The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-02-07
Varieties.


different religions.
1t is the man that makes the most
noise that secures the attention of the |
world. A silent elephant may remain
unobscrved AMID the foliage of the wood, |
but n croaking bulfrog is sure to attract
attention in the darkest night,
A popular writer. speaking of the
ocean telegraph. wonders whether the
news transmitted through tie salt water
will be fresh.
Have you Blasted Hopes D. asked
lady of q green librarian, whose face was
much swollen by the toothnchc. No,
ma'am," replied the youth -" but I've
blasted toothacho.'
In North Carolina it is frequent, says
all exchange among her forests of fat pine.
for lover in distress TO send the fair
object Of his affections a bit of its staple
vegetable production. with an eye painted
upon it This signifies II pirc." If
favorable to lin. the young lady selects
from the wood pile the best and smooth
est specimen Of knot-this signifies
pine not" But, if, on the other hand
she detcsts him (there is no middle
ground between dctcstation and adora-
ton, with young womca) she burns one
end Of his message, and this generally
throws the young man into despair, for
it means make light of your "pining"
Dear ne, low nuidly he docs talk =
said Mrs. Darlington, recently, OF a tenn
perance lecturer | am always rejpiccd
when he mounts the nostril, for his clio
quence warns me in every nerve and
cartilage of my body-verdgris could
not be more smooth than his blessed
tongue is
When Nelson's famous signal was Civ
on England expects every man to do
his duty'-two Scotchmcn were standing
on deck. and one pulled long sour face:
and said, Eth, Sandy, there's nao'h:... ;!
about puir aull Scotland Hoot,monl
said Sandy, Scotland kens wecl her
BARNS always do their duty. 1t is only
hiut to these English.
IIoXEsr An Irish jockey, once sell
ing horse to gentleman, frequently
observed with emphatic caInestness, that
he was an "honcst nag" After the pur
chase. the gentleman asked him what he
meant by an honest nag. Z" Why sir.
lie replied, whenever rode him, he al
ways threatened to throw me, and he Ger
tainly never deceived ne"
A young medical student. having beer
mesmeriscd, was thrown into state o
clairvoyancc. On being asked where h,
was, he said ho was in the ltdgiies o
the mesmeriscr. his feilow.student. r.
the question, what he could sec he re
piled that he saw thowonan of the house
opening the cupboard with secret Ike,
and helping hSsclf out of the gin bottle
The foundation Of political happiness
is confidence in the integrity of men.
WoRK Work is ola religious nature
work is of a brarc nature which it il
the aim Of religion to be. " All work o
man is as the swimmers - n waste oceal
threatens to dcvour him; if he front i
not bravcly i. will keep its word. b,
inccssant wise defiance Of it. lusty re
buke and buffet of it, behold how it 10y
ally supports him. bears him as its con
queror along. " 1t IS So" says Goethe
with all things that man undertakes il
his world"
A London solicitor, lately rendered :
till. in which the last item was thu
rta,cl To dining with you after til,
case was lost"
lie who receives a good turn, SHOULD
never forget it; he who docs one. shoult
never remember il - Chahatng
The greater part Of men have no opin
ion, still fewer an opinion Of their own
we'll reflected and founded on reason.
Mr. is one Of the mcrchan
princes" Of the Empire City, aud though
living in one If Tic most spacions man
sons on the Fifth.av his entire flmily
consists of himself and his wife. Meet
ing friend from the country one day h.
invited him NJ TO view his house. Tn
friend was shown tic gorgeous rooms
with tcssellatcd floors magnificent fires
coed ceilings, and finally was taken int
the lower rooms, in ono of which he foun,
small regiment Of colorcd servant
seated at bounlful dinner Ga his re
iutn home lie was asked if he had sec
Dir. SO and so? "Oh yes What
he doing now? ?" We'll, when / sa'
him he Was keeping niger Joarliin4
house on the Fiflh.avr
\ we'll known penurious character i,
vited a friend to dinner, and provide
two mutton chops On removing tt
cover be said, " my friend you sec yor
dinner p which lis friend immediatcl
with his knife and fork took to himscl
somarkng, l only wish | could Sc
yours"
The Chinese have n provorb worth +
membering. which read thus Sleu,
is friend which never betrays"
A quaint writer has defined time to
the vehicle that carries everything I'M
nothing"
A western editor in speaking Of a m'
who was bitten by n mad dog, says
He was attacked by a qnadruped viii
laboring under cerebral excitement
A SPEAKERS PowER.-Last Fridi
evening in the course of Mr.. Chaplin
lecture, among other things of Il
present day which he was subiectil
to q playful but whitening irony,
spoke of the " bonnets which are ncv
obIa IN keen mace with their wearers