The St. Landry whig., 1845-04-24
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FoRcIyENEss.-A deaf md dumb person be.
ing asked 70 give his idea of forgiveness, took a
fet,Sil and wrote-ssft is the sweetness which
flowers yield when trampled upon"
CoMPARIsoN.-Those who indulge III splen.
dor ofdress and equipage, beyond their income,
are truly compared to houses on fire, which
consumes them.
.'Sfpt your eyes said a learned astronomer
20 his piPils, .'and think Of nothing, and then
you MP get some idea Of space."
WH 4 DAr MAY BRING roRrn.-A Mad.
am DqE, Of Kentucky, recently gave birth 10
three itfants, two girls and one boy.
We observe II an exchange paper, the marri.
age Of y Mr.. WI That to Miss Susan r.. That.
This is'9xhat we call putting that and that togeth.
or.
When you pop the question: to a lady, do ii
with a kind Of q laugh, as il you were Joking.
If she accepts you, very well, If not, you can
say you were only joking"
SOMETHING FOR II T'Ypos.-'s* Of my cxis.
tcnce, give me an m--,'' said the Printer 10 his
sweetheart. She Immediately made a - at
him, and placed her6F between his lis. EsSuch
an outrage, Said Faust, looking n ut her, ais
without a =."
yaNs# ZNs4#MT EEtES EEM HNe
What a curious thing a Printer isl He staads
when he sets, and sets when he stands and
when he wishes to set with ease he always stands
erect. IL IS however the nature of the case
that makes him stand.
a BnD.--Bed Is i u Sdle of paradoxes we
60 10 it with reluctance, lot W. quit ii with re-
gret and we make up o minds every night to
leave IT early, but we mahe up our bodies ryery
morning to keep itlate.
A village pastor was examining his flock In
the catechism, and asked i young woman what
was her consolation ID life and ii death, 10 which
the simple maid replied, .'ifl must tell you, il is
The little shoemaker over the way
Summer may be called the poetry Of nature /;
Autumn her blank verse ; Winter her prose ;
Spring the first blossoming ofa youthful bard,
hopefully cmulous of excellence aud fame.
tits left to tho people Of each county IN Mas.
sachusetts, to decide by vote, whether the sHlc
of intoxicating liquors shall lie tolerated within
its bounds. Every county IN the State hit one
refused 10 grant licenses.
HE no " Foor.--A negro in Kentucky not
long since, had accidcntly inflicted a wound On
his foot, which was likely to prove fatal for want
Of care. a person asked the negro why he did
not bind IT up, and was answered tito be no
my foot he be- Massa's foot. II Massa wanI
him well, he may cure him HIMSELF
CoxrHNrmDNr.-The fountain 81 contenI
must spring up in the mind and be who has Sc
little knowledge ofhnman nature astc seek hap,
piness by changing anything but his own dispo.
sition, will waste Biz life III fruitlcss efforts, AMI
multiply The griefs Whichhe purposes to remove,
Dr. johnson.
WALTzINe.-At . party in Richmond, Va.
a lady asked a country rustic how he liked the
waltz. 'sMadam, . said hes"I would prefer the
huggin' II standin still"
jean Paul has many fine thoughts. Here 4
one ssMan has two minutes and a half to livt
-one 10 smile, one to sigh, and halfto love-
for in the middle Of this he dies. But the grave
is not deep--it is the shining tread Of Angels tina
seek us. When the unknown hand throws tn
fatal dart al the end of man, then bowcth he hi
head, and tho DAFT only lifts the crown ofthorn
from his wounds"
"Sirike one of your own size" as the ten pen
ny nail said to the sledge hammer.