Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-02-06
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0THow much easier Is Il 70 preach thsn
to practice 2
or II les safer to be humble win one
talent, than proud with ten.
or The greatest misfortune Of ne is
old age without the remembrance Of vir.
tue.
OF The foundation Of all happInsss
temporal and eternal. is reliance 90 the
goodness Of God.
or In order TO live justly. and b. re-
pected, we must abstain from doing what
we blame in Others. -
or The reason Why egosisis end TIE
world so ugly, is because they only sec
themselves in 1t.
OF Why is butchers cart like his
boots? Because he carries his calves
therel
OF Old maids are scarce among the
Musselmen--there is no word descriptive
Of them.
OF II costs more to send an ounce Of
paper to Europe than It does barre! Of
-four.
OF What Roman General do the ladies
ask for in leap year? Ans.--Marius Omar
ry us).
or A truly great man borows no lus-
ire from splendid ancestry. That is left
for little great men to do.
or Which are the two smallest insects
men toned in Scripture? The widows
mite" and the wicked "flea."
or An infamous bachelor, on being
asked if he ever witnessed public execu-
ton replied. t4
mo; but I once saw marriaec,s
OF A bashful printer refused situs-
ton in n printing Office where females were
employed, saying be never set up with
girls in his life.
0I 'It is great misfortune" says La
Bruyere. mot to have mind enough 10 talk
well, nor judgement enough 70 keep al
lent. /"
0r ltis all very well to say, Know
thysslf," but suppose you never find your
self at home. how are you TO get an intro
duction?
OF II there are quacks who seem TO
stand up high. il is simply on account OF
the numerous Flats that continually sur
round them.
W Ralph Waldo Emmenon (hieh au-
thority) says that ''man il the jewel Of ma
ture." Il may be 30. but We have seen
some Of these 'jewels" badly sa sP.
0T A certain author once wrote;
"The most happy marrigoI can picture
or imagine TO myself would BE- The un-
ion OF q deaf man TO blind woman.
or Ladies and gentlemen" said m
auctionccr. "these articles are no shan-
they are genuine tapestry carpets, usds
by Mr.. Tapestry himselfm 49,.
0TNever attempt to compliment wo-
man by telling her that she is growing
handsome; she viii consider IL an indiTsct
way o' 'e'''ns ne' no" pam 'ne o''' 70
o.
0rThe day alter Mr.. Gloss discharged
his clerk for stealing. he sold hogshead
Of colored Alcohol ior French oandy'-
MT u'os' T" a'e'oeo'y o0~n 0" al m
n'0'a'''y'
6rProspcrity shines on different per-
sons much in the same way that the sun
shines on different objects. Some !: hard
e'' 'A' m"a' ~"'e o'ner' II 'o''sns "ks
wax
or At spiritual meeting soms time
since, BALKAN was called up and asked u
there were any jackassess 10 bis sphcra.
NO. ne fephed' ina'gnanuy' tney are
all on earth" l4
| 0<r The costume Of the Spanish lsdiss
has not changed in two hundred yesu.-
They actually wear the same style Of dress
that their great-grest-grandmothers did
Shocking, isn'titf ~
0T A celebrated physician. boasting At
dinner that he cured his own hams, one Of
his guests observed.
doctor, I'd rather be your ham than
} your patient" 3 n -E
GA girl In trousers went around sy.
ncuse week or two ago making low 10
the young ladies, who thought hsra ~1ics
Young man. An. those girls are up to svs-
rythingl
J, NJ There /. 70 be Fashion Conveo.
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an American costume. Foreign dicsasIon
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