St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-06-11
SPRING FANCIES.
When early Spring flowers
Are beginning to blow,
Then magazine poets
Write sonnets on snow.


Then magazine poets
Write sonnets on snow.
GOT UP HEAD.
Mother (proudIy)-And so you got to
the head of the spelling class to-day?
Little Son-Yes'm III. The whole GLASS
missed on spelling Il word 'cept me,
And you didn't?
"No'm. There was only one way left
to spell - Good News.
WHY DID THEY LAUGH?
elbow are YOU, Fogg' exclaimed Fen
| derson; 'I'vo been on a regular wild
goose chase, and I'm glad I've found
| you at last"
Henderson thinks he must have said q
good thing, the way tho boys laughed,
but he can't for the life Of him tell what
it was Boston Transcript.
RURAL RIVALS.
Village Beauty Sc" that there new
fire engine has been named after Jack
Hanson.
Admirer u rival Of Jack IIansom)-
Ya-as, that new engine is good deal OF
a squirt, New York Weekly.
THE POINT OF VIEW.
Mrs. NewIiwed-I do so enjoy bright
day. Now, last Monday was Il superb
dav
Miss Spinn-It was a perfect day for
a walk or a drive.
Mrs Ncwliwed-Y but was think
ing of the wash New York Sun.
BEGISNING AT THE TOP.
Hicks-I think | shall bring up my
boy to follow the sea for livelihood.
Dix-Why have you settled on that?
Hicks-lt seems to be the on Y indus
try in which one is not expected to begin
at the bottom Brooklyn Life.
THE SUMNER SIREN.
| The hills and dales fresl er green are
wearing,
| The crocus blooms again,
And the sweet summer girl begins pre-
pairing
For her campaign.
II New York Press.
EVEN THOUGH IT'S LEAP YEAR.
81 DECLARE" sobbed Miss Sereandyel-
low, "the deceitfulness of the newspaper
headlines is something dreadful. What
do | mean? Why | saw the announce
ment, Proposals, in paper this morn
ing, and cut the article out, and what do
you suppose it was? No, nothing of the
sort-not word about marriage, but just
a lot of bids for some horrid old steam
boats. - Boston News.
BETRAYED HERSELF.
Bloobumper-I read to-day an account
of how female forger donned male at
tire, and for q long time eluded arrest
but at last she gave herself away.
Spatts-She stopped to look in q milli-
ner's window, suppose?
| Bloobumpcr-No;i in q moment of abb
sent-mindcdness she asked woman it
her hat was on ght.-l Harper's b.
zar,
A ROMANCE OF THE PERIOD
"Mildred," passionately exclaimed the
young man, throwing himself upon his
knees, "hear me. For months | have
carried your image in my heart. You
have never been absent from my thoughts
one moment. The contemplation of
future unshared with you would drive
me to despair=to suicide! Listenl For
more than q week, Mildred, the dread,
the suspense, the uncertainty, the horri-
BILE fear that may fail to win your af-
fections has oppressed me by day and
banished sleep from my eyes at night
For more than week have not sleptl
With straininS eyeballs have tossed on
my restless couch and'--
"Harold," interposed the gentle girl,
with tears Of compassion in her eyes, II
should consider myself the most heartless
of women if | could look unmoved upon
your sufferings when word from me
can Danish them. If you are troubled
with insomnia, Harold, you will find in
slant and certain relief by using Hevy-
sides celebrated Nerve Squelcher, price
30 cents q bottle, for sale by all drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed or money
refunded, testimonials on application
delays are dangerous, life is precious,
and what is life without sleep, send for
ample, if used according to directions
will cure in twenty-four hours, mention
this paper. y Chicago Tribune.