The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-08-27
PITH AND POINT.

81 can't help but rejoice on account
Of your DOWNFALL" said the parched
grass to the rain.
--Algernon (who is much given to
talking in phrases)-"Angelina, ] love
you with fervor-a fervor-worthy OF
| better causew-Tit-B Bits,
-Salphinx-"I fear Hiroller Is con-
tracing bad habits" Sharpe-''On the
| contrary, he seems constantly to be ex-
banding them. Boston Courier.
| First '94 Man I'm logic class)-'Say.
what does /. O. u. mean?" Second %
| Man (who has been there, with sigh
TT generally means nothing ut all.
| Princeton Tiger.
-"Silence gives assent, you know"
he urged gently. docs it?" she re-
piled, waking from q reverie. "Then
I'd advise you to propose to . deaf
mute. Washington Star.
-Chappie-'Wheneve am in doubt
about matter stop and collect my
thoughts" Jessie-"I thought your
man attended to all the disagreeable
little odds and ends IN. Y. Truth.
EMabel-"Is Miss Sanity really as
| pious as people think she is?" Mae
"Oh, yes; I'm certain she Is" Mabel
"What makes you so sure?" Mae
'Why, her clothes fit her SO horribly"
Boston Courier.
~ know a man." said Eli Perkins,
"who was meaner than dog. This
man and dog went into a soloon to-
! gether, but the man got beastly dunk
while the dog kept sober and went
home like q gentleman"
discrimination in the Pantry
"You are in rather a demoralized con-
dition," said the Oleomagarine to the
Cracked Ice. yes" replied the latter,
"but I'm what I'm cracked up to be, any
how" Detroit Free Press.
The Difference. practice
will kill you," said the doctor to the
young woman suffering from too much
piano playing. THAT'S all right" she
responded spitefully, yours kills
other people. detroit Free Press.
"A Check and Check - Wife
''Charles, want some money" Hus-
band 81 can't let you have it. gave
you a check yesterday" Wife-"Well,
that's no sign you should want to give
me check to-day."-Detroit Free Press
Miss Lakeside-"Oh, you may
think l never had an offer; but I'd have
you to know that at home scores of men
were always at my feet" miss st.
Louis-'I don't doubt it. / should say
that there was room enough there for
at least core."-Boston Transcript.
-Maude-"I am greatly annoyed be-
cause that Blinksley keeps writing
verses about the beauty of my complex
ion." Blanche-"Why?" Maude-"Be-
cause people have begun to speak of the
various compositions there are on my
face, and I'm afraid the expression may
be misconstrued."
Better Unsaid.-Friend latter teal
-"Your little wife is brilliantly
handsome woman. should think you'd
be jealous of her." Host confidential
iy)-"To tell the truth, Simpkins, am.
j never invite anybody here that any
sane woman would take fancy to-
Little Peddlington Gheewitz-
Advance, Democracy!-Figure on
Doorstep with an air and tone of af-
fable dignity)-"Will you tell the per-
son of the house, my dOar, that the lady
what cleans her steps every Saturday is
unfortinitly laid up in bed with an at
tack of govt, and has sent lady friend
of hern to act as hunderstudy at the
usooal charge?"-Fun.
1t is remarkable fact that pris-
oner is never brought into court. He
is always dragged in" Subsequently
he is thrown into" prison. This seems
unnecessarily rough treatment, but
long acquaintance with newspaper re-
ports shows us that the practice has ex-
listed since time immemorial, and we
suppose it must be all right. Boston
Transcript.
"A woman's first meeting with her
sons wife Is a good deal like her first
meeting with his school teacher. She
gave the teacher as many directions as
accompany bottle of medicine, and
she does the same with the wife. She
is tn be tender with his peculiarit;es,
and patient with his stubborness. All
the directions are given to the wife.
Tharo ic not hin n ca IA f, the cor,