The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-07-22

Jerrold was in France, and with French
man who was enthusiastic on the subject of
Anglo French alliance. He said that he wa
proud to see the English and French such good
friends at last. Jerrold-" Tut the best
thing know between France and England
is the sea-"
"A DEFINITION IN POLITICAL ECONOMY
" Will You never learn, my dear, the difference
between real and exchangeable value ?" The
question was put to a husband who had been
lucky enough to be tied to political encon
omist in petticoats. ooh, yes, nv dear. I
think begin to see it." Indeed y resnond-
ed the lady. Yes" replied the husband.
" For instance, my dear, know your deer
learning, and all your other virtues. That's
your real value. But know, also, that nopa
OF my married friends would swop wives with
me. That's your erchangea6le value I"
The late Mr.. John Jones, being ask ed bv o
friend how he kept himself from bein., ;nvoIyaI
IN quarrels, replied, "By letting the angrv
person have all the quarrel to himself"
There are two things which will make "a
happy in this life, if we attend to them. TI'
first is, never to vex ourselves about what wa
can't help; and the second never to vex onr-
selves about what we can help.
The father of every act is a thought. If then
we would have our conduct correct we mnsi
watch, restrain, and regulate our thoughts
keep our hearts with all diligence"
We lately heard of q housemaid. who sbort
to leave a family rather unexpeotedlv and
urged to give reason it. simply said "
can't stay, the young ladies speak such bad
grammar"
Are those pure canaries?" asked a pentIe
man OF a bird fancier, with whom he was naa,.-
tiating for pair ayes, SIR" said the desisr
contidentially; 81 raised them ere birds rom
this very canary seed"
How often do men mistake the love of their
own opinions for the love of truth.
A lady, describing an ill.tempered man. savs
lie never smiles but he feels ashamed IF + ,;
Now, have the public been disputing. for
these twenty years, which Of the two ia preatest
Schiller or myself Let them go and be thank
ful that they have two such fellows to dispnt..
Gbout.-GOethe.
John Chinaman stepped into n iewalrv .,o.,
IN San francisco, and inquired if they had arv
constituencies? On being asked to exnloi,
himself; he didn't know what consistency was.
bnt he had been told it was some sort of :,
Jewel, and he should like to see one. He wa
informed that it was doubtful if any shoDkeene..
in the city possessed the article.
Oddities and singularities of behaviour may
attend genius; when they do, they are it's mis-
fortunes and its blemishes. The man of trn.,
genius will be ashamed of them at leas. he
will never effect to distinguish himself BY
Whimsical peculisrtes
colored firm In Newark N. j., having suE
tered some pecuniary EN- barrassments. recently
closed business, and the senior member gave
the following "notis to the public: .The
dissolution OF copartnership heretofore resistine,
twixt me and Moses Jones, in the barber pro
tession, am heretofo resolved. Pusons who
ose must pay the inscriber. Dem what the
furm ose must call on Jones, as the furm is
insolved.-Lisen Johnton."
Sorry to hear of your being at the MAY
house last night, Mr.. Brown; for your obarac
Ter has always stood high in the world" ali
the world has any sort of good opinion of me.
deacon, | am much obliged to it, pro tenn but
cannot return the compliment"
A vocalist says he could sing " way down on
the old Tar river" il he could only get tn.
pitch.
The days are Gods best gifts to man, bat,
like many other gifts, pass by UNDECIDED and
uuappreciated. We ask a friend, What are
you doing now 2" and are answered, 4" 1 hapc
been doing thus aud so, and ass going to com
mence some other work BOOB, but Just now 1
am not doing anything" And yet we CON-
plain that we have no time. An Indian chief
of the Six Nations once said wiser thing
than any philosopher. A white man remarked
in his hearing that he had not time enoupb-
" WE'LL" replied Red Jacket grufiy al sup
pose you have all there isl He is the wisest
and best man who can crowd the most good
actions into nOp.