Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-10-14
Wit and wisdom.

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He is not thoroughly wise who
can't play the fool on occasions.
-Of all dust thrown in mans eyes,
gold dust is the most binding. 81
The love of liberty is given with
life, and life is the gift of Heaven.
Virtue ever stands steadfast, but
gold sometimes falls.
-sLove begins with look, exactly
as a fire begins with spark"
"A man longing for Office always fan
cies himself invited to be a candidate.
1t is right to take pains, but wrong
to break windows.
Every medal has its reverse; and
every meddler deserves to meet with
one or more. EEI
Punch says the cigar steamer is a
remarkable sea "weed. lra 6
When is a flower like a rock p
When it is blasted. Is g.
What is the only thing that can live
on fire ? A live coal. naaa-5- IE i
1t isn't regular drinking that is so ru-
inous, but the drinking between drinks.
The reason some people put on
airs is because they have nothing else
to put on. "A
If you have cough, don't go to
church to disturb the rest of the con-
gregation.
An instrument that every man can
play a tune upon without instruction
His own trumpet. 40
"A man hanging is better than a
yagabond; he has visible means of sup
port. avs 0t
2 Human existence hangs upon tri-
fes. What would beauty be without
soap. 6-s n
Why is the law book like book of
surgery? Because there are great
many terrible cases in it.
Z "A beggar's dog would be valuable
to an editor, for he is a good leading
article.
Some are kind enough to confer
favors who are not humble enough to
accept of them. Is
The man who said that woman is
mere delusion never ought to be per-
mitted to hug one.
Theatres and balls are often the
mere embroidery on the tattered clothes
of civilized life.
"A correspondent wishes to know
how much the waste of time measures
round.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
ordered revenue cutters to board in
come vessels. Simply speaking, they
will not answer.
-Wirz asked the superintendent of the
Old Capitol prison to furnish him with
a copy of "Baxter's Call to the Uncon-
verted." He got it. OBI.
Mankind are more indebted to in
dustry than ingenuity the gods set up
these favors at price, and industry is
the purchaser.
-Bulwer has expressed the opinion
that no man should spend more than
three hours day in original. compost
ton.
Y -"Going, going, just going p cried
out an auctioneer. "Where are you
going 2" asked a passer-by. "Well,"
replied the knight of the hammer, "I'm
going up to the Geological Gardens to
tell the managers one of their balloons
is loose" go
George Augustus Sala, in recent
article on American Young Ladies,
says they are the most accomplished
takers in the world. They never stam-
mer they never hesitate.
Newport letter writers unite in
telling us how democratic the lady
bathers are, They don't object to the
embraces of the serfs. Horrid, isn't il.
"A letter-writer says ga girl. now
a-days, ought to have the Bank of Eng
land for parent, to stand any chance
to be married.
Mr., Jones calls upon a gentleman
who advertises to restore oil paintings,
and requests him to restore valuable
landscape which was stolen from him
two years ago.
-Beauregard has taken the oath, and
now wants a pardon to take the taste
out of his mouth.
An Arab was. asked, "Do you be-
ieve in the end of the world ?" eyes"
he answered. " Since lost my wife,
half the world has already disappeared;
and when die, in turn, the other half
will vanish also.' ~
"A prince, laughing at one of his
corrtiers, whom he had employed In
several embassies, told him he looked
like an owl. 81 know not" answered
the courtief, what / look like; but
this ] know, that have had the honor
several times to represent your maies-
TVS person.
81 labor pro bono publico, f" said
noisy demagogue in a public speech.
1.-THE plain English of that is, You want
to pick the public bones, was the re-
tort of his opponent.
all our readers may not be aware
of the origin of the phrase 'split tick
cts" The ancient Athenians used oys-
ter-shells for ballots, and their tickets
were invariably "split, even when reg
ular nominations were made.
An Irishman describes a fiddle as
follows: '1t was the shape of turkey
and the size of goose; he turned it
over on it's belly and rubbed its back
bone with stick, and och! by st. Pat
rick, how it did squale."
M. d. CONWAY, writing from Lon
don to the Round Table, says that Ten
nyson has the frame of a CoryphHus