The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-06-02
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A beautiful woman is like a great
truth or great happiness, and has no
more right to cover herself with .
green veil, or any similar abomination
than the sun has to wear green spec
taclcs.
Education begins the gentleman,
but reading, good company, and
reflection must finish him.--Lockc.
WlspoM--Evcry other quality is
subordinate and inferior to wisdom, in
the same sense as the mason who
lays the bricks and stones in a building
is inferior to the architect who drew
the plan and Suporintends the work.
The former executes onl y what the
latter contrivcs and directs. Robert
Hull.
The creates discoveries have been
made By leaving the beaten tracks
and going into by.paths.
Men with gray eyes are generally
keen, energetic, and at first cold; but
you may depend upon their sympathy
with real sorrow. Search the ranks
Of our benevolent men, and you will
agree with me.
A wcll-known author once wrote an
article in Blackmood, signed "A. 81
"Tutl,' said JerroId on reading the
initials, what pity he will tell only
two thirds Of the truth"
The difference between fool and
a looking glass is, that one speaks
without rejecting, and the other re-
fleets without speaking.
JupIclAL Wrr.- prisoner was once
tried before Baron Anderson for steal
ing saw, and in his defence urged
that he only took it in joke. "And
pray, prisoner, how far did you car
ry it from the prosecutors house!"
asked the judge. "Perhaps two miles,
my lord.' "Ah that was carrying a
joke a good deal too far; so the sem
tencc OF the court upon you is, that
you be kept to hard labor for two
months"
a newspaper reporter says Of a
very elegant female pckpockct: "She
rarely speaks to any one; is always
quiet, gentle, smiling, and gentecl;
comes like n sunbeam. and like it,
McaiS noisclessly away"
LAnoR Losr.-An organ. grinder
playing at the door of a deaf and dumb
asylum.
Why is a ncwIy-born baby like a
gale OF wind! Because it begins with
u Squall.
REFLECTION ny LovER.--1t is a
great pleasure to be alone, especially
when you have your sweetheart with
you.
A member Of the New York Assem-.
bly, in speaking of the amendments in
troduced to bills by the other branch
Of the legislature, said the Senate
would amend the Ten Commandments,
if they We're before them for action.
TRUE PGRuArs.-Wc have heard it
said, that were pure gold to be laid
down in the streets, and rich wine
poured from fountains, the people all
the whiIc being invited to come and
take what they desired, it would
not be very long ere both the
the gold and the wine would be
entirely disrcgarded. Without vouch-
ing for the exact accuracy Of this, we
may be permitted to accept it, at least
in part Without dispute, man is q
trading animal: and rs a kind of con-
lrmation Of the saying we have quo
ted, we may throw in boorish behavior
of certain persons. Civility, all the
world acknowledges, costs nothing,
Probably, that is the reason, why a
part Of the world ignore it altogether.
What's that" said a schoOlmaster,
pointing to the letter Y. "Daddy's
name "No, it isn't your daddy's
name, you blockhead. it's X" "Pll
be darncd il It's. It's daddy's name.
bowed lift amt. I've seen him write
! it ultcn.'
| A dealer in rcady-made linens ad.
vertises his shirts and chemisettes un:
der the mellilluous appclation Of
MALE and Female Envelopes
What ncxtf
A WoRD or EyrLANATroS.-lf a
young lady "throws herself away
mderstand, she has married for love;
il she is "comlortably settled" under.
stand that she has married a wealthy
old man whom she hates.
The people OF a western town re-
Gently held a public meeting, and
gave an unpopular citizen regular no.
tice to quit, as his company was disa.
grecablc He cody answered that. if
they couldn't live in the same place
with him, they had better quit.
BE thou as chaste as ice, as pure
as snow, thou shalt not escape calum.
ny.--ShakSpedre.
Gross and vulgar minds will always
nay a higher respect to wealth than
to talent. for wealth, though n far
less efficient source Of power than
talent, is far more intelligible one.
You may compare imagination to
pretty young girl who cheats at cards.
! The cheating is so agreeable, and
withal so playful, that lar from stop.
ping the game, you rather encourage
the young lady in her tricks.
Plain men think handsome women