The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-05-13
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40 lIlg I'll. s.... U'f .aa
What many man calls conscience , oaiy
wholssous Ssar Of che eonstsbls. @n
Il = suppossd The fellow Who isfs ths house
was not able 70 take q with him. $40
Why b . carving knifs Ike pIg'shiit Be-
cause both flourish over ham.
A fellow that dossn'. bsusat Tie world BY his
lis doss Il by his death. y -soras ~
rl II Q maiden b not pretty young giri d
twenty. she VIII Be- pretty old one ss sixty.
How did Noah preserve The hoasy.bsss ds-
thenood : In The ssk hives OF The world. Of
oours& - 'ai H' U'i i''
wis. Kind Of music does the Kettle give out
Just before Il begins TO bolli The music Of .
dull.simmsr. p,
What h the difersncs between good farmer
and rascsli The former b known BY hb
fences, ths latter BY bis offences. g,7,-
Look your mistortuns In the fAos and rsdsst
that Il l. better TO b accused Of Woe, being
innocent. than acquitted Of u, being guilty.
An English visitor ssys that ArkMishswrots
his name upon the streams. We dou't know how
hs could streams srs not stationery.
A schooluastsr out West postsdin his school,
room the following: "Norrss-No SWARM, ous-
sin. Or runnin sbovt lu's or holl'ria IN this
soul" ...,... ....,..t., -,. ...
The son Of Quintus Pabius Msximus adIiasd
his father TO seiss on post, saying. 'It Win
only cost . few msn.",. Fsbius answered drily.
"will you bs ons Of the Ssv.'' -tuq ,r.-1
It d not always . marx OF frsnkssss 10 have
an open oountensnos. An alligator is dsosit-
fsl creature. and Jet hs presents a open ooun-
tsnsncs when In the ssry cot Of taking you In.
Write your name by kindness. love, and msr-
ey. on the hearts Of the people you come In con-
tact With year By year, and YOU will never b
forgotten. ...,-..7. Id. .r.....5 .-.... i-....
Swift said that the reason certain univsrsL
~ was learned plsos, wss. that most psrsons
took some learning there, and tbw brought any
away with them, % Il accumulated. iafi ar.l
Life Is made up Of great pains and little pleas
ures. only With some people, The littisplsssurss
ere sll In oil. and others osa nsvsr sscsps nom
the shadows Of the great pains. 'haA r.'s'
No man lives without fbibiss or peeuiisritiss;
and instead Of ungsnsrously exposing thoss Of
Others TO ridiculs or ooutsmpt, w should make
Allowances for them, In order 10 receive An In
diligence for our own. '' '''l
josh Billings, In his glossary Of "wsr and
army phrases" defines successful rsid"N
"cutting Of turnpike within the susny's
lines. and bringing In blind mule and two
niggers, to board" .,,. .5r...,r. l.,.,.,
In describing tho difference between sristoo-
r,cy and, democracy. Il 70 vittily said Of Gin
elnnsh that, the democracy sro thoss who kill
hogs for living. the sristocrsey those whose
fathers killed hogs. .,rsf 1900 8Ist.al alf
Qnilp says that among the minor svis Of che
war must bs rsekonsd . vast amount Of bad po-
stry. every poor and very patriotic" will
servo TO dsscribs nearly sll that has been writ
ten about the great rebellion. Though Miner
70. the goddess OF literature, and Bsllons, he
goddess Of war, srs tho samo psrsou, The two
srts do NOT seem 10 flourish together. n'f'
Not long since an elderly woman entsrods
railroad car st one Of the Ohio stations, and
disturbed the passeugsrss good deal With COM
plaInts sbout "most drssdful rhsamstis"
that she was troubled with. Agentlemsn pres
snt, who had himself been severe sutsvr
with the same complaint, said to bsr-'Did
you ever try electricity, Madamei I Itrisd II.
aud IN ths course Of 3 short dine Il completely
cured me-" ''Elsctrieity," exclaimed The old
lady. .-"y.e-s, I've tiled u 10 my sstisfsstion.
I was struck By lightning about . year sgo.
but Il didn't do me morsel Of good -