The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-05-06
VOLUME M, NUMBER 10.
Spare Lines.

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When Is good tune most rslishsdi-Whsa
Il Is opper.tune: 70 '''' ~
Little boats must keep near the shore large
vessels may venture more.
Pope speaks Of child - "tioklsd BY .
straw" A Ajulep-drinker d very ehlldliks.
! Why h life the greatest Of oil enigmasf
Because we shall all have TO give Il up at last.
! A thouehtless old gentleman, the other day.
sat down on the spur Of the moment His
screams were horrible. ' '." '''
A weak mind does not accumulate fbros
enough to hurt itself; stupidity oftsn saves
man from going mad. ci '1iHH
An ignorant blacksmith. mindful Of bic forge.
gave the following toast st . public dinner
''Sucoess 70 forgery" iaat l1rgu llmil
Many Of the waves Of trouble, Ike thoss OF
the ocean. viii. II We await them calmly, brsak
st our feet and disappear. ,raq J i.ia ,ou
Az riches and favor forsaks man, ws dis
cover him tobe fool-but nobody could and
Il out In his prosperity. .,....,.,.. ---..
Awoman In Pownsl. W., protests againsthay-
ing telegraph post In her door yard. "as
every time she spanks her children Il viii 60 ell
over the country"
What Is the difference between legal docu-
ment and cati Ono has psuses at tho end Of
iu clauses, and tho other has olaw.ses at the
end of In paW.scs .IIIr .. .. il s''I
b. A western wsg remarks that hs has seen
couple Of sisters who had to bo told everything
together, for they we're % much alike that thsJ
couldn't be told apart. rg,l l..v .-HuV
There arc women who, without the gin OF
genius, hll our vase with vino and roses to the
brim, 90 that the wine runs over and the house
Is filled with perfume. .., ,,l r... fslra
Young men. arc, in general. little swsrs hov
much their reputation 10 affected In the public
view by the company they keep. The character
Of their associates Is soon regarded their own.
An svsricious man .'out west," Is reported
to mako practice Of always riding In the last
seat ofa railway train, to save the interest on
his fare until the conductor gets round to him.
There Is young man In Cincinnati who Il
80 modest that he will not embrace an oppor-
tunity." He would make good mate for the
lady who fainted when she heard Of the naked
truth. d.
Lord Newbury, riding In the ooeoh Of bis
friend Pursell, ehsnced to pass . gsllows-
"whers would you bs, Pursell, II every one
had his dusi" ,"Alons IN ny esssisgs," vas
the reply. rrH it'ErrIi .T.
Adolphos Scsttercssh remarks that ''ths part
ing glory OF summers eve" would be all very
6ps and enjoyable, only that Il always unplsss-
antly reminds "a fellow" Of expiring bills, BY
being 30 closely allied to falling dew. ..s..
A drunken fellow sitting on the steps Of Park
street church. the cold wind blowing chillngly
round the corner: "If heaven (hic) tempsrs
the wind to the (hic) shorn lamb. I wish the
lamb (hlo) was on this corner"
Never do anything rash on an empty stomach.
II almost always gets people into trouble and
often into jail II thsrc ID one institution moro.
dangerous than another to be worked on vsou-
um. II 10 that charming. squirmlng arrange
ment just under the diaphragm. Try asw and
Gee. ....I.... ....... -,..s.fs,...g n.
What Is this worldi Adrsam within adresm
-as we grow older, each step has its inward
awakening. The youth swakes and he thinks
from childhood-ths full-grown man despises
the pursuits Of youth a. visionsry--ths old
man looks upon manhood - fsverish dream.
Is death the last sleepi Mott % the anal
awakening. ,l o. FsN r0f. trp u II
Lifsin the country may bs one Of The riohest
on earth, but II may ais be one Of the poorest.
II the great book OF nature be open to the eye r
Of him who resides there, and illuminated With
the light Of heaven, from his little kpollhs can
SEQ and enjoy oil the glory Of the woridi but
II he sees In nature only the potato 6sld which
gives him food. then Is the golden vein closed
for him, and he himself stands like the potato
plant, fast rooted into tho earth. .ai ''"
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