The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-07-08

A little girl who had been visiting in the
family of a neighbor, hearing them speak o'
her father as being WidOWcr, on her retur5
home addressed him thus. Pa, are you
widowerP Yes, my Child--dO you not kno~
your mothers deadp 'Wby yes; | knew Ma
was dead. but you always told me you was
New Yorke"!'
DUrlEs'--EverV man ought to pay his debts
--ifhe can.
Every man ought 10 help his neigbbor-f
he can.
Every young man and woman. ought to get
married--f they can.
Every Representative in Congress Gnd the
Legs ature ought TO inform their constituents
what they are dong--if they can.
Every man should do bis work to please his
customers.
Every man should please his WIFE he can
she can.
Every lawyer should tell the trulh>~if be
can.
Every preacher Of The gospel should be a
christian.
Last though not least--Everv man whp
owes the printer should pay him--f lie caa.
To arrive at perfection, man should have
vIy SINCERE friends or mVeierats enemies; be-
cause he would be made sensible of his good
or i'll conduct, either by the censures of the
one, or tho adEnontons of the other.-Diogea.
CS.
He who has opportunities to inspect the sa.
cred moments of elevated minds, and seizes
;e n of dnll hnk ha uho
those moments into rdicue will belray with
kiss, and in embracing, murder.- Lavati.
The proverb ought to run, "A fool ard bis
words are soon parted; man Of genius aud
his money! -ShenstOne.
Me aucholy discloses its symptoms accor-
ding to The minds il affects. An ambitious man
fancies himself lord, statesmen; minister,
king, emperor or monarch, and pleases his
mind with the vain hopes of even future pre-
ferment, The mind of covetous man secs
nothing but his re or spe, and looks at the most
valuable objects with an eye of hope, or with
the fond cobceitthat they are already his own.
A love.sick brain adores, in romantic strains,
the lovely idol ofhis heart, or sighs real miss
ery at her fancied frowns. And a scholars
mind evaporates in the fumes Of imaginary
praise and literary distinction.-B Burton.
Fire tnrns only when we are near il; but
beautiful face inflames, though at a dis
tance.-X Xenoph0n.
IdIers cannot even find lime TO be idle, or
the industrious to be a, leisure. We must be
always doing, or suffering. Zimmerman.
They that govern most make least noise.
| You see when they row in q barge, they
that do drudgery, work, slash, and puff. and
sweat; but he that governs sits. quietly at the
stern, and scarce is seen 10 stiF.A- Sslden.
PIETY.--Gasperine, a, celebrated HaIian ban
dit, who acknowledged to one hundred & fifty
murders outo one hundred and fifty Of which
he was accused. covered himselfFilh sacred
relics, ,cruci6xes and images of the Virgin, and
was so pious witbal, that he made II rule ne~
YER 10 cut a mans throat on Friday.
q was naked, and ye took me iU,' DC the
oyster said to the hungry man.
IsSy. Mister, how came your eyes 80 all
fred crookedi" @
my eyesi'
'Yes.' teei
by setting between two girls, and trying 10
look love to both at a time. sagga
q stand in need Of small caps as,hs pfin-
ter's wife saidwhen she presented her husband
with little responsibility. ss
X Dig potatoes, lay stone wall; peddle un
ware do anything that is honest and vselul
J ralher than be idle. sfa -