The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-09-12
WIT AND WISDOM


1t Is never easy 10 work hard.
Sleight of uand-refusing an offer of
marriage.
The pleasure of doing good is the only
one tina. never wears out.
a blunt truth is very likely to bruise
man without penetrating him.
If an allegation is II ade sgainst you, con-
sldcr the character OF the alligator.
Little squalls don't upset the lovers
boat they drive il all the faster IL to port
Hope, the last resource Of the miserable,
comes 10 all but the damned anu the sea-
sick.
old mems eyes are Ike old mems memo.
ries; they a:e strongest for things long
way off.
another; bu. women and girls look at one
another.
A wise man does not speak of all he does,
bot he does nothing that Cannot be spoken
Of.
Prentice says; :. rebel lady threatens
sno.: .:mously to write Us a terrible letter.
EcRo-let her.
The pride Of the rich makes the labo,
OF he Door. 70. 50; the labor of the
poor makes tie pride Of the rich.
OF al the Percy family the noblest i.
Percy We're (persevery) and the most cruel
Percy Cute (persecule).
4 California paper dramatically de,
scribcs The diggings as" Positive mine !;
comparative, miner superIative, minus"
Do one thing at time-,hafs the aule.
hen you have done slandering your
ne!ghbors, then begin to say your PRAYERS.
The human soul is hospitable, and will
entertain conflicting sentiments and con
:radic.cry opinion With great impartial.
~.
Meu and women have become extinct
They died sixty years ago and left no heir
ladies' and gentlemen have usurped their
place.
Il IS always right to make the best of
bad position, but not 10 put ourselves in a
bad position because we can make the best
of II.
Hard speech between those who have
loved is hideous III the memory, like the
sight of greatness and beauty sunk into
wee and rags.
If you can t make village or a parish
or family think alike, don't suppose you
can make world pinch ar pad its beliefs
to single pattern.
! There are r.en whose presence Infuses
| trust an. reverence; there are others to
whom we have need 10 carry our trus. and
reverence ready made.
| Love. in tiny form, may enter into the
| heart through a small aperture, and, after
| il gets in, grows so big on what it feeds on
| inat 1t can never squeeze out again.
A wit upon leaving 4 church where the
| psalms had been sung III a very wearisome
mauueF, observed 10 his companion
Now Know why Saul wanted to kill
| David
One Of the Richmond papers thus pleas
| antiy announces the death of a newspaper
mrn in the Libby prison: I" Yankee re-
| porter gone home to write up his reports
! by the fire.
| x man carrying cradle was asked by 4
| pretty miss, rather archly, if that was not
| one Of the fruits Of matrimonyW oh,
no, my little charmer,' said he, 8 this ia
! only fruit basket"
| With the sinking of high human trust
! the dignity of life sinks too; We cease to
! believe in our OWN better self since that
also Is part OF the common nature which is
degraded in our thought
There is no compensation for the woman
| ,ho ,at ha iafr lot f.a .
been n mistake. She has lost her crown.
| The deepest secret of human blessedness
has half whispered itself to her, and then
| forever passed her by
Lord Peterborough, after visit to Fene.
| lon, said " He was cast in a particular
mould, that was never used for anybody
else; he is delicious creature! But
was forced TO get away from him as fast
as | could, else he would have made me
| pious.
There is no action Of man in this life
| which is not the beginning of so long a
chain Of consequences, as that no human
providence is high enough to give us pros
pect to the end Southey, quoting this,
observes; Z" Although the chain of conse-
| quences be so long, | will venture to say
that the chain Of causes is longer"
The following advertisement appears liz
the columns of Paris paper: "a student
of three years standing at German uni.
| versi.y wishes to marry, after taking his
| degree He is desirous of finding young
lady who viii advsnce Elm money to pay
the sum necessary to finish his university
| career Thus bound to his fate, she would,
after two or three years, become his wife" !"
| 1t IS said that the leader OF Her MaJes-
| ty's opposition recently made very neat
repartee a nobleman coming out OF the
House of Lords met Mr.. Disraeli, and said,
''How very dull you fellows are in the
| House of Commons. You must find IL
| awfulIy Glow" "Why, yes replied Mr..
| Disraeli. mildly. u was really thinking,
| only the other day, that one might almost
as well be a peer. .
| Two ragged little urchins, whose parents
pa,d more attention 10 the bottle than to
the training OF the children, We're in the
habit of seriously annoying their neighbors
who lived close by with their noise while
at play in front OF their house One day
the lady of the house came to the door
and told them to be quiet or go home i'm
mediatey Said one of the children to
the other, "Jist hear she q orderin' we
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