphia Times.
HALF RATIoNs.
Tommy didn't eat half enough sup
Bcssie-What did you have for sup
per:
Tommy-Company.-LPuck.
RUINED HIS BUSINESS.
Mrs Dogood--Eyen if you are Just
ont of prison. that does not prevent You
from going to work.
Dusty Rhodes-lt do, mum; they cut
my hair, and my business is ruined.
Mrs. Dogood-W hat business were
you III?
Dusty khodcs-The Crcassian beauty
line, mum.
JACK PAID FOR IT.
Tom-Harry looks as if his supper
didn't agree with him.
Jack-Wel it ought to have agreed
with him; he didn' have to pay for it
Iankee Blade.
THEIR son JACK.
Mr. Breezey--Uur son Jack is getting
altogether too large for voung>trr
Mrs Breyzcy-Oh. we'll, the child is
father to the man, y"u know.
Mr.. Breezy true, bat Jack
seems to consider himself father to the
whole family New York Herald.
GOOD LUCK UNAPPRECIATED.
Miss de Swell (angrIy)-You told me
this horseshoe lace pin would bring me
good luck and now Count de Moneyhunt
has proposed to another girl, and my
poodle is dead.
Observation-Disclosures, what more could
heart dcsirc?- jewelers. Weekly.
LIN her brown eyes her woman : soul
Shines radiant as the dawn.
II we bat meet, my sclf-control
Is gone.
Her low. sweet brow. her soft, brown hair, |
Her beauty make complete;
When she comes near the very air
Seems sweet. |
She has gentle, tender voice
That pleases every ear;
Whence CT she speaks, men $ hearts rejoice
70 hear.
And yet, her road to happiness
Is barred with iron doors,
Because her little brother says
She SHORES.
- Someryille journal.
BLAcE SHEEP DWELL n EVERY FOLD.
She-Oh, yes! | quite believe there's
sinpleton in every family. Don't
you:
He-~Well-er-my opinion is rather
biased You see I'm the OIL member Of
our family Boston Budget.
THEY DIDN'T SING 1T.
Lets go up to the Dime Museum ard
see the picnic party
What picnic party?'