The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-12-24
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Self love is not vile self neglect
If thou art q master. be sometimes blind; if SER
want, sometimes deaf.
Many strong enough to subdue monsters
Young often gay deceivers; old ones are
sometimes gray deceivers-
Whenever you feel inclined to cry, just change your
mind and laugh
Bacon says that labor c0nquers all things but
idleness conquers more people than labor does.
Society is a marked ball. where every one hides
his real character, and reveals II by hiding.
Wars not unmiugated evils; civilization gets
forward sometimes upon a powder cart.
The world always receives talent with open arms
but often doesn't know what to do with genius.
To the usual catalogue Of lost arts, may mourn
fully add that Of listening two-hOur sermons
Misery is the crucible into which destiny casts q
man whenever she desires a scOundrel or demi-
god
Fortune loves poltroon. and often favors brave
men IN the wrong more than cowards IN the right.
As il is a mans destiny TO be ruled by woman, he
should, for his sake, render her 1T for the
task possible
clergyman asked whether the members
of hIs church were united. He replied that they
were perfectly uuited-fro=ea together.
'~I would have you know that I am a Of
quality said marquis to n fnancier. '' And -
replied the huancier, - am n man Of quantity"
Truly great men never become vulgarly intimate
with each other They sit apart as the gods talking
from fe'ih 10 peak All round olympus.
He who spends his whole time IN sports and calls
it recreation, might appropriately garments all
made Of fringes ami eat dinners Of nothing but
tile boy had lived for some time with penu-
rious uncle The latter was one day walking out
with the child ~ his side, wnen friend, accompa-
MED by grey hound, accosei him. The little fellow
never having dog of slim and slight a tex
ture clasped the creature round the neck with the
lnPassIOned cry, 80 doggie, doggie and div ye
Can any one Of our readers solve the following
oharade2 Ii has been stated to be By the principal
Of Cambridge College, bat We know not with what
truth
a Headles. had letter to write,
Twas read by who had lost his sight
he Dumb repeated Z word for word
was Deaf Who Istend and heard"
SECRET or ESGLASD-s GREArxEss-We hope the
following paragraph is reliable, for it will add an
other gem 10 the corOnet of womanly and Christian
graces which encrcles the head of Euglsnd's noble
Queen
II noble and beautiful answer Of our Queen
says the British Workman. that she gave TO Afri-
can Prince, who sent ambassage with costly pre-
sents. and asked her n tell him the secret
OF England's greatness aud Englands glory; and
our beloved Queen him the number Of her
feet, the number Of her armies, the account
o. her boundess merchandise, not the desils Of her
iuexhaustibe wealth, she did not like Hezekish. in
sn evil hour. show the ambassador her diamonds and
her rich ornaments, but handing him q beautifully
bound copy Of the Bible, she said, tell the Prince
that th's IS the secret Of England's greatness"
SAAHT-Slr. Sala tells US in Of his letters from
she States, that sharp Yankee went into the shop
OF dry goods dealer Down East, and thus accosted
the proprietor Squire, do you trade!'' Con
hderable," was the reply" - I mean do you dick
e:' - Some whatye got ter dicker 90 " An
egg" "Whstye want for an egg?' Guess I'd
Ike darnin' needle" The required needle was
dickerei for the egg. and the Yankee was going
away. when he turned and said. esquire, do you
treat2 well, don't mind If do,'' replied the
good natured tradesman They repaired to an ad-
Jlcent tavern, and the usual Bourbon was produced
Hold on,' cried the Yankee my chst's weak
and neEer could take whisky without egg in it.
AHe generous sbOpkeeper handed him the dickered
Egg Out without asking for his needle back again.
Aae Yankee broke the shell the edge of the glass
nhen ne exclaimed, "Geewillikins this eggs got
tEo yolks. Guess you must gin me another dsrnin'
needle squire" s. F. -ve1rs Letter