The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-01-03
EARlET v.

The faculty of genius is the power Of lighting its
own fire.
Toll and trial are grim schooImasters; but flash Of
hope can make them beautiful, as n sunbeam
the rude mountain FROST
The thumb is n useful member; but because you
have got one, you neednt try get your neighbors
under it,
Naval architects are discussing the question what
shape Is hest for vessel Undoubtedly 1t should be
ship-shape-
Fun Is worth more than physics. and whoever in
vents or discovers n source Of supply deserves
the name Of public benefactOr.
Wealth does always improve \ man, as he
gets be worth more. may become worthless
NEw COLOR--A color has recently been dis
covered, prOduceable from coal tar Ii Is called dian
thine, md varies from the deep purple of whisky
drinkers all the shades of bright color.
Pleasure. like quicksilver, is bright and shy. II
strive 10 grasp It, 1t still eudes Us and still gilt
We perhaps seize it fast, and find it rank poi
man, in stopping his PAPER. wrote: "I think
fskes doant ort spent thare mummy on papers, my
ather never did and evry boldly sed ne the
snartest in the Lountree and had got the intel
Hgentist Amely of buoys that ever dug taters'
QrEsTIoS.-If 7 IN about courting girl have
but little acquaintance with, how shall come TO a
knowledge OF her fIults'
ASswER-Prnise her among her female acquaint-
anees.
The census man in New London found n woman
who gave her own age twenty eight years. and
that Of her oldest twenty-three A thriving
town
PUy-cHEs.-wby Is the profession of the law not
only legal, but religiOus2 Because IT involves n
knowledge Of the law and the profits, (prophets-)
Money is called hard cash because it is hard to get
hoi Of
lawyer had client who refused to agree to refer
10 arbitration cause which judge, jury and counsel
wished get rid OF He last said to him, - You
Internal fool. If you do Immediately follow the
Suige's recommendation, shall be obliged to use
ssong language TO you
Photography spells words as they pronounced.
thus HfeiuE treiiHer JCokEt, when rendered into
the Anglo Saxon, means, Z" he looks well in frOck
eJat''
ABsURDrrIEs HUMAN LIFE--NOt to 60 to bed
when You sleepy. because it is not certain hour
To stand in water up 10 your knees fishing for
Trout when you can buy them IN clean, dry market
To suppose that every one likes to hear your child
cry, and you talk nonsense TO It.
To tell person from whom you solicit a loan of
money that you in want Of 1t.
To think every one who fights a duel a man Of
SPIRIT.
To pronounce those the most piOus who never alb
sent themselves from church.
To expect punctuality from an idle man
To discontinue dealing with a traSlesman to whom
you owe large sum Of money, and which You are
unable to pay.
To give advice to, or argue with fool
To occupy the attention Of large company by the |
Recital an occurrence interesting yourself alone
To ask advice Of a man who has always misman-
aged his own affairs.
To expect that your friends will remember you
after you have thought proper to forget them.
Not to drink when you are thirsty or eat when you
are hungry.
THE WIDOW THAT KEPT THE Promise WHICH SHE
MADE HER DYING HUsEASD-Wycheriy. the COM |
elan, married girl OF eighteen when he was verg-
ing eighty. Shortly after, Providence was pleas
Ell IN its mercy the young woman TO call the old TO
another and better world. But ere he took his final
departure from this world, ne summoned his young
VIE 10 his bedside, and announced 20 her that he was
dying, whereupon she wept bitterly wycherly lift
el himself up bed, and gazing with tender emotion
on his weeping wife, said -
My dearest love, have solemn promise to exact /
from You before quit your side forever here below"
VIII you assure me my wishes will be attended 10 by
you, however great the sacrifice you will be called
On 20 make
HOrrd ideas of suttees, of poor Indian widows be-
ing called to expire fuDeral pyres with the /
bodies Of their deceased lords and masters, flashed
across the brain Of the poor woman. With convul-
sIve effort and desperate resolution, she gasPed out
an Assurance that his commands, however dreadful
they might be, should be Obeyed. Then Wycheriy, |
With CHASTITY smile, said in a low and solemn voice:
Ny beloved wife, the parting request have to /
make Of you is-that when am gone, there his wife
sobbed and cried most vehenently when am IN /
ny cold grave-(Nr Wycherly tore her hair)- |
when | am laid low-(the disconsOlate wife roared
With grief when I am longer n heavy burden !
and tie yOu-(s. o. for heaven 3 sake - hOwled
Mrs W. g what am TO DO u Command you my
dear wife-('' Yes. yes, love, " soboed Mrs w
On pain Of incurring my maledictiOn-( les, dear,
&rOaned the horror stricken WHICHEVER marry an
cd man again 80
Mrs Wycherly dried her eyes, and in a most fer
Vent manner promised that she never wOuld-and
that faithful woman kept her word for life.