The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-04-29

VARIETY.

A MUvr.-A thing that holds young lady's
hand without squeezing IL
Nothing renders the mind narrow and little,
as the want Of social intercourse
Many Of the brightest virtues like stars there
must be night or they cannot shine Without suffer-
ing there would be fortitude, patience,
passion, no sympathy.
HuxsLr UsEruLSxss-If the world seems not the
better for us, it might be without us-Cufier.
Ho% TO d GooDo-Dr. johnson wisely said,
" He who waits to do great deal of good at once,
will never do anything"
The following is speech male BY the manager Of
composing the audience 8. Ladies and gentlemen,
there Is nobody here, I'll dismiss you all; the per-
,rmance Of this night viii not performed, but the
rformanc of this night will be repeated Tomorrow
evening""
The Boston Transcript say The partners Of one
Of the basiness houses recently suspended in this
city, are csrsay rich in species Of possessions
the different members Of the firm having an aggre-
gate of thirty-one chitdsens
Lord Bradford WIS al ecceS1>ic Scotch judge. with
bad tempered wife His 49, determined to
leave, becruse Lady Bradford wss =. >2s scolding
him "Why,' exclaimed the judge, I've little
to COMPLAIN; ye may be thankful yere not HRrTiedr
to her -
Puxxrxe DEsparcHr.-Gen HaveIock vas wSl as
we'll - n wtrrior The following is the despatch by
which he convevei the intelligence Of his last
in tnia TO the Governor General:
Dear General-Let aIl our past msfortunes be for
gotten, for are in LUCKNOW.
Yours. HAvELOCK.
This is nearly good Sir Sidney Smiths famous
despatch announcing the capture OF Scinde -" Pee
cavi''-ssI have sinned-'' They both, doubtless,
served in the Pun-job-
POPULAR PREJUDICE ABOUT AN ArTHoR-A York
shiremsn, n railway platform, has Baron Macau-
lay pointed his notice; and, upon its being
planned to him that the Baron is Author, who
formerly known Mr.. Macauay, he thus gives vent
to his astonishment That's Measter Micowley.
the Owther is il now, We'el awla's thowt they
lpok md c,1v loik nd at
noa. but that chaps gout hat, and he's so we'el
dressd too-Dsng it, shud ne'er zen him for a
Ovtherp lSfares at him quite beUilde-ed, until
the train goes out Of sighf
The 6rst pair of boots the first pair Of skates the
first Iongtailed coat, the first heart, and the
first baby, wsymarks along the journey Of life,
which, with the incidents connected Herewith, are
always looked back upon with pleasure. No second
article Of the kind fill so large q place in
the affections and memory as the first Known by
experience.
voIrAuk-Nearly hundred years ago, voltaire
resided Geneva One day he said to some friends,
in a boasfful. sneerng ss Before the beginning
Of the nineteenth century, Christianity will have
disappeared from the earth 70 Well J in that
where these impious words we're spoken, what
think voc there is to-day' A large deposit Of
Bibles The sacred books 6ll the house from the
door to the ceiling! So much for Voltares predic-
ton
TIE JUsr AND TEuE-One strong thing I find
here below; the just thing, the true thing Ny
friend, IL thou had all the artillery Of Woolwich
trundIing thy back in support Of unjust thing.
and in6aite bonres visibly waiting ahead for thee.
to blaze centuries long for thy victories behalf Of
it. vould advise thee to call halt, ding down thy
baton. and say,Hs In Gods name, No. Thy 'ssuc-
ce:s" What ~ thy success amount toi II the
thing il unjust, ou hast not succeeded; no, not
shough houfres bid - from north south. and bells
nee and editors leading articles. and the just
ns:9 iay rsmpied Of sight, to all mortal eyes
noo''.hed and annih etsi thing Success! In
ev yesn thos wilt b Des4 and dark-alI cold. eye-
,e desss no bisze of 6oufres nedong Of bells,
leseng articles visible auJibe, % thss again, -
y 6.ss ss;.F; shAs kind q sees's = shat s-zzeass