The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-10-21
3PuNoENT PARAGRAPHS.


AHas Scribble made anything out
of his short stories?" "Yes." "Do
you know what?' "A fat failure.
Inter Ocean.
Tom Bachelor-"I wonder it there's
any truth in the idea that married men
live longer than unmarried" Married
Host-"It seems longer."-Demorests.
tits funny about bridal pairs.
They are not like other pears at all"
''Why hotf'' They're softest when
they're green."-Indianapolis Journal.
Traveler-..Whats~ time
does the next train go, agent?" Agent
Where are you goingy' Traveler-
"That's none of your business. "-Har-
per's Bazaar. as...~
-"Well. Johnny. who carried of the
first prize at school?' Johnny-'T did"
''What was it for?" Johnny-'Teacher
sent ME cause Jimmy, the fellow that
won it, was too sick to come after It,"
Inter Ocean. . - - s9<
-Gaswel = I'm Disguised with
young Mr.. Van Braam." Dukane-
''why?" "He does nothing but flirt
with the girls" ''Then you don't like
to see mans efforts all miss directed. :"
Pittsburgh cle-Telegraph.
Very Bad Form. -HeD'OldB Bullion
made bad break to-day that society
can never forgive" She-"What did
he do? Eat his pie with knife? He:
mo, he broke up, and won't be able
to pay one cent on the dollar. Detroit
Free Press. .s, s.s
Pockets in ladies' dresses first APP
peared in England during the reign OF
Edward III. The time when pockets
first disappeared is not known; but If
you think they have not disappeared
just endeavor to find one. = Boston
Transcript d,
Bright Anticipations.-
old Tommy-'Are there any telegraft
wires in heaven?" Sunday-school
Teacher-"No, Tommy. They are not
needed there" Tommy Cbis foe light
ing up)-Then II go there can fly
kite all day, can't Ir'-Chicago Trib-
une.
f--Jenkins-'sTim will lyou take
something?" Timkins-"Thanks, no;
I'm just going TO dinner.p Jenkins-
"Well, take an apetizer?" Timkins-
mo, I've only got eighteen pence in
my pocket, and my appetite, as it is, is
rather more than that amount will
cover. ''-TitlBits -
-.Pigg {speaking Of a mutual friend
who is given to egotism) -'sDid you
hear of the accident that has happened
to Brown? He has boken his leg in
two places" Fogg-''You don't mean
1t! 1t will be an awful pity If he
should die. If he RECEIVERS what con-
tinual source of pleasure it will be to
him to talk about it."-Boston Tram
script. 81 asa
"A fly had fallen into the inkwell
of certain author who writes a very
bad and very inky hand. The writer's
little boy rescued the unhappy insect
and dropped him on a piece Of paper.
After watching him intently for
while, he called to his mother and re-
quested her to come to him for minute.
"Here's ejercated fly, mamma" he
said. HE writes just like papa. p
Harper's Bazaar.
+ --ssWhat was de trouble at de polxah
party las night?' "Well yoh see, one
OBJ de gemmen tried ter cash in er ham
full OBJ bras buttons. De banker says:
AN de res OBJ de checks is rubber but
tons De oddah Teller answers i'm
back, 4 can't help it. Well says de
banker, de financial stringency am
sech dat yo'll hab ter get desc checks
certified An den de trouble conn
menced. --Washington Star. -
-''An acquaintance of mine with
whom walked up town to-day" said
q New York citizen, ''thinks he can
tell by the appearance of business
wagon as far of as he can see it the
particular use to which it is devoted.
Now, that, he said, calling attention to
. covered wagon half block away,
but coming towards us, IN bet big
cigar is made to carry dressed beef in;
you'll see dealer's'sign painted on It.
He didn't guess right, but he came so
near to it that didn't think 1t would be
any fun to smoke his cigar. and didn't
take it; when the wagon passed us we
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