The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-11-05
VARIETY.

man hearing that raven would live Two hun
dred years. bought one to try.
One Of twin brothers died; q fellow, meeting the
survivor. asked, Which is il shsts dead, you or
your brother ~
A men who had to cross n river entered boat on
horseback being asked why, he replied. '' | must
ride. because am 10 u hurry
foolish fellow having = house to sell, took o
brick from the wall to exhibit q sample.
man. meeting friend. said. :" spoke to you
last night in dream 50 Pardon me- replied
the other, IS did not hear you"
man that had nearly been drowned while bath
ing, declared that he would never enter the water
ngain till he hal learned to swim.
student in Of money sold his books,
and wrote home, Father, rejoice; for now de-
rive my support from literature"
During "A storm the passengers on board "A vessel
that appeared in danger seized different implements
TO aid them IN swimming; and one OF the number
selected for this purpose the anchor
\ wittol, q barber, and a bald headed mau ira
vsled together. Losing their way, they were forced
10 sleep IN the open air. and, 70 avert danger, IL
agreed to keep watch By The lot fell first
the barber, who. for amusement, shaved the witols
head while he slept; he then woke him, and the fool
raising his hand scratch his head, exclaimed.
" Here's pretty mistake Rascal, you have
walked the bald headed man instead of me-
gentleman had u cask Of ins wine, from which
his servant stole large quantity When the master
perceived the deficiency. he diligently inspected the
top Of the cask. bu; could find traces Of an
opening. " Look If there he not hole N the bot
,om." said bysiander. - Bockhead," he replied.
" do you see that the deficiency is at the top and
st the bottom?"
Life Is a constant struggle for riches. which We
must soon leave behind. They given to rs
she nurse gives . Elsythng to child. TO amuse it
until 10 - asleep.
The truest criticsIs OF mans character and
conduct is invariably 70 be found in the opinion Of
hrs own EImily circle. who, having daily aud hourly
opportunities Of forming q Judgment Of him, will
not fai! in doing II - far higher testimony in
his favor, for him 20 the esteem and love of
few ndIyiduqs. within the privacy Of his own home.
than the good opinion Of hundreds IN his immediate
ueighbOrhooi, that Of ten times the number resid
ing a distance In fact, a close and i'm
partial scfscTutiny. no question comes so near the
truth for ask himself-'' W hat IS thought
Of by the familiar circle cf my freside 49,
Would that ali remembered this
HESRY WARD BEECHER.-AU accounts from Brook
lyn speak Of the utterauces CT this mighty tribune
Of the Psupie' being, in these times more in
spired, majestic and thrilling than before. For
SveHty years has Henry War, Beecher been battling
IN the ranks of Z. cOutemnei minority against the
positive and negative upbOlderS Of Slavery. He has
probably done more than suy other TO educate
the moral Of nineteen millions OF Americans.
At last and suddenly. he IS with the majority; or
rather the majority - with him. Those nineteen
millions of one Ieart and mind. and stand with
lance and points aiming at the same foe which feels
his STROKES. II IS evideu; all who MIR Beecher
that hi1 whole soul is on FIRE with the belief that
this great sin to get It's death blow. He be.
lieves that the battle will be SOlemDly,
ye, with kind OF elastic and triumphant gait. he
advances TO the IL is well known in Brooklyn
that ne has ccnsecrated this the nObe.t OF
the young men Of his church, and every male mem
Der of MS family competent TO bear Il musket. He
himself is ready 60. He would be in the army
now. were it not that his tongue is doing more exc
cution than 4 battery of Columbisds, and that the
words shot from Plymouth pulpit are bullets dead
lier than any made of lead. When the history OF
our generation is written, Henry Ward Beecher will
he ranked IS the Priest Of this great Continental
reformation.