Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1860-02-24
FACT, FUN AND FANCY.


1t is very well for little children tC
be lambs, but very bad thing for then
to grow up sheep.
"A man is, as a general rule, com.
pcnsated for small brain by a big
tongue.
- Many smart housewife can stop
every hole about the house except the
worst of all-her own mouth.
Laws are good for nothing if I'm
reasonable. In those places where faults
are made crimes, crimes are but faults
TO weepis often q blessing; the
gloom of the skies dissolves in rain, and
that of the heart in tears.
- The Brahmins are allowed to eat no
beef unless killed for sacrifice and so
they have sacrifices every day.
- Proteus changed himself to lion.
A good many of his successors. when
they change always make asses of them
selves-and no great change, either.
- Holmes, after telling that dog
was shot for biting woman's leg, said
it was pity to shoot dog with such
fine taste.
A Man is brute to be Jealous of
a good woman--a fool to be jealous of
worthless one; but double fool to cut
his throat for either of them.
ESr If mans soul and his body are,
as the divines say, at war with each 9TH
er, what hurts the one must help the
other, SO, to aid his soul, ,ohiip him.
- They mean to raise tall students in
Wisconsin. Its board of education has
resolved to erect building large enough
to accommodate five hundred Students,
three stories high,
Bill came running into the house
the other day, and asked eagerly,
" Where does Charity begin ?" = At
home" | replied, in the words of the
proverb. mot by a good DEAL" re-
Joined Bill " it begins at Co."
The legislature of Pennsylvania in
1874 passed the following: " Resolved
That no member of the legislature will
be allowed to come into the House bare.
footed"
Those must have been 20 the days tina
tried mems soleS" -Ne0 Bedford Times
A passenger on steamer had rol
of canvass with him in lurch Of the
boat it rolled overheard. He pitched il
after it; on seeing which u by-standel
remarked, Z" As that fellow is in for 9
duck, he is bound to have the caacas.
back"
A Western editor says: "Wood
chips, coke, coal, corn cobs, feathers,
rosin, saw dust, shavings, fence rails,
barn-doors, flints, or anything that will
burn or strike fire taken on subscription
at this Office"
= Mr.. Theophilus POpp, of Popp-
vile, in Popp county, fancyng himself
to be very popular with his lady-love
popped the question" to her under the
poplar tree, when she referred him to
her poppy, who, when asked for his
eonsent-laboring under the stimulus of
ginger-pop, popped him out of the door
to the tune of Pop goes the weasel"
IMAGINE the thrilling effect of a
verse like the following upon the nerves
OF any harG-drinker who might chance
to read it on the maidstone of n victim
Of deltrtim heneRS:
Beware of liquor Fifty deaths died
Losing in turn hope energy and pride,
The sense Of shame, strength, will, all hui
man feeling,
Ere, mind and body wounded past all healing
reached that goal Of agony and sim
Drnnkard's Graye-and blindly stagger-
ed in
-"LovE NE LITTLE; LOVE ME Lone"
"A tall Western girl, named Short,
long loved a certain big Mr.. Little; while
Little, little thinking of Short, loved a
Little lass named Long, To make Tong
story short, Little proposed to Long, and
Short toaged to be even with Titles
shortcomings. So Short, meeting Long
threatened to marry Little before long,
which caused Little in short time to
marry Long. Query Did tall Short
love big Little less, because big Little
loved little Long?
SMART MEMBERS OF CoNGREss.
Five members of congress from the ex-
treme west, at Browns hotel, Washing
ton, were diluting on scriptural subjects,
when a discussion arose between two Of
them concerning the Lords prayer. One
of them spoke very confidently of its
terms, exhibiting considerable famili.
arity with it, The othor said to him
&" / will bet you two hundred and fifty
dollars that you cannot repeat the Lords
prayer, and these three gentlemen shall
be the judges" Agreed, said the 9th.
er, and the money was accordingly stalk.
ed. The other Immediately repeated in
most triumphant manner;
"Now lay me down TO sleep.
pray the Lord my soul to keep;
And IL die before | wake,
pray the Lord my soul to take
"You have won fairly," said the 9th
er, "but | be id il l thought YOU
could do It, aud the three judges order,
ed .he money to be handed to the victor
II has been a question mooted, which o.
the FIVE congressman was hest acquaint.
cd with the Lords prayer Rich. hnder