The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1863-12-11
VOLUME 10. NUMBER 81.
Spare Lines.

a savage procccding-an Indian running
away. -.
The London Fun says. Forgetfulnes ID :
tho child which Is handled Is tho lapse of
time.
There Is no moral worth in being swept
away by crowd, even towards tho best Of
objects. .-r
We should tako care that we do not mako
our profession Of religion receipt In full
for oil other obligations.
Robert Hall said Of family prayers. It
serves as an edge and a border to preserve tho
web Of life from unravelling.'
Young men. IRE, in general, little aware
how much their reputation is affected in tho
public view, by tho company they keep
The character Of their associates is soon 70.
garded as their own.
Little Daisy's mamma was trying to cx.
plain to her the meaning Of smile. 'Oh
yes I know said the child, 1T isa whis.
per Of laugh
At nm examination Of girls for the rito Of
confirmation, in answer to tho question
What is tho outward and visible sign and
form in baptism p the reply was. Tho baby,
eirT
Did you ever know man too poor to
take paper, that did not spend one dollar
week upon rum and tobacco'
The cottage Of the 'Dairyman's Daughter
in tho Isle Of Wight, celebrated through
the writings Of Rev. Leigh Richmond. 10
advertised for sale.
Many mon mistake the love for the prac-
ticc Of virtue, and arc not so much good
men as they aro the friends of goodness.
John B. Cough Gays bo onco showed Ia.
dy q picture of Raphael's holy Family
asking her opinion of il, when oho OK.
claimed-'Lor how cunning!'
Why Is sending man letter with ten
dollar bill In It like turning him out Of tho
church? Because II is an Accommodation.
A fortress is generally captured moro easi.
ly tho second time than tho first. This Is as
true Of widows heart as of other strong.
holds.
The individual who attempted to raise
colts from horse chesnuts went into tho mar
kot tho other day, and inquired for mock.
turtle. to mako mock.turtle soup Of.
The three rules given by the celebrated
John Hunter for the rearing Of healthy
children were, plenty of milk, plenty Of
sleep, and plenty of flannel.
Don't always be paying servants to wait
on you it is cheaper to wait on yourself
But it is cheaper to keep dozen profession.
al fools than to play the fool yourself.
A foolish friond of ours declares that the
discovery Of the source Of the Nile in tho
dark ages would have been called an act Of
source-ry.
The sympathy Of Christ extends to tho
frailties Of human nature; not to its har.
dened guilt;-IIc is touched with the feel.
ing Of our injfmities.
It is worth tho effort OF lifetime to bo
ablo to die we'll, to dio at good old age, in
peace with all mankind, and in we'll.
grounded faith of an immortal life beyond.
A young Republican of BuckspOrt made
tho following query to n copperhead in that
town: "Why are c"ppcrheads like tho
earth?" Ans. because they are Gattened
at the poles"
It is especially important just now that
clergymen, in marrying a couple, should not
neglect to give n certificate Of the marriage.
or to make u registration Of it. In case of
the death of soldier. tho widow must havo
a certificate Of marriage before she can ro-
cciyc pension.
An Irishman recently said; "Ircland gave
me birth place. which was all she could
give; England gave my father a dungeon;
but America gave me good home, and bc
jabers, I'm Union man from the ground up
all the time"
In one Of Washington Irvipgs letters.
written in 1853, hc says to friend In Paris,
"Louis Napoleon and Eugenie Montjo, En-.
peror and Empress Of France -ons OF
whom have had guest at my cottage on
the Hudson; tho other, when child, I
have had on my knee at Granada II seems
to cap the climax OF the strange dramas Of
which Paris has been the theatre during my
lifetime"
That was beautiful idea expressed by
Christian lady on her death'bed, in reply to
a remark Of her brother sWho was taking
leave Of her to return to his diutaut residence,
that he should probably never meet her in
the land OF the living Brother. trust We
sball meet in the land of the living. ws
arc now in the land of the dying
Ata public meeting in country town.
an eloquent advocate Of popular education
thus delivered himself Mr.. President, I
riso to get up. and am not backward to
come toward in the cause Of education for
had II not been for education, Ishould be AZ
ignorant as you are. Mr.. President -
Widow Grizzlies husband lately died Of