Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1859-02-10
COUNSELs TO THE YOUNG.

Never be cast down by trifes If spi-
der breaks his web twenty times, twenty
times will he mend it again. Make up your
minds to do thing and you will do it
Fear not If trouble comes upon you keep
up your spirits though the day may be a
dark one ia.
s'Troublcs never last forever, .'.,
The darkest day will pass away''
If the sun is going down, look up to the
stars; if the earth is dark, keep you eyes
on heaven With Gods presence and Gods
promise, man Or child may be cheerful.
"Never despair when fog's in the air,
sunshiny morning will come without warning!''
Mind what you run after! Never be con-
tent with bubble that will burst or fire.
wood that will end in smoke and darkness
But that what you can keep, and which is
worth keeping.
.ssomching startling that will stay
When gold and silver fly away!''
Fight hard against hasty temper. An
ger will come, but resist it strongly A
spark may set house on fire. A fit of pas
sion may give you cause to mourn all the
days of your life. Never revenge an injury
s.He that revengeth knows rest
The meek possess peaceful brcast.'' :
If you have an enemy, act kindly to him,
and make him your friend. You may not
win him over at once, but try again Let
one kindness be followed by another, till
you have compassed your end. By little
and by little great thing are completed.
sswater falling day by day.
Wears the hardest rock aWay'
And so repeated kindness will soften a heart
Of stone.
Whatever you do, do it willingly. A
boy that is whipped at school never learns.
his lessons we'll A boy that is compelled
to work, cares not how badly it is perform
ed. He that pulls off his coat cheerfully,
strips up his clothes in earnest, and sings
while he works, is the man for NC
GA cheerful spirit gets on quick;
A grumbler in the mud will stick
Evil thoughts are worse enemies than
lions and tigers, for we can get out Of the
way of wild beasts-but bad thoughts win
their way everywhere Keep your heads
and hearts full of good thoughts, that bad
thoughts may not find room .., ~
To drive all evil thoughts away
$50 2 Go in, Tige!
The Geneva Gazette is responsible for the
following " = go 5.2 81
A countryman, the owner of large, but
usually good natured dog, drove in town
few days since. Near the railroad crossing,
on Water ST., '.'Tige" fell into bad compa-
ny, and regular muss ensued. Taken
suddenly and almost unawares, the country
mans dog seemed hardly to comprehend
whether it was ga free fight in earnest, or
only the rough sort Of play of village
hounds" until he found himself in a
'sthroat to mouth contest with regular
fighting character, in the shape of a tarined
bulldog, and getting the worst Of it. His
master, however, by this time comprehend
ed the nature of the muss, and springing
from the wagon, caught the bull dog by the
narrative" and endeavored to separate the
combatants. ~ = ts~a
'*Let that dog alone, or I'll lam you over
the headp' growled arough and excited look
ing customer standing by, who proved to be
the owner of the bull.
''Oh, then, you want 'em to fight, de yep
CALCULATED homespun, dropping the end; and
then, at the top Of his voice, shouted, $50
in, Tigep'
And Tige did go in" Instantly the
tide turned. Tige secured and was making
good use of his vantage ground, when bulls
owner suddenly became converted to peace
maker. Suiting the action to the idea, he
made feint to release his dog from the vice
like laws of Tige. ,,a rs--t.e.-
''Let that dog alone, or I'll lam you over
the. head p shouted the countryman and he
Strengthened up and swelled up to such huge
proportions that Brock street. desisted, ter
ror-stricken at the menace :"
p Tige pursued his work in hand until the
piteous 'ski-yi'' of his assailant seemed to
produce pity in the dogs heart of the farm
er, he relaxed his hold, and the latter skunk
away with the appearance of three legs be-
hind. ~''.'~s go
As the countryman jumped into his wa.
gon, he called out to bulldogs master
Whenever you want another fight just say
the word as me and Iige alters travez to-
gether.' e*F aa7 '.<. ztfaf .
E%An Irishman writing from Philadel-
phia the other day to his friend in the old
country, concluded letter thus:
'.Ifiver it's me fortune to live till I DIV
and God nose whether it is -so---I'll'
visit old Ireland afore leave Philamadelfy.