East Saginaw courier., 1865-10-04
COURAGE.

r ny ALICE CARY. M
Knowing the right and true
Let the world say 10 you
~ iit Worst that II can
Answer despite the blame, rlfHH Hf
Answer despite the shame,
IN not belle my name
n.a1 Ill be a man!
Armed only with the right.
i Standing alone to fight
.|-, Wrong, old Us time,
Holding up hands 10 God
Over the rack and rod
Over the crimson sod
That is sublime r5ff1lffI rI"-HH
Monarchs Of old, at will
Pareclod the world, but still
Crowns may be won .....r ll-.
Yet there are piles to Light
Putting all fear to flight,
Shouting for truth and right
Who will mount on2
The Rev. J " schofeld, Baptist clergymsn
Of 81. Louis, a brother of General Schofed took
the test oath required by the new constitution on
Monday but appended tho following protest =
:" / protest against this oath as an infringement
upon religious liberty, and rs not demanded by
the exigeneies Of the times"
The Conrt Journal, Of London, says that a
young gentleman recently undertook ON a wager
to lap up saucer full Of milk in less time than a
cat The gentleman fell behind at first, in con-
sequence of being seized with a violent tit OF
laughter; but upon regaining his gravity, he won
cleyerly by two table spoonfulls.
ISAAC" said Mrs. Darlington to her nephew,
" when you enter the state of alilAOny, choose a
voracious and well informed young woman
Then, my dear, your love will be Internal and
your posterity uncertain" Ike looked exceed
ingly solemn, and continued to put luolasses on
the door
The Chinese in San Francisco gave n compli
mentary dinner Ia Mr.. Coiax and his friends -
All the Chinese delicscies, such rats and dogs
served up in various ways, were in all probability
among the dishes 1t lasted six hours. No
speeches were made.
Patriotism M-Those who have learned in child
hood to be obedient to their parents and teachers
are not likely to become false 10 the government
under which they live. Decentralization Is usually
implanted ia early life.
Our hearts are Mt least bright and brim full Of
love in the one hour of meeting, and in the other
hour when we part, inconsolable; even US all the
stars appear milder larger, and more lovely at
their rising and setting than when they pass over
our heads.
Foolish and wicked wishes descend below,
where though they arc bodiless sylables they
are often formed into pins and needles, and
straightway return TO the world to torment the
author.
A confounded inclination to stil-sitting comfort
settles in man like great dog he lets himself
be pricked and teased thousand times rather
than take the trouble to jump up in lieu Of growl-
ing. -...
A man may declaim about religion without
having much of it. 1t doesn't follow that ones
stomach is full OF food because he talks with
victuals in his mouth.
The hidden cistoru Of the soul may Gil fast
with sweet tears, while the windows through
which it looks are undimmed by single drop Of
moisture.
Moses smoie the rock with his rod, and a stream
gushed forth. Smite rocky y-heartod urchin,
and two streams will gush forth, one from each
eye.
Beware Of basty marriages. When young
folks are going TO church. they seldom heed
whether they are in slow march or gallop.
A negro once gave the following toast: "De
late Gubernor ob de State him come In wild
berry little opposition, him go out wild none at
ALL
A tailor advertises to guarantee his customers
good fits" If he doesn't give them fits by his
tailoring. he probably will by his charges.
There are young women who lay their heads
upon the bosom Of one lover to gaze and wink at
another.
woman is jealous Of her whole sex, not be-
cause her husband, but because all other men run
after it,
Dr. Abernethy used to tell his scholars that
all human maladies arise from two causes-stuif-
ing and fretting. tr.
The shortness Of life is very often owing to the
iIregularity Of the liver.
If you are out in thunderstorm, hurry into
an omnibus that has good conductor.
IL II we're not for the livery, many n master
would be taken for his own servant
Men bonst Of what they have not, much oftener
than Of what they have-and so do women.
Never travel without Pocket-Companion A
well filed pocket-book is the best.
The sure way to be cheated, is to fancy our
selves more cunning than others.
The government Of a ship-of-war and that of
newspaper Office should be dospotisms.
We prefer oil-mils to rhy hyme-factores-lu
cations to luctibr ations.