The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-09-09
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We know a man SO habi,ualIy sleepy,
that his curiosity cannot be awakened.
A WISE sAw.-A saw, all teeth of which
are wisdom teeth.
THE FOUR P's-Iri,le break fasted W ith
Plenty, dincd with Poverty, and surped
with Pcnury.
Fast men, like fast rivers, arc generally
very shallow.
lie whose soul does not sing, need not
try TO sing with his throat.
What would Neptune cxclai,n if the sea
was taken from him 81 have not a no.
ton.
Why is the annual meetings Of licensed
v'ctuaIlers Ike an assemblagc OF great mas
ses Of the people !-Becau>c it is gather.
ing Of the hosts.
"JoHN, did vou ever bet on horse-racc? -
mo, but Eve seen my sister Bet OH an old
mare!"
looking glass, because it always gives them
"aid TO rcfection.
Folks must put wi their own kin as thee
do wi their own noses-il's their own flesh
and blood.
The wors. Of faults is false heart and
the least comely covering that can be ilnag-
ined is false.hootl.
For a whole month after the Misses FIirt
got new man,Ilas they were at church three
times on Sundays.
Sincerely to aspire afer virtue is to gain
her; and zealously to labor after her wages
is TO receive them.
The greater a man is, the less he necessa-
rily thinks Of himself; for his knowledge
enlargcs with his attainments.
Liberty will not descend 10 a people a
people must raise themselves to liberty it
Is a blessing that must be earned before it
can be enjoyed.
The policy that can strike only while the
iron is hot, will be overcome hy tie perse-
verance that can make the iron hot by slrk-
ing.
There is many man whose tongue might
govern multtudcs, if he could only govern
Lis tongue.
Pawnbrokers and hard drinkers often
take pledges; we fear that the former gen
orally keep them longest.
A leading maxim with almost every pol
iician is always to keep his counlenauce
and never to keep his word.
Theirs great difference between honor
and honesty; the former, it is said, exists
among thieves, the latter certainly doesn't.
Emerson tells lis that "the tongue should
be faithful teacher" Certainly the eye
ought to bet always has pupil.
A FITTING PuNIsIIMENr-The person
who "stole march," has been put in the
same cell with "Procrastination, the thief of
Tme''
There are many who say more than the
truth on some occasions, and balance the
account with their consciences by saying
less than the truth on others.
A dandys occupation is to show his
clothes; and if they could but walk them
selves, they woulJ save him the labor and do
his as well AS himself
"Why are you always looking into the
glass, madam ?"-"Sir, the glass look into
help me to improve my appearance; those
you look into degrade yours!
It is said that most Of the hair-dyes ir
use are poisonous. 1t is astonishing how
many there are. notwithstanding, who hav,
the courage to "stand the hazard o.
dye !"
NAPOLEON was not so exrayagant a
many people imagine, when he declare,
that in modern times "bayoncts think" /
it not evident that every polished bayoDe
is capable of reflection?
The master Of a magnificent and splel
didly furnished manson should take ca,
that he be not the one thing little anids
everything else that is great. -" '@a
Misplaced honors and titles are a sple
did sign to a wretched inn {; an illuminate
frontispiece to contemplate book; lof
arch ,ove.shadwing a gutter. - ID
Il am certain, wife, that am right ar
tbatyou are wrong; I'll bet my ears on i,
Indeed, husband, you shouldn't carry be
q, ting to extreme lengths" $50
"Wifc." said a man. looking for a ho,