The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1853-11-23
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~ COUNSEL slowly, but perform quickly
that which you have determined on.
RECONSIDER Il disgrnceful to speak Of
a thing which could not be done without
dishonor.
To FIND OUT THE WAY TO THE SHER-
IRIS OFFIcE.-Endorse for q friend, and
60 security for his house rent.
EHrEsteem it equally dishonorable 10
surpass your enemies in their injurious
deeds. and 10 be behind your friends in
their acts Of kindness.
DKate Hayes, the Irish songslress,
had a public reception at Toronto recently.
She was escorted by a procession to the
residence Of the Mayor.
u Wise mel mingle mirth with cares,
as a help either to forget or overcome
them; but to intoxication for the ease of
ones mind, is to cure melancholy by mad.
ness,-C harron.
~ We celebrate nobler obsequies to
those we love by drying the tears Of 9th
ers, than by shedding our own; and the
fairest funeral wreath we can hang on
their tomb is a fruit.ofefing Of good deeds.
HTo thiuk well Of every oihor mans
condition, and TO dislike your own, is one
Of the misfortunes of human nature
"Pleased with each others lot, our own we
hate. "-BurtOn.
SOLUTION OF HAUNTED HoUsEs.-A
haunted house is a tenement Of any num-
Der of ordinary stories to which is added
an extraordinary one in The form ofaghost
story.
q" Strenglhen your body with exercise,
and your mind with wisdom. Thus you
will be able 10 execute your plans, and
will know how 10 act in manner advan-
tageous 10 yourself.
DTBy the elevation of your sentiments,
make it manifest that you aspire TO immor-
tality; and by a moderate use of earthly
objects, show that you remember that YOU
are a child Of mortality.
rSTIf you wish 10 make a man your
friend, speak well of him in the presence
of those who will report your favorable re.
marks 10 him. For the beginning of friend.
ship is praise, and of enmity, censure.
EDO not imagine that il you commit
a crime /. can possibly escape detection
for even il you could conceal it from OH.
ers, yet you would be conscious of it your
self.
Coon ADvIcB.-Alwsys do as the sun
does, look al the bright side of things-for
while it is just as cheap, it is three fine
as good for d%igesiion-the melancholy mai
don't even relish wedlOck.
VBe kind 10 all, but associste init
ma,ely only with persons Of the mos, estim
able character; thus you will NOT be dis
liked by any, and you will be admitted al
a friend by the good.
A LATE writer says, there are two elias
ses Of people in England-poor devels AM
J o x.hunters. The former spend their ex
isience in chasing after a living, and tn
latter in chasing after b~lood.hounds.
THE REAsoN.-Miss Piikin says tina
the reason she has never married is, tina
she never yet saw the man for whom
d" she'd be willing 10 cook three meal O
|, v%ictuals every day Of her life" A goo,
reason, truly.
LrFE.-If spring puts forth no blossoms
in summer there will be no beauty, and i
autumn no fruit. So, il youth be triae,
away without improvement, ripper year
will be contemplate, and old age misera
BILE.
COMPLIMENTS cost us nothing, and ye
there is nothing more provocative O
esteem. Tell a %pug.nosed woman tha
; she is beautiful, and you can have The run
not only of her affections, but Of the pan
try in which the cold turkies are kept.
: KNowNGNEss.-.The Albany Dutchma
. remarks that the wisest period in a man
= life is between len and twenty-five; ate
}. that his k%nowingness so falls Off that, b,
the time he reaches ffty-fve or sixty, b
. makes up his mind that he is an old foo
J NRw INTENTIONAL genius out WEI
d has Just patented a machine for maxim
d cheslnuts Out Of sweet potatoes. He is
d brother Of the old gentleman who put har
Ie dies to Prickly pears and sold them f
j. curry comes.
h FAINTNc.-A lady thought i, woul
look interesting to faint away at a party tt
= other evening. One of the company b.
gan bathing her temples with bay run
ur when the lady exclaimed;-
A. "For heavens sake, pdi noihing on tn
v, will change the color Of my hair!'
y D-Do not take an oath, except for tw
reasons, either 10 clear yourself from di
ii graceful charges, or 10 save a friend fro
Ia danger. Never take an oath for the sal
of money, for though you should swet
X truly, yet 10 some persons you won
\ appear TO p%erjure yourself, aud TO othe
he you would seem aysricious.
W-Thers are two occasions on .whi,
., it is proper to speak; the first when "
~ ~ are well posted up on the subject Of WIFI
y you mean 10 treat; the other, when il
" unavoidable. On such occasions alone,
snaak il heiiar Than 10 be silent: In