The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-09-30
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gray mars Ike honest trends, arc often
cast from us for telling unpleasant truths.
Every wooden leg that takes the place
Of leg lost in battle, is h stump speech
against war.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has left
Washington on brief visit to his home in
Georgia.
1t is said that toothache may always be
cured by holding in the hand certain root
that Of the tooth.
"Much remains unsung," as The tom cat
remarked to the hrirkbat, when it abruptly
cut short his serenade
Every man thinks that Caesars wife ought
TO be above suspicion, but he is far less par
t'cular as to what Cesar himself ought to be.
Cherish patience as your favorite virtue.
Always keep it about you. You will find
use for it ofiener than for all the rest.
Isn't it singular that an ill,natured shop.
keeper should ever offer to sell his good
will, when all the world knows lie hasn't
anya
A roAcHER's LAsr.-When is your chin
liable TO fine under the Game Laws q
When it's shooting lares Q,airs) without a
license!
)Ip N III eel, - i
to the heights Of fancy will find to his cost
how deep is the descent to the abyss Of dis
appointment.
"lou have only yourself to please" said
married friend to an old bachelor. "Yes."
he replied, "but you don't know how diff.
cult that is"
Thought, like flashes of lightning in
dark night, picks out scenes which were Ia
tent and obscure, and recalls wildly remem-
brances oftle past.
HAITcH.-We once heard An English
man give his ostler orders as follows -
"'Enry, take the 'arness boff the hoff 'orse,
slip the alter hover lis cad, hand give i'm
some 'ay and hoats"
Conrtships are the sweet and dreamy
thresholds Of unseen Edeps,, where half the
world has pause'l in couples, talked in whis-
pers under the moonlight, and passed on,
and never returned.
THE TRUTH.-SheIton in one of his SER
mons says:-"An upright ia always easier
than a STOPPING posture. because it is more
natural. and one part is better supported
than another; so it is better to he an hon.
est man than knave. It is also more
graceful"
WHAT MAKES THE eENTLEMAN..-It
takes four things to make thorough gen.
tlepan in your principles, gentleman is
your tastes, gentleman in your person,
and gentleman in your manners. No
man who does not combine these qualities
can be justly termed gentleman.
LITTLE MooNsHINE.--A learned lord.
recently speaking on the salary attached 10
arumored appointment to new jisdgsbip.
said it was all moonsliue. Lord Lyndbufst
in his dry sarcastic way, remarked; aMaybe
30; but have strong notion that moon
shine though it be, you would like to see
tbss6rst quarter of IT," ,,.zsa
A planter living near the Bayou Sara,
ION the Missi.sippi,) seeing a comnotton
among his cattle one day, near the bank IF
the stream, vent to see what was the mat.
ter, and found large alligator carryingoi
ahalfgrown heifsr. He tried to intercept
the rnensssr; hut failed I; and alligator and
haifer soon disappeared beneath tie dug
gish water Of the Bayou.
0NE OF THE REAsons,-Two country.
men, went into a I,auer'ste buy one ef16eth
shat. They we're delsahied with the sstr,,
PIE, inside the crown :of which wss inserted
stookiug, glass;. 'taVl,at is the glass for n
aid oSs Of the meu. The other, iimpa.ietS.
At suob - display Of rural ienoranee. e.
claimed, "Wbatfo,i why, for the man tba,
buss tbs hat to see how II fi,s him.. !.
i ToTAL DsrsA AvIrr,-A ministsr While
travelling through the west in a missionary
capacity. several yssrs ago, was holding m
animated theological conversation With an
oh lsdyapon whom he had called, 10 The
scanse q which hs asked ber what ide. sbe
had formed Of the doctrine Of total dsprasi.
y. "oh," aaid she, "f tbiok It is . good
doctrine, ifpeopls would only live ap to it."