The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-12-28
SPARE LINES.

SPARE LINES.
Modeay is q quality that highly adorns
q woman. but ruins man.
A spirited item Bismark is said to pun.
ish bottle Of brandy daily.
A man who 20, drunk at an election said
Il was owing to his efforts to "put down
party spirit"
A wsggish editor says that tho streets OF
one OF the Western cities arc to bo lighted
with red.headed girls. That chap wants to
hug the lamp-posis.
One Of tho saddest things about human
nature is, that man may guide others In
the path Of life without walking In Il him.
self; ,hs, he may be pilot and yet . cast.
away.
"You young rascal" said the old gen.
,leman to tho rash little boy in tho street,
aif that cab had run over you where would
you have been then ?" and the hoy answered.
"Up behind s.,aking Of his number !"
aIsay, friend, your horre Is little con'rn.
ry, Is he not1' @No, sir!" "What makes
him stop 20, then y" 1Oh, he's afraid
somebody'll say whoa, and he sha'n't hear
L." .
A gentleman took young lady to Nisg-
ara, but was obliged to bring her home i'm.
mediately, because she was 50 jealous Of
Nissan's waterfall whercat ho appeared
to be somewhat ni.aggravatcd.
What nurse ever child the child? What
mother ever forgot that the child was child.
ishi And Gods angels never forget that
we arc but children and they bear with
our infrmities, that they cannot but smile at,
if they do not chide.
How, like the shadow upon the dial.
thought Is ever returning to the place Of be.
ginning-where we first began to live,
where we first began to love to the hone-
stead and the trystius place, the play soqnd
and the graveyard.
A lot Of rowdies who undertook to break
up religious meeting In West Virgins,
were cleaned ont by the brethren, who
thought Il was - honorable to fight for tho
Methodist chnrch as to pny for Il.
Precepts arc like seeds-,hsy ars li'tls
things which do much good. lf tho
mind which receives them has disposition
!, must not be doubted that this part con.
tributes to the generation, and adds much
to that which has been collected.
Sydney Smith wisely said 4Power will
intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thu
strongest heads. No man 10 good enough
or wise enough to be entrusted with des-
po,ic power-for when possessed oft, othsn
can no longer answer for himself"
A Scotch blacksmith thus defines meta
physic 80 Two men arc disputin' the gsth.
er-ane that's listenin' dinns ken what hs
he that's speskin' means, and he that's
spcakin' dinna ken what he's sayin' him.
self-,hat's mstaphysies" 20
A. the next thing to having wisdom our.
selves 10 to pro6t BY the wisdom Of Others,
% the next thing to having merit Ourselves
IL 10 take caro- that tho imertorious profit
by Us for he that rewards the deserving
makes himself one Of the number.
An lislmm from Battle Greek. Mieh-
was ai Bull Run battle, and was somewhat
startled when the head of his companion
on his left hand was knocked of BY can
non ball fsw moments after. however.
q spent ball broke tho fingers Of his com.
r,ds on the other side. Tho lstier throw
down his gun and yelled with pain. when
the Iishman rushed up TO him, sxclsimins
"Blasht yer sowl, 70 onh woman, shop
crying; 70 mako moro noise about Il shsn
the man ,hst losht bic head"
II il In the power Of men TO shut you
from the synssogus: bat it 10 not 10 their
mower to keep Christ ftom finding you, and
saying to you, THY sins arc forgiven thee"
II 10 in the power Of men to be weak hh
God that makes 10 % b s,n'ns. II b In
the power Of men 10 be nsruw, TO b di.
viled, to bsShut up; Il 10 God that opens
The door, and makes . lsrgrr place In which
brotherhood Sands forth 10 in insdab'o,
grsndsss. - g,t r.
Our li,tls four year old Carrie went
with her aunt to q revival meeting. The
psesshsr w. sspss In biz delivery. and
she w.s very mneh iossresssd. "Mo.hsr."
s,jd che, when sbs came home. "l have
bsard .uch Q smart mimssr. He Stamped
and posnded and msds such . noise! and
b. end b., BE- sos 70 mad hs esms sut Of
he pulpis and shook hb - q The Solis.
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