The weekly Butte record., 1863-10-17
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JoHS BILKISe's PRArER.-From too many
friends, and from things at loose ends; good
Lord deliver u.s.
From a wife who don't love Us, and from
children who don't ike Us good Lord deliver
U.s.
From snakes 10 our boots, from torchight
PROFESSIONS, and from al new rum ; good Lord
deliver U.s.
From pack peddlers, from young folks in
love, from old aunts without money, and from
cholera moFbas, coed Lord deliver Us
trom wealth without charity, from pride
without sense, from pedigrees worn out, aud
from al rich relations, good Lord deliver u.s.
From Newspaper sells, and from pills that
amt phySic, and from females who faint, and
from men who aatter, good Lord deliver US.
From virtue without fragrance, from butter
that smells, from nigger camp meetings; and
from cats 'hat are courling, good Lord deliver
Us.
From other folks secrets, and from our Own,
from Aormons. and mediums, and women com
mlttees, good Lord deliver Us.
From politicians who pray, and from saints
who iipple, from rye coffee, red behring's, and
at grass widows, good Lord deliver US.
SoHE wise person sagely remarked There
Is good deal Of human nature in man. 1t
crops on occasionally in boys. One of the ur-
chns in the school ship Massachusetts, who
was quite sick, was visited by kind lady,
The little fellow was suffering acutey and bis
visitor asked him ii she could anything for him.
Yes, replied the patient read TO me-
III you have story ?" asked the lady.
No, answered the boy; read from the
Bi5le-read about Lazarus and the ady
complied.
The next day the visit was repeated, and
again the boy asked the lady to read
Shall | read from the Bible ?" she inqur-
cd
"oh, no" was the reply; Il am better today;
read me love story"
ONT no opportunity of doing good, and you
will fad 10 opportunity of doing i'll.
Az old topper out west says the two most pre-.
cious things now included in hoops, are girls
and kegs Of whisky.
The most direct method of determining
horse power-stand near and tickle bis hind
legs with a br:ar
4 MAN advertises for competent person to
undertake the sale of a new medicine, and adds
That it will be profitable to the undertaken.
Why is pair of skates like an apple ? They
have occasioned the fall of man.
VINO played the first game Phar(a)o? Mo
scs.
SIR Philip Sidney defines health in these
words; Great temperance, open air, easy labor
little care.
CnLoEoFoRM is recommended as excellent
for seoding wives. A husband who has tried
1t says no family should be without it,
ADVERSELY overcome is the highest glory :;
and willingly undergone, the greatest virtue.
Suterlngs are but the tIiai of gallant spirits
FcRGIyExEss, that noblest of all sefdenial,
is a virtue which be alone who can practice in
himself can willingly believe in another
Il am like Balaam," said dandy, on meet
ing pretty grill narrow passage, stopped
by an angel"
And | am like the angel, said she, "stop-
ped by an ass
EVERY man is happy, no matter what his
circumstances, who is contented. Happiness
does not depend so much on the art of getting
much as the art Of being contented with what
we have.
As APPROVE OF a youth that has something
Of the old man in him, SO ! am pleased with an
old man who has something OF the youth. lie
that follows this rule may be CID in body, but
never so in mind
II Is beautiful saying of somebody that
gratitude is the music of the heart when its
chords are swept by the gentle breeze of kind
ness. Many hearts however, might as well be
strung with BEDFORD for all the music of graft
tude that ever comes from them
AN Irshman attending Quaker meeting
heard Il young Friend make the following an.
nOu1cemeHi:
Brethren and sisters am going to marry
dlughter of the Lord
Och, an ye are" said Pat Faith, an be
Jabers, an it'll be a long time afore yell see
yer father IN law"
GAIL HAMILTON defends kicking women"
She says the kick masculine is coarse. boor
ish. unmitlgated predicable only of barbarians;
but the kick feminine is expressive, suggestive,
lerse' electric, au indispensable instrument in
domestic discipline, and not at all Incompatible
with beauty, grace and amabllity."
CANpoR IS very much praised as a virtue
but let no man or woman attempt TO practice II
without discrimination, Everybody has heard
the story Of the woman who having married
unhappily, went 10 old maid who mad been
the intimate friend of her girlhood and poured
ont her sorrows without reserve.
Il am sorry toryou," said the sympathetic
splnster-"I am sorry you got married"
Thank You, retorted he wife, but would
have You to know that my husband is better
than none at ALL"
TH2RE is nothing more universally commen-
ded than fine day :: lbe reason is that the
people can commend it without envy.
THE Mobile Register says that the rebel
Coniederacy has brooded deeply over its
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