The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-11-04
PlTH AND POINT.

| When the goat tackled the can Of
dynamite, you ought to have seen the
, butter fly.
! Every time wise man make5 a
| mistake it teaches him something
! Rams Horn.
! DO not put off upon others advice
that you are unable to keep for your
own use.-Galveston News.
The individual who does things ac-
cOrdlng to his own sweet will generally
has a very sour won't--Pucls.
The great difficulty bout common
sense is that it is so tremendously
scarce that it isn't common.-TeXas
Siftings.
IF should ask you to lend me
five pounds. what would happen?''
Prospective Victim (tersely)-'.O, moth
ing.''-Tit-Bits.
Man generally falls because he is
an egotistical fool: and the woman who
falls is the one that has believed in him.
Rest Islander.
Perpetual pushing and assurance
put difficulty out of counuenance, and
make a seeming impossibility give
way.-Jercny Collier.
He (from New York)-'.Was it You
l heard singing After the BALI this
evening?'' She (from Philadelphia
''After what ball?''-Life.
-''There's a curious state of things
in our church choir ''What is it?''
1.-The mem bers are all at peace with
each other.''-N Y. Press.
THROWN has the job he was after
plenty OF light work. whats he do
jng?'' ATTENDING motors at the cleo
trio plant.''-Atlanta Constitution.
Now. Walter, what did you say
to Mr.. Benton for the nice peaches he
send free st ones next timc."-Inter-
Ocean.
You can't always tell by listening
to Il man while he prays at Friday
evening meeting just what he will do
in Il horse trade saturday afternoon
Sonlerville Journal
The Debutante (aside)-.'How
many verses shall sing?'' The Pro-
tessor-''Do you want an encore?'' The
Debutante-''Of course The Profess
soc-"One. "-Boston Budget
Very Appropria te.-Willic-"You
say you presented Squib. the hun1orist,
with cane?:' Bill-"Yes." Will
What kind of wood was it made of?''
Bill-''Chestnut.' -Ianlzce Blade.
e-Leaded- You're nice
type of a man. said Jones. as he
plugged the burglar with couple of
balls. ''Double-lea ded type said the
expiring thug.-Arkansas Traveller.
Mistaken Kindness. --Jac1z-''Hello,
Did man! Awfully glad to see you.
'moking-j jacket and make yourself COM
Portable" Dicl>-''Deuce take it! Do
you mean to insinuate that don't feel
.onforta BILE in dress suit?"-Truth.
-Mandy-''Here, Josiah, is a drug
store; now let us go in an get them
spoons we've read so much
L bout NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Mandy,
you won't find 'em here, will you?''
I know what I'm
loin'; didn't see in a paper that they
vas Il drug in the marlxet?"
-Artless Tommy. - Tommy-s'Say
Mr.. Yabsley, sister Laura said at the
able this morning that she thought
7ou had the prettiest mustache she
yer saw abSlev-''You OuGhtn't
o tell things you hear at the table.
Tommy" Tonmy-''But she is going
o give dime for telling YOU
indianapolis Journal.
The Fizzletop children were play
ng with their toys. Johnny, you are
polling the whole game. You are the
biggest donkey I ever saw" said little
Jamie. Colonel Fizzletop (reproving- r.
Mamie. I surprised"
Jamie Gndignantly)-s'W pa, I
lidn't mean you. You amt the big
rest donkey ever saw:
-Lawyer-''An now lease state
he remainder 81 the conversation be-
ween You and the defendant Wit
less-''I do not remember it, sir The
ubStance of it escapes me-. Lawyer
-''Never mind the SUBJ
lance of it. Tell the words and
ancy the jury will have the intel1i-
.ence to get the substance -Har-
,er's Bazaar.