Nebraska advertiser., 1856-06-28
NUMBER 4,
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ulduOuU Ou Oll6 CuCcA WucIC TIC AOoC
and lily blend. It's moral beauty as
perfect dayuerYe of compassion and
benevolence, is still greater. 1tshone
thus on the Saviour's cheek at thetoInb
of Lazarus, and when he Wept over
Jerusalem. It still shines in his dis.
ciples in theirmissionof Of mercy. There
are, indeed, tears of deceit, Like those
fabled of the crocodile. Let them
pass None buta fallen angel would
gather them up. There are tears Of
gratitude, of JOY. These sparkle like
the morning dew.
Providence does much to save rs
from real evil, but we must save our=
selves from imaginary ones.
'Tis strange that it shouldbe so hard
to find the right way, when so many
people are ready to show it.
When the feelings are touched, the
character often starts forth like Satan
at the touch of IthuriePs spear.
Mems positions here do not always
show their relative value. The units
and the tens are often transposed.
Political institutions which leave
men free to do what they choose, are fit
only for'those who choose to do right.
Searching for truth is like sitting
for diamonds. We must pursue knoWl-
edge under difficulties, or getbut little
of it. II:
CAN'T AFFORD IT.-"Come in, Joe,
and let's take a drink"
''Thank ye Thomas, can't afford it.Y
''Well, but III pay for it. lI.
20, I'm not speaking of the money"
'What then?"
Gloss of health and energy, moral
principle, character, peace of. mind,'
self-respect, and sweet breath" E E
SAFETY OF SILENcE.-I beg you To
take to heart one maxim, which for
myself I have ever observed, and ever
shall-it is, never to say more than is
necessary. The unspoken word never
does any harm; what is once uttered
cannot be recalled, and no man can
forsee its cOnseqdences.-Kossltth.
No man can benefit his cotemporaries
by perpetual fault finding.
Defer no charities till death; he who
does so, is liberal rather with another
mans goods than with his own.
The world was never made better by
railing at it. It seldom grows wiser
from the demonstration of it's errors.
The wisdom of the serpent and the
harmlessness of. the dove, are pre-
scribed as the true elements of a re-
4 former.
|. Gratitude is the fafrest blossom
which springs from the soul; and the
heartof man knoweth none more frag-
rant. While its opponent, ingratitude,
is deadly weed; not only poisonous
in itself, but impregnating the very
atmosphere in which it grows with
fetid vapor.-HoSea BallOE.
4 A man must possess fire in himself
before he can kindle up electricity that
thrills the great popular heart.
Praise to be valuable, must come
from good judge.
Speak not at all, rather than speak
i'll Of any one.
Everything may be mimieked by
hypocrisy but humanity ndlove united.
The more rare, the more radiant when
they meet.
: Rise early to your business, learn
good things Of which you viii never
; repent. 4
, Young ladies, beware Of fashy gen
tlemen. Fine clothes don't make the
man. Mustaches, whiskers and frizzled
: hair frequently adorn the vagabond.
There is nothing so bad but it might
! be worse. An old philosopher, affect
ed with two diseases, thanked heaven
when one attacked him, that he wal
free from the other; and when squirm.
ing with the other, was grateful thai
{ they did not both come together.
II never take up a newspaper, saiic
: DIR. johnson, without finding some
thingI / would have deemed It a los,
! not to have iseen,-never without de
: irving from it instruction or amuse
! ment."
[ Diligence puts almost every thing
e into our power; and it will, in time
b make even children capable Of the bes
/. and greatest things.
D Neither men nor woman can becom,
a what they were intended to be b.
!, carpeting their progress with velvet
q q --real strength is tested by difficulties
n The test of good humor is to wax,
q a man up in the middle Of the night
l and ask him 20 lend you FIVE shillings
r If he makes the chang without grumbl
ing, he is a good humored man. &