The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-07-27

his side villa. His footsteps had worn q
circle in the turf. A writer in the N. Y.
Erening Post, seizing upon this incident in
his history, produces the following:
No more. alas ! the returning spring
shaiI greet thee, walking nesr the favorite tree,
Marking with patient step the magic ring ri
Where pageants grand and monarchs moved with thee,
Thou new Columbus! bringing from old Spain
Her ancient wealth to this awaiting shore;
Returning stamped with impress of thy brain, 7a
Far richer treasures than her galleons bore. ,r
Two worlds shall weep for thee The old. the new
Now that the marble and the canvas wait
In vain to cheer the homes and hearts true
Thy Immortality made desolatei 1
While Angels on imperishabe scroll -f
Record the wondrous beauty Of thy soul.
An Eccentric Beginning.
Dickens new story in his periodical, 'All
the Year Round opens with the following
sentences, in reference to the close of the last
century:
1t was the best of times, It was the worst
of times, it was the age OF wisdom, it was the
age of foolishnese, it was the epoch of belief,
it was the epoch Of incredulity. it was the sea-
son of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it
was the spring of hope. it was the winter Of
despair, we had everything before us, we had
nothing before us. we were all going direct TO
heaven, we were all going direct the other
way-in short, the period was SO far like the
present period. that some of its noisiest au-
thorities insisted on its being received, for
good or for evil, in the superlative degree Of
comparison only. 7 5r
There was king with a large jaw and a
queen with plain face on the throne of Eng
land; there was king with large jaw and
a queen with fair face on the throne Of
France. In both countries it was clearer than
crystal to the lords of the state preserves of
the loaves snd fishes, that things in general
were settled forever
Base Ingratituds. r-
The editor of paper formerly published in
Coioma, who occupied room in one of our
public houses, wss on one occasion. absent
from town for the night. 1t so happened that
the house was crowded with guests on that
particular night. and the obIiging landlord. for
ioSN of othOt pun q cti ouSOi
in the aforesaid editors bed. But mark how
the ungrateful fellow requited the bospitable
kindness thus extended to him; he left the fol-
lowing rhymes on the table. scrawled upon o
piece of paper With lead pencil:
81 slept in an editors bed last night,
And others NAV say what they please;
l say there's one editor in the world
That certainly takes his ease.
"when thought of my humble cot away,
could not suppress sigh,
BUT thought. as rord in the feathery nest,
Hov easy editors lieF'
Conversation. 10 Eat @.
The most casual remark. says Harris, lives
forever in it's effects. There is not word
which has not moral history. And hence it
is that every idle word which men utter as
sumes character so important that an in-
quest will be held on it in the general judg-
ment.
Education. a
Says Everts, seek for your children in or.
der-frst moral excellence; second, intellect
ual improvement; third, physical well being
last of all, worldly thrift and prosperity; and
you may attain the blessing promised to
Christian nurture.
A Transcsndentaiist. z@-i@
A gentleman of Boston who takes busi
ness view of most things. when recently asked
! respectinga person of quite poetic temper.
ament replied: 30. he is one of those men
/ who have soarings after the indefinite. and
diyings sfter the unfathomable. but who never
pays cash."
1 IAFable. E 7d
i Thomas Carlyle got off the following: Once
upon a time man (somewhat in drink, be
likeJ raised dreadful outcry at the corner
of the market place, that the world was al
turned topsy -turvy; that the men and cattle
were all walking with their feet uppermost
that the houses and earth at large (if the,
/, did not mind) would fall into the sky; in shor
that unless prompt means were taken, thing
in general were on the high road to the devil
As the people only laughed at him, he crie'
the louder and more vehemently; nay, at las
!. began abjnring, foamiug and imprecating th
more. when good natured auditor, going uE
took the orator by the launches, and softly in
verting his position, set him down-on hi
feet. The which, upon perceiving, bis min
8 was staggered not little. "Ha! deuce tax
b it'll" cried he, rubbing his eyes. $50 it was no
Q the world that was hanging by its feet, ther
K but that was standing on my headp Censo
a Castigdtor n,orum. Radical Reformer. b
whatever name thou art calledl have q cart
g have care /; especially if thou art gettin
d loud! go.
8. influence.
l. It is not position that gives influence. it
Il character. What men are. determines the
power over others, not where they are: then
selves. not the places they stand in. Whe
" DiogeDes had been captured by pirates, an
d was about to be sold as slave in Crete, l
10 pointed to Corinthian, very careful
70 dressed, saying. "Sell me to that man,
Dr. wants MASTER" His wish was granted hir
ID ard the event demonstrated his sagacit
" Character overcame position that mi
IN bought a master in buying Diogenesl
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:. ,5ss,ss SPRAYS OF WISDOM.
l8,I Moro;a, lorx, -rossnl fcr ,vhavs thav norno