The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-01-31
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KEEP TO THE RIGHT.

"Served him right" said the Jury, in 9TH
it did. The Law of the Road says, Keep
TO, the RightW He did not do it, So his
near fore-whoel ran crash () iuto the mas
SFe tie qfS< hsaTy ffeiSsy-wzgoa, snd tisw
into epliHters. The fiery horses sprang as i
a demon lashed them; his best strength his
best skill, could neither tura nor guide the
mad creatures; and the trim, slender car
rage, shattered and sideling, singing 70. a
moment hilaer and yon across the street be-
hind The flying beasts then, as they swerv-
ed from a tree, whired; as one kicks over a
basket; upside-down, splntery tange OF
sticks and springs, into the ditch. Away
went the fleet beasts plunged headlong over
the wharf at the far end of the street one
was drowned, and one hauled out, strangled
ard almost dead, scared, wounded, lamed,
and worthless. The foolish owner was pitch.
ed irto an area, aud picked out over the iron
railing with great cut over his ear, his nose
broken; his shoulder dislocaled, and ire
mendous confusion on his side.
Five hundred dollars, dead loss; just be,
cause he didn't keep TO the right! And not
per contra whatever, unless for money caus-
ed 10 be spent by the triumphant defendant,
whose very triumph would almost remuner-
ate him.
Yes, and if that impudent-looking, tight
pantaioon-wearing, inyisible-legged little
dandy had KEEP, TO the Right, the burly ath-
lete OF a fellow who just passed would not
have twirled him round so proyokingly with
one hasy knock Of his huge shoulder as he
strobe down the street on his own side the
walk Don't swear, young man. /, won't
help you, nor hurt him and ii you under.
take to punish him hs will swallow YOU
aIiye--if he wants to--wthout salt or gra-
w. Run along and next time, Keep to the
Riehtl
And there's right in the Path of life, too.
In business and in pleasure, Keep to the
kigAS! .SIoen set up IN the dry eood2 ine.
ia the s2me town with Brown, and under
took to run Brown off He took pains to
undersell him loughl against him with light
artillery, and The sapping and mining pro.
cess OF spreading reports and stories. Be-
fore he knew it he was upset in ditch. He
overIraded, in his furious zeal, couldn't meet
his notes, burst up" and is now a salesman
in the very store he once owned, and labors
in the shadow of Judgement obtained a.
gainst him for sander, and kept hanging
over him, by the vindicive Brown, who
wickedly swears that poor Green hasn't seen
the last OF II yet. Green had better have
Kept to the Right!
So had young Wriggle. He had an over
weenng idea OF his personal attractions and
conversational and intellectual powers. And
like most conceited men--and monkeys
aud Oliver Godsmit th---he could not bear TO
see anybody do anything without trying to
do it himself. Therefore, when he found
that Thomas Strong was engaged to that
pretty little Flora Hennng, he forthwith un-
derlook 10 "cut out" tho said Strong; who
being we'll named, and finding out what the
little man meant, actually pulled his nose
before Flora's face, when he found him in
her parlor one evening and hustled him in u
very iudecorous manner forth from the
dwelling
People who will run on the wrong side of
the road catch abundance OF thumps and lit
tie pity. You will be sure not be on the
wrong side if you Keep to the Right Life
Illustrated