The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-10-14
VARIETY.

clergyman said in a recent sermon. that the
pIh Of Tse.itude had been Travelled little Of late
years it had completely run to grass
Briggs has great faculty for getting things cheap
The other day he had beautiful of teeth inserted
for next to nothing He kicked dog.
Don't live in hope with your arms folded; Fortune
smiles those who roll up their sleeves and put
their shoulders to the wheel
If you would have af1ction visit you twice,
listen st once TO what II teaches.
Adversity overcome is the brightest glory, and
willingly undergone the greatest virtue Sufferngs
but the trials Of gallant spirits.
The Boston Post says that in that State, apothe-
carries forbidden to sell medicine Saturday
nings, that is liable to work on Sunday.
a CoAMoS ORNAMENT.-" All, Charley said one
little fellow another, ' We going TO Iave Gu
pola on our house. ' Pooh that's nothin',''
joined the other, "papa's going to get mortgage
on ours
miIkman may have habit of stopping daily
near the river. and excite suspicion; but when
find his little boy fishing for minnows in the milk
pan, we begin TO have our doubts
Charles Lambs for leaving his desk at
sGTiy hour in the afternoon was that he came TO it
late in the morning Probably Lord Russell's ex-
cuse is valid for being the last to desert the Con-
federae navy. w.t. that he was the first recognize.
4 schooIrnaster recentIy illustrated his argument
in favor Of corporal punishment for children by a
pleasant piece Of witticism He said that the child
started IN course OF evI! conduct was like
locomotive ihc wrong rack-it takes the switch 20
get it or
poor woman told her minister. who was collect
ing for benevolent object that she " could not give
"a guinea a the great folks did, but would
give sixpence a week - Her heart was better than
her arithmetic for Of her poverty she was giving
more than the rich I!
Tbe swain who proposed marriage 10 "A young lady
anil was rejected bat wbO afterwards accepted
making n similar proposal TO widow, regardef
the result Of his first effort singular illustration
OF the truth Of Scripture since he " asked and re-
ceived not, because he asked amss.
pleasant story is told Of rather aged lady who
has recently married n young and fast man, quitting
him the station when he was going en- roydge on
some private affairs. After embrace Of the most
loving character she put her head into the carriage
and said. - Cher Charles. remember that you are
married - To which he replied g her Caroline,
viii make q memorandum Of 1t, and at once tied
n knot in his handkerchief
little incident occurred in one Of the schools in
West Lynn. recently, says the -Nsrs. which Is per-
haps worth relating One Of the classes were recit-
ing and the teacher asked little American girl who
was the first man. She answered that she did not
know. The question was put 10 the next Scholar IN
Irish girl. who answered
adam. sir with apparent satisfaction. % La
say, the first scholar, :" you needn't feel grand
about it; he wasn't an lrshman
Two young carpenters. named respectively Robert
Brown and Thomas Jones, were very fond OF drop
ping into Mr. Smiths parlor, and spending an hour
two with his only daughter. Mary One evening
when Brown and Mary had discussed almost every
topic, Brown suddenly in his sweetest tones, struck
out follow - Do you think Mary. you could leave
father and mother this pleasant home, with all its
case and comforts, and emigrate TO the Far West
with young carpenter, who has but little besides
his strong hands depend upon. aud with him search
out y new home. which il would be your joint duty
TO beautify and make delightful and happy like
this2'' Dropping her head softly upon his shoulder,
she whispered e. think could Robert. - Well,''
said ne, there's Tom Jones, who's going to emigrae,
and wants to get a wife; III mention it TO him.
DON'T COMPLAIS-Don't complain of your birth,
your training, your employment, your hardships;
never fancy you could be something if you only had
different lot sphere assigned to you. God under
stands his plans. and knows what you want bet
ter than you do The very things that you most de-
precate fatal Limitations and Instructions pro-
baby what you most want. What you call hind
RANGES and discOuragements probably Gods op
pOrtunities, and it Is nothing that the patient
should dislike mis- medicines, any certain proof
that they are pOlsOns- No n all such i'm
patience. Choke that devilish envy which gnaws at
your heart because you not in the lot with
others; bring down your soul. rather bring up
receive Gods will. and do his word in your lot,
in your sphere under your cloud of obscurity against
your temptations and then you shall find that your
condition is never opposed to your own good. but
really consistent with it.