The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-08-05


SILENCING A PREAcHgk. --Some passengers
who re Gently ed iron Lverpool at New
York, were much annoyed during their vOy-
aye BY second Mawwurm, who bored them
incesseutly with his exhorauons. Ia order TO
rid themselves Of his ghoslly teachings, they
mixed number Of harmless but very active.
pills and administered them to his reverence.
These kept MIN 80 fully occupied with his own
tend to his crooked disciples. who escaped all
lnElher annoyance.
The man who, sitting down TO well fur
nished table, should grumble because every
article does not please him, would be PronoUn'
ced hog, off hand. How much better 10 the
grumbIer at the contents ofa public journal,
who admits that nine -tenhs are just aS he de-
sires, and then clamors for the other tenthl
A member ofthe Legislature, says the HART
ford Courier, was discovered on Tuesday af-
ternoon, citing on the top Of The state House.
As he was thought TO be deranged, the ques-
ton was asked him what purpose led him there.
He replied that "it was so infsrna! hot dOwn
belOu, he had climbed up there 10 see the bell
,FRY
"qais is tho day for me to die."-The Mau>
NEE River Times says, as the steamboat Com
modore Perry was about leaving the Ashtabu-
Ia harbor, on Sunday last the 4ths there came
10 the wharf an old man; whose whitened locks
betokened age, and whose taItered garments
bespoke rather Of poverty than otherwise, and
uttering these words, 'ths is the day for me
to de- threw himself into the lake. Before
his body was rescued he was a corpse. II was
supposed he WAS laboring under a depression
Of spirits or mental arrangement.
A VENERABLE MINIsTER'-The editor Of
tened 10 q discourse few Sabbaths since
from Father Harvey; now in the l0Sth year of
his age. He still retains the possession of
his mental faculties, his enunclation is distinct
and his physical powers vigorous, and be ap-
pears to be not moro than SO Yeas old.
''Eviis of Temperance. The editor Of the
Portland Advertiser says, tour collector pre-
secuted bill 10 a constable in this city. a day
or two since for payment, which he declined
offering as an excuse, that the temperance re-
form in this city had ruined his business"
Woman often loose the man they love, and
who loves them. BY mere wantonness of CO.
qntlry they reject, and then repent--lhey
should be careful not to take this step too has
liIy, for a proud, highmlnded, gifted man, will
seldom ask woman twice.
Every funeral, says DR.. johnson may Justly
be considered as summons to prepare for that
state into which il shows US that we must en-
Ter; and the summons is more loud aud piercr
ing as the event of which It warns US is of4
less distance. To neglect at any time ptepa-
ration for death, is TO sleep on our post at a
siege; but 10 omit IN old age is to sleep at an
attack.
GoISG TO TExAs.-An old gentleman see
ing boy who was travelling with father, meth
er, sisters and brothers for Texas, crying by
the road eide, enquired--
whats the matter, my sonF'
"Mater! Fire and tow, slrabges! Don't
yon see mnmmy there shaking with the bger.
Daddy's gone fisbiug!-Jim's 60, every cent
of money there 10 playing poker al a bi, anee!
Bob Stokes has gone on ahead with Nance!
SAILS SO coRNED she don't know that stick
of wood from seven dollars and a quarter!-
Every one of the horses ID loose!- There's
no meal IN the wsgon!-The skille''s broke!--
The baby's IN a bad fix" and its half
mile 70 The creek!-and so ] don't cafe a
d---n lfDever see Texasl!''
"Ba!-a-a-a! Bo-u-u-u u" y
curse upon that brute in shape OF man
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