The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1863-09-18
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Most men have greater curiosity to know
what is said than to know what is true.

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Most men have greater curiosity to know
what is said than to know what Is true.
Il is we'll that the poets heart is full o
sympathy he finds little elsewhere.
Many persons write articles and send them
to an editor to be corrccted-as il an editors
Office wero house Of correction.
It is right TO mako an example OF mon
whom IL would be wrong TO take as an ex'
ample.
Why arc people who sit on FREQ seats not
likely to derive much benefit from going to
church Because they got good for nothing.
sMassa, said Sambo, 'one of your oxen Il
dead 'toder too. 'Fraid to tell you bof o,
once, for fear you couldn't boro 1t.
Tho difference between perseverance, and
obstinacy-tbe first is strong will thesec-
ond is q strong wont.
Why is a wash.woman q great fool7 Be
cause she sets out,tho tubs to catch soft wa
ter when IL is raining hard.
"In my youth" says Horace Walpole al
had thought of writing satire upon man.
kind but now in my old ngc, think l
should write an apology for them. ~.
What is tho difference between tho instru.
ment that plays tho bass and man osings
II badly? One is base.viol and the other is
a vile bass.
The lady who fell on her dignity came
near breaking 1t and the man who couldn't
stand IL any longer, has taken o scat and Is
now quito comfortable.
Mrs. Partington. when sho heard the min
lister say there would be nave in the new
church, observed that she knew well who
the party was.'
Tho last bon mot in Paris is ono uttered
by q distinguished foreign diplomatist, which
characterised Napoleon rs "tho man who
says nothing, and yet always lics."
Joy and comfort are those daintics, those
sweetmeats OF heaven, that God doth not every
day feast his people with (; every day Is not
wedding day, nor is every day q harvest
day, nor every day summers day.
old Farmer Clovcrsccd Is very polite
man, 30 much 30 that he Is even courteous TO
his cattle. He Is frequently heard to say as
he drives his yoke OF steers, Please haw,
Buck also Bright. Thank YOU"
A chap down in Connecticut, after the
passage of the conscri ption act, got married
to eyade tho draft. lilo now says if he can
get divorce he will enlist, as il he must
fight, he would rather do SO for his country.
Mrs. Partington addressed Isaac, who was
eating q plate of Strawberries, thus My I!
how grand you arc growing Byn'd by you'll
want to live on umbrella cream. You must
not bo gluttinous, dear I don't like to see
q little boy with such velocity of appetite.
Tears aro kind of silent prayers, which
though they say nothing, yet obtain pardon
and though they plead not mans cause,
vet thoy obtain mercy at tho hands Of God.
As wo SEQ in that great instance OF Petor,
who, though no said nothing that we read
Of, yet weeping bitterly, no obtained mercy.
Ministers are poor Jockeys. It is related
of old Mr.. Burnct that ho had n horse which
he wished to sell, and when exhibiting it to
an expected purchaser, mounted and rodo tho
horse gallantly, but did not succeed in hid
ing his defect. My dear doctor, said tho
trader, when you want to tako mo in, you
should mount tho pulpit, not horsc.'
You have lost your baby, l hear said
one gentleman to another. Yes, poor little
thing. it was only fvo months old. We did
all wo could for il. We had lour doctors.
blistered its hands and feot, put mustard
poulticcs all oyer 1t, gave 1t nino calomel
powders, lcached its temples, had 1t blcd,
and gave It all kinds of medicines, and yet
after weeks illness 1t died.-Strange!
"Hcrcs your Daily Timcs-all about the
battle!" cried newsboy tho other day.
vending his wares. An individual with
shouldor.straps, hearing tho exciting On.
nounccment, purchased copy, and, hasti-
ly slancing Mt tho headlines Of tho despatch
es, remarked to tho dealer in afternoon liter.
ature, "Whero is all about tho battle? l
can't sec IT," "No," said tho boy, "and
you never will SOC it as long Us you hang
around this city"
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