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A. J. BoVD, J. W. RKID
BO YD RE I J),
Attorneys-11 t-I jiw
WENTWORTH, N. C.
Practice in the Superior court of
Stokes county.
ROBERT 1). GILMER,
Attorney and Counsellor,
MT. AIBY, N. 0.
Practices In the courts of Surry, Stokes,
Yadkin ami Alleghany.
W. F. CARTER,
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Tucker, Smith * Co..
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HOOT 6, 6JJOKS, HATS AND CAPS.
Ve 190 Baltimore Street. Baltimore, Af«l.
if. J. Jt tf. E. VEST,
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WUOLES.9LE CLOTHIERS.
M Auoftr St., (betwcanUeriuan £ l-oml.ar.l SUI
BALTIMORE MD.
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C. WATKIWI, W. 8. ROBRHTHOM
O. L. OOTTRKLL, A. 8. W ATKINS.
Watkins. Cottrell & Co..
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1807 Main Street,
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Anker Brand Bolting Cloth.
Steyhrn Putney, L. U Blair
IK. //. MILES,
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STEPHEXPUTXE Y# CO.,
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Boots, Shoes, and. Trunks,
1210 Main Street,
Sept. 8-81-om. RICHMOND, VA.
t. B. ABBOTT, OT N 0.,
with
WlßflO, EI.LETT k CRUMP,
RICHMOND, VA.,
Wholesale Dealers ia
BOOTS. SHOES, TRUNKS, Si C.
Prompt attention paid to orders, and satis
faction gaurantted.
ftt- Virginia Stall Priton Qotdt a tpetmUy
March, 6. m
aoeear w. rewias. aooaa D. TAVI.O .
R W. POWERS A CO.,
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS,
Dealers in
rnvra, OILS, DVK3, VARNISHES,-
French and Amocjoan
WWDOW OIiAHS, PUTTY, tc
WIOKINQ AND CHEWING
CIGARS, TOBACCO A SPECIALTY;
UOe Mala St., Biehmond, Va.
The Young Farmer.
BY MBS. KMII.Y THORNTON.
So wo met
At this old shapely town at unaware
This man anl 1. Bhowninu.
" W licre aro you going Irma !" asked
Mrs. Rossmore of ber young and pretty
daughter, who, with hat swinging by tbe
ribbons froui her arm, was just cross
ing the lawn of a Urge house well fill
ed with summer boarder?, in the vil
lage of 8—
'■Only to the lake, mamma. The
grove near it is so 000 l and delightful that
I lore to sit under the treos,"
"Hut the afternoon is very hot. Do
wait later."
"0, mamma, it is cool thorc ! have my
book with me, so I can amuse myself
for hours !"
"Well, dear, walk slowly, aud be as
careful of yourself as possible,'' said the
mother turning away.
How charming the country looked to
the eyes of the city bred girl, as she
walked along. As she neared the grove
that skirted tbe shores of the lake, she
passed the rye field, where laborers
were busy tying up great sheaves of the
ripe gram. As she passed this field she
was gayly singing a popular song when
suddenly a rich, manly voice from over
the fcuce caught up the strain and com
pleted the verse.
Startled by the interruption, yet de
lighted with the splendid tenor tones,
Irma raised her eyes, and encountered
a pair of dreamy brown orbs fixed ro
guishly upon her, as the singer paus
ed by the grain be was binding to pour
forth the song ho seemed unable to re
strain.
Blushing deeply as she met the ad
miring gaze of the sauey farmer, tbe
young girl stopped singing instantly and
hurried on. But in spite of her vexa
tion, she could not forget tho superb
beauty of the face that bad lifted to her
gaze. Such clustering, curling hair;
such handsome, dark, English whiskers,
with the graceful mouxtaoho, not too
thick to rcvcat tbe white teeth and red
lips of the animated singer, served to
command attention, wbile blushes came
1 and went, as he fixed tho handsomest
eyes she had ever seen so mischievously
upon her face.
Striving to banish tho whole scene
fruui her mind, tbe young girl selected a
plcasaut, shady spot under the trees,
close by the water, and silting down she
opened a dainty volumo of poems, and
commenced to' read. But those hand
some eyes seemed to haunt her, and the
same voico still singing floated past from
the not distant field.
Suddenly a hissing sound ch.se by
caused her to utter a piercing shriek,
for close by roso tho hoad of an angry
snake ready to spring upon her. In
stantly m answer to her scream, rapid
steps from the rye-field sped that way,
and by the abrupt suspension of the song
she knew who was answering her ories.
Before, however, his-fleet feet could
reach her the deadly reptile made a
spring, inflicting a wound upon her bare
wrist. As she sank fainting upon the
grass the rapid blows upon the creatures
head dispatched him.
Turning at once, with a pale cheek, to
tho fainting girl, the young man untied
a silk handkerchief from his nock—put
there to protect it from the sun—dipped
it in tho lake, and by bathing her brow
soon saw her revive.
"Toll me lady," he asked, anxiously,
when she oould speak, "were you hurt ?
did the snake harm yon 7
Irma, in answer, pointed to her wrist,
already beginning to swell boncatb the
angry mark left by his fangs. Instant
ly the young man seised ber band, and
applying his lipi to tho wound, proceed
ed to suck away the poison. Soon otb
ors came from the harvest field, to one
of whom he suspended his efforts long
enough to whisper some order, and then
proceed with his task. Meanwhile Irma
once more closed her eyes, and lay near
ly insensible in his supporting arms. As
soon aa the messenger returned be open
ed a small wallet he had brought him,
and from tiny bottles prscoeded to ad
minister remedies. As soon as she oould
swallow bo also gave her some brandy.
After long and arduous efforts, the y onng
farmer had tho satisfaction of seeing her
raise herself from his support, evidently
quite revived. Again the stranger spoke
to one of the men, who ran off npon the
errand he wished transacted.
"Yon arc out of danger now, dear la
dy," said he, again addressing Irma,
"but you have had a narrow oacapo.
The snake was a deadly one, but ai 1
was JO noar, and bapp«ncd to know
DANBURY, N. C., THUIi&DAY, JULY 10, 1884.
| just what to do, you are safe. Had there
been the least delay in extracting that
poison, you would havo died in a very
short time.
"Then 1 owe my life to you ! llow
can 1 over thank you 1"
"By forgiving that seeming imper
tinence cf which 1 was guilty when
you passed the field of grain wbero I
was at work. Will you, Mia» Kosa
moro 1"
"Yes gladly, But how did you know
my name ? I never saw you before."
•'But I have ysu several timet. Be
sides, read it here."
Looking where he pointed the sow that
her book was open at the page on whioh
her name in full was written.
"Miss. Rossmore," continued the
young man, as a light buggy was diiv
| en to tho spot, "I have taken the liberty
of ordering a conveyance to carry you
back to "The Maples" where 1 know you
board. It would be dangerous for you
to walk in tbe sun."
Rising as he spoke, the young man
advanced to the vehicle, and taking
from it a light summer coat, put it on,
thus ccvjring his shirt-sleeves in which
he had labored. He then lifted tho
young girl to a seat, and springing in
himself, took the lines md started off.
"Mr. Farmer," said Irma, shyly, "I
do not know your name, but I sincerely
thank you for your kindness. 1 fear,
however, it is selfish in me to allow you
to leave your work."
"There arc plonty of men to attend to
the rye. lam not only too glad to bo of
scrvico. 1 think I will not take you di
rectly home, but will drive around awhile
as tho air will make you feel better.
Do you object J"
"Not at all. But tell me, please, with
whom I am riding V
"My name is ltoy Leland. 1 am well
known around here. I see," he added,
to change the subject, "you have bean
reading one of my favorite authors."
Then the conversation drifted into
quite an intellectual form, Irma, to her
surprise, finding her companion well
versed in the literature of the day. His
style WAS singularly beautiful, nnd thus
tho ride, so strangoly taken, proved not
ouly a physicial but an intellectual ben
efit.
When she alighted the young man
cautioned her against lonely walks to
tho grove for the present, fearing other
snakes of the same species might bo
thcie—"They so seldom," ho said,'ap
peared singly."
(•Then 1 assure you fear will keop me
from that lonely spot," said Irma.
"Miss Rossmore, if you would allow
me, I would prouiiso a row upon the lukc
as a substitute. I should be glad to take
you in uiy boat."
"Thank you. I will go with pleasure
any time you say."
"To-morrow afternoon, at five, 1 will
call for you. Wo will drivo there."
Mrs. Rossmore was greatly shocked
at her daughter's adventure, and ex
pressed much gratitude for hei speedy
rescue.
The noxt day Irma waited with con
siderable anxiety for fivo o'clock. It
came, aud punctually with it came Roy
holand.
Again she was snrprisod at seeing his
stylish dress aud refined appearance.
To-day thore was not tho least appear
ance of a farmer about him. As he han
ded hor into the buggy and took 'he reins
she notioed a plain, brilliant, solitaire
diamond upon bis finger.
"llow beautiful everything looks to
day !" remai ked Leland, as they drove
along. 'lofton think of I'oe'u linos amid
such rural beauty. Do you remember
them 1 We can almost hear, as we glide
along, what he calls—
'The murmer that springs
From the grow ing of grass.'
And then, again, in the after part of a
day like this, I recall with pleasure
Longfellow's lines in the "Golden Le
gend.
'The day is done; andslowly from the scene
Tbe stooping sun up gathers his spent shafts
And puts them back into his golden quivet.'
Again was Irma charmed with the
young man's conversational power, and
when, after tying his horse in a shady
place they entered tho boat be had
awaiting them, ahc coutd not understand
tho strange delight that surged into ber
heart.
Pond lilies floated on the water, and
as they floated on he gathered soma to
give her pleasure. Thca his handsome
eye* sparkled, as she plaoed one in her
hair, with an admiration she oould not
but see.
"Wi both love muale," he said onoo.
"Suppose we ting together."
Thoy did so, their voices blending
beautifully, and song after song iloated
ovor tbe lake. Never bad Trma enjoyed
herself more, and as they drove back
Leland spoko of a s.iddlu-horiu in his
posesston, asking her to ride it, with
himself for a companion. She readily
consented, and after this for weeks, they
fouud delight in rowing, riding, and oth
er rural cDjoymenu.
Oue day Irma spoke of his negloctcd
farm work, rather chiding bprself for al
lowing him t* absent himself from the
fields. But be replied :
"There are plonty of men tu do thoso
duties, Miss Rosimorc. My heart is not
tbore. It i*—''
He paused, toying as be did so in a
dreamy way with somo wild fl,oa-cra gath
ered as they entered the grov 1
"May I finish that scntenoc asked
be, fiually.
"Certainly," she replied, blushing un
der a peculiar glance that flushed into
hers from his dark eyes.
"My heart, thou, I will say, is with
you. Darling, do you not know that I
love you 1"
Ho took her hand tenderly, as he
spoke, in bis, and with delight fouud that
she did not withdraw it.
"Dearest, do you not love rac a little
in return V'
"Not a litile, Roy, but—but I do love
you in spite of—"
"My neglect on ray farm work," in
tcriuptcd the delighted lover as he drew
her fondly towards hiui, pressing a fond
kiss on her lovely mouth. "Irum dear,
1 am no farmer, but a physician from
your own town, and nin the only child
of very wealthy parents. I liavo a large
practice, but close confinement to these
duties injured my health to such a de
gree that 1 was obliged to rest or re
tire. I loved my profession, so conclu
ded to place tny patients temporarily in
the hands of a neighboring physician, and
rusticate for six weeks ou the farm of
an. old friend ofuiy father's in this place.
I had seen you, iu your walks, several
tiinos, before that oventful day ; and be
ing deeply interested, was striving to
obiuin an introduction, whin l'rovidence
brought me to your side, rnn, d irhng,
will you forgivo my up your
delusion 1 I wanted to win your love,
even while you thought uc a poor young
faroier."
The wedding that took place early in
autumn proved tjiat she had freely for
gave his saucy oonduct.
llo it to Become a Lawyer.
A day or two ago, when a young man
entered a lawyer's office to study law,
tho practitioner sat down beside him
and said :
•'Now soe here, I liavo no time to fool
away, and if you don't pan out well, I
won't keep you thirty day*.
l)o you want to make a good law
yer?"
"Yes, sir."
"Well, now, listen. Be polite to old
people, because they have cash. Ho
good to tho boys, because they aro grow
ing up to a caxh basis. Work in with
reporters and get puffs Go to churoh
for sake of example. Don't fool any
time on poetry, and don't even look at
a girl until you can plead a ease. If
you can follow those instructions you
will sucoeod. It you cannot, go and
learn to be a doctor and kill your best
friends.
Pet lamci for tbe Baby.
Sploodooglc is a new father, and the
other morning after a noisy night with
the kid he picked up Sploodoogle, Jr.,
and began coddling hiui:'
"Es, 00, ittlo ootsy woolsy tootsy,"
be gurgled, "oo tweet ittle sing ; uor
mamma's darlin." You darned Mac
beth, you !"
"What's that V cried Mra. 8., startled
by bis strange tones,"what ii that you're
calling the baby V'
"Nothing, dear, only 'Macbeth."
"That's a horrid namo. What do you
call the little angel that for 1"
"On striotly classic principles, dear.
I call him Macbeth because Shakespeare
says, "Macbeth doth murder sloep.'"
Uew Rattlesnake* are Vied.
Rattlesnakes arc in demand for orna
mental purposes in New Yeik. The
skins are tanned, mounted with silver
clasps and sold for ladies' belts. The
rattles are made into oar drops, gold
mounted, and exquisitely finished. The
parties engaged in the manufacture of
•hese unique ornaments pay as high as
$5 for a fino rattlesnake, and one lady
who has a handsomo rattlesnake belt and
rattle ear-drops, value* her horrible
trappings at S3OO.
DEMOCR ATIC I*LiTFORM
Adopted at U>lrl|tli, June j«tli Ink I.
We again congratulate the people of
North Carolina on the career of peace,
prosperity and good government on
which she entered after the inauguration
of a Democratic State administration
and which has been unbrokeu for so
many years since ; upon tho just and
impartial enforcement of tho laws ; upon
the efficiency of our common school sys
tem, and tho great progress made in
popular education ; aud upon the geuer
al improvement and enterprise manifes
ted in every portion of the state. And
w® »gsin challenge a comparison be
tween this state of things and the crimes,
outrages aud scandals which attended
Republican ascoudancy in our borders ;
and wo pledge ourselves to exert iu tho
future, as wc havo done in the past, our
best efforts to promote the material in
terests of all sections of the State.
Affirming our adherence to Demo
cratic principles as heretofore enuncia
ted in the platforms of the party, it is
hereby
Resolved, That wo regard a free and
fair expression of the public will at the
ballotbox as the only surrmeans ot pre
serving our free American institutions,
and that the corrupt aud corrupting use
of Federal patronago, iu iuflueucing and
controlling oloctions is dungcrous to the
liberties of the State and tho Union.
RtdulueJ, That we aro iu favor of the
unconditional and immediate abolition
of tho whole internal revenuo system,
as an intolerable burden, a standing
meancc to tbe freedom of elections, and
a source of great annoyance and corrup
tion in its practical operation.
Resulved, That no government has a
right to burden its people with taxes
beyond the amount required to pay its
noucssary expenses aud gradually extin
guish its publij debt. Anil that when
ever the revenues, however, derived,
exceed this amount, they should be re
duced so as to avoid a surplus in the
treasury. We therefore urge upon our
Senators and Representatives in Con
gtcij. .j themselves in fa*or of
such legislation as will secure this end.
Resolved, that with respect to the
•tariff wc reaffirm the life long and fun
damental principles of the party as de
clared in the National Democratic plat
forms and that the details of the meth
od by which tho constitutional revenue
tariff shall be gradually reached, are
subjects which tho party's representa
tives at the federal capital must be trus
ted to adjust; but in our opinion the
duties on foreign importations should be
levied for the production of public rev
enue, and the discriminations in its
adjustment should be such as would
place the highest rates on luxuries and
the lowest on tho necessaries of life,
distribute as equally as possible the
burdens of taxation and confur the great
est good to the greatest number of the
American people.
Resolved , That the course of the Dem
ocratic part; in furtherance of popular
education, by efficient public schools in
all seotious, and the establishment, of
graded and normal schools in the larger
towns and accessible centers, is a suffi
cient guarantee that we favor the edu
cation of all classes of our people and
we will promote and improve the pres
ent educational advantages so far as it
can be done without burdening the peo
ple by excessive taxation.
And wueras, There is now more
than a hundred millions of dollurß in
tho treasury of tho United States wrung
from the pockets of the people by unjust
taxation on the part of tho Republican
party ; therefore,
Resolved, That wc will accopt such
distribution of said surplus revenues of
the government for cduoational purpo
ses as may bo mado by the Congress of
the United States: provided always,, that
the sane shall be disbursed by State
agents, and not accompanied bv objec
tionable features and embarrassing con
ditions.
Resolved, That it is duo to the white
people of oui eastern counties, alio have
so cheerfully borne ther share of our
eommon burdens, that tho present or
some other equally effectivo system of
county government shall be maintain
ed.
Resolvtd Tint in view of tho existing
and increasing harmony and kindly feel
ing between the two races in this Stato,
and a similar condition of things which
wc believe to exist generally in ether
Southern States, wo deprecate the at
tempt. of the Uopublican party, in its
recent platform at Chicago, to force
oivil rights as a living issue, and wo de
nounce it as a fire brnnd and a hypo
critical expression of interest in the
black raoe, a wanton insult to the whites
of the South, und tending to stir up strife
between the now friendly races.
I'll liter's Errors.
Among the most famous mon of our
country there is ono who will always be
remembered by bis atrocious hand
writing— Horace Urcely. Ilis manu
script was very illegible. Fancy, if
you can, his disgust when the printer
gave forth to the world, "Washing with
soap is wholly absurd," instead of "Vir
tue is its own reward." Ills copy was
a perfect string of riddles for the un
fortunate compositors. One of his
loaders on William 11. Sewart came
forth entitled, "ltichard tlio Third;"
his "Freemon in Buckram" was turned
into "Three Men in a Back Room,"
while "Jupiter I'luvius" appeared in
print as "Inspector l'hineas." lie once
wrote a note to a brother editor in New
York, whose writing equaled his own.
Tho recipient of tho note returned it.
Mr. Greeley, suppoaiug it to bo the re
ply, glanced over it, and could not read
it himself, aud said to the boy : "Go,
take it back. What does the fool mean ?
"Yes, sir," replied tho boy, "that's
just what he said." A president of one
of our great railroads wrote to an old
furuior, requesting him to tnovo some
shedding. The man could not make it
out, but "guessed" it wai a free pass,
and used it as such for a year, none of
the conductors disputing his right.—
During the latter part of the life of
Duke Wellington, his writing was often
illegible. A letter of his to a minister
in Lord Gerby's cabinet has not been,
to this day, unraveled.
Intrrnul Revenue System.
Raleigh Register.
The Democratic party oppose the In
ternal Revenue Svstcm for many rea
sons. Among others are the follow
ing :
1. It is based upon the trade of
sneaks and spies, eaves-droppers aud
luforuiers.
The trade of the sfy and the inform
or has ever been a most hateful one,
and no system of taxation built upon it,
even when the exactions are fairly ad
justed and its administration impartial
ly conducted, can even b6 oth
erwise than odious. To tho average
American, sneaking and eavesdropping
in private life ure not agreeable things,
but when they become professional hab
its indulged in for pay oy officials, not
of tho State but of tbe Federal Govern
ment, there are few men who can sub
mit to thcui quietly and peaceably.
That the system of taxation known
in this country as the Internal Revenue
system is built upon the trade of the
sneak and spy, tho eavesdropper and
the informer, no honest man may deny.
This feature of the system, involving,
as it necessarily does, the employment
of spies and detectives, and the payment
of rewards to informers, thereby creat
ing a market value for "testimony" to
injure "conviction," testimony given
not to vindicate the law, hut to secure
the rewtrd for conviction, is euough to
make tbe present system hateful in the
extreme. It is an odious thing to a
North Oarohniau to know that himself,
his familv and his property are continu
ally under the eyes of Fodoral spies.
in American Fable.
A big red-faced Nothing was stroll
ing along the slreet when a deputy sher
iff slapped it on the shoulder.
You arc just tbe chap I'm looking
for.
What do you want with me t I've
done no evil.
Never mind ; come right olong.
But I never stole anything.
I know it.
Nor killed anybody.
I know that.
I never broke a law.
Of course not.
Then what on earth can a sheriff want
with me 1
You are a Nothing, ain't you '
Yes, sir.
You don't know anything?
Not a thing.
Don't waut to know anything ?
Not a cussed thing.
I thought so.
Well'
Well, we want you for a juror.
They don't say in Boston now, "1 got
the cart before the horse," but "I plac
ed the articulated circumlocutory vehi
cle in precedence of the quadrupedal
vertebrate."
It should be said, in juptioo to the
father of his country, that the New Jer
sey centenarian whom (Jeorgo Wash
ington it said to have kissed did not
look then ai sbc does now.
NO. 4
SMALL. BIX EM.
Kvcry person has somethiug about
bim to spoil him.
The great rule of moral conduct is,
next to God, to respect time.
Honor demanded is as worthless as
insult underserved is hurtles*.
To count but few things necessary is
tho foundation of many virtues.
Youth sucks the sugar coating, and
old ago chottrs the bitter pill of life.
Learn in childlitAid, if you can, that
bappiuess is not outside, but inside.
Let us be like trees that yield their
fruit to those wlyu thru# stones at theia.
He who conquers himself is greater
than hu who in battlo conquers a thou
sand. •
Temperance is a tree which has con
tentment for its root and peace for its
fruit.
Sin and misery arc not lovers, but
they walk band in hand just as if ihey
were.
Mormons ought to be good livers, as
thoy generally have plenty of "spare
rib."
Let every man do tho best he knows,
and if he is not a fool, he will do about
right.
Wo usually learn to wait only when
we have no lotigor anything to wait for.
Prudence and religion are above ac
cident', and draw good out of every
thing.
The soul without imagination is what
an observatory would bo without a tele
scope.
Men use virtue as an umbrella to keep
the rain of briuistonu off their Sunday
chtbcs.
The devil's time is so much employed
that lie details idleness and deceit to
run in recruits.
To despiso our own species is the
price we must too often pay for a knowl
edge of it.
All the whetting in tho world can
never sei a razor's edgo on that which
has no stoel in it.
To preserve one's mental constitution
and nourish one's nature is the proper
way to serve Heaven.
When truth offends no one, it ought
to pass out of the mouth as naturally as
the air we breathe.
A man who is able to ouiploy himself
innocently is never miserable. It is tho
idle who arc wretched.
He who indulges sensual appetite is
like a person who runs against the wind
with a torch in hi? hand.
Often what a man takes for the dio
tate of his conscience, is nothing itioro
than a whiff of impulse—ft caprioe.
The bright side of life is that whicl)
catches the reflected light of heaven
and echoes back it* harmonies.
A good heart and a clear conscience
bring happiness which no riches and no
circumstances alone ever do.
As reasonably expect oaks from a
mush-room-bed as great and durable
profits from small and hasty efforts.
JSoatt not of your health and strength
too much ; but, whilst you enjoy them,
praise God and use them.
"Another expedition to the pole,"
said the man as he weuded his way to
the barber shop.
A spiing house is a house with a spring
in it, and a spring bonnet is usually
worn above a waterfall.
It seems queer, but it is true, that
the stuff that makes a man tight fre
quently loosens his tongue.
A war-horse is always spoken of as a
heavy charger, and yet we never boar
of a tailor being called a wat-horse.
We are often selfish in our love, do
siring more to be loved in return than,
to benofi'. tho objeot of our affcotions.
If the greatest man on earth
an injury a good man can at once mako
himself greater than he by forgiving it.
Mind is the greatest lever of all
things ; human thought is the process
by which human ends are ultimately
answered.
"O, mamma," said little Paul, when
the new baby was shown him for the
first tune, "can 1 wear baby's dresses
when I get tall enough 1"'
It is said that the sice of men's pants
is to bo increased. Even at that they
will ho nothing to the sighs of the folji
low who can't get a new pair,