Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-01-09
ALL SORTS OF PARAGRAPHS.

Advice to mothers.-Never kiss your sons wife
nor 90 into your married daughters sleeping room
for her candle, after she has gone to bed.
Advice TO young girls.--Never marry boy whose
mamma is afraid TO have him 60 on the water, or
whose papa cannot tell the difference between the
toothache and the lockjaw.
Aduice to young nren.--Have it fairly understood
before you wed, whether you intend to marry an in
divdual, or whole family.
Advice to parenfs.--Do not let silly ambition
hazard the happiness Of your children, nor your
ebagrin at the discovery of yonr folly betray
you into aviolation Of your obligations.
Aduice to ixdiscreet people.-Never hire printer
to publish your folly in book, for it is worse than
being hung and paying the executioner forty shil-
lings.
Advice to babies--Remain with your mother as
long as YOU can, and do get married before you
are out of leading strings.
Advice TO Judges.--In forming opinion keep
both ears open, and then you can hear on both sides
Adrice to legislators become the corrupt
tools Of wealth.
Airicc to any ,cho may please to receiue it--l'
YOU wish TO stab PERSONS reputation. by itapuing
to him her alsehood, treachery, and the meanest
selfshness. you may well Use the naked dagger
3s 10 UTedIn tHe OIdde UNhVO
Advice to sentimental pc ,ple.--The noblest Of all
sentiment is that which springs from Sincerity, Con-
stancy. Frankness, and Forgivness.
Though popularity. in some respects, is 4 desira-
bic thing: yet it is not always criterion OF real hb-
ity ror is to be sought after with avdy as if it
were the foundation of happiness. It has been the
occasion of ruin to many, and Of distress TO more.
Those who have aimed at il have been generally left
a disa DDOintment and confusion.
German writer observes that in America there
Is such scarcity of thieves they Obliged to Of
fer q reward for their discovery
When q crack is discovered in a stove. through
which the fire smoke penetrates, the Aperture may
ton consisting Of wood. ashes, and common salt,
made into paste with little water.
Too BIe-A man of large family wss complain
ingof he difficulty he found in MAINTAINING all
''But you have sons big enough to earn something,
and help you now" said friend 1.-THE difficulty
is. they are too big to work." was the answer.
The Albany Microscope looks upon it as bad
sign to see man with his hat OF at mdnlg It, ex-
planning the princp plies and theory Of true Denocra-
ey to lamp post It is also bad sign to see a
fellow lie down in the gutter; surprising 1t to be his
bsd and commence calling poor innocent hog all
sorts Of names, mlstaking it for his wife.
A Young gentlemen lately bathing in the Missis-
sippi river on observing some young ladies sudden
" approaching, instantly drowned himself from mo-
lives of extreme delicacy.
tits an excellent rule. that when man has no.
thing to say, to say nothing.
ORA gentleman having cook who could neith-
er read nor write, was very much surprised at see
ING her buy from an itinerunt bookseller several
large volumes On inquiry, Mary modestly con
fessed that she wished to improve in her kitchen
business, and therefore, had bought Cooks voyages
When YOU hear youngsler ergross the whole O
a conversation il is sure sign that he has not 60
sense enough TO listen.
A gentleman was one day composing the music
ola rondeau for a lady to whom he paid his address
es. "Pray Miss D. said he, "what time do yor
prefer," D she replied, csrelessy any time vii
do, but the quickeri the better" The company
smiled at the r.ionder, and the gentlemen took he
5, at her WORD
The LITTLE DUrcHMAs must march, on the AFTER
noon of the third Of March, l64l, back TO KINDER
HoOK-singing as he goes
They called me Magician !"
When Friends and Fortune smiled.
But no,o-'tis "litAs Matty'
Sixoe I'm Mi.fortuHe's child