The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-03-18
VOLUME 11, NUMBER is.
Spare Lines.

10 lid ono Ia1ulOu ONer W uuOtner " uus
doubtedly the tip Of fashion.
An honest man Is none the wooe becsuse
dog barks at him. a... -.
Circumstances alter cases the stralshtest
stick appears crooked In water. a
l Why Is o minister like locomotivsi We
have 10 look out for him when the bell rings.
Some say that the quickest way to destroy
weeds 10 to marry widow. Il 10, no doubt, .
most agreeable species Of husbsndry. yi
The latest English jole-Whersfbre Is . hon
cackling over her new.laid egg. like maSiciani
Because she Is an.hen shanter.
All men who do anything must endure de-
probation OF their efforts. II Il the dust which
their chariot wheels throw up. r
People become III by drinking healths. He
who drinks tho healh OF others drinks away
his own.
ISLANDERS issuing from beautiful lips. are like
spiders crawling from the blushipg heart ofs
rose.
Tommy, what does ben Oh spell 4"
"Don't know, ma'am." "whst-you little
numbskull-what are you sitting on I" Tom.
my Cooking shespish) )-"Dont like to tell"
A certain landlady. Il Is said. makes Der pies
30 light that her bosrders can sec to 60 to bed
without candle after eating modsrats slIed
piece. -.. ,..
A Dutchmsn's hcart-rendlng solloquy 10 do.
scribed thus :-"She loves Shon Mickls % pet.
ter as I, because no has got coople tollsrs more
as l has"
Should you happen to catch yourself whist.
ling In printing office. and the compositor
should tell you to whistle louder-dont you do
It.
The following Is given as certain remedy for
feas on dogs SOAK the dog for Ave minutes
In camphcnc, and then set fire to him. The ef-
feet is instantaneous."
dying Irishman was asked By bis eonfessor
II he was ready to renounce the devil and oil bis
works. "0h, your honor" said Pat, "don't
ask me that I'm going into strange country,
and don't want to make myself
Some wag remarks truly when hc says that
popularity In politics Is to SEQ your name In
large type, posted on fence. Somebody will
inquire rs to who you are, and when tho hrst
rain comes you will disappear.
People often wonder at the most natural
Quilp to an acquaintance, "you look sober this
morning." "And for very obvious reason"
said Digby ~ am SOBER"
DR.. Marsh says the best cure for mysteries Is
to discharge the servant GIRL In his opinion
there Is nothing like flying around to keep tho
nervous system from being unstrung. Some
women think they want physician when they
need o scrubbing brush. ...- .f..v
Avery deaf old lady got into great excite
cannot hear tho preacher" said q friend. "and
I what, then, Is It that moves you so!.' "0h.
sir!" replied the venerable dcvotce. cit Is the
bobbing Of his blessed wig"
Awould be agreeable, taking his seat between
Madame de Stacl and the reigning beauty OF
the day, said, "How happy i am TO be thus
seated between q wit and beauty J" "Yes,"
replied Madame de Stael, "and without posses.
sing either"
Il was Dow, Jr.,-sacred be his memory
who said that "Liic is q country dance down
outside and back tread on tho corns cf your
neiehbor, poke your nose everywhere, all hands
around right and LEFT. Bob your cocoa-nut
the figure 10 ended. Time hangs up the hd.
die. and Death puts out the lights"
Deep hearts, wise minds, take lie As God has
made II; II Is long trial, an unintelligiblc
preparation for unknown destiny. Meantime
love and suffer, hope and contemplate. Woe.
alas! to him who loves bodies, forms, appear
ances only. Death will take all from him. Love
souls, you shall find them again.
The minds eye can nowhere fnd anything
more dazzling nor moro dark than In man; i
can fix itself upon nothing which 10 more aw.
ful, more complex, moro mysterious, or moro
infinite. There Is ono spectacle grander than
the sea, that Is the sky; there Is one spectacle
grander than thosky, that IL the interior Of tho
SOUL
The memories Of childhood, the long fer.
away days OF boybood. the mothers love aud
prayers, the voice Of . departed playmate, tho
ancient church and schoolmsstcr, In oil their
green hallowed associations. come upon the
heart In the autumn Tin Of life, like the pas.
sage OF a pleasantly remembered dream, and
cast q ray Of their own purity and sweetness
over II. .......