The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1855-02-08


Great mental endowments do not sup.
pose the absence of bad passions.
Tomorrow: the day when misers give,
when idlers work, and when sinners re-
form.
1t is one of the worst Of errors to sup
pose that there is another path Of safety
besides that Of duty.
Ifa truth be established. objections are
nothing. The one is founded on our knowl
edge, the other in our ignorance.
Little opportunities of doing good are
neglected by many who are waiting for an
occasion to berform great acts of charity
Talent and art must 60 hand in hand
Birds rise not by means of their feathers
only, but BY those which guide their flight
Those who delight to insult the timor-
GUS and mean, do but swell themselves up
into more extravagantand remorseless
barbarity. - Chdron.
Real fidelity may be rare, but il exists in
the heart. They only deny its worth and
power who never loved friend, nor labor
ed to make friend happy.
No Legislation aimed at the vices Of the
poor, while sparing those of the rich, can
ever be upheld in this country.
Prudes, who take fire so easily at the
slightest intimation OF impropriety, are
like punk, which catches Ere Instantly af-
ter having been once burned.
The world was not made in day, ne-
tber can any hopo to gain wealth by sud
den effort; for the sudden efforts that are
nowadays made are not a whit better than
none at all.
II is observed, that the most censorious
are generally the least judicious. who hav-
ing nothing to recommed themselves, will
be finding falt with others. No man en-
vies the merit Of another who has enough
Of his own.
Wisdom allows nothing to be good, that
will not be so forever; no man to be hap
py, but he that needs no other happiness
than what is within himself; no man to be
great or powerful, that is not master of
himself. Seneca.
There is sacredness in tears. They
are not the mark of weakness, out Of pow
or! They speak more eloquently than ten
thousand tongues. They are the messen-
gers Of overwhelming grief of deep contri-
ton, and of unspeakablc love.
WHEN you fall in love, young man, look
and see whether II is among heap Of cot
ton, whalebone, kid, cologne, and other
nonsence, or into the arms Of true and
natural woman.
An old lady while indulginga few even.
ings since, in "reminiscences Of her girl
hood, when sho had lots Of beaux, ex
claimed:
why, the truth is, that at ono time
lyas so happy that | was fairly uncomfort
eTAn Indian being asked what he die
sfor living, replied
n "Oh me preach"
"Preach," said by-stander, "and d,
you get paid for it?"
Sometimes me get shilling, sometime
two shilling"
"And isn't that mighty poor pay?"
ing"
R1-"See here, Gripps-I underetan
you have superior way Of curing hams
n should like to learn it,
"Well, yes-I know very we'll how /
cnrs them; but the trouble with me, ius
now, Is to find out way to pro cure them
R1-"A dreadful little for shilling,
said penurious fellow to physician
sswho deli out an emetic; "cant you Civ
more?'
hB-A good newspaper and clean shil
are two things needed BY every man in N
community, somebody says.
a bashflil printer refused situation
aPrinting Office whore females were en-
ployed, saying that he never ".set up" wit
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