Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-11-03
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PARADISE VIA Nkw OE.EASs.--A few
! days since, young man who had long been
attached to church, and was about to leave
ior New Orleans, came to bid his psstur fare
we'll
I And 50 you are going 70 that degenerate
p!nce, New Orleans are you p asked the pas
tor.
Yes, sir tu; don't expect to be nfuen-
ced BY ans extraneous pressure OF that kind"
responded the young man, with considerable
earnestreas.
well, | nm glad to see yuu so confident.
I hope the Lord will guide you. But do you
know the temptations which exist there %
Not particularly, sir"
We'll, a.. You'll find wau,on woman
in the guise Of Paris, tempting the very elect;
and rare wines end ardent drinks and you'll
find fiue company. and night brswiiug, and
gambling. and dissipation, and running after
the lusts Of the old man Adam
still, sir, hope to combat these success
| fully"
a hope you will my dear Christian broth
er," was the reply 81 hope you will, and
let me tell You this for your consolation in
case you should fall from grace. The temp
ter is worse than the sin, and the greater the
temptation, the more merit there is in resist
ing IT, The man who goes to Heaven By ioay
+ Of Nei, Orleans is sure to have twice as high
place III eternal glory ss he who reaches
Paradise through the quiet portals OF New
Jersey or Pennsylvania
Ess" \ man on passing through gateway
| in The dark hit his nose against the post
81 wsh that post was in HI" said he.--
Better wish it somewhere else" said a by
stander, you might run against it again.
Two old maids conversing with young
lady who was about to be married, one ey-
claimed, petulcntly,-
We'll, il you will do it, you must beur tho
responsibility.
Certainly, expect to" was the sisnif-
cant reply.
| JONES had been out to champagne par
| ty, and retured home at late, or rather all
early hour. He had hardly got into the
house when the clock struck four. "One---
one--nne-ono' hccnppcd Jones Il say,
Mrs. Jones this clock is OF. Of order, it has
| struck one four tines
Mrs. PAKTISGToH thinks that PoNu-tics,
from the queer turn" they appear to take,
should be named .4nn-t.cs.
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p;o,,,,.a nf rgiaf I,,s.;a s."'"b Vi h"H,S ,,
thu .ho p"et ''am, say' 'ec",.s
long practiced before the Judge Il look"
said he. upon Judge Shaw very much 81
tho South Sea Islander looks on his god
know he is ugly, but believe that he is
great.
A theoretically benevolent man, on being
asked by friend to lend him dollar, an
swercd briskly, with pleasure )" but sud-
denly added, Dear me- how uniortunatel
I've only ono lending dollar--and that is
out.
Our Dan says that whenever he wants
hot bath, and hasn't the money to pay for it,
he has only to tel his girl that he has made
up his mind to select another sweetheart, and
IAsso replied to proposition that he should
take vengeance on "A man who had injured
him-''l d" not wish to deprive him either of
his goods, lis honor, or his life only wish
to deprive HIM Of his ill-will'
,,
Otiht rae any o. IA Il'tle girl, alter
lection taken IN for the fret time ,slota,
what took place, and among o,ler tbines she
said with her rbildish innncenre that , ma,
passed round plate thai had some money
on it, but she didn't take anv.
a., iauy 'aee, ike me coat IN the Tale OF
iup' VIII wear wen II lelt alone bnt II you
attempt 70 inao IL with loreisn ornaments,
PROMINENT speaker at "Eepublican"
gathering in Ohio, said that be expected to
spend an eternity in company with 'Republi
cans, to which ripe old Democrat replied
that he rather thought he would, unless he
lHE following toast was receutly given at
ilShing iroIic: 1.-The iadies-May we kiss
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