The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1860-01-19
VARIETY.
HNEEY HEEFJED.

Why are Cashmere shswls like deaf persons
Ans-Beeause we cannot make them here
foolish youth makes q crazy old age. Too
dreadfuIly true
Speaking much is sign Of vanity; for he that Is
lavish in words, is Il nigglrl IN deed.
What is the yong laIes' best friend Ans
Their looking glass, because it always gives then
- ails to infection !''
More pleasing than the DEVELOPS that sparkle
upon roses, the tears that pity gathers upon the
cheek Of beauty.
Let not an injury insult cOrrOde IN your
BOSOM for so doing you increase the injury by your
act.
There Is but one greater absurdity than that Of a
man aiming know himself, which Is, for him to
think he knows himself
As the organ OF speech supposes the organ of hear
ing so the instinct Of complaint supposes the sent
ment OF compassion.
Right is a plant of slow growth. IOH cannot tell
how long Justice herself u Gaoy At the breast Of
Truth, before Justice could run alone.
Wit may be a thing of pure imagination, but
humOr involves sentiment and character HumOT Is
of genial quality, and is closely allied to pity
Wit should exalt an appetite, not provoke disgust
Wit without WISDOM Is salt without meat; and that
Is but d comfortIess dish to set hungry man down
In the assurance Of strength there is strength and
they are the weakest, however strong, who have NO
faith in themselves or their powers
Beware of too much good staying in your hand.
II will fast corrupt, and worm worins Pay It away
quickly in some sOrt-Our strength grows out OF our
weakness
II the alphabet were alive. why would you find it
difficult to Kill it Entirely the Irishman said
Ans-Because it's plain you couldn't put the letter
Il out of ''BeiHg-''
Says astronomer to a bright eyed girl, when
talking Of raRbOws, Did you ever see lunar bow,
Miss - Il have beLux by moonlight, If that's
what yOu mean,'' was the Tcjlude--
4 farmer the other day, tod by his landlord
that ne was going raise his rent. - Much obliged
said he ''fJr find it impossible raise it myself
When you doubt between words, choose the plain
est the commonest, the most idiomltic. Eschew
fine words as ycu wOHId rouge. love simple ones as
You would native roses on your checks
Perhaps the reason Why poets invest animals and
inanimate objects with human aie"-.ons and attri-
butes Is, that they find men generally devoid Of
them
We would suggest TO those uTper-crust mamas
who anxious 10 get their daughters OIL their
hands, the propriety 81 keeping the young men
hInds oil their daughters
well said spit-heartsi, numbering Jonathan,
the other day. ''Suke has gwen me the SACK by
gravy I've lost her.
- Lost her--how;' inquired hrs sympathizlng
II laid the soft soap on her thic, that the crit
ter got 90 proud she wouldn't speak to me -
One Of our neiehtors overheard the following con-
versaton between two Jolly of the Green lsie
day or two since, which has point To Il;
IL say, Jimmy, dill re ever see such summer as
this same -
- Faith an I have"
- When -
=. Last winter, be JIhers-''
S0RKovs-Jeln Paul says .'SurrCws gather
round great souls storms do around mountains;
bus like them, they break the storm and purify the
air Of the plain beneath them.
Every heavy burden Of sorrow seems like stone
hung round neck, yet they often only like the
stones used by pearl divers, which enable them TO
reach their prize and To rise enriched
~ a4- nTer NAL kos Ms
c5IIectei as q bell loses its clear when slightly
crlckeI aud recovers IL when the assure i enlarged
HAIR Turned BLICR.-TWo Cg lady friends
were readiug tine other day, Byrou's - Prisoner Of
Chillon.'' We intended 20 say that one iaty was
pretending TO read it aloud to the other lady. No
woman has been, Is, or ever i'll be, capa-
bic of listening without utsrruPtiug. - that, at
srfs--