American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1863-12-23
WIT AND WISDOM.

REGARD the interests of others, as well
as your own
THE trials of life are the tests which as
certain how much gold there is in us.
THE mercy of man is to be just, the
Justice of woman is to be merciful.
GENUINE politeness is the frst-horn off
spring of generosity and modesty.
LITERATURE is garden, books are par
ticular views of it, and readers are visi-
tors.
THE intoxication of danger, like that of
the grape, shows us to others, but hides
us from ourselves.
He submits himself to be seen through
microscope who suffers himself to be
caught in passion.
DELIBERATE with caution, but act with
decision, and yield with graciousness, or
oppose with frmness.
THE best cough mixture: A suit of
warm clothing, mixed with plenty of air
and plenty of exercise.
WHY are crows the most sensible of
birds because they never complain
without cars.
IF motives were always visible, men
would often blush for their most bril-
liant actions.
A WARNING.-It is said that the peo-
pie who dine on colt steak are subject to
nightmare.
81 know by little what great deal
means" as the gardner. said when he saw
the tip of a foxes tail sticking out of a
hollow tree.
PEOPLE who take cart loads of medi-
cine every day. they imagine they are 60
ing to be sick, are the fools upon whom
the quacks feed and fatten.
"I have an idea in my head" said a
noodle to his companion. Have you
Then keep IL here-it may be some time
before you get another"
al REpEAT," said person of question
able veracity, that | am an honest man" ]"
" Yes-and how often will you have to
repeat it before you believe it yourself?"
IT is said some babies are so small that
they can creep into quart measures. But
the way in which some adults can walk
into such measures is astonishing.
GOLD watches, guitars, pianos, looking
glasses beyond certain size, and dogs are
to be placed under schedule A, and taxed,
internally and eternally.
CHARLES LANES opinion of water cure
is, that ''it is neither new nor wonderful;
for it is as old as the deluge, when, in my
opinion, it killed more than it cured p
PRENTICE tells the truth in nutshell
when he says we are not fighting theSouth-
ern States or any other States. We are
fighting the rebels. That's all.
A young man will compliment his
sweetheart by telling her that her breath
has the perfume of roses without being
ashamed that his own has the stencil Of
whisky and tobacco
"JoE, what makes your nose so red %
Friendship"
friendship How do you make that
out ?"
"Pve got friend who is very fond Of
brandy, and as he is too weak to take ii
strong, I've constituted myself his taster "
THE question has been asked why it is
considered impolite for gentlemen to GO
into the presence of ladies in their shirt
sleeves, whilst it is considered in every
way correct for the ladies themselves to
appear before gentlemen without any
sleeves at.alf!
"How old are you 2" said judge to a
German arraigped before him. 81 am
dirty" And how old is your wife?"-
Mine wife is diry-too." " Then, sir
you are very filthy couple, and wish to
have nothing further to do with either Of
YOU"
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AN absurdity is anything advanced by
our opponents contrary to our own opin-
ion or practice, or above our apprehension
-and therefore term very literally used
it being applied in exact proportion to our
ignorance.