The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1866-01-18

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A YOUNG LADY oace presented me With
a hooAmark, having the inscription
tod bless you. and exaeted promise
that it shonld he placed in NV Bible, but
never 10 remain a day opposite the same
chapter. Faithful TO my promise, took
il home, and rubbing from the lids OF
my Bible the dust Of "A week, placed 10
In the first chapter OF Mathew, aud daily
read chapter, and changed il. place
1 had not read long before l became
interested as had never been before in
the good book and saw in the truth
that was sinner, and must repent il
l would he saved, / then promised God
that would seek his face at the earliest
opportunity. and. il he saw 6t TO convert
my soul, that would spend nay life in
MS cause. II came; sought his face
and received the smiles of his love and
now | have hope within me. big with
immortality i and all do attribute to
that book mark aud the grace Of God -
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IALLhfRANn was once in the company
OF Madam de Steal and another eminen,
French lady whose name We do not re
member. You say charming things of
us said Madam de Steal to him. (which
of us do you like best The wilv
statesman artfully replied that he was
delighted with both. "Ah, but YOU pre-
fer one OF US, continued Madam d..
Steal; suppose we were both drowning
In the Seine tonight, which OF us would
you help first Il wo'd give my right
hand TO Madam de Steal. anil my left
hand to Madam yondern Yes, but
lxr. .~e
which would YOU attempt to rescue p
Talleyrand's diplomacy was pushed 70
Its severest test, but not one whit cii.
composed. he turned to Madam de Steal.
and replied Madam YOU know so man,
things you doubtless know how to swim
AN English periodical contains th,
following statement of a brief ana plair
formula, by which all knottv questions,
especially those of a theological natures.
may be rendered "a transparent as the
generality OF stone walls BY Quad
Tuply differenhating the several inter
columniations resulting from the latent
combustion of an infnitesimal and sr
pererogratorv yicissitude Chrononhof
hologos can be svmpathetically inocu
lated with that perpendicular ouintes
sence which is directly resolvable into
the semiaiamctrical inponderabilitv Of
a Abracadabra.'
A bachelor uncle, to whom his niece
applied for advice on the question or
between two sailors one of
w'lom was rich and the other poor-the
latter, OF course, being the most ardent,
as we'll as the favorite lover-sentcn
tousiy replied My dear, the question
being stripped Of all illusory elements,
Your choice simply lies between love and
beef Now, love is an idea, while beef
Is reallty. Love Yen can get along
without but beef you must have, there
tore, make sure of your beef"
Messrs Chaffee and Evans. lately elect
cd United States Senators from Coicra
do, have arrived at Atchison, Kansas.
The Colorado Legislature has passed
joint resolution requesting the President
If he does not deem himself authorized
to proclaim Colorado in the Enion. tn
urge its early admission upon Congress
Resolutions guaranteeing the ratification
OF the antislavery amendment to tn. Con
stitution have also been passed
A cELEBRATED Earl of Chesterfield
IN the latter part of his life, called upon
Mrs Ann Pitt, the sister of Lord Catharn.
and complained of his bad health, and
his incapacity to exert his mind properly
II fear, said he, that am growing an
old woman
Il am glad of it, my Lord" sh.
Il was afraid Won were
growing an old man, which you know i.
a much worse thing
An old gentleman who m any years aga,
lsed to frequent one of the coffee houses
where physicians most did congreeate.
,eing unwell, thought he might make So
rec as to steal an opinion concerning HE
;ase, accordingly, he one day took an
of asking DIR. Mott. who sat
n the same box with him, what he should
axe for such complaint
I'll tell you, said the doctor ssrcss
icly; you should take advice
"AH here you are, my good fellow,
low dye do Upon my honor, il does
nv heart good to see you once more
how your family and the old woman
Fe havn't seen her for long time-when
s she coming down TO see nv wife 2
i am quite well thank you; but indeed.
'ir, you have the advantage" "Adyan-
age, my good fellow-what advantage ?"
why, really, sir, ] do not know YOU -
Know me. well, / don't know YOU;
where is the advantage
'Of what use are forms + exclaimed
oetulant legislator to DIR Franklin. won
cannot deny that they are often mere
empty things. We'll, my friend, and
20 are barrels, but they nevertheless
lave their uses, quietly remarked the
doctor
Bad men are never completely happy
possessed Of everything that
his world can bestow; and good men
ire never completely miserable, although
deprived of everything that the world
an take away.
A GERNAs servant girl fell out Of
bird story window, in Cleveland, O., the
'ther day, and would have been killed.
ad not gentleman caught her in his
Irms.
She asked him IL he swasn't ashamed
f himself" and told him to be of