Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-02-18
MISCELLANEOUS.
-prOlani.y and poli,sns.s never associate


"A schoolmas,er in Texas advri iises that
he l. prepared 10 teach the Jvr'aiis aader-
srOEii Of tha, country how to shoot.
"A year Of pleasure pass. like aoA''
ing brceze. but a moment Of misfortune
seems an age OF pain.
III we justly look upon proneuess to
find fault as very III and mean thing
we are to rrmembrr that pronsneSs TO De-
lieve them is next to it.
"A lawyer asked Dutehman in court
what ear.msrk- pig had that was in Dis
pute. "vsll. be has m ear marks except
a very short tail" was the reply.
What unthahkfulne-s 10 is n forget
our consultations. and TO look only uP'n
matters Of grievance to think - much up
on two or three cruises. as 10 forget an
hundred blessings.
If nature teaches one thing more than
another. IL - the doctrine aud duty Of ios.
tsrins bright and cheerful spirit. Moth
log 90 adOrus woman nothing -
strengthens and graccs manhood.
Some wise man. years aSo, aid, e" II
YOU want 20 learn human nature, get mar
ried to Aspunky girl, move in The house
With another family. and slap one Of The
ehildrer. ana YOU will EARN Il. ."
The most remarkable case on record il
that or the Yankee soap man who, in vio-
lent storm at sca. saved himself from deaf
by taking cake OF Lis owu sap aud wash
ing himself ashore.
A Babe and newspaper in every
house, and suod school In every district.
all studied anu appreciated as they merit,
are the principal .uPpor, Of virtue, uoraii'
~ and civil liberty. lFnnklin.
"A Yankee. describing an opponent
whose rsrs,n was extremely lin. lays, &c /
will tell you What. .ir, that man don't
amount 10 a .um IN arithmetic; cost h,m
Up, and there, nothinsta carry"
-An freshman. Wbo had yu., landed, aid
''the fr,t BIZ cf mate ne ever ate iu thi'
country va. roasted p'Jat'-hgiIrd ycs
ter,lay And Il We don't h~Iavc me, ! can
show it 10 ys, tor have 1t in my picket
"A story ). told OF person asking an
Other Nheiher be ~uuId advise him % lead
,vr,ain friend Of ,he.r, money. What,
lend him mur.y' 700 might give him an
tn,,ie. and be wyUljn'I return TO-"
-" Mamma, hain't para getting rich g.
"wby. nv dear?' =. Because, every
morning. when Brds,t CONES 10 sweep oct
the parl'r, h. alWays gives the a slIrsnce Co
g oui and play" Bridget received short
notice 10 vaeaic.
-Samho bought pa,riarehal turkey
&" I took him home" ,a,s be. "my vile
bile him tree hours. and Jsn him crow
Ny wife den PIP him into De -, Md az
pond o tatyr.. and be KICK IN al out /,
be mus a b,en as old as dat KgiOos. lum"
-Childhood D. Ike mirror, catching
and rejecting images around It, Rsucm.
Der that an iup'Oas or Iroiaue thought u,.
tered by parynt, may operate on the
young heart Ike a oarrI,.- .rray Of water
thrown upon polished s'ccl, stain IL With
rus, that no after securing can ,Gaes.
BAD COMPANY j. like a ra.l drivrr into ,
pct, which after ,he fr.t Or --cond blow
may he drawn out With ut,l- difE,ui,y Z.
bot hcins cucc driven ur 10 the head, tie
Pinorr, canno, take hold 90 draw IL Quit
can only be done by tie distraction o! the
wood.
"A learned young lady, The other eve
ming. as'uni.hrd tie company by asking Tor
the loan 81 dimiuutlve. arseut'ous,
truncatrd cone. convex on ~ summit, and
semi perforated with symmetrical ind,u,a-
tior-." She wanted thmblr
DR.. Johnson once dinel with a Scot.
tish lady who bad Po,eh Tor dinner. After
the Due,or bad tasted !, SIZE asked him II it
was s,OI.
LII ngOOd for bog, na'am," said the
Doctor.
Then, pray" said tic lady, &" ls, ne
help you to 'ome more"
Two ceniuriy. ago. no, one in hun.
drei wore .toesing.. Fifty year. acn not
boy in thousand WAS allowed TO run az
large a, night. Fifty year, aso not one
girl in thousand made a waiting maid o.
her mother. Wonderful Improvements in
this wonderful asc.
There i. an anccdote o. an editor out
w-.i. wao wben as VAS short OF matter or
grud-ed the ahnr or type requisite to pat
4, ia psint. u.ei u send out hi. paper wi'h
one side or page entirely blank, merely
drawing his subscribers attention u the
fact by note rhi. space will BE- very use
ia. Tor tie children 10 write upon."
-" Mr. Timothy" aid a youu. lady,
who h4l been showing "a Der Wit at the
eIpsn.s Of a d'nslsr. ''you remind NE Of
barometer that d, filled With nothing ia tie
upper story" " Divine AImlri," mcrkIy
replied her alarer. e m thanking You fr
that compliment. 1T the remind you that
you oecupy nay upper story entirely
The private Secretary OF the Governor
OF NsS York isawag. The other day a
young man. decidedly inebriated, walked
into the Executive Chamber and ASKED for
the Governor. "whai DO yon want with
hin, 80 innnlred lie SacreflrY. "Oh. |