The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-03-11
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|, ..st pPoku &iu0e'
| Nature, when she makes beautiful head, Is
ofteu 30 absorbed with admiration Of her own
work that she forgets the brains. '-r ai
| M mouse hasa narrower or meaner hole than
many person who yauntingly "retires into
his own mind" i f' ' .''s'' .h
Let married people feel their chains. II they
must. but take especial care the world shall not
hear them clank. ....... ,... .f..--...--.,. ..
"Ithink Inow SEQ new fss.ture In this case. -
as the lawyer said, when his client Informed
him that he had plenty Of money. .
Punch says women first resorted to tight lac
Ing to prove TO men how we'll they could bear
squeezing., .,r...-.... ......... -, .-
An old bachelors definition ofloye "A lii
tie sighing. q little crying. little drying, and
good deal Of lying Fs-f''r'.t'7 r...'7'
through stupidity or shamelessness, denies
plain and visible truths. a..
The only chance for some mems hats ever to
contain anything valuable is to pass them
around for pennies. a''.iu'' '
Certain thoughts orc prayers. There arc mo-
ments when, whatever DO the attitude OF the
body, the soul Is on Its knees.
A little girl, hearing II said that she was born
on the Queens birthday, took no notice OF II
at the time, but day or two afterwards asked
her father II she and the Queen were twins
In the old temples. oraoular revelations we're
received In sleep. A great many people seem
to seek for oFssular revelations In tho same
condition In our modern churches.
Tho years pelt young girl with red roses till
her cheeks are all on FIRE. BY and By they be.
gin throwing white roses, and that morning
flush passes away. r..
Hale and hearty conscripts who get exempted
on the ground OF weakness In the spine, may
be said to be adopts In the game Of 6aekgam-
mon.
In happy radiant days, I have sometimes
dreamed that hours detached themselves from
the life Of the angels, and came here below, to
pass through the destiny OF man.
The reason an old maid Is gene, ally so devoted
to her cat Is, that, not having q husband, she
naturally takes to the next most trcsohcrous
animal. ....4. t..... s.
Sleep soothcs aud arrests the fever pulses Of
the soul and It's grains are the quinne for the
cold at Of hate, as we'll as for the hot fever OF
love. .#
A hard shell baptist preacher, In dscoursing
about Daniel In the lions den, said -" And
there lie sot all night long. looking at the show
for nothing and 1t didn't cost him cent j"
my brethren" said swin,, In q sermon,
"thcro are three sorts Of pride-of birth, OF
riches and Of talents. I shall not now speak Of
the latter. none Of you being liable to that
abom minating rice! "
Prof. Agassiz says that . grasshopper's or.
gaus OF hearing are his legs. OF course, when
10 doubt ~ TO threatening danger, he is enabled
TO iump TO oonciusien and safe position st
the Same time. 'H'f I'f'7f
An exchange, recording the fall Of apcrson
into river, says :-"It is wonder he escaped
with his life" Prentice ssys:-"Wouldnt It
have been still greater wonder II he had es.
capped without itl" . .. .r-
There Is n man out West so forgetful Of faces,
that his wife Is compelled to keep wafer stuck
on the end of her nose, that he may distinguish
her from other ladies but this does not prevent
HIM from making occasional mistakes.
A Judge in Indiana thus addressed prisoner,
prior to passing sentence :--"Prisoner ut the
bar-Providence has given you degree Of
health and strength. instead Of which you 60
about the country stealing ducks"
The Illinois Register says IA gentleman
who Is not given to historical research Invites
US to inform him whether the battle OF Water
loo Was fought before or after the surrender Of
Cornwallisl We answer, Il pds."
The high bonnets OF the ladies at the opera
are source OF annoyance to New Yorker,
who exclsims, "whst would be said BY the 10,
dies, Of US men, were We to persist In wearing
our high crowned hats at the opera, or the play!
Shouldn't We hear OF II, aud roundly, too 7"
A furrier, Wishing to inform the public that
he would make up furs IN fashionable man
ner, out OF old furs which ladies have ut home,
appended tho following to bis advertisement. /.
IN. D. Capes, victorines, &o., made up for To-
dies in fashionable style, out OF their own
SKINS" -r - f. r.tI. ,..e
'Isaac, !" said Mrs. Partington to her nephew,
'swhen you enter the state OF alimony, choose q
voracious and we'll uniformed young woman.
Then my dear, your love will be Internal and
your prosperity certain" Ike looked exceed.
ingly solemn, and proceeded TO put molasses on
the door-knob.
A SON Of the Emerald Isle, once riding TO
market with sack Of potatoes before him, dis.
covered that the horse was getting tired, WHERE
upon no dism0unted, put tho potatoes upon his
shoulders, and again mounted, saying ''it was
better that he should carry tho praties--he was