Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1866-02-09

let it alone it would fall itself. The sec
ond is, that men should be so foolish,
and even SO wicked, as to go to war, and
kill each other If letalone, they would
die themselves. And the third and last
thing I wonder at is. that the young
men should be SO unwise as to go after
the young women, if they would stay
at home, the young women would come
after them"
EH An army chaplain relates the fol-
lowing story Seeing dirty-faced but
ternut urchin at the fence in front of
house. the preacher stopped and said:
q Is your father at home 2"
" No, he's gone to church."
/" Is your mother in ?"
mo, she's gone too"
Then you're all by yourself"
No; Sans in thar huggin' the mig
ger gall"
That's bad p
Yes. its bad, but it's the best he
can dor
EE- A wide-awake minister, who found
his congregation going to sleep on Sun
day before be had fairly commenced, sud
denly stopped aud exclaimed : g Broth
rem, this amt fair; it isn't giving man
half q chance. Wait till get along a
piece. and then if amt worth listen
ing to. go to sleep; but don't before !
commence. Give man something like
affair chance, and that is oil / ask OF
you"
MosT DEBBEL, "A southern minister
who had received number Of calls, and
could hardly decide which was the best,
asked the advice of his faithful African
servant. who replied. g Massa, go whar
de most debbel" If the dominic had
followed the Intelligent contraband's
advice, he would have located in Massa-
chusetts, where he would have found all
the s'debbel' wanted.
EW Lady L. Duncan was an heiress,
and Sir w. Duncan was her physician
during severe illness. One day she
told him she had made up her mind to
marry. and upon asking the name of the
fortunate chosen one. she babe him go
home and open his Bible. giving him the
chapter and verse, and he would find it
out. He did SO, and read what Nathan
said unto David, Thou art the man"
GN The following memoranda was
dropped by young lady attired in an
embroidered velvet Talma,- an exquisite
Houiton lace collar, white hat and
plume. and painfully brilliant silk
dress. with exaggerated founces. and was.
picked up in Buffalo by alocal reporter
II must get Vail, Broun hoes, Sar-
ceknet. Laise. Gluys, Shimmyzet, Ku-
lone" We confess we are startled at
the last item, but think il means cologne.
re- A Virginia clergyman writes to
the Post Office Department. asking for
mail contract. He states that he does
not know as he can take the oath of alle-
glance, for he has prayed in the pulpit
during the war for the success of the
Southern cause; but as the prayer was
never answered, he is of opinion that no
aid and comfort were given, and there
fore be remains loyal citizen.
REFINEMENT AND yIcE.-Coarsenes
and criminality are near neighbors; and
Q taste for refined pursuits has power
full tendency to take men away from vice.
A coarse community invariably victimi-
SEES the weaker sex, and the amount of
civilization aud human worth in any so
ciety may be guaged by the cultivation
of its women and the respect they re-
ceive,
Rgr A young lady recently returned
from boarding school. being asked if she
would take some more cabbage. replied,
"by no means. madam, gastronomical
safety admonishes me that have arrived
at the ultimate culinary deginititien con-
sistent with the code of Esculapius.
GE A dashing young bachelor lately
appeared IN Central Park, New York,
with two handsome ponies whose tails
were done up to look like lady's water
fall. and cooped up in small fish-nets.-
The resemblance was perfect, and the
team created sensation.
kE Taxation is said to bear equally
on all classes from the fact that it hardly
presses on the rich and presses hardly
upon the poor. That's logic.
EE It is the opinion of Western
editor. that wood goes further when left
out Of doors than when well housed =
He says some Of his went half mile.
E4r No man ever did ar injury de-
sighedly to another who did not injure
himself the most.
~ Faith is the angel that leads Re-
ligion through the dark world By the
light Of her wings.