The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-08-25
WIT AND WISDOM.

Ride a hobby, of course, but make
it draw something of value.-saptist
Union.
May 1 tell you why it seems to me
wrong that has been done to us? That
we may forgive it.-Dickens.
1t is only necessary to grow old in
order to become more indu1gent. I see
no fault committed that 1 have not
been myself inclined to.-Goethe.
Jones made me snilc,'' said Roys-
tcrinG Blade. ..Hovv is th:t9'' asked
me to have drink, and wouldn't take
NO for a refusal.''--Toledo Blade.
Time is infinitely long, but it
doesn't seem that way when IL fellow
has only about two minutes and a half
to catch his train.-Sonerville journal.
First Tramp (running)-''Do you
know the name of that dog" Second
Tramp increasing pace)-''1 should say
it was .Posterity, by the way he comes
after us.''-Yonkers Gazette.
To see clearly how right or wrong
act generates consequences, internal
and external. that go on branching out
more widely as years progress, requires
a rare power of analySis.-Herbert
Spencer.
How is becf-tea made?" was a
problem attacked in a village school.
where one thoughtful youngster solved
| it by the direction, buy a tin of beef
| extract and follow the directions on
| the LABEL
| Command thy servant advisedly
| with few plain words. fully, freely and
! positively. with a grave countenance
| and settled carriage; these will pro-
cure obedience, gain respect and main
tain authority.-Euller.
| Charlie Sappie-s'No, don't go in
for yachting much since the time was
| knocked overheard and lost my
senses Miss Spright-''How sad!
and you never recovered them. did
lyou?'-Philadelphia Record.
| A four-year-old boy was taken to q
farmers meeting, at which a lady read
an essay on FLOWERS" When he got
home he was asked what they did
there. ''Oh,'' he replied, "a lady
| talked to herself on piece of paper
In the mathematics class one day
Mt Williams college Prof. s., who
was rarely made the subject of colleE<
jests, was excessively annoyed by some
man ''squeaking'' a small rubber blad
der. The noise seemed to come fron
near a certain Jack Hollis, and after
auerying each of his neighbors, and re
ceiving a negative answer, Prof. s.
said sternly: "Hollis, do you know
who is making that unbearable noise?'
Hollis, who had been the guilty perso1
all along, assumed an air of stoica
bravery, and said, calmly: Il know
i
SIS angry face grew calmer, an'
with evident pleasure he replied: 8
respect your scruples, Hollis They d.
YOU credit, and should shame the guilt.
l man, sir!''
, An Upright Boolk-Keeper.-s'If ea
: our new book-keeper is not SO stead
as he ought to be-" said the senio
partner. Don't know about that,
, replied the Junior partner. He wa
3 out with a party of us the other night
and when the session was over he wa
the only one who didn't waRble bit.
, indianapolis Journal.
Mrs. Mildmay-But what make
. you think Mr.. De Sewer is . bad man
!. Mrs. Sharpe-My dear woman, when
: man never forgets to mail the letter
| his wife intrusts him with you may /
sure he has clandestine correspon,
: ence with some other woman. or }
yyouldp't be 20 careful TO clean ont b
pes,ssts bsScre gotne henes-- Roste
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