Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1840-01-18

There are few things more beautiful
than tears, whethcrthey are shed for
ourselves or others: they IRE always the
meek and silent ctFusion Of sincere
feeling.
A very quiet man being asked byI
his companions in a mob, whether he
could NOT contriye to sskick upa dust"
very good naturally sand, "No; but III
you will let me fetch my wife, She can
do it in little less than no time"
Most insects play on some insiru-l
mcnt. The musquito blows an octave
trumpet, the doe bug bassoon, The
cricket turns grind stone, and the bull
frog plays Scotch bag Pipe.
BEAury. We have high authority
for the opinion that perfect love Iincss
\ is only 10 be found where the features,
! eyonwhen most beautiful, derive their
peculiar charm from the sweetness and
gentleness Of disposition which the
countenance expresses.
A young lady Of the Prudential
shcooi was recently SO shocked at be-
/ ing asked to take some Of the breast Of
chicken. that she laintedl 'pon hon
or, It's true
| lie that visits tnc SICK in hopes Of a
legacy, let him be ever 50 friendly in
Iail other eases, | look upon him ii this
to be no better than a raven that
watches weak sheep only TO peek
out his eyes!
There is a young lady in Connecticut
50 learned, that the beaux's when they
call, are obliged to carry volume 81
Webster's quarto dictionarY,undereach
arm, and a "Iibrary ofgcneral knowl
edge" in each pocket Troy Dial.
SINCERITY OF PASSION.
That which the heart most asks is
that which no words can convey.
Honesty, patriotism, religion, these
have their hypocrits for life; but passion
permits only momentary dissemblors.
VERY QUEER. We once saw a Ia.
dy laced so tight that, while STOPPING
to pick up pin. her stays gave way
and she turned 3 somersets in consa-
quence. 1t gave our natural modesty
an awful shock.
An Independent man is one who
blacks his one shoes and boots. who can
live without whiskcyand tobacco and
shave himself with brown soap and
cold water without mirror, and go to
bed at night without Y lamp.
O1TAt late celebration Of the Old
Bachelors at Blooington, the following
yiljauous toast was drank
"THE FAIR!-Sainl, in the churches
angels in the ball room-and devils IN
the kitchen"
Cdldio'l.- a young lady as boston,
named Magoon, died-ffom the effects
ofKreosote aportion ofwich, employed
by dentist to relieve d tooth-achesI
got down her throat, into the stomach.
Praise the hneness Of the day when
ii Is ended--praise woman when youI
have known hers sword when you'll
have proyedit--- maidenaiter she il
married-the ice when you have
crossed it--and liquor after It y Al
drank.
How quick il the succession Of Au-
man events The cares of To- day are sell
dom the cares of tomorrow; and when
we lie down at night, we may safely say
to the most Of our troubles, "Ye nave
done your worst, and WE shall meet vel
no more. p Copper.
VERY GooD'-The Boston POST
SAYS: .The Abolitionists should bel
called the "Epistolary Party;H vel
never knew men so cgar to write let
tiers as they are--they are eternaliy att
it. AL their last meeting ! resolution
was passed against the inhuman pfac-
tice Of using black ink-sevcraI were
forgetting blue.in the discussion"
PAPERs vs.. PUBL1sHERs.-The las
number Of The Men World contains the
whole Of Bulwer's new play Of the
Sea Captain, aud nearly the whole of
Moore's .s.4lciphrop.1 All this is to Be
had for sirpense. Publishers may shut
up. We may expect the new novels
in the New World, and all forsixpense.
We never would have dreamed ofsucbl
a thing in the vorld@P icgyunc.