St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-04-30
PirH AND POINT.

AN lrishman. struggling - get a
. pair Of new boots, exclaimed: 81
shall never get 'em on at all till weaz
en- day or two"
The other fellow Is always getting
Oh the good thing We were Just on the
point Of tossing out to . benighted
world.-Boston Journal
When . young man Is first married
all the cake his wife makes il angel
cake to him. NO matter what Il may
seem liz 70 other people.-Life.
-"Have you any ice?" asked . Ren.
Neman Of . waiter at . restaurant
mo, sir" was the reply; but the water
we have II three degrees colder"
"A correspondent who does not give
hia full name, sends as . poem headed:
''Are You Weary" We have read it 1t.
tentively. and can truly say we arc
Buffalo Commercial.
We have noticed that no matter
where man: has . pain he d always
satisfied that he would be very brave
and patient IL il was only somewhere
else. Rochester Post
One Was Enough. -Suitor-''l come
70 ask you for your daughters hand. f"
Her Father-'She Is my only daugh.
ter" Suitor-"well. sir. she is all I
want"-Yanlkee Blade.
There are people who enjoy . dinner
. great deal more Il ere restaurant card
put before them il headed .'menu'' than
il it bears the old-fashioned heading,
''bill Of ffarc."-Lowell Times.
-Pertly Dame with the aid Of he,
maid. struggling into her last seasons
winter jscAet)-"Why, Jane. really
believe this thing has shrunk." .'Yes,
m'm: it is really wonderful how clothes
do shrink At your time Of life. Black
stones Commentaries. ,-
As . natter Of good form. the con-
tributor {: the newspaper now accom-.
panies his manuscript with . note a.
sririnR the editor that this submission
Of the poem to him does not necessarily
imply any lack of merit on his-the
Observation-Disclosures Post
Anxious Wife-"What il his all.
ment. doctor?" Physician-"T pro.
nOunce it paresia. madam" Boston
sick man (fecbly)-''AccordiLx tore
cent authorities. you-ion't pronounce
it-correctly. The accents on the
first syllable. chicago Tribune.
-"You don't know how TO play chess,
do you. M. Adlet?" aaked Miss Skitts.
with . lopl< at the clock, which indi.
Gated 1l:@ p. m. "why, yes. I do.
Ng:.. Sl.sHA. Vh>x - Als.,
] didn't" "why. you don't seem to
know when IT'S your move. "-Brooklyn
Life. 'tf
Paddy O'Ryan-ePlaze mum, and
wad ye ba afthcr buyin' amy noice
peratics, this day?" Lady Of the
House-"But these potatoes which you
have are sunburued." Paddy-''Faix
mum, and they'll soon be hailed Of thot
I've rubbed thin well with glycsrine.
num-" +
-"And do you really love me,
Georgc?" she asked ''Love your re.
peeted George. fervently. "Why.
while I was bidding you good-by in
the porch last night. dear. the dog bit .
large piece out Of the calf of my lex.
and never noticed it until got home!
Love your'-Once A Week.
. His Misfortune. not His Fault--
ut II not our fanlt that We arc red
headed and small" says . western ed.
itor; ''and the next time one of those
overgrown rural ro0sters in ballroom
down for our head, and sug-
gests that some fellow has lost Q rose.
bod out Of his button-hole. there will
be trouble."
-Clothier why did You charge
that man six dollars for q 6ve-dollar
pair Of pants?" New Clerk - HE
wanted q sx-dollar pair. and the
highest priced pants in the store are
ones. so gave him . pair of
lhosc." Cloth hier-"You may. consider
your salary increased from ten to
twelve 6ol1ars "-Harnersa Raxar