Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1845-01-23
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8 WISE SAYINGS. ses 3i
| A sectarian writing the Life of a de-
ceased brother, says that Che early got
1.-THE world under his feet That pro.
baby means that he was able to 60 a.
long sooner than babies in general, as
the world is under the feet of every per-
son that stands erect.
If any man doubts that spublic opin-
ion governs the world, let him look at
two men going out to shoot at each O.
ther for fear Of what people will say in
case they refuse TODD so. ss
A soldier who had lost the best part
of his nose in battle, consoled himself
with the observation that he should no
more be told thing was as plain as
the nose on his face.' e
81 have troops of friends as the
wounded officer said when his regi-
ment rode over him at full speed in
pursuit Of the enemy.
Why is there always great explo-
sion when an editor speaks agains. a
monthly periodical? Because he blows
up a magazine. aa4ss
A Quaker licked his son because he
initiated the growing of a cock, as it
showed a disposition 10 become play
actor.
The ladies of aldermen refuse to be
called the mothers of the city, on the
ground that maternity implies age
A false friend is like the shawow on
a dial, which appears in fine weather,
but vanishes at the approach of a
cloud. $50 ~ a
Seeds are like faithful friends, we
never discover they merit until they
are laid under the ground. sa
Persons who are much excited in
the pursuit of gold, may be said to
have the yellow fever.
Hope is like rock in hot climate
the shadow is worth more than the
substance. a# .
The bar Of the tavern leads to The
bar of the bench, and the prison bar
! speedily follows. 81
You're qneer chicken, as The hen
said when she hatched out duck.
a Horse &ory.-We recollect,
while on the Santa Fe expedition, of
seeing a horse tumble, head6rst, down
a frightful precipice, as we were cross
ing one of the immense chasms of the
western prairies. The animal struck
his shoulder against pointed rock,
bounded off and struck again upon his
back, in all a distance of nearly thirty
feet, and every one supposed there
could not be whole bone left of him. (
but he rose upon his feet, snorted.
shook himself, and second effort at
climbing placed him safely at the sum-
NIT Of the precipice, and apparently
uninjured.- ~ o. Picayuae.
This comes very near confirming a 1
story told by a friend ours, who has also
been to Santa Fe, and which story we
now ask his pardon for having doubted. |
Our friends horse felldown a precipice
about twenty feet, struck against al
rock, bounded off and whirled and
tnmblcd about thirtyfeet--lodgedin the
fork Off tree, upon his Back, into which
he fell with so much force as to wedge
himself tight and fast. He remained
there for some hours on his back in the !,
fork Of the tree, until the tree was cut
down, when he was released and GAL
loped off as if nothing had happened. |
We are rather inclined to think our
friends horse was mule, but that's
small shade of difference only in the
two cases. Nashville Union.
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Prince Joinville, on the conclusion
fthe Morocco treaty, presented to the
Moorish general a very elegant pair Of I
pistols, as SOUVENIR. This is very|
like soundly thrashing a man and then
giving him the stick. s. |
The Emperor Null Mohammed Of
Morocco formed a regiment of his own
sons. It numbered 823-a pretty re-