Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-07
MISCELLANEOUS.

Wtfness. " les, slr.
Counsel. "wsll, Madam, please state
what be did the 6rst year"
Wifnep. I" lie minsd. sir"
Finale-Roars Of laughter, "in which
the Court joined," and a sudden collapse Of
legal dignity.
Quaint old Fuller says "Let him
who expects one class Of society to prosper
in the hughes, degrs, while the other is N
distress. try whether one side OF his face can
smile while the other Is pinehsd."
Mrs. An,oinstts l.. Brown Blackwell
preached in Theodore PArker's church, in
Be.ton, recently, There was pretty nearly
utter" manufactured by the young
people. when she rad her te1t, as follows
.wben va. a eh,ld. .pake asa ehild. !
understood as a child. | thought as child
bat when became q man, put away
childish things"
The Biblical information which the
Democrats bring to bear upon the question
Of slavery. in III IT. aspect, . remarkable
and refreshing. Mr. Dennison, the Demo
cratic candidate Cor Governor OF Ohio, In a
sperch in Adams county. justified The fugi-
tive slave lAw, on The prcccienso ct llasar IN
the wilderness, who was told by the ansel
10 return with - her slave born child ~ to-
her master. Mr. Deunison argued that 1t
the angel bad been opposed to the fugitive
slave lA~, be ~Ould have told Hasar " 10
make tracks Cor Canada" We have sell
don seen a more convincing illas'ra'ion-'n
Democratic argument.
Providence Journal.
Some years asO a clergyman Of New.
surypor,. who was travelling. being asked
VIA, hi. people thought Of the Second Ad-
vent. replied that be bad never succeeded in
convincing them Of the First Advent, and
had not thought beet To inquire into their
opinion on the second.
-" What vi.e compensation Providence
does Afford" exclaimed pretty belle du.
ring the gale Of wednesday; " the sane
wind that muses. our crinoline, blows dus,
in the eyes Of the wicked young men. who
would take advantage OF our admirable con-
fusion" Philosophical young woman that,
says an exchange.
The Liicbscld Enquirer takes on
airs" because Henry Ward BeccheT, and
some other Divine. frst saw the light
there. II claims that a. a general ,hins.
men Of eminent pie,y have to % there 10 be
born. to which the Boston Ledger eurily
remarks. This explains satisfactorily
Why they have To Be born again"
"A hou.,maid in the country, Boosting
OF her iBdusIr,ou. habits, said that on a
certain occasion she rose at four. made !,
srr. put on the tea kettle, prepared break.
fast. and " made all the beds" before a
angle soul Va. Up ia the house.
We should manage our fortune a. W.
do our health-enpy it wheC god, be "a.
tent when It is lad, and never apply ,io-
lent remedies, except in an extreme nocesi-
~.
"A KIND OTTEE. say, Phil. who Is
the pretty girl saw you walking with last
Sunday evening - Mis- llossrs go
Hoggvs we'll, she. to b pi,isi Tor hav-
ing such a name" 80 think, Joe. "
r,j,insd Phil - Pr,iei her 80 much that
offered her mine, aud she's going 10 take
IL sow"
A boy WAS asked what meekness was ?
lie thought moment. aud said Meek
nee. give, smooth answer. to rough ques-
tons"
The New York Pc, says that It Cen
.ral Tom Thumb tnd, citing wife, the
public will enjoy the pomological exhibition
ola new variety OF &" D~Ari Pair
An acquaintance say. that he dismissed
hi, handsome doctor. and employed PLAIN
one. and his wife and daughter. haven't
got SICK half 30 often IS they dill before.
-Friend,hip never eIistei between men
of.milAr habits, view, and fortunes.
The CHAIRMAN has an amusing earica.
t1rs representing ZJuave in uuiiorm, adj
dressing respectable elderly gentleman in
plain clothes, apparently a traveller, in
the.s words: Ny good sir, all those his
tories about brigands are nothing but non
sense. Ny regiment has been everywhere
10 Italy. and never once was stopped by
any one"
III asked what physician stood a, the
TOP Of hi. profession, We should say i, was
the gentleman who was ia the habit Of at
tending " patients on a monument"
-" Pray. nv Lord" said a gentleman,
oa4ther whimsical judge, "wha, is the
distinction between law and equity
eO0rs'' Very little in the end, r.
piled hi, lOrdssip; Z" they only diaer 50 far
g. time Is concerned. At common law you
ars done for at once in equity you are no;
% easily disposed Of. The one IS Prussie
seid. the other 1. lAudAnum."
THr ArEoNA N THE rEorios. BY way Of
Havana We have some later intelligence
from Jamaica. The Aurora Dorealis was
witnessed IN that island, il seems. for ihs
first time. perhaps, aHos as d,'oorrry By
CAnRoyAs' Coiinbs. 80 rare - the phe-
nomsnon in those latiiade-, that u was "a.