The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-12
IlUMOR OF THE DAY.

"1 second the motion, said the
man on the rear Of the tandem.-Yale
Record.
He-''Darllng, "we'll have lot to
contend with when we are married.
She eyes. dear, we'll have each 9TH
er."-Judy.
"Dear me!' exclaimed the fond
father, anxiously; "whatever can Do
the matter with the baby? It isn't
crying. Puck.
"Queer how everybody resents hot
weather" Eyes, aud when line day
comes along they all strut as it they
had made "-Chicago Record.
II refuse him regularly each
month. He proposed last night for
the twentieth time" "Ob, he is con-
vinced now that it safe. Truth
There arc two kinds of people:
Those who talk without thinking, and
those who think without talking; and
they make each other very tired. :
Puck.
Mr.. Youngman-''ls there any way
to ind out what woman thinks OK
YOU. without propos,ng;" Mr.. BeAe-
dict-"Yes; make her msd."-Ns"
York Weekly.
Not Bit Abashed: II should think
3 those strawberries would be ashamed
J. Of the discrepancy between their size
4 and their price," "Oh, they have
y nlon+v If sand in them
!. Shelf hear Miss Flurts is learn
is ing to ride bicycle" He-"But she
- rode one last year; why does she have
!: n learn aQain?" she-"Another gen.
ID tleman is teaching her. Funny
es Cuts. -,
G. Prieoner-''I hope your Honor will
6. be- lenient wit me, fer am "a poet"
Judge-"Hem; ever publish any po-
emsP" Prjsoner-"Ob, yes, slr; lots
of 'em. Judge-''Six months. -
ist Judge.
nd Bobbie-'Mother, were all the bad
Or. men destroyed by the Aood?' Mother
1ts yves. INV son." Bobbie-(who has
er. lust received a whipping from hi
lev tather)- 'When is there going to be
:ue another flood?"- Brooklyn Life.
re-. A man who suffered badly went t
is consult q specialist about his affection
1t The expert asked: ''Do you stutter al
q the time?" "N.n-n.no." Replied tn
be sufferer. II s.s.s.stut.t.t:t'ter onl.
list. wh.n r t-t.t.talk."- Harper's Bazaar
ley Mrs. Thirdwed - "That youn
nts, Mary Allen makes perfect idiot Q
the herself over her husband" MR.
Ky Fourthwed-"Well, my dear, 20
owe must remember that he is the first on
ans eha ever had Cincinnati Enquirer
81 wish We we're rich, John. an
oIm could do something for the world
sne Mrs. Glorious remarked, half devoo
'ove edly. half impatiently. ''But, m
mo no dear, we can do good in quiet W.
llou now" eyes: but no one WILL ev'
ss,.e hear of it."-Tit.Bits.
1 S,mc he las the pitcher bends himse
W ia ont Of shape just as he is about to q
~ ~ liver the BALI SNOW get on to
r;cts curyess!" She (her first game) -''1'
n ,1 ;sn't It awful? One would think
, of impossible for him ever to get oa
eatb h. into bis original shape. Puck.
the rommy-"ssy, Mollie, l wish l h b
be. ten cents to get some candy Will
h its Mollie-"Go and ask father "
lopes Socrates was and what he meant
back. the differentlal calculus:
shire. company, and shouldn't wonder d
n ex. be gave you . quarter. "-bos
great Transcript.
''end- "We trv." explained the prec
ender tress, ''to give the girls :, q p y. ~
slopes education, and to especially NJ u
round to be wives. Yes. First class in "
. eye a mans cravat, attention! Cook'
man Oh, no, not since years ago." Are
the new century was dawnlng'
md are7.-Detroit Tribune.