The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1863-12-25
VOLUME 10, NUMBER 81.
Spare Lines.


II Is said to bc misprsion Of treason 10
ask soldier to take dinner and desert.
Why is an adjective like drunken mann
becauseit cannot stand alone.
Pride Is as loud bsggar Is want and much
more saucy.
:. Conscience Is like clock; Il Is meant to In
dicate soul time. But q man can set his con.
science or he can let itrun down.
II an empty purse could speak, what loving
sentiment would 1t express! You will and no
change in me-
To keep husbands and boys from staying
away from home, make home pleasanter than
any other place.
lis much easier, safer, and pleasanter, to
be the thing which man aims to appear, than
to keep up the appearance Of being what he is
not
It is published rs a fact that tho Bood.
hists have their praying done by machinery.
But praying-machincs, arc common every.
where.
"Spcaking about coffee's hurting onc." said
an old tar; "I know II does. because seed
bagful once fall on man and kill him. In
oucu cuscs no shue CIV t's 'Siy uhhonhHS'
Recreants in their country's service should
bo scourged wherever they 90. Upon the
road they travel there should be more than
three hundred and twenty rods to tho milo.
The papers are byrglng Of an invention by
which leather can be tanned In ten minutes
We have seen the human hide tanned in fiyc-
Our schoolmaster used to do Il occasionally In
two.
In one OF the American towns the postmas-
ter, by skilful man@nyerinC, has managed to
retain his Office through several successive
changes in the administration. Being asked
how he managed, he replied, 1t would take
mighty smart administration to change quicker
than he could
When Cromwell first coined his money, an
oldcavalier, looking upon one OF the new pieces,
read this inscription on one side, God with
u.s." on the other. "Thc Commonwealth OF
England" 81 sec," said he, .God and the
Commonwealth are on different sides"
poor Irishman who applied for license to
sell spirits Ia one OF the provincial towns OF
else rs to moral fitness for trust, replied: "0ch.
an is IL there ye are sure an it's not much Of
character mau needs to sell whiskey."
Quakercss, and sang tho song "fiomc. Sweet
Ilome," when tue father appeared at the vim
dow. "Friend," said he, "thee have been sing
ing Of thy home-thy sweet home now II thee
have home, and sweet home. why don't
thee go to thy home!"
Putarch reports, that II was wont to be tho
way Of the Molossans, when they would seek
the favor Of their prince, that they took up
the kings son in their arms. and 20 went and
kneeied before tho king, and by this Means
oyercsme him. So do humble souls mako
conquest upon God with Christ In their arms,
the Father viii not repulse the soul that brings
Christ with him.
A countryman being at an Englishman's ta-
bic, expressed his surprise by loud exclama-
tons, on seeing large quantity Of froth ooio
out ofa bottle Of porter rs soon as the cork
was drawn. Being asked what surprised him.
he replied, 81 don't wonder nj all Mt tho froth
that comes out OF the bottle but how the
dence did you ever cOntriyc to squeeze II oil
iui"
A smooth sea never made skillful mar.
iner. Neither do uninterrupted successes
qualify man for usefulness or happiness.
The storms of adversely. like tho storms Of
the ocean, arouse the faculties and incito
the invention, prudence, skill and fortitudo
Of the voyager.
A school Of children having read in u chap.
ter in tho Bible the denunciatiOn against
hypocrites who strain mt u gnat and swal.
low camel, were afterwards examined by
the patroness, Lady F.. ns to their rccollec-
ton of the chapter. what in particular,
was the sin OF the Pharsecs, childrcn?'
said the lady. 'Aiting camels, my lady,
was the prompt reply.
81 never" says Qulp, "bcar any malice.
towards the man who. without malice, says an
i'll thing of me, with no intention that shall
hear OF it. | do the same thing to others-per-
haps to him. In fact, with few exceptions, ey-
erybody talks about eve body whom he thinks
worth mentioning. AMI what IT. Nothing
unless some tale bearer chooses TO make mis-
chief Accordingly, in such case, my quar-
rel is with the man who brings me the news.
set him down at once for my enemy, or tho
weakest and most troublesome of friends, whom
am to cross out Of my books as soon as pos
sible."