, 1853-05-14
Wit and Sentiment.
RlS- Vice often lmks close to virturc.

Suspicion cannot 1--we before perfect frank
ness.
Esa. A dandy is like a cinnamon tree
whose bank is more valuable than the trunk.
1TIf you mean 10 be happy when old,
be temperate when young.
pa5- \ miser gets rich by seeming poor !;
an extrayagant man grows poor by seenip :
rich.
Bdy- A woman should never take lover
without the consent Of heart, or a husband
without the appreciation of her reason.
U- No one can be so truly uncomforta-
bic as an old bachelor who has not maiden
sister TO take care Of him.
U 4 lever watch contains two hundred
and two pieces; locomotive Eve thousand
five hundred and sixteen.
O- A good word is an easy obligation /;
but not 10 speak i'll requires only our silence,
which costs Us nothing.
tT Brave actions are the substance of
life, and good sayings the ornament of it.
~ The errors of the good are often
difficult to eradicate, from being founded on
mistaken views of duty.
O- Although pleasure is said to be
mere shadow, it reqIres good deal of sub
stance to keep itup.
T It is to be doubted whether he will
find the way 10 Heaven, who desires 10 90
there alone.
pS- Nothing condemns more powerfully
the violence of the wicked than the mode
ration Of the good
lU Marrying a man you dislike, in
hopes Of loving him afterwards, is like going
to sea in a storm in hop,s Of fair weather.
b9- After sixten years of absence, there
is little left in common, even between those
who once played together round their pa
rents knees.
BE5~ Do not accustom yourself 10 swear
ing. There are words enough in the Eng.
lish language sufficiently expressive ofali our
passions.
10 A young man who has gained away
his fortune is not without bis use he stands
as a guide post that with an extended finger
directs the road to ruin.
&c l. arning accumulales wonder fully
if you ad | little every day. Do not wait
for long period of leismc. Pick up the
book and gain one idea, if not more. Save
that one and add another as soon as you
can.
10 Every young man should remember
that the world will always honor industry.
The vulgar and useless idler whose energies
Of body and mind are rusting for want Of
occupation, may look with scorn upon the
laborer engaged at his toll but his seorn is
praise, his contempt honor.
pa- The way 10 success is TO "keep on
trying )" the desponding should remember
that time and patience converts the mulber-
ry leaf into satin, while handful of acorns
only needs the fostering influence of little
sunshine, and little rain, with little OK
tuggng and little genius, to become fri
gate with two rows Of teeth.
BS- A Detroit paper is guilty Of the fol.
lowing story Of an accident which happened
TO near sighted gentleman al ball in that
city He waited upon his partner to
seat after love Of polka" when he es.
pied the embroidered edge Of (supposed)
handkerchief at the feet Of his divinity. He
hastily seized it, when the fy, fly, sir ~ of
the lady informed him that no was taking
improper liberties with the seollops Of her
JaPOH.
ANrcDorE.-The following circumstance
happened in one Of the towns in Arkansas.
A man had been drinking until late hour
at night, before he started for home. Hon
esl folks had long been in bed, and the hou-
scs were all shut and dark. The liquor he
had taken was too much for him he did
not know where 10 go. He at last slsgger-
ed into an empty wagon shed, and fell upon
the ground. For long time he lay in the
Inconsistencies Of drunken sleep, aud
would have undoubtedly frozen, Uor the
snow on the ground showed the night 10 he
very eold,l had not others less inssnsible
than himself been around him. This shed
was favorlte rendezvous for the hogs, who
rushed out when the new conner arrived,
but soon returned to their bed. In the ut
most kindness, and with the truest hospi-
talily, they gave their bipod companion the
middle oi the bed, some lying on either side
of him, and Others acting the part of the
guilt. Their warmth prevented him from
being injured by his exposure. Towards
morning he awoke; finding himself com
Portable, and in blissful Ignorance Of his
whereabouts, he supposed himself enjoying
the accommodations Of tavern, in compa-
ny with other gentleman. He reached out
his hand, and catching hold of the stiff bris-
ties Of hog exclaimed, "Why, mister,
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