Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-08-18
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/ "A man IS ottcner sorry that he spoke than
that he kept silence.
The defects orthe mind, like those ofthe face,
grow worse IS ,,e grow old.
rB~ The raau who hung himself with a cord
Of wood, was cut lown with a shoulder-blade.
NJ The laly VINO was injured by the accden-
tai discharge Of Ier duty, is slowly recovering
He who would look with contempt upon the
farmers pursuit l. not orthy the name Of a man.
How many men live long life and go to
their graves with very little more knowledge than
they had wheu they came into the world.
10 Il have "a good ear. wonderful ear, said
a conceited musician, in The course Of converse
ton Sc has ackass, replied bystander.
-aone houf .s the barb, Napoleon used to say,
srefreshes me more than four hours Of sleep" A
saying worth .lgo.,ng al this season.
1T is said !}ey have a Postmaster in Lancas-
ter County w. rs-aot write aud who actually
signs official papers with his mark. This is GER
( tainly a of marx
Persons st~ of-cntintes mizled in regard to
their choice Of dress, BY attending to the beauty
Of colors rather tuan selecting such colors as IN
crease their own beauty.
The only fountain in the wilderness of life,
where man dr3uks of water totally unrnixed with
bitterness, is that which gushes for him in the calm
and shady recess Of domestic life.
The ladies are said TO have been thrown into
the greatest CONSERVATION at the recent appoint
saert Of a number og lawyers in all parts Of Eng
I land, to reg'stez the deeds Of married women.
a clear strcan reflects all objects that arc up
on its shore b,; Is arsul,d by them; SO it should
| be with our bear,s--they should show the effect
/ of all obiects, aud vet remain unharned by any.
The man syho is one thing to-day, and ano;h-
er to-morrow---vgho drives idea PelI-mell this
week, while it drives him the next-is always in
trouble and does juss nothing from one years end
10 the other
When Commodore Aason was at Canton, the
,f7cs-s o: the Ceaturion had ball upon some
l,,nr+ bolio,v. While they were dancing, Chi
,.a ,bo sury, yri The operation, said softly to one
Why don't vaa yOcg servants do this for
you"
Neither giee nor take advice torhyo" give,
Won Will get needing but curses lit prove bad ana
It,Is thanks il ispraye gooi-whiie, II you take
ten to one fyo. Do cot act directly in the 'ee'n
Of the best counsel, Just 70 show your inospen'
dence.
When Sigcuruey, a notorious wag Of Boston
was expiring. a servant entered and informed the
attending physician taat man mad fallen down
the well. The 5vlng man overheard the servant
and incurred. w.tl scarcely an audible whisper
u saw doctor, l,d be kick tie bucket 2
How could Yea do 6 jnpruaent thing
said curate Il . very poor fellow ''Vhat reason
could YOU have tsr marrying a girl so completely
s,seped in poverty IS yourself and both without
,be nr,spect Of the slightest provision q
~why. Sir" sphsd, the Benedict ~we had
very good reason. We had blanket apiece, AM
- me cold vy5n.er weather was coming on va
thought that putting them together would BE warm
Ier"
~Let no ore say that reality lacks poet
-, ,-..,-ssts; Tor { poet--if be be Tsa! poe
-, an-b, - invest commonPlaoe subjects witt
i,,s7sst Reality furnishes the matter IN
aoints. the substance, AM it is the poet bus ll
, mess to form them into beautiful and iIs
like creatiou.--L Goethe.