The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-10-30
II Think said the profane man, 1--WE
re bound to cut him dead, every one Of

another consignment of himself, at his
own personal risk, TO the same locality.
so say we, all Of u.s." echoed the play
ers; but just at this juncture the street
doorbell announced visitor, and the
next moment Lorenzo was in the room
and shaking hands violently with every
body in it. "Why. Pinch, my boy. how
are ou?"--"Giye us your hand, old
fellow Been mourning your absence"
--'Look as fresh as a primrose to night,
land other endearing epithets broke from
the party, while the profane one was
making out a fresh consignment for a
| place not TO be named, by way of well
come, as old Dorry was prop rosiug, "Now,
since Pinch has come, we'll take drinks
all round.''
To say that Lorenzo was speedily en-
gagged as fourth hand at the euchre- table
would be to state fact simply, and moth
ling else; for in few moments be was
turning up Fright bowers" snd "going it
alone" and "making a march," and
gradually reducing the little pile of earn
lngs which the two married ones had been
accumulating that evening. TO the great
Joy of his profane friend and partner op-
posite, who participated in the spoils.--
Then after the game was over, and the
room began to look misty, and the dew
was off the pitcher, and the old Cognac
nearly exhausted, he proposed TO his pro-
fame friend to "cut for half and won,
and SO gradually led him an, dollar by
dollar, until he had reduced him to two
dimes, tooth-pick, and few feeble
oaths. s -s.t
When matters reached this crisis, Lo-
renzo gracefully took a drink Of brandy
and water, for he scarcely had touched
it before, and shaking hands again al
around, left the rooms.
"Manknd," said Lorenzo to himself
as lie walked briskly down the avenue
sis an institution peculiarly human in its
, actions. I heeeed that party tonight
and can do it every night in the year
and yet they wouldn't see into it. Now
what is the philosophy oft, considered
! in bird'seye point Of view? They
play for amusement /! and there they end
| play for money and there l begin
, consequently Take the dollars and leave
the fun for them. Playing cards TO
n amusement gambling for amusement =
e That is human enough, oh no! ho!
i know what they are at now--trying t.
t make it up by little quiet game among
themselves Ho! no The Eoor devils
!, Going it sharp and hungry enough, NJ
. doubt What prime field human natur
is, after all. The soil is deep, rich ant
\ generous, and to look at it in an agricul
tural point of view, how well it pays th
: man who knows how to cultivate it? 90
POPULAR DELUsIoNs.-Thata an cal
write readable article before he under
stands grammar, punctuation, OF the al
Of preparing MS. for the press.
That very loud responses in churc
IL have any other effect than that of annoy
J ing the truly pious.
o That these is any sense in preachin
IS to oung men such hackneyed mottos a
as '.be industrious, ''be virtuous," an
a "be economical" without showing ther
j. how, or practically encouraging them i
o such doctrines. 2"
St 6 That man in whom complacency an
self content peeps out continually, is nc
d a snob and a pig.
That we elevate ourselves by attempt
le ing to bring down and depreciate thos
who are above us.
le That other people and their private a
is fairs ever form the great staple of conve1
a sation among refined and properly educs
ted people. .3
/" That girl Of fifteen can make up fe
'e her general ignorance'by incessant gab
BILE. Is aG aal .iasN
/ That the having made a good fortur
d is enough to entitle man to respect.
Is That it is good taste to wear jewelry
profusion at break fast or dinner.
That moustache indicates want
d brains. 4aiaJ3 -a fegs
V. A flower for the heart-a wife :ull
ht truth, innocense and love, is the pre-
test flower man can wear next h
heart. .sl 15l Gssi
Keep that man at & distance who hat
t. music and the laugh of a child.
The man who assumes to have a rig
= :, to do as he pleases, generally pleases
= do wrong.
A man never forgets an insult to h
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