Democratic banner., 1846-05-23
THE KENTUCKY GIANT.-Tbe fol.

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lowing extract in relation to the Kentucky
5 giant is taken from a communication which
lately appeared in a Michigan paper:
owe were much interested in visiting
the giant of Kentucky, who keeps a public
house on the bank ola canal running from
the Ohio. This man, Mr.. James Porter.
is without exception the creates: wonder |
ever saw in human shape. He measures
seven feet and six inches in height. He
walks like an elephant and looks like a
man from another world. 10 Abak. the
Chinese, stood by his side and stretched
his arms in vain to reach his hand to the
giants chin.
"Abak was at first afraid of him, but af-
terwaFds-became friendly and exchanged
cards with this son of Anak. He said to
him, God has shown you a special mark of
attention, by making you so large; may YOU
live a hundred years, and afterwards mayI
look upon you in heaven Abak seemed
surprised and panied when informed that
this wonderful man was not a disciple of
Jesus Christ. He appears like a modest
man of good sense, has no family, lives with
his widowed mother and is about thirty
four years old. In looking at this man, We
we felt awe greater than that produced in
the presence of a king, and a kind orshrink-
ing away at orr littleness. 1t reminded us
oil the report of the spies sent BY Moses
from the wildnerncsS of Paren, to search
the land of Canaan, who said on re-
turn, 'We saw the giants, the sons of Anak.
there, and we were in our own sight az
grasS-hepPers, and so were We in their
HOME.-The ordination of Providence, says
distinguished writer, is that home should form
'ur character. The first object should be to
make home interesting. 1t is 4 bad sign when
.hlL'rcn have 10 wander from the perennial roof fer
mu>cmcut. 4 love Ofhomc is one ofthc strongest
afeguards against rice-not to children only but to
Men, who delight in their own fresides,
re never seen ~lounging about barrooms and oyster
llooh'. Make home attractive to your children
D they will leave 1t with regret and return to it
nth joy-for this IS a mighty preseryative against
"a man can't help what is done behind his
lck," as tha lcafer said when he was kicked
Of doors.
TALKERS.-Great takers not only do the
but generally say the least, if their words
weighed instead of reckoned.-How many a
might pass for a wiseacre, if he could
sep his own secret, and put a drag chain now
ID then upon his tongue. The largest minds have
c smallest opinion of themselves; for their
lowledge impresses them with humility, by
owing the extent of their ignorance, and this
makes them taciturn.-Deep waters
c still; wise men generally talk little. because
ey think much: feeling the annoyance of idle
luacity in others, they are cautious of falling
10 the same error, and keep their mouths shut
henthey cannot open them to the purpose.
nall wits, on the contrary, are usually great
kers. Offering whatever comes uppermost, and
being superficial. their shallowness
lkes them noisy, and their confidence offensive
we might perpetrate, at the same time. a pun
d paradox, we should affirm that the smaller
e calibre Of the mind, the greater the
re of a perpetually open mouth. Human heads
g like hogsheads-the emptier they are, the
lder report they give Of themselves.