The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-06-29

An exchange tells the story OF q preacher
who in late sermon observed that it was a
striking proof of the wisdom and beneyolenee
of Providence that death was placed at the
end OF lle-thus giving time to make the ne
cessary preparation for that event The
same paper SAYS this calls to mind the pro-
found remark of a philosopher who admired
the arrangement of placing Sunday at the
end Of the week instead Of the middle which
would make broken reek ofai There is
great deal of wisdom in these two remarks
PurTING Your FooT IN 1.-THE term
putting your foot in il" is Of legitimate orr
gin According to the "Asiatic Researchers
very curious mode of trying the title to land
is practiced in Hindoostan. Two holes are
dug in the disputed spot, in each of which
the lawyers on either side put one of their
legs and remain there till one of them is
tired, or being stung by the insects is COM
PEELED TO yield, in which case his client is
defeated In this country it is too generally
the client, and not the lawyer, who puts his
foot in il"
A witty and distinguished politician
from the eastern part Of the State, in daily
anticipation an interesting domestic event,
found it difficult to complete his 'work in
the third House." at New Haven, as soon
as he expected, and telegraphed to his wife,
MAY stay until tomorrow nightY She
answered, "Ephesians, 9Th, oath" We
opine Matthew, Oath, 44th," would have
been a better answer.
sYou don't seem to know how to take
me" said vulgar fellow to gentleman
whom ne had insulted. Eyes do, said the
gentleman, takirg him by the nose.
Somebody says that miser gets rich by
seeming poor, and an extravagant man gets
poor by seeming rich. There's deal OF
matter for thought squeezed into that apo
thegm.
.'Can you return my love, dearest Julia?'
Certainly, sir don't want it, I'm sure.
as that clock right over there r asked a
visitor Right over therci certainly; faint
nowhere else"
A wheel, unlike horse, runs the better
for being tired.
Love without money has been compared
to pair Of shiny leather boots without
soles.
Poetry 10 said to be gift, but it very often
proves to be theft.
With many women, going to church is lit.
tie better than looking into bonnetshop.
A soverness, advertising for situation
says she is o perfect mistress OF her orN
tongue.
Last year the women OF the United States
spent thirty weight millions OF dollars for lin
cry.
An intimate friend Of ours says that when
Shakespeare wrote-''Ohl what fall was
there my countrymen !" he had prophetic
eve to the fall oflS57.
Selfloye is at once the most delicate and
the most vigorous Of our defects; . nothing
wounds il, but nothing kills it.
We'll, Charley said q gentleman to one
of the New York street boot blacks, how do
YOU get along these hard times"
why, Sir, rub and 60.
Why does drake put his head under wa.
For divers reasons.
Why does he take it out again =?
For sun-dry reasons.
Mistress-T think, cook, we must part this
day month
Cook-(in establishment why, ma am!
] am sure I've let you ave your own way in
most eyerthink
sPompey, what am dat dat goes when de
wagon goes, stops when Dc wagon ssops-it
am no use TO do wagon, yat de wagon cam
10 widout il r
II gubs dat up. Ban"
"Why. d ae6A d sssssA"