Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-01-15

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that my grizzly was watn' some place TO
take second look at me, and might bring
few older varmin.s along to get thur opin-
ion what kind Of critter | wur.
"Ah, boys" said he, in conclusion, "Provi-
dence has helped me ou. of many scrape;
but it warnt him saved me from the Griz-
Izly-ef it hadn't ben for Satin, or some
Dutchman, invented birthstone and lucifer
matches, thar would hev been an end TO this
crit.er, and the verdict would hev BEEN
Died Of a Grizzly"
GRowLERs.-There is class Of men in
every community who 60 about with Vine
gar faces, growing because somebody feels
above them, or because they are not appre-
ciated as they should be, and who have a
constant quarrel with their destiny. These
men, usually, have made a very grave mis-
take in the estimate Of their abilities, or are
unmiligated asses. In either case they are
unfortunate. Wherever this fault finding
with ones condition or position occurs
there is always a self-respect. II people
despse you, do not tell Of it all over town
If you are smart, show ii. DO something
and keep doing. If you are right down
clever fellow, wash the wormwood off your
face, and show your goodwill by your
deeds. Then, if people feel above you, 60
straight off and feel above them. If they
turn up their noses because you are me-
chanic or a farmer, or shop-boy, turn
yours up a notch higher. If they swell
when they pass you in the street, swell
yourself, and if this does not ''felch .hem,'
conclude very good-naluredly that they are
unworthy your acquaintance, and pity them
for missing such capital chance to get in
to good society.
Society never estimates a man al what
he imagines himself to be. He must show
himself TO be possessed of selfrespecl, in
dependence, energy to will and to do, and
good sound heart. These qualities and
possessions will ''put him ,hrough.'' Who
blames man for feeling above those who
are mean enough to 60 around, like babies,
telling how people abuse them, and whin-
ing because society will not take them by
the collar and drag them into decency.
Prof. Bronson holds this language con-
cernng man:
''Ie is MIcRocosM indeed; miniature
world-an abs.rac. Of crea.on-an epitome
Of the universe-a finite representation of
the INFINITE DEITY.'
Shakespeare What piece Of workman
ship is man! How noble in reason how
infinite in faculties in form and moving,
how express and admirable! in action how
like an angel in apprehension how like
God the beauty of the world ! The paragon
of animals!
DR.. Young-How poor, how rich, how
abjec,, how august, how complicate, how
wonderful is man! Connexion exquisite of
dis,an. worlds Distinguished link in be-
ng's endless chain! Midway from nothing
10 the Deity! A beam ETHEREAL, suliied and
ABSORBED! Dim miniatures of greatness alb
solu.e! An heir Of glory! A frail child of
dust. Helpless immortal! Insect infinite
worm! A God
Touch SroRy.-Y ou are rather crook
ed character, Mr.. Jones'"
''Rather, sir, but not so crook ed as tree
| once knew. 1t was the talest butlernul
ever saw. Standing close to 1t one day
in thunder storm, ! saw squirrel on one
Of the topmost branches. The lightning
struck the same branch about three feet
above him the squirrel started-the light,
ming had to follow the grain, and the squir-
rel went streight down. So confou ded
crooked was the tree, sir, that the squirrel
by the watch, got 10 the bottom precisely
three minutes before the lightning"
"Ths,'s lie,'' exclaimed the landlord.
"a lie ! true, sir. as any story ever was, ]
afterwards cut the tree down, and made ii
into rails for hog pasture. The hogs
would crawl through twenty times in day
and so laundering crooked were them rails
lha, every time the hogs got on! they found
themselves in the pasture again! -
"Well, that's enough, Mr.. Jones, cried
the landlord. III never heard that beiore.''
A SMART BoY.-"Father did you ever
have anulher wife besides mother -
"No my boy what possessed you to ask
such question!'
"Because ! saw in the old family Bible
where you married Anna Dominy in 1888,
and that isn't mother, for her name was Sally
Smith,
"Dawkter, dawkter," said an exquisite
the other day, 81 want you to tell me what:
can get to pu. intaw my head to make it
right -
sit wants nothing bu. 6rains,' said the
gentleman of funclion.-Uncle Sum. E
slack Jack - cried sailor on board
ship a. sea, to one Of his companions.
"Halo ~ replied Jack, "whaI is it 20
Your brolher's overheard"
"Ove,board Bias, the luck !-he has
got my sea-boots and monkev-ac on.''
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