Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1866-02-09
WIT AND WISDOM.

Parents said a solemn lecturer, You
may have children, or, If not, your daagh-
ters may have
Teach your children to help themselseS,
but not to what does not belong 10 them.
john said Mr.. B., the other day to his
son, John, you are lazy; what or eurih do
you expect 70 do for liyingG' why,
father, I've been thinking as how would
be a revolutionary pensioner.'
Words, at the touch Of the poet, blossom
into poems.
The vanity of human life Is like river
constantly passing away. and jet constant
ly coming on.
Flame is one Of The most beautiful
things in the world Not sunset sks in
summer, not full blown tropic flower. is
moro brilliant than fame. Flame is the
flower Of FIRE. The ivy has no splendor
like the mantling fame it reddens liks
the thyrsus Of the gods.
Business and domesticity are too often
antagonistic. What are you going 20 do
now?' said gentleman TO his friend on
Broadway, who recently failed in business.
i believe will 80 home aud get aequaint-
cd with my family, was the reply.
Coarseness and crinliDality are near
neghbors. and taste for refined pursuits
has powerful tendency 10 take men away
from vice. A coarse community invaria-
bly, vietimizes the weaker sex, and tho am.
cunt Of civilization and human worth In
any society may be guaged by tho eultiva-
ton OF its women and tho respect they
receive.
The most attentive man TO business we
ever knew, was he who wrote on his shop
door, Gone to bury my wife; return In
half an hour
Passion has its foundation 10 nature.
virtue is acquired by the improvement Of
our reason.
A man very much intoxicated was cent
TO prison. Why don't you bail him our
inquired bystander. Bail him outr
exclaimed the other, you couldn't pump
him out
Air Is dish which one feeds on every
minute therefore II ought always TO bo
fresh.
A pretty girl and wild horse are liable
TO do much mischief; for the one runs
away with fellows body, aud the other
runs away with his heart.
A New Beafiidr-"Biessod is the man
thai. .naakalh- -a-ehsrl- -
vited TO come again.
Pray, madam, why did you name your
old hen Macdufy was asked of rcnti-
mental lady who kept poultry. Because,
sir. she replied, Il want her to lay on.
We ought TO be able to endure almost
anything in old ago, for we have at the
worst but short time 10 be miserable.
A little girl, nino years old. having at
tended q source, being asked by Aer mother,
on returning. how she enjoyed herself an
swered: Il am full Of happiness; couldn't
be any happier unless could grow
For a nation TO be largely in debt, Is, in
the nature OF things, much to its credit.
An unfortunate young man is searching
everywhere for his sweet heart, who was
recently carried away by her feelings.
Among individuals, the most certain
way to make n man your enemy, Is 70 tell
him you esteem ..im much. So with pub
lie bodies.
! At recent church fair held in the vi
cinity of Taunton, a set Of Choppers Works
was promised TO the individual who should
answer a certain set Of conundrums The
winner received set OF wooden poils
The green turf is the poor mans carpet,
and God weaves the colors.
We sacrifice the present in regretting
the past that has already gone. and in tor
menting ourselves about the future that
has not yet come. IL is pretty much the
same with widow. Between the husband
she has lost and the husband she is ex-.
pecting, her days arc spent in alternately
signing over what she cannot exchange
and what she cannot command.
Some men are indolent by nature tho
marrow works out Of their bones ia in
fancy. Give them streak Of sunshine
and an empty barrel, and they will fall
asleep at mid day.
Do NOT REpISE-Most persons viii sna
difficulties and hardships enough without
seeking them. Let them not repine. but
take them ms part Of that educational
discipline necessary to ct the mind to arr
rive at its highest good.
A PIous SoN.-'Ohl mother! inotherg
What, SOM
'Mayn't have the big Bible up in my
room TO dayg
Yes, my child. and welcome. You do
not know what pleasure il gives me 20 so
your young thoughts turned that way
: But what sticks arc those 10 your hsndy
Triggers
Triggers For what, my ehildT
why, trap triggers. Here's the starr
dard, you see; this is the Aipper, aud that
one with the Fat meat on the end is the
long trigger. There's a rotten mouse
keeps coMin' in my room and insultin' ov
me, and want to set the big Bible AMI
J try and knock his chunk out ov him I
A Busy BODY One who generally has
no business in this world beyond making
it his business 20 neglect his own bust
ness, in order to attend 10 the business Of
others.--[Puneh.
Envy increases in exact proportion with
fame The man that makes character
makes enemies. 4 radiant genius calls
forth swarms Of peevish, biting, singing
insects. just as the sunshine awakcns the
world flies.
d People With morosc tempers aud sour
faces need not wonder that they make 20
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