East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-12-27

ia gentleman who could not pro-
nounce the letter R,was asked to read the
following:
Robert gave Richard rap in the ribs,
For roasting the rabbit so rare"
He evaded the difficulty III the following
ingenious manner:
"Bobby gave Dicky thumpin thesidc,
For cooking the bonny so little"
EWill you marry me, ,miss!'-'Sir,
you know very well have often declared
| would never marry.'--'Ob; if | hadn't
known it l shouldn't have asked you
The surrrRrxes OF GENrrEL Poverty, The
married man. the man Of family, mcst deeply feels
the miscries of gentee poverty His personal serrgs
are merged in the thoughts of home. lie would
gladly throw of the dsguise-glady resign his fash
onabe acquaintance, and seek his happiness when
the days abors over in the bosom of the family
But the memorable world decides otherwise. He can
never escape the grindstones to which he is tied.
Country cousins must be entertained family re-
unions given, jaunts undertaken. He knows full
well that the handspring Of the whole machinery,
IL he give out, dscori and destruction the
inevitable result and he works on, hopeless and des
perate. Finally, the anticipated crash comes But
now he may gain all for which he long sighed
The play is over, the lights out, and tho gaudy
rappngs Of assumed wealth may be replaced by hon
est homespnn. But il is too late-the intoxicating
bowl Of worldly vanity cannot resigned. Once
Il might have been but not now. Again he starts
upon the fatal race again he Cor moment hovcrs
above the horizon and then forever disappears from
sight, and it is Heavens mercy ifhis memory is un-
,anted with guilt,
The indications are that direct trade between jap
an and America will be established. Mr. Gallagher.
of New York proposes to establish line of clipper
ships between New York and Kangawa, Japan, where
he has n house already established, and doing good
business His first vessel is to sail soon, and will
carry out twenty or thirty passengers and about n
thousand tons Of freight, mostly already engaged,
consisting of machinery frame houses, and assorted
merchandise. He expects to bring home n quantity
Of japanese sced-whcat which is redresentcd as OF
superior quality and ripcns early enough to give
place 10 another CROP while il Is less subject 10 smut
than the wheat cultivated here.
The sum of 1900 per day is expended in New
York for oysters.
Punch SAYS that Garibaldi is just like q man with
a whccl-barrow, carrying everything before him
Take especial and reasonable care, il you are
man. that your children shall not have fool for a
mother and, IL you are a women that they shall not
have for n father
The moral hero is whose voice is often at first
alone still small voice in the moral desert against
tho wind and the earthquake and the fire of strong
and evil passion.
We interest ourselves too much in things that ought
20 have no interest for Our mind plays the wan
ton, and gives itself to every
1t is strange way Of showing our humble rever-
aud love for the Creator TO be perpctually
demning and revilng everything that he has crea-
| ted
When men by age fail in their sight and hearing,
they had better console themselves with tho thou
that they have seen and heard quite enough.
If your friends and associates cannot be amused
except by tricks Of q monkey You had better buy
them one than make one Of yourself.
If you respect yourself as much you do others
you will be careful 10 do nothing mean when n
lone as when in company
If truth and fearless integrity had other refuge
in the world, they ought 10 have in the pulpit
conquerabe fortress.
| Love is Of snch supcratvc worth that IL is more
honorable TO be its victim than It's conqueror
Ladies', please be sweet, but don't be too formal
BE roses but don't be prim roses.
The sincere gratitude Of one overpays us for tn,
ingratitudc Of twenty.
No mnn can avoid his own company--so he haC
best make it as good as possible.
man winds up his clock TO make II run, and hi
business TO make II stop.
A crusty old bachelor says he thinks II is roman
and not her wrongs, that ought to be redressed"
To tell your secrets is generally folly but that foll
IL without guilt; 10 communicate those with whicl
you entrusted is always treachcry and trcachre
for tho mest part combined With foiiv.