Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1862-03-21

I'm wild with the sweets of variety's plan
And life seems a blessing too happy for man.
But the country, Heav help US sets all matters
right +...--fr ~
So calm and composing, from morning till night
Oh, it settles the spirits when nothng is seen za
But an ass on common, or goose en- green.
In town, if it rains, it damps not our hope
The eye has her choice, and the fancy her scope T8
What harm, though it pours whole nights or whole
1t spOils not our prospects--it stops not ways
In the country what bliss when it rains in the in the
fields. t-'ft-ss4"
To live the transports that shpttlecpck yields
Or go dawdling from window to window, to
A pig on the dunghill crew on tree.
g@ A ''Wlse" Course Getting sick
before battle.
say@ The solar system has large FAM
lily, but only one sun. aai iiaB
B@ Sweetening ones coffee is gener-
ally the first stirring event of the day.
BIF Never communicate your affairs to
one who is over anxious tc learn them. sf
R1 Who are the best natured men?
Rebel surgeons; they are never out Of pa
tients. a tae'@saa3 -
s~ One of liFe's greatest lessons is
the Indifference of circumstances. where
faith and hope and love are.
HgY@ Who is the most liberal man? The
grocer; he gives almost everything a
weight. # 7a4rgreIg
n1 What man is generally out Of
breath? The tailor he cuts cloth and
pants most of the time. 5" y
E@F Who is the LATEST man The
furniture dealer; he keeps chairs and
lounges about all tie time f.T .t-sv
ngy= There are in the army some gem
erals, who only deserve their titles because
they are nothing in particular sa e1i
aF Why is Hiram Powers one of the
meanest men? Because he 81 chiselled" +"
tie Greek Slave out of piece of marble.
ar There is no truth in the bold as
sertion by Vanity Fair. that deaf man
was recently cured by the judicious use of
dunb-bells. .s5E.s
n~ An Irishman, on applying for re-
lief, and being told to work for his living,
replied, If had all the work in the world
I couldn't do it. a srEa '
HIP The discovery of truth, BY slow,
progressive meditation, is wisdom. Intu-
ition of truth, not preceded by precepti-
bic meditation is genius. .,.
w Know, that if you have a friend
you ought to visit him often. The road
is grown over with grass. and the brushes
quickly spread over it unless it be constant
ly travelled. as aat 20
ia Every man who mingles in the so
ciety of his fellows. is bound to contribute
his quota to the common entertainment,
just as much as in joint excursion of any
kind he would be bound to pay his share
of the reckoning.
aJ wish you would not smoke cigars,
said plump. little black eyed girl to her
lover. Why not smoke as well as yoar
chimney? Because chimneys dom smoke
when they are in good order. He has
quit smoking
9W Why Samuel, l am astonished?
said worthy deacon. Didn't we take
you into our church short time since? I
believe so, hiceuped Samuel; and between
you and me, it was the greatest take-in
you ever saw or heard Of q ~ .ssa
rs The mere possession of knowledge
es not make geod talker. The most
learned men are often the very dullest in
society. Their learning is of no more use
in ordinary conversation than is the antici-
pated lumber slowed away in your grand
mother garret.
BW Dark views of life and providence
are always diseased DespoDdency is q
disease in itself, and is the father Of dis
ease. Power and health dwell with the
buoyant spirit. 1t is this that quickens
the blood, sets us in working mode, puts
us in the way Of happy and helpful leyicies
cheers our battle with song. r..
EI Two little boys sat listening ca
gerly whilc their grandmother was telling
them the Bible story of Elijh going to hsay-
en- in whirlwind, with a chariot Of Ere
when little Willie interruted her with
0. Sammy. wouldn't yon have been afraid2
Sammy hesitated moment and then ropii-
ed No not if | bad the Lord to drive.
A HATFIELD ANEcDoTE, An cid gentle
man who was always Dragging how folks
used to work in his younger days, one day
challenged his two sons to pitch on a load
Of hay as fast as be could lead it.
Tue challenge was accepted and the hay
wagon driven round and the trial commerc-
ed. For some time the old man held his
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