True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-06-25

whom are under fourteen years OF age.U
EE Richter says-'No man can either
live piously, or die righteously. without
a wife, H >A''h'a ~
GT The practice of photography has
been forbidden by The Neapolitan gov
eminent in Pompeii, Hercuaneum. and
the Museum.
DP A classic editor says, if the Maj
ads were constantly bathing, he presumes,
from their name, the Dryads were the
ones who brought the towels. ll R
FC3 Laziness begins in cobwebs and
ends in iron chains. 1t creeps over
man so slowly and imperceptible that he
is bound tight before he knows it. Liza
~ A policeman on night duty sends
US the following observation 1t seems
10 me that with many young men. the
most approved method of winding up the
night is reeling it home Punch.
D"John Wesley said, IF you cannot
reason or persuade man into the truth
never attempt to force him into it. If
love will not compel him 10 come, leave
him to God, the Judge Of ALL
GP The tongue is, at the same time,
the best part of man and his worst; with
good government, none is more useful,
and without it none is more mischevous.
-.4nacharsiS. ''
ET Whenever we find a man who
enjoys wide popularity, we may be
assured, however bad his reputation may
be, that he has some good qualities in an
eminent degree.--Lord North.
H'' There are words which, like the
trumpets, cymbals; and bass drums of
moun,ebanks, attract the public. The
words beauty glory poetry have
wtcheries which seduce the grossest
minds.--BaLzac. . ...,.
GP There is no greater instance of
week and pusillanious temper than for
a man to pass his whole life in opposition
to his own sentiments, and not dare to
be what he thinks he ought 10 be. NJ s'''.'
EE' AN pleasure says John Foster,
'must be bought at the expense of
pain. The difference between false pleas,
ure and true is just this-for the true, the
price is. paid before you enjoy it; for the
false, afterwards % -
GP Mr.. Thackeray, says the Illustra-
ted News, is again in London. having
changed his Yankee dollars into Pistrucci
and Wyon sovereigns. He looks well,
is full of his old drollery, and has caught
a little Yankee accent, which like thelisp
of the Black Douglas and Sir Walter
Scott, becomes him wondrous well,' has
T A descendant of the Marquis of
Montrose being tainted by Campbell
for the long time his ancestors head was
stuck npon the Tolbooth at Edinburgh,
said Montrose was too good soldier
to quit his post till he was relieved allu-
ding to the Marquis of Argyle's head
having been placed in its stead after the
Restoration.
Take the brightshell .t
/ From ltS nome on the lea, ., ~ .
And wherever it goes,
1t will sing of the sea 'I}
g So take the fond heart 3 -sp as.
From its heme and its hearth;
Twill sing Of the lov'd
To the end of the earth.
p" Mr.. Lecount,' wrote game.
keeper to his master, to whom he was
sending pair of rabbits, i have the
honor to send you pair Of Tell
me- said he to companion, how many
BIS there are in rabbits ? That depends
upon circumstances replied the rustic
oracle; how many rabbits are you send
ing? Two Then four BIS of course
two to each one.' And the gamekeeper
continued, we'll pleased with the assis-
tante-'a pair of rabbbbits !" \.
T The following sonnet was pro-
nounced by Sidney Smith to be one Of the
most beautiful in our language: I
L . THE SABBATH /. Hl
With silent ave. hail the sacred morn, r
Which slowly wakes while all the fields are
still. '
A soothing calm on every breeze is borne;
A graver murmur gurgles from. the rill, b )
} And echo answers softer from the hill, ssr &.
And softer sings the linnet from the thorn
The skylight MARBLES ia a tone less shrill.
Hail, light serene hail, sacred Sabbath
se, morn gg .F Sst s5t.r. \.
The rocks float silent by, in airy drove - n,
The sun placid yellow lustre shows;
The gales that lately sighed along the grove,
Have hushed their downy wings in sweet re.
pose; ..e sgs
The lowering rack Of clouds forgets to move !.
II So smiled the day when the first morn arose.
AN OLD DEACON, whose eyesight was
none the best, read certain passage Of
scripture to his aslonished hearers in this
wise: And solemn man had three
hundred porcupines and two hundred.
knives 5t tl .sa,
| A Coon ONE.--A gentleman in his
eagerness at the table to ans wer call for
some apple pie, owing to the knife slip
ping on the bottom of the plate, found his
knuckles buried in the crust when wag
who sat opposite him. very grayely OBJ
served, while he held his plate: Sir IN.
trouble you fora bi. Of pie while your
hand is in.