Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-03-29
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SOME men are so good that they are
good for nothing.
CONDEMN no man for not thinking as
you think.
A young man who is wnked at by a
lady wearing hood, may be said to be
hoodwinked.
THERE IS many man whose tongue
might govern multitudes, if he could only
govern his tongue.
SYDNEY SMITH compares the whistle of
a locomotive to the squeal of an attorney
when Satan gets him.
WE know some men, who, when they
are perpexed in argument, get out as
poor debtors get out of jsil--swear out
A lady, describing al ill-natured man.
says, "He never smiles but he feels
ashamed Of it,"
The GRACEFUL laugh of happy children
is the best home music; and the graceful
figures of childhood are the best statuarv.
If woman could talk out Of the cor
ners OF her mouth at the same time there
would be good deal said on both sides.
WOMEN love to find in men a difficult
comblnation-a gentleness which will in
variably yield, with force which will in
variably protect.
a benevolent old gentleman used 10
give way wood by the cord, in order as
he said to have it recorded above.
STRICT punctuality is perhaps the cheap
est virtue which can give force to an 9TH
erwise utterly Insignificant character.
1T is vain to talk about the equality of
the sexes-they are not equal. The smile
or tear oi woman conquers man.
A poet says that the wind kisses The
waves. That. we suppose, is the cele-
orated kiss for a blow" about which
we have heard SO much.
MucH is said about the freshness Of a
hrst love; but there are many persons
whose second love is better worth having
than the first love of others.
WE might pardon the ungrateful if
they would forget who are their enemies
as speedily and as completely as they Of
ton forget who were their friends.
A PgETTY GIRL and wild horse are
liable to do much mischief: for one runs
away with fellows body, and the other
runs away with his heart.
a MAN waa arrested in Virginia a few
days since. and being informed that he
was suspected ofhaving been engagd in
the insurrection at Harper's Ferry. replied
be didn't know Harper nor where he kept
MS cussed OLD IerTy. H. --1--:..-l-
SPEAKING of shaving said a pretty
girl to an obdurate old bachelor, i should
think that a pair of handsome eyes was
the best mirror to shave by Yes. many
a poor fellow has been shaved by them,'
the wretch replied.
'WHAT fine head your boy has, said
an admiring friend. Yes said the fond
father; he's chip of the the old block;
amt you sonny?' 4 guess SO. daddy,
cause, teacher SAID yesterday L was
ayoung block head
OLD SURE w. is an honest, iovisl soul,
whith few religious scruples, fond of
hearty laugh or a good joke at any time.
He relates the following on himself as an
actual occurrence: Zone night, boys, had
very strange dream. l thought l was
about to get to heaven. A long ladder,
like Jacobs, reached from the ground to-
ward the good place and it was on this
ladder that went up. When 1 reached
the the top, found space Of seven or
eight feet intervening between the last
round and the celestial gate. / could see
within and catch glimpses of the fine
things inside, Peter stood at the entrance
he leaned over-reacAed out his hand
and told me to make a big jump. Ibid
jump, boys, and got one ofthe contoanded-
est falls you ever heard Of! for found
myself sprawling on the floor, having
jumped ont Of bed while l was trying to
jump into heaven"