The weekly Butte record., 1861-11-30

Life fill her path with honor.
All golden thoughts, all wealth of days,
Truth, friendship, Love surround her
So may she smile till life be closed
And angel hands have crowned her.
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The right way to make tracks-Gen. Butler
repairing the road to Washington.
Now is the time to get up clubs" as the
boy said when the journalists dog chased him.
CUsToM in infancy becomes 2 habit in old
I age.
A MANS name passes around most freely
when it has handle 10 it.
TAKE the world easy but be careful lest by
the world you are easily taken.
WE may jndge of mans character by what
he loves-what pleases him.
SMALL faults, INDUCED, are thieves to let in
greater.
Why are the game laws the jolliest laws we
have? Because their express object is to keep
the game alive
If you are not satisfied with the necessaries
of life, see whether you can't satisfy yourself
with repining after luxuries.
CoNUNDRuM for Greely: Why is Greely
like Richard III? Because the advance on
Richmond hoorad him.
DO YOU like cod fish balls, Mr. Virgins o.
Mr.. Wiggins, hesitatngly: 81 really don't
know, Miss; I never recollect of having at
tended one."
THE venom of slanderous tongue ultimately
poisons its own possessor.
THE feeling is often the deeper truth, the
opinion the more superficial one.
THE Moons condition just now closely re-
sembes that of most of the Secession editors.
She is rapidly approaching her last quarter.
THE Richmond paper complain piteously
because the North has cut Off the Southern
supply of quinine. We have cut off their
ba,k, and we shall soon stop their bite
JOE, why were you out so late last night ??
1t wasn't so very late-only quarter to 2 u
" How dare you sit there and tell me that lie ?
was awake when you came in, and it was
O'clock" "WeIl, isn't three a quarter to
tweve?"
A FELLOW having imbbed rather freely
took it into his head that he could fly, and to
get good position, ascended a sign-post, and
started. lie was questioned the next day as
to how he liked flying. "Oh," said he. its
nothing to fly, the lighting is the hardest part
of the operation.
Men who endeavor to look fierce by cult
waiting profuse whiskers, must be bair-em-scare-
EN- fellows.
FRIEND, the Bible tells thee to swear not
at ALL" "Oh well, don't swear at all l
only swear at those am mad att
POVERTY frequently imposes a species Of
meanness upon men, more disgusting to them
selves even than it is to others.
A WITTY philosopher says: Some mems
mouths seem to be like the dikes Of Holland
made to keep out water"
THE following notice was found posted on
the bulletin of a Western Postoffice:
Lost-a kaf He had white spot Oh l
of his legs He was a she KAT. l will give
thre dollars to eyribudi that will bring hym
hum"
The way they manage postoffice at Rome,
Italy, is queer, rather A comedian recently
applied for letter at the posofiice, and was
told there was forty cents to pay for it.
can't pay that said he, for l know what's
in it" "Wel, how much will you pay ask
ed the postmaster. -Four sous is all it is
worth to me- said the comedian. Well
take it then," replied the postmaster, for I've
read it, aud its only a love letter."
Our customs and habits are like the ruts in
roads The wheels of life settle into them
and we jog along through the mire, because it
is too much 'rouble to get out of them.
INTERESTING TO SoLDlERs.-lake the twig
of birch, elm or other tree having pleasant
taste, and cut in several pieces about half an
inch in length each. Keep one of them IN the
mouth while travelling or working in the sun
/ for about an hour, throw it away and supply
/ its place with another, and thus continue du
ring The warmest hours of the day. By fol
lowing this advice person will feel DO more
desire to drink in warm than in cold weather
II is said that words hurt nobody never
tbeless Samson Jared thousand Philistines tt
death.
HE that can keep his tongue is better thar