The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-03-10
VA RIETY.

II you employ your money in doing good, you
put it out at the best interest
pleasant Jest in misfortune Is courage TO the in
tellectual building. giving grace and strength to
the entire structure.
Men spend their lives in the service of their pas
sions, instead OF employing their passions in the
vice 0f their lives.
Domestic jars, when concealed, half reconciled.
II Is double task to stop the breach at home and
men mouths abroad
lime has made life too long for our hopes but too
brief for deeds.
\ good looking young lady recently entered
dyer's shop and thus accosted him '' You are the
man that dyes, are you not :" No, rePliei the
gallant" I'm the man that lives but I'll die for
you"
PoETRY-Ebenezer Elliott says :-'' Poetry, like
truth. Is n common flower; God has sown it over the
earth. like daisies. sprnkled with tears. glowing
in the sun, as lie places the crocus and the
March frosts together and beautifully mingles life
and DEATH
VERSE CONTAINING EVERY LETTER IN THE Eng
LIsH LANGUAGE EXCEPT E
iosI,I @ swain air .Ins may rack Gdiih,. hi, BRAIN
To H@d qa1 tax a yn is iiT' T ii. '1SH'i m6st plain
That what say il right
ALPHABETs-The numher of letters in the alpha
bets of different languages Is as follows: English,
20; French. 70; German, 20; Spanish. "a; Dutch,
20; Greek "a; Latin, 25; SIavonc, ~; Arabic, %;
Persian, 81; Turkish. 33; Georgian, &c; Hebrew,
Chadee Syriac, and Samaritan, each -; COpfic, 80;
Sauscrit, so; Bengalese 2l Burmese, 10; Cherokee,
So.
We assemble conventions and councils to have the
benefit of their collected wisdom, always remem
bering that must necessarily have, at the same
time the evils of their collected passions, reudices
and private interests
little Swedish girl, while walking with her
father on a starry night, absorbed III contemplation
of the skies being asked OF what she was thinking,
replied WAS thinking if the side of heaven
is so glorious, what must the right side be?"
Clergyman on his way church one Sunday,
was overtaken by heavy shower Of rain. On ar
irving the vesry, be exclaimed, rather Impatient
w. [ wish dry 2" Never mind, said his
colleague you will be in the pulpit, and there
you will be dry enough
SHAKP-SIr. George Sharp. commonly called by
his friends G. Sh0rp looking rather dull one evening,
in company, friend observed, " G. Sharp is in
rather lou key Oh replied young lady,
"any knows that G Sharp is fiat"
PULLING QuEsTIox.-A little friend of ours.
few davs ago. while coming down stairs, was eau
toned by his mother not to lose his balance His
question which followed puzzler: 90 Mother, If
L should lose my balance, where would 1t go to?'
Coon MANNERS AMONG CHLDSRE.-1t is very
graceful habit for all children say to each other,
a. Will You have the goOdness.'' and - L thank
you'' We do not like to see prim. artificial chIidren
there are few things dislike much as a minia
ture beau or belle. But the habit of good manners
by no means implies aGectatiOn or restraint IL IS
quite as easy to say, Please give me ece of pie,
as to say. - want piece OF pie
The idea that constant poIteness would render
social life Stlt and reStraInei, springs
estimate of it. True poteness Is perfect ease and
freedom II simply consists in treating others just
as you would like to be treated yourself. person
who acts from this principle will always be said 10
have sweet, pretty ways with her.
It il Of some consequence that your daughter
should know how 20 enter and leave a room grace
fully; but it is Of much more consequence that she
should avoid what is offensive to others, and prefer
their pleasure TO her own
The Editors Drawer is Harper's depository OF fun
Nothing else il allowed stray into IL but wit and
humor very good thing it Is, too, IN Its way
True there is very poor attempts at Wit IN IL;
but scarcely number comes out IN which something
new and good in this department IS not found Here
is very good anecdote. reminding one somewhat OF
Mrs. Stoves - TOpsy :" -
- During the last Winter 8 contraband' came INTO
the Federal lines in North Carolina and was marched
up TO the officer of the day give account OF
himself, whereupOn the following colloquy ensued;
What's your name: :"
My names sam
Sam what p
No, sab; not Sam Watt. Use jist Sam
What's your other name ::
hasn't got o oder name, sab. Ese Sam-dats
all
What's your masters name
Use got no massa now; massa ruined away-yah
yah I'se free niger now
Well what's your fathers and mothers name :!
Use got none, sah-neber had none lse JIst
Sam-ain't nobody else
Haven't you any brothers and sisters ::
No sab neber mad none No brudder, no sister
fader, mudder, no massa-nothih out % III
When you see Sam you see all dere is OF u.s.