Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-07-03
Gbinos Golise ano Otbsr6lss.

play the KNAvE, and woman the DEUCE
The more cheques a spendthIift receives,
the faster he goes on.
ANY merchant may make his house cus-
tom house by attention to Its duties.
A man winds up bis clock to make it run
and his business to make it stop
LIFE is beautiful night. in which. as some
stars go down, others rise.
The sun should shine on festivals. but the
moon is the light for ruins.
Of all the climes of earth, the torrid zone
bears the palm.
What color is it that contains several Ar
umber, Ca nnn,Jer
Why are well-fed chickens like successful
farmers ?-They are blessed with full crops
Never purchase love or friendship by gifts;
when thus obtained, they are lost as soon as
you stop payment
A wifes bosom should be the tomb of her
husbands fai.ings, and his character far more
valuable in her estimation than his life.
The rich are naturally proud. They know
that if they not men of genius, they can
buy those who are
1t is less misfortune to be born with
club foot, hare-lip, and hump back, than
with a cross aud envious disposition
When a man takes more pleasure in earn
ing money than in spending it, he has taken
the first step toward wealth
Those who lack good natural character
may be sure they cannot long sustain, with
out detection, an artificial one.
A most ridiculous habit amcng some young
people is the cultivation of melancholy as an
interesting accomplishment.
Men look at the faults of others with a tel
escope-at their own with the same instru-
ment reversed, or not at all.
1t is dangerous for one TO climb his family
tree too high, for he is very apt to get among
dead and decayed branches
The loveliest faces are to be seer by moon
light, when one sees half with the eye and
half with the fancy.
Diseases are merciful enough to come up
OF a man singIy. Outward calamities gener-
ally come in throngs.
An American poet talks of the music of a
low wind. The wind is often low, and very
few of the poets can raise it.
4 dashful printer refused situation in a
printing Office where females are employed,
saying he never set up with girl in his life,
Even if woman had as many locks upon
her heart as she has upon her head, Gun
ming rogue would find his way into it.
At best life is not very long. y few more
smiles, q few more tears, some pleasure,
much rain, sunshine and song, clouds and
darkness, hasty greetings, abrupt farewels
then our little play will close, and injured
and injurer will pass away. Is it worth
while to hate each other?
A gentleman on a steamboat asked the stew
ard, when he came round to collect the pas
age-money, Gone shilling.) if there was 1T
danger of being blown up. The stewart
promptly replied. mo, sir, not in the least
We can't afford to blow people up at a shilling
head"
If an old hat sits uneasy on the head, vii
not the application of chloroform produce
comfortable nap ?-When persons pocket get
bilious, Is not change ofsome sort desirable
Do not doctors. generally speaking, Jleec
their patients too freely?
4 cooper, finding considerable difficulty il
keeping one of the heads of a cask he wa
finishing in its place, put his son inside t.
hold the head up After completing tht
work much to his satisfaction. he was aston
ished to frd his boy inside the cask. anC
without possibility of getting out, excep
through the bung-hoe.
JOB printing p exclaimed Mrs Partington
the other day, as she peeped over her specta
eles at the advertising page of a country pa
per. Poor Job they've kept him printing
week after week, ever since learnt to read
and if he wasn't the patientest man that eve
was, he never could have stood it so long n,
how"
We fancy that all our affections are sen
from above; sometimes we think 1t In piCt,
and contrition, but ofteuer IN mUroseness anC
discomfort 1t would be well, however, i
we attempted TO trace the causes of them; VIZ
should probably fnd their origin in some re
gion of the heart, which we never had wei
explored, or on which we had secretly depos
tied our worst induIgences. The clouds tha
intercept the heavens from us come not from
heaven, but from the earth.--Laadyr
Wages went to the station of one of on
railroads the other evening, and finding tn,
best carriage full. said. in lout tone, &" Why
this carriage isn't going ~ OF course thes,
words caused general stampede, and Wagg
took the best seat. The train soon moved off
In the midst of the indignation, the wag wa
questioned, ''you said this carriage WASH
going ?''-."WcN, it wasn't then replied
Waggs; but it is now" The sold" laugh
ed. but Wages came rather near getting
good thrashing.
General Grant, Scotc hman. was in th,
service Of the great Frederick Of Prussia auc
was observed one day foudling the king
favorite dog. . Are you foud of dogs ?
asked Frederick the Great. mo please you
Majesty" replied Grant; but we Scotcl
have saying that it is right to secure frienC
at court. You are sly fellow" said tho
monarch. '.Recolect for the future that yor
have no occasion for any friend at court bu
myself" Grant rose afterward with grea
rapidity, and was iDtrusted with the commanc
of the most important fortress in the kingdom
law against obtaining husbands under