The Opelousas courier., 1893-11-25
H1rMOR OF THE DAY.

Ruled oh-ledgeIs'
A tweed garment~A sac coat II
.Get of the earth the cyclone Ealo
to the barn.
An.~vo,,s saection-A man on the
eve of proposal So
When money grows tlm,d IT MAKES
the rest of us shy, -Elmlra 0aze'Ie'
The crawfsh is not very good 10
sot hit it will do at a pinch.-Truth'
characteristic Of good old Ellla9
was his raven~ous appetite' -tleYelano
Plain Dealer.
I,ondon's constant fog may De
caused by the continuous relgn'~
Dallas News.
The fine wheat will insure tai"-V-
and the English sparrow tull crops
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Peonls who are always schenlne
generally pay about double tor Tnat
/ thew eet,-Milwaukee Journal
| When q man is dressed in a little
brief authority, he makes it more On
gpicuous than a red neck-tle.
So far no one has ever made the
hlunder of printing 2 Cupid to look a.
if he had any sense .-Atch1son Oio0e'
"Why does Snagsby keep his han
ont 90 ehort?'' Because he's gettlne
bald, and he won't have it long. -
Philadelphia Record.
He says he owes you a llok1ng
does he? Well, you'll 9 get IT,
Chow do you know "Im HI
tailor."-Chicago Tribune.
"He's a very modest young man
isn't he?" Modest as a burglar n
doesn't ever want the credit OF HI
own work. "-Philadelphia Record
An enterprising hosier has an
nounced a new button, which ne eau
The Old Maids Wedding. Why? be
cause it never m of.-Tit-Blts.
The coalman's season may be tn
winter. the summer the iceman's nary
est. SO that it's possible the mllkma
finds his greatest profit IN the spring
Shall 7 from her sweet spell depart,
or take her for better or worseI
, The choice is-will she break my hearf,
Or shall she break my purse!
| Demonstration in Natural Science
uGentlemen, / hold in my hand thre
shells" Voice from amphitheatre)-
tIt isn't under anyof them. "-Detro
Q Free Press.
Watts-sI wonder how this wor
will get along when you and l hay
, left it?" Potts-'EYou'd better !
Q wondering how we'll get along?-A
dianapolis Journal
pipkin-"Does your wife kno
IL ANYTHING about cooking?" Potts
. guess she does; you can't get her IN
= any Of your cheap restaurants ma
! Fields Washington.
; "Hello, Bingley, how did the doct
:. succeed in breaking up your fever
! ooh, easy enough; no presented
= bill. and I had a chill in fifteen nj
. utes. "-Chicago Inter-Ocean'
"Can I get this note shaYedF.
d timidly asked the money-lend'
"Gracioug! - calculated the broker,
" he glanced at the date, 'sit's old enou
to need it!"-Atlanta Constitution
/: Unless old words can be exehang
% for the new ones that are being rapae
coined, English dictionaries Will so
le have to be taken to a cotton compr'
le to be rendered portable, Dallas Ne
Applicant for Work-"But the
e~upation seems to be a dangerous on
Manager-"Yes; but then in case )
are killed the company would &c
II flowers to your funeral Dos
= Transcript.
~ Richard-esWhen my wife agreed
share her lot with me I didn't q
there was a mortgage on it." Ha
Ga mortgage?" Richard" u
I'D mother, I found, went with the &c
e. Boston Transcript.
" A fellow in Smithville who could
spare So o year for a newspaper s
ffty two-cent stamps to a downs
~ Yankee to know how to raise bet
70 He got an answer, Take hold OF
- tops and pull for all you are worth.
al Oswego Times.
- oh. the gold is rolling in
Tue From beyond the briny seas.
Millions rolling in each day,
ne Bringing US financial ease;
Millions more are on the way,
Rolling onward to this goal,
And az we are none too dusb.