The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-01-14
JUST FOR FUN

$50 Mr.. and Mrs. Jones have quar-
relied? Why doesn't she make up?
She does. dreadfully. That's VIII
they quarrelled.
oh, no. l know what's the matte
with you. You're seasick." The Cir
lin not seasick at all, Bobby Brown
I've felt like this en- land lots o
times. Puck
Wife <quoting)-A mans works fin
lshed with the setting sun; woman
work is never done. Husband (brute
quite right. my dear. I've often re
marked the omission.-Puach.
Gaggsby-Jones is very wealthy, bu
he says his life is full of trials.
Naggsby-"Yes, that's what make!
him wealthy" How so?" Hes !;
lawyer. er."-Cincinnati Commercial Trib
ue.
Blinks,-What did you say TO you.
wife when you got home late las,
night? Jinks-My Dear. Binks-Is
that all? Jinks-Yes. She began talk
Ing then.-Cincinnati Commercial Trib.
une.
Very we'll. SIR" said DR.. Quack
after his quarrel with the undertaken
III make you sorry for this!" ''Wha,
are you going to do?" asked the un-
dertaker, retire from practice?"-
Philadelphia Press.
Wife (who has been away)-You
must have liked that breakfast food,
James dear. There isn't a single box
left. James-Yes, darling. 1t was
great (sotto voice) to start the fire
with, mornings.-Judge.
Barber-Od Weaver give you any
security for the money he borrowed of
you? Draper-No; he said it would be
secure enough in his possession. Bar.
ber-Come to think about 1t, l guess
1t will be.-Boston Transcript.
Wife-Do you believe that marriage
is lottery? Husband-No, I dent
Wife-Why not? Observation-Disclosures
when a man draws a blank in a lottery
he can tear it up and take another
chance.-Chicago Daily News.
Hes writing a novel;" Il suppose
he was out of his mind?" HE is and
he thought 1t would be more success
full if he wrote while in that condition.
It's to be of the regular popular order.
you know."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Bertha-Ycu don't mean to say you
have refused Frederick" Edith-"I
had to. He told me he had never done
anything he was ashamed Of. l never
could think Of marrying a shameless
man, you know."-Boston Transcript.
"Say old man, want to sell you a
ticket for our social clubs private
theatricals." mot me. haven't
time to go 70 those things. l."
Nobody asked you to go. I merely
want to sell you a ticket. ."-Philadel.
phia Press.
"a public official is the servant OF
the people," said Senator Sorghum.
Yes" answered Miss Cayenne; "and
he's the kind of servant
that carries a market basket every
time she goes hcme from her place of
t."-Washington Star.
"See here, old man, what in thunder
did you mean by advising my daugh-
ter to go abroad to study music? She's
no phenomenon, and l can't afford it.
You know all that" But we're on
the same fiat aren't we? know when
I'VE had enough. Detroit Free Press. |
She-Did you send verses to the girl
,ou were engaged to? He-Yes; that
vas the. whole trouble. see, she
iidn't like them? On the contrary,
he did like them. But she discovered |
hat another fellow wrote 'em, and
he married the other fellow!-Yon-
Iers Statesman.
80 you don't care for pcetry?'
NO." said the eminent inventor.
Only the other day I heard a young
woman singing had the wings OF a
love- Now the wings Of dove would |
70 wholly insufficient in atmospheric |
esistance for any practical purpose !
whatever. What she really wants is
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