Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1860-03-16
FACTS, FUN AND FANCY.

bne ear, OUT mouesty taxes the heart.
- Exchange is no robbery. If 20,
go out to party, put your oldest hat on
- BorANy AND ENTOMOLOGY. Creep
ers do much better on walls than in beds
- To the ladies In loves archer,
The beau should not be overbent, lest h,
snap.
- When does candle represent
tombstone? When it is set up for a late
husband.
- Men will refrain from evil-speakina
when their fellow linen refrain from evil.
hearing.
= Let no reproach make you lay aside
holiness; the frowns of the world arc
nothing to the smiles Of Heaven.
- If the Mexicans want to learn the
secret of STABLE GOVERNMENT, perhaps
they had better send for Mr.. Rarey.
A negro, undergoing an examina-
ton, when asked if his master was a
Christian, replied: No, sir, he's a
member of Congress"
- What line in Shakspero is most ap-
plicablc to young lady of much beauty,
but little conversational power? She
speaks, yet she says nothing"
- Why is the husband of a scolding
wife and father of a housefull Of crying
children like railroad Because he has
great many cross ties.
- Why is colt getting broke, like a
young lady getting married. Because
he is going through the bridal cere-
mony.
We must look downward as we'll as
upward in human life. Though many
have passed you in the race, there are
many you have left behind.
! WHY does father call mother
honeyf" asked boy of his elder brother.
Can't think, except It's cause $40 wears
a large comb in her head"
One Of the latest interpretations Of
the character or inlet is that he was
gambler, for ne says, How absolute the
'snase is We must speak by tho card"
- There is this difference between
happiness and wisdom: He that thinks
himself the happiest man is really SO, but
he that thinks himself the wisest is the
greatest fool.
- The only money that does a young
man good is what he earns himself. A
ready-made fortune, is like ready-made
clothing, seldom fits the man who comes
into possession.
= What are you looking after, my 1ear?'
said very affectionate mother to her
daughter. The daughter looked around
aud thus replied lookink after
son-in-law for father!'
- The cane which is to be presented
to Edmonson. for switching Hickman,
bears the following motto 49," To the
man who whipped one of the eighteen
millions"
w. II. Hooe, apostnaster in Yer
mont. publishes that two hundred dollars
Of the public funds are missing from his
office, and he asks :" ,eho has got the
money 7" Possibly echo may answer
Hooe.
A lady subscriber of the Louisville
journal, wrote Prentice that she was
Mortified at the indecency of his paper,
and she threatened to set her foot on
every copy that came under her obser-
walton. He suggests that she hadn't
better do il, as his paper had is in it.
-"Well," said the old lady. throw
ing down the newspaper in disgust. | do
think they ought to make Mr.. Sherman
Speaker, without any more talk. If
these fellers only knew what heap of
good his lozenges had done, 1t would
move their bowels to compassion"
A political paper. in noticing re-
cent demonstration of his party, says
''the air was rent with the shouts Of three
thousand people" After which we sup
pose the band played Root hog or die"
-NoBLE CONSISTENCY. When Alger-
non Sydney was told that he might save
his life by telling falsehood-by deny
ing his hand-writing-he said when
God has brought me into dilemma in
which must assert lie or lose my life,
he gives me a clear indication Of my
duty, which is TO prefer death to false
hood"
-" Como here, you mischievous ras-
cal !"
won't you whip me, fatheri"
"No."
"will you swear you won'tY'
Eyes"
"Then | won't come. father. for Par.
son Atwood says. He that will swear,
will lie.'"
- When I reflect, as frequently do
upon the felicity | have enjoyed, some
times say 10 myself that, were the ofIe
maicto ne T v ND engage to ran again
ifcio beginning to end. the same career
IF lifs I'll T. bhould ask would be the
privilsge otan author. 70 correct, in
S5nd sqison certain errors Of the hrsi
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