The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-12-11

WITH one mat Itll3
A great big lump
Sprang up into his wien;
A long ne thrill
His saul did nil
AS he wished that she waa his'n.
She also gaEeu
In manner daEed.
Her heart with love did bara:
She's c1eerfut eve
Fer right to live
If he was only her'n.
-Erchaage.
A New YORK florist, in LAYING down
bouquet regulations, remarks: If you
send a bouquet to alorn the house, it
should be in d basket or a majolica
vase. the latter having the advantage
of being pretty to preserve after the
flowers fade" He forgot to add that il
should be sent in a herdlc.
PASSENGER to conductor Look here,
aren't we behind time: Conductor
Yes, sorter. Passenger-Then why
don't Won run faster? Conductor-Be-
cause we are waiting for two men and
. boy to catch up. Passenger-What
for? Coaeactor-Fhey are going to
rob the train.-ArkaHsGU TrareIer.
o, SAY can you see. By the dawn's early light.
What you failed to perceive at the twilight
last cleaning:
q cranky concern thai through the lone night,
Ger the bed where yoli sleep, was so sauc1ly
streaming.
The sitE atehts so fair.
Round three-coTnered. and square,
Gzys .oof that the lunatic hed-auilt Is
0. the clazy-quilt mania triumphantly raves,
And maid, wife. and widow are bound as its
Saves.
"DoEs not the practical joking of
some of your scholars annoy You at
times, Mr.. Blackboard?" "Nery much.
I have always had an adherence of
practical ;okes in any form, but to some
of the FRANKS played by the boys-such
as placing bent pins in my chair, for
instance my dislike is particularly
deep seatea."-NeW York Times.
CAppED THE CLIMAX: An English
man, : Erenehman, and an American
were discussing the merits of painters of
their respective countries. The Ameri
can, after listening toall the others had
to advance in favor Of their country
men, remarked: Wall, yes, I guess
they did some tall painting; but there
was a young fellow in our village, and
he get a piece of marble and painted it
like cork, and darn me il it didn't
doat'-Augustd Chronicle.
Dor EENNY LITTLE BABY.
Droo as I ieve. most every day
! laugh me Wild to see de vav
Dat shmall young baby dry to play.
Dot funny little baby!
Ven / locke of dem little toes,
IND see dot funn~ little nose.
Und hear de way dot rooster crows,
Ischmile like | vas crazy!
He pulls my nose and kicks my hair,
ind a wis me over everywhere.
Und slobbers me, Int vat / care?
Dat vas my sehmall young baby.
Around my neck dot Ii tie arm
Vas squeezing me SO nice und warm,
oh. NAV dere never come some narm
To dot sehmail little baby!
-Idkob Strauss.
In one of the schools Of this city a
miscnievous young American OF ARR
can descent got into trouble. He had
violated one of the rules, and his teach
er concluded that his offense was grave
enough to merit discipline at the hands
of the principal. Taking a firm hold OF
the young gentleman, the teacher &C
cordinglv started for the room Of the
dread administrator Of punishment
The young chap held back, began to
CRY, and finally cried out, in piteous
tones, ooh, Miss, don't take me up
stairs: please don't. If you don't
take me up there, I'll pray for you TO-
night" She didn't take him up
Altoona IT16ufe.
"SEE here, Mr.. Man, ! hear that you
are flirting with my wife, and if you
don't stop it I'll break your neck.
.Flirting with our wife! I'm neither
flirting with her no. want to do 50. !
don't like her we'll enough for that
@You don't? I'd like to know why YOU
don't. She's just as nice q woman a:
there is in town, and I don't want 20.
to be tellin' me that she hain't gooo
enough for you to like. You've got t.
like her just as we'll as any othel
woman, or I'll know why. and don't yo'
forget it, The angry husband thel
walked away swearing vengeance be
cause Mr.. Man didn't like his wife
Some men can't be pleased any way.