The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-03-05
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Anythings.
Some maximum writer says eff you do
good, forget tiff evil, repent Of it, and do
better" We don't subscribe to the senti-
nent of the first clause. We say, if you
do good, remember it, that The influence of
the same upon yourself ard the communi
ty about you may prompt you to do the
same again, whenever opportunity offers
....Quccr phases Of human nature often
come to notice in our courts Of Justice
One of the most singular cases which has
papers for many day is thus narrated -
"A Sergeant of the 59th New York rcgi
mcnt, some time since disposed Of his wife,
a buXom Swiss woman, to Captain Of the
same regiment, for pecuniary considera-
ton. The transfer was duly made, but
the Captain in short time Became sick of
his bargain, and refused to pay anything.
Suit was therefore brought by the Scar
geant to enforce fulfImcnt of the contract
The woman, it is said, did not seem to care
which man she had for a husband.
"lle who swallows the substance of the
poor, will in the end find bone that will
choke him." a fine doctrine in theory,
but, unfortunately, it is all theory, so far as
this world is concerned. THERE'S satisfac-
ton, however, in believing that the ndi-
vidual aforesaid will eventually find his
level in sulphurous climate, harshcr for
the throat than any bone yet swallowed.
Vanity Fair records the following flash of
federal fun as having been forwarded by its
"Washinston Reliahle:'' "At the late
levee at the White House, the President
asked the Russian ambassador whether he
would have taken him for an American if
he had met him anywhere else than in this
country. No. said the distinguished Mus
covte, who, like old Abe is bit of wag,
I should have taken you for Pole = so
| am exclaimed the President stra,ghten-
ing himself up to his full altitude, and a
ioSity po!c At 'iidt All taiNiIio
There is a Gaelic provcrb, ''if the best
mans thoughts were written on his fore
head, it would pull his hat over his eyes"
....Mrs. Darlington at brief intervals
reads the war news. On recent occasion
after laying down her paper and resuming
her knitting, she solioquized: "As for
sleeping on picket, I don't see how they
can do it without hurting theY,. Sleeping
on post would be a good deal more sens
BILE, unless there is nail in it, which might
be judicial for the uniform. Every one to
his taste, and where man shall sleep is
his own auction. That was good ad.
vice of the merchant to his clerk who was
contemplating matrmony, "get hold Of a
piece Of calico that will wash.".. A con-
tributor Of the Fort Dodge Iowa) Demo-
crat who thinks the words Of the popular
song, "Red, White, and Bluc,' are not
quite up to the mark, writes what he terms
an improvement. In this parody he lays
the disgrace Of the old flag not to the rcb.
els, but to the Republicans If this sy m
pathizer with rebels was worth the atten-
ton he might be severely lectured. What
ever the wrongs of either party may O,
have been, no man who has got a spark Of
patriotism can in the face of this dreadful
conspiracy against his own government
have it in his heart to engage in political
TRADE. Every day this war develops scores
of Democrats and Republicans, whose par
ty feeling will far outweigh their patriotism
But this cannot be said of the masses o
the people. .s..-. .#-- q.