St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-06-24

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your affections.
eyes, he's man after my own heart.
But | won't have him. - Chicago
Record.
SCIENCE ON A SUMMER NIGHT.
she-There is wonderful fascination
about the stars; don't you think so?
He-Indeed there is.
She-Pye forgotten most of my astron-
omy, though. That, believe, is Venus !;
but where is Adonis2-[ Chicago Record.
TOO GOOD FOR A BOY.
Johnnie-say, Tommie, do you ever
get licked by the teacher?
Tommie with pride)-No, [ don't.
Johnnie with conte,npD -Aw, you
must be IL girl Detroit Free Press.
TOO COLD.
"Smithers doesn't 60 much in society
nowadays. I thought he made quite a
plunge into the swim2"
: Gle did; but he found the water
rather Id Harper's Bazaar.
EXPLAINED
Mrs. Growler-Now, Grocer, you have
charged me for things I've never had.
What do you mean by such items as one
handful of raisins, one pocketful of
almonds, two mouthfuls of brown sugar
-eh?
Grocer-It means, Mrs. Growler, that
ladies what will bring their children with
them when they do their marketin' has
got to pay for all they gets.-[Harper's
Bazaar
RUN OF HARD LUCK.
Jack-I've had nothing but hard luck
to-day. Now, I suppose if were to pro-
pose to you, you would
Priscilla-Accept.
Jack-Just what expected.-[Vogue.
SPECIAL GIFT.
Ida Ashcat-Tm just crazy over Pa
lette's pictures.
COMFY Seur--I don't know what you
see in them; / think they are execrabse.
Ida Ashcat--But he does pick out the
sweetest names for them.
A DILEMMA.
"Well, Ralph, do you have many play
mates?"
NAV; don't have any,
"What, no playmates at all2"
ssNo; mamma won't let me play with
about half the boys, and the other boys
mammas won't let them play with me.
Say, would you reform Or just get
tougher3
HOME DISCIPLINE.
Peter Pawling, sr.-Out after hours
again, eh?
Peter Pawling, jr.-Only ten minutes
late.
Peter Pawling, sr.-Go at once to your
room. sir. lock Yourself in and bring me
the key. This thoughtlessness must be
checked .-[Vogue.
GOOD REASON.
1t was not hobby line Of samples the
old Cincinnati drummer carried; just a
modest assortment, suitable to the hum
bier class of buyers and the men who do not
put on style. And when the spruce, dan
dified Louisville drummer passed the
side counter where the plain, unpreten-
tious goods were displayed, he turned
contemptuously aside, looked at them
with sneer, not recognizing in the
white haired stranger the salesman trav-
cling with the aforesaid head-gear and
said:
'If couldn't carry first class line of
samples | would carry none at ALL"
Quick as flash the white. haired stran-
ger turned, and "You are right, sir"
said he; "you are right"
The drummer from Louisville turned a
little superciliously around in the pride
of his new spring suit and metropolitan
polish.
'sThink 500" said he, patronizingly.
eyes," replied the stranger, as he
booked the merchants order, 'you are
right, sir"
He slowly gathered his samples to-
gether.
at would take irst-class samples"
The Louisville drummer smiled.
''To make that face of yours pass cur
rent!'
The drummer didn't wait to show his
goods. -[Cincinnati Commercial Ga
zette.
THEY LOVE EACH OTHER, TOO.
Dora-How do you like my new bon
net?
Cora-Finei Who made it orer for
you?-- Brooklyn Life.
HER STANDING.
Ouiegs-How does Bertha M. Nude
rank as novelist?
Publisher-About as rank as any of
them.
MONEY MAKER.
Samso-He is not rich, and yet he
makes great deal more money than he
spends.
Rodd-How can that be?
Samso-He works in the Mint.