St. Landry democrat., 1892-06-25

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MEANT HIS WATCH.
Olivia-Say, Lily, saw Fred Hardup
going into q pawnbr,ker's yesterday.
Whatever could he be doing there?
Lily-Oh, | don't know-passing his
time away, may be!
AN INyARIABLE sa-TLER.
Georgo-What' that? You don't call
regularly on Miss Sweetie any more? Has
she rejected you?
Jack (sadly)-No; I didn't propose.
No use.
George-Sure?
Jack-Sure as shooting. One night |
pretended to admire one Of her rings and
hitched up q trihe closer to examine it
more closely, you know.
George (reAectively)-Y-e-s, | know.
blackwell, she took it off and handed
it to me- Judge.
NOTHING Is MADE FOR NOTHING.
Every part of even the smallest ami
mails structure is or has been of use to
him. Otherwise it never would have
been developed.
Can YOU tell me, my friend" said an
elderly gentleman to the keeper of the
menagerie, "what the hump on that ami
mails back is for?'
"What it for?"
Yes. OF what value is it?
"Well, it's lots Of value. De camel
| wouldn't be no good widout it."
why not?"
why not? Ye don't suppose people
nd pay TO see camel widout any hump
on, do yer::'
TINE TO UNDERSTAND HER.
Jones who has quarrelled with his
sweetheart, Cora Beliows)-And shall
this parting be forever, Miss Bellows?
Cora Bcllows-Of course it shall.
! Haven't told you it should every time
we ever quarreled? 1t looks like you
ought to understand me by this time.
MUCH OUT OF LITTLE.
"Shallow is man of rather small cali
bro, isn't hc:'
| ellis wife makes much Of him."
"Its surprising where she gets the
! material to do So
HAPPILY DESCRIBED.
"What stir Belle and her young man
are making down stairs said Mrs.
| Brown. as the sounds of laughter came
floating up from below at o late hour.
"A stir" said Mr.. Brown. That's
very natural. They're having spoon. !"
SURE ENOUGH.
Oh, my!" exclaimed Miss Passe, with
little scream Of delight, "here' s an ad-
vertisement in the paper which says,
Wives wanted.
whats that to u.s." said Miss May
Ture, "We're not wives
HEwAs A NOVICE.
Benefac;or-Are you too weak to
work?
Tramp (indignantly)-Sir!
Renefac;or-I mean, does it make you
tired to work?
Tramp don't know. never tried
it to find out.
| WILLING TO CHIP IN.
Old Bacley-You couldn't support my
daughter, sir. ] can hardly do it my
SELF
Young Brace-Possibly not; but every
little helps.
WAY OUT OF THE DIFFICULTY.
81 haven't seen your wife out lately,
Mr.. Goodheart?"
"No. She keeps ct home these days"
els she ailing:"
"No. The fact of the mat+or is, |
took her home two of the hauusomest
bonnets | could find in /, and said
she might make a cho Ter and
would buy it for her g has been
busy night and day ever since trying to
make a choice, and was still as undecid-
ed as ever when left this morning"
"You should help her out of her di'
lemma."
"How can 1?''
"Why, tako one Of them away from
her and carry it back to the store.
Thatll be the one she'll want. ~ New
York Press.
They were in love, their parents op-
| posed the match, and, by a curious CO.
incidence, they were sent abroad in the
same ship.
"And held each others hands all the
way?"
"No; heads"
HARD AT WORK.
Mr.. Stokes-What course are you tax
i. ing at college?
Charlie Rahrah-Oh, I'm Especial
Student"
MIR. Stokes--What studies do you
have?
Charlie Rahrah-Baseball and Old Tes
lament History, with three cuts week
on the history.-IPuek.