Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-05-08
ScraPiana.

Scrapiana.
Early Ahachments.-The attachments
Of youth rarely ripen into the warm and
enduring love Of maturity. Like early
spring buds, they are nipped by the frosts
Of experience, or fade into dim recollec-
tons Of their transient beauty. az. ar 81
Misd and Body.-By too much sitting
still the body becomes unhe althy, and soon
the mind. This is Natures law. She
will never see her children wronged. If
the mind, which rules the body, ever for
gets itself so far as to trample upon its
slave, the slave is never generous enough
to forgive the injury, but will rise and smite
its oppressor. Thus has many monarch
mind been dethroncd. .-. .-,
Eat it.-An Englishman of a recent
importation dropped into restaurant in
the city. few days since, and made a
hearty meal, topping off with piece Of
pie. The latter, upon tasting, he found to
be cold, and, calling the ''little black boy"
who stood near, he said to him: ''Take
this pie to the FIRE and eat it, Ills con-
steFnaaioa was great when Sambo walked
to the store and quietly devoured the pie.
To lake ink out Of linen.-Saturate the
spots with melted tallow; then wash in
suds. NJ
Il is singular fact that, no matter how
excellent the streets Of Paris are, those:
who travel in them are sure to rue it.
As the purple hue Of the evening cloud
vanishes, and naught but dull gray mass
remains !; SO is the death Of man-it is the
departure, the fading away Of the light of
The soul from the body. s,asat
Hasey.-A gentleman recently address.
ed Z passionate 6ilet.dour to lady, to
which was added the following postscript /:
"Please to send = speedy answer TO this,
asI have somebody else in my eye!''
Horne Tooke was the son Of poulter-
ct, which b alluded to when called upon
BY the proud stipplings Of Eton to des-
cribs himselE"f am" said Horne sthe
son Of an eminent turkey merchant
Pswity.-Young ladies should guard
themselves against undue familiarity, how
ever innocent. Purity, that bushes un.
consciously like the summer rose, is the
guardian angel Of maiden life.
Women obey willingly where they are
commanded kindly.
The man who lost fifty thousand dollars
yesterday, and has not forgotten all about
it to-day, is said, to be behind the age! ,,
Humboldt who is now past eighty years
Of age, is said to be MS busy as he ever
Wa in his younger days, completing his
''Cosmos."
Where Is tie Difference ?-If gentle.
mn tells you, you lie" you knock him
down; but if lady says, ssAh, now, you
ten stories" you smile, and say, pleasant
", Il assure you. my dear, it is so.''
Mere Beauty bit shado,.-The rose
OF Florida, the most beautiful Of flowers,
em'ts no fragrance; the birds Of Paradise,
the cypress Of Greece, the finest Of trees,
yields no fruit.
sEdscatson, habit and imitation.-Men
are every day saying and doing, from the
power Of education, habit, and Imitation.
Whist has no root whatever in their serious
convictions Chassing. al NV.
The dead Iangxagc.-'Tis silly conceit
that men without languages are also with.
out understanding. It's apparent, in all
alt ages, that some such have been prodi.
gies for ability for it's not to be believed
that Wisdom speaks to her disciples only
In Latin, Greek and Hebrew! s s.s-7 :.
sFssbl-An habitual dr,nkard having
in : dream found = cup excellent wine, SET
about warming i, to enjoy il with gusto;
but just IS hs was about 10 quaff the deli.
cious. draught be awoke! "What a fool
lam" said he. "Wby was ]. not con.
tent %. drink Il cold !" 49, Z - Il
70 Cswc Scratches a. a Horsc.-Was "a
the lsg with warm strong soap suds, and
then with beef brine, Two applications
will cure the worst case. a 49,.
Love God and scrve him.
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