The Placer herald., 1860-04-14

IANTOMIME.--Most people talk with then
tongues, but Brazians express and exchange
thought while these organs are at rest. Ev-
cry man, woman and child has the habit Of
drawing the corners of the mouth pushing
up the lips to the nose, and raising the
shoulders and eyebrows whenever question
is asked which they cannot or do not like to
answer. This play OF features is as sudden
as it is expressive. Two ladies' or gentlemen
are in earnest conversation, smiles chase
each other over the faces of both, and in a
twinkling the expression of one is so
changed, that had you lost sight of him you
would hardly take him for the same individ
ual.
But the hand as telegraph is in constant
employment. Holding out the right one,
and rubbing the thumb over the forefnger,
is asking for money, and in universal use.
A slight nod of the head is as with us, an
affirmative, but the general and most decd
ed of negatives is to waive the torefnger, in
a perpendicular position, two or three times
across the heart, or in front of the face
Thus party asks payment of a bill, and is
refused, without a sylablle being spoken. A
lady at window asks another passing by in
her carriage how she does, bv holding the
palm of the right hand upward and shaking
the fingers. by turning the palm down and
closing them, her friend is pressed to come
in. At evening parties lady will place her
thumb over the adjoining foretinger, and
thus intimate her opinion to another that it
is time to break up.
The ROMAN SENrINEL-When Pompei
was destroyed, there were very many bur
led in the ruins of it who were afterwards
found in different situations. There were
some found in deep vaults, as if they had
gone thither for security There were some
found in the streets, as if they had been at
tempting to make their escape. There were
some found in lofty chambers. But where
did they find the Roman sentinel! They
found him standing at the city gate, with
his hand still graspng the war weapon,
where he had been placed by his captain;
and there where the heavens threatens him;
there, where the earth shook beneath him;
there, while the lava stream rolled, he stood
at his post; and there, after thousand
years had passed away, was he found!
The Man WITHOUT AN ENEMY. Heaven
help the man who thinks he can avoid enc
mics by trying to please every body. If
such an individual ever succeeded, we should
be CAD to know it. Not that we believe in
a mans going through the world trying to
find beams to knock his head against; dis
putting every mans opinions; fighting and
elbowng and crowding all who differ from
him. That again is another extreme.
Other people have right to their opinions
so have you, don't fall into the error of
supposing they will respect you more for
turning your coat every day to match the
color Of theirs. Wear your own colors,
spite of wind and weather, storms or san
shine. 1t costs the vascillatng and irreso,
late ten times the trouble to wind, and shut
fe, and twist. that it does honest, manly in
dependence to stand its ground. Take what
time you please to make up your mind; but
having made up your mind, stick to it!
BEAUTIFUL DEFINITION OF IIOPE.-
Among some of the south sea Islanders the
compound word for hope is beautifully ex
pressive; it is manaoana, or the swimming