The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-24
AT THE LAST.

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To shut the weary eye of Day in peace. :,
All things are hushed before her as She e
Der earth and, sky her mantle of repose;
There is a calm, a beauty and a power.
g InaE the Morning knows not, in the
"Untir the Evening" we must weep and
Pillow lies stern furr o dig the weedy
Tread with sad feet our rough and thorny
land lbs bear the9he and burden of the
ea- al IA alt n8iTU5 9b8n e7Gi
I Oh! when our sun is setting, may we glide.
Like SUMMER Evening, down the golden
Sweet, starry tWiight IF FOUND %G GS our siseBhg
- o 33yy 10 21az..,a % 2idgi1 pit F..
What kind of medicine ought to
be given to a child ailing with cruel
father? A mild oaperient! Ca nlilder
pa-rieh')' .noita.nqoq saitog e
Some people are never contented.
After having all their limbs broken,
their heads smashed, and their brains
knocked out IN a railroad accident. they
will actually go to law and try to get
further damages. do'ia2ifl0
An old lady whoIrecently visited
Oneida, New York, was asked on her
return if the canal passed through
that village. She paused awhile, and
answered: " guess not; I, didn't see
it, and ifiait didiit must have gone
through in the night when l was
asleep. IT. s,3a,a Ie4s g4f bHeqe
The late Judge F-----of Connect
icut, was not very remarkable for his
quickness of apprehension. Alta GER,
tain. time, Hon. r. w. Sherman was
urging case before him, and in the,
course of his eloquent remarks Mr..
S., made point which the Judge did
not at once see: Mr.. Sherman, I
would thank you to state the point so
that can understand you" Bowing
politely, Mr.. s. replied, in his bland
est manner z Your Honor is probably
not aware of the task you are impos-i
ing on me. y l.
A horticulturist advertised that he
would supply all sorts of fruit trees
and plants, especially pie plants of all
kinds. A gentleman ,thereupon sent
him an.order for one package of Gus,
tard pie-seed, and a dozen mince pie
plants. The gentleman promptly filled
the order by sending him four goose
eggs and a small dog. Pr i.-.@.I, - ese
!" Mother said little Ned, one
morning, after having fallen out of
bed, II think / know why I.fell out
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slept too near when got I'M Musing
little while, as if in doubt whether
he had given the right explanation,
he added, No, that wasn't the rea-,
son; it was because / slept too near
when ] fell out. " .r9, 3l1Jg s81 p
"WeHy my child,n said stern
father to his little daughter, after
church, what do. you remember of
all the preacher said?' " Nothing,
sir" was the timid reply. 'sNothing"
said he, severely; :" now, remember,
the next time you must tell me some
thing he says, or you must stay away
from church, The next Sunday she
came home, her eyes all excitement.
" / remember something" said She.
" : a, very glad Of it, replied the
father; what did he say?" =" He
said, pa, cried she, delightedly, 9
collection will now be taken up" .q z
The SPRING TIME.-We are now in
the midst of gentle spring time, of
which the weet singer of Israel, who
lived In land and a climate and be-
meath bright skies not unlike, our
own, furnishes the best description.
Thou visitest the earth and water
est it; thou greatly enriches it with
the river ofGod, which is full of water
thou, preparestl the corn when thou
has provided for it. h -.
" Thou waterest, the ridges thereof
thou settest the burrows,
thereof; Thou makest it soft flowers;
thou blessest the springing thereof.
10 Thou crownest the year with good !
ness, and thy paths drop fairness. lI.3uE
on" They drop upon the pastures OF the
wilderness and the little, hills rejoice
on every side. 4
!. ~ The pastures are clothed with
flock, and the valleys also are, covered [
with CORN they shout for joyis they
sing 81 nj s93iy4ss 7ot sfoi1e9Q .DaH
PRACTICAL . JOKE. - A few days
since, writes an attorney, as / was Sit Il
ting with Brother C., Sin his office in;
Court Square, a client came in and /
said: -38Iig0s1I.1 % 1T. N Ds-Io@ll 4
Squire W., the stabler, shaved me
dreadtnlly yesterday, and | want you
to come up with him. 91B'8 va a
10 State your case,s said c. s191s3}
II asked him how much hefwould
charge for horse to go to Dedham. I