The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-12-02
VOLUME ". NUMBER 10.
Spare Lines.


Il makes . great difference whether slsss-
% are used over or under the nose.
fOf all the clmss Of earth. The torrid zone
bears the palm
swse. blue eyes are the violet blossoms Of
the soul.
Perfect hsppines Is like tho statue ot iris'
whose veil no mortal ever raised.
A good man il kinder to bis enemy than
bad mon arc to their friends. ,..s ..si .l,
Modesty In woman Is like color In her
chcek-decidely becoming, II not put on.
Military buttons are very attractive TO
woman, especially II they are bachelors but
tons.
The reason why good many men don't
70. married, Is they are afraid to como up to
the scratch. lU.rIari i.I.r .T.'
Largo license Il accorded to beauty. Ev.
cry woman can be saucy II she pleases, but
not II she dspleascs. = ,-.
Tho lovelicst faces are to be seen by moon.
light, when ono secs half with the eyes and
halt with the fancy. nbHfll
II you have scolding wife, trust to time
-old age may bring you the blessing OF
deafness. ,I,.H
II to 10 were as easy ~ to know whst't
were good to do, chapels had been churches,
and poor mems cottages princes palacss.
Beware how you attemp. TO butter your
bread on both sides, lest II should haply slip
through your fingers altogether.
II is said to tell lies before you get up in
tho morning Is no sin. It 10 only lying In
bed. I ...H Ia r1lf5 -l trH.lr
A pedler being asked by a spindle-sh.nked
wag II he had any tin overalls. replied
"No, but I have o pair Of candle-lnolds that
would just 1T you" ..tLllIs,
A handbill announcing meeting on wo.
mans rights, states with boundless liberali.
ty that "the ladies. without distinction OF
sex, are invited to attend" 1l,
Why were certain nomadic tribes OF Asia
called Tar. tars? Because they were contin.
ually pitching their tens, and into each 9TH
or.
A coxcomb talking Of the transmigrstion
OF souls. said, ain the time Of Moses, have
no doubt was tho golden calf" VERY
likely" replied lady, "timo has robbed
you Of nothing but the gliding" ;fIf
"My life," said an aged Christian. "hss
been happy ono. have been under clouds,
but they have brought forth rain; and each
drop has been ono Of mercy. II there were
no clouds. We should not be able TO discover
the bow Of promise" t.
A gentleman who had tho honor Of presid.
Ing at q Sunday School celebration not long
since. being little inclined to put 90 airs.
informed tho audience. In rather ostenta.
iious manner. that they would "now have
some voeai music on the brass band" 1s
An honest grazer. who had seen erich.
ard" performed in Cincinnati. waited upon
tho manager next morning to say. that II the
gentleman who wanted horse on the prcvi'
Gus evening held his mind. he had got nm
abundance Of tidy nsgs in his meadows, and
should bo happy to bsye deal with bin.
A prominent bachelor politician on tho
Kennebec remarked to lady that soap stonc
was excellent to keep the feet warm In bed.
EYES," faid the lady, who had been an at
tantive listener. "but some gentlemen have an
improvement on that, which you know moth.
ing about" The bachelor turned pale and
maintained wistful silence. lf l.ltrr
A prominent member OF tho American
party TX. n. s) complained during the con.
test for Speaker in 1856. that many men had
iDined his party on the same principle and
with tho same motive that certain grace
less scamp in Kentucky had sought q matri.
,uonial connection H. said, when fsmon'
strated with. that he wanted TO marry for
neither money nor love hut simply ths. hc
might disgrace tho family. ..s
Wages went to the drpot Of ono Of our
railroads the other evening, and finding the
lrst car full. s,id in loud t0ne--"This car
don't CO." 4 OF coursc these words caused .
general stampede, and Waggs took the best
seat. Tho cars soon moved lin the midst
Of tho indignation. the wag was questioned.
"You said this eur didn't CO." "weli.it
didn't 70 then. hut Il does now" Of courvo
the "sold'' laughed, aud said wssgs was
smart. Ef M -etA
A young lady ndvsrtises In tho Cleveland
Plaindcaler Tor young man to nct as nn
nmanuensis. Ho must be ablo to write and
cipher, and when not engaged he will b. cx.
pected to read poetry with feeling, converse
with cuse, and be able to play cribbago and
backgammon. flo must expect 70 be kiss d
when she Is pleased, and cuHed when shu Is
not: hut as her temper is acknowledged 10
bc good, there will DO moro kissing than cuf.
ing. ,s.t.r,ls .itr4ai ~ t,.I -, .t.g
t A half.famished fellow 10 ths Southern
States tells Of baker (whose Ioavse had
been growing "small BY degrees and bssuii.
fully lses, " who, when going his rounds TO
serve his customers, stopped st the door Of
one and knocked. when the lady within e..
clained--"Who's thore? and was abswer.
cd-"The baker" "whst do you want Z"
"To leave your bread" "Woll. you nesdut
make such fusr about it--put u through
the koyholc?" st f'o' s.a...
ASrcporr or HENRI CL.Y.-Mr. Clay was
Speaker Of tho House Of Rspressbtstives
when I,e was retained by the Governor OF
Kentucky 70 appear before the Suprsms
Court and maintain tho rights Of that State
AGAINST the prctsnsions OF VirRiuia. In lone