Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-01-01
Oarieties,

Good IS always a seed whose blossom
is beauty.
= The favorite 5Ard of the times-B Bomb
bard.
When woman intends to give a man
the mitten, she commences by knitting her
brows
- The last years of a vicious man are ever
miserable. An ill-spent life, like an ill-worn
shoe, runs down at the heel
We are prisoners as often as we bolt our
doors, exiles often as We travel and dead
as often as we sleep.
With every child we loose we see deeper
into life and with every added lens we pierce
farther into the sky
The editor of paper in Indiana wants to
know if Western whisky was ever seen com
ing through the rye
The gentleman so often spoken of in
novels who rivetcd people with his gaze, has
now obtained employment at boiler manu-
factory
Mourn not that YOU are meek and hum
BE. The gentle breeze IS better than the
hurricane, the cheerful fire of the hearthstone
than the eonfagration.
IT. The man who put up a stoye-pipe with
out profanity has been found, and company
has been secured him for exhibition in the
principal cities.
w hat IS the difference between the
Emperor of Russia and beggar?' One is
sues lshoes) his manifestoes, and the other
manifests his toes without his shoes
There IS an affected humility more insult
ferablc than downright pride, as hypocrisy is
more abomiuablc than libertinism Take care
that your virtues be gentle and unsophistica-
ted
-" The sun is very well,' said an Irish
man; but it Is my opinion that the moon is
worth two of il; for the moon affords Us
light ia the night time, when We really want it. -
-" Mr. Smith I wish TO speak to YOU
privately Pcrmi, me to take you apart
few moments Smith, who wasn't the least
frightened, said, = Certainly, sir, if you'll
promise to put me together again
- The editorial Office of Kenosha paper
Is located Immediately over a recruiting of
fee, and the editor saws the fling and drum
ming drives everything out of his head =
What a scampering there must be down over
his shirt collar, - Lacrosse Democrat
y Mrs. W, the widow Of celebrated mu-
sician, had inscribed upon his monument. He
has gone where only his music can be excelled'
The widow of pyrotechuist saw this and
had inscribed upon her husbands tomb. : He
has gone where only his fireworks can be ex-
cclled"
- Hard be his fate who makes no child
hood happy; It Is SO easy, Ii does not re-
qulre wealth, or position or fame ONLY a lit
tie kindness and the tact which it inspires
GIVE child chance to love, to play to eN-
ercis- his imagination and affections and he
viii be happy. Give him the conditions Of
health-Simple food, air, exercise, and a little
variety in his occupations, and he will be hap
py ami expand in his happiness.
- Men are liable to injury from being in
the presence of evil Wickedness is conta-
gious; and As in the case of diseases that are
contagious, no person should lnger in its
presence unless called there by duty, or by
hcnevolenCe, 30 minister to its cure. 1t is
not enough that We do not set out To do
wrong We are liable 70 be deteriorated bv
beng IN the presence Of wrong doing. Wick
ed men, no matter what we think about
wickedneSa tend TO have a powerful influence
upon Us, unless We meet 1t and resist it and
L Is all the worse # We are conscious Of ii AT
the time.
- % not shrink from standing by your
principles Remember. under such circum-
stances, that It Is doing right as il is taking a
bath. Every boy here knows that if YOU go
INTO s bath by the inch YOU viii shiver ali the
way; whereas, if you dive ir. and take il all
al once, glowing reaction viii immediately
be produced, and you viii come mp warm
enough And 50 in respect 10 doing right in
company. Take Your stand firmly and at
once. and hold on a little while, and that will
be the end Of it. But if YOU tamper with
evil, and half hide and half reveal your hor-
ror Of il, there viii be hard struggle spread
over long period and you VIII be swamoed
in the end Beecher
-" Ny gracious. said Ike, if some fairy
would give me wings, wouldn't l 90 round
among the planets though I'd 60 TO Mars.
and Venus, and Jupiter, and all the rest Of
them" And SATAN said Mrs Partington.
striking in, ''and I'm afraid pou will go there
whether you have wings or not" Ike whis-
tied and turned the subject TO bunch Of
grapes shat the old lady had laid open 10 II
pen