The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1867-08-10

An irish absentee d said to have sent thit
comforting message 10 his steward; "Tell
! the tenants that no threats 70 shoot y0I
Twill terrily me-"
wHY do honest ducks dip their heads un-
der wateri To liquldate their little bills.
TzosE who occupy the highest station
ksften think with regret of same pleasante.
onsAthey left below.
"HAsss yous cabbages tender hearts ~
asked uuseous wife OF q costerms,n ~.
"They caa't hasssN anything else .mar'm. fjr.
they've been with mes-rsing about the streets
A farce yss rrodus Jed in Bsnnister's time.
csder the title sof AFsre and Water .I
predict its fate" said h6.-~tsgthat fate ~
whispered the anxious author at bis side
what late said Bannister "why, whas
can nre ana water produce but ssnfss -
BaIEf But PirHY SEHmoN.--Here is the
pitness rmon ever preached "Uur ingres$
TO lie % naked and bare; our progress
through life is trouble and care; our egresa
from " we know not where; but doing we'll
here We shall do well there; could not tell
more BY preaching year." .M
THERE is often in one kind word, one look
OF sympathising affection, or one small act
OF dislnterested love, more Of real noblenes !.
of spirit than in actions which Aaave runv ~
the ears and found an echo in the heart. M
adniring thousands.
BAssoxBIRRs, the French Ambassador of
Spain, was telling Henri Quatre ht.F be en-
tered Madrid. 81 was mounted on tsle small
est mule in she world" "Ah," ysaid Henri
what an amusing sight-the biggest ass on
che smallest mule ~ 81 was your Maiesty's
representative" was the reply.
A GOOD anecdote is told Of an old Mstho-
dist preacher who rode circuit few years
ago. While going to one -G bis sprs:as-
ments, he met en acquaintance, who was one
Of the magistrates Of the county. He asked
the minister why he didn't do as the Saviour
did, tide an ess. "Bscause," said the d.
vine, stA::s he -P5aSIla P5aSIRla bare. taken them I'll to
ms. Ike magistrates Of I"
4 The RIGHr EMPaAsls-Dr. Guthrie, in
in the course Of an address ia the New Free
College, remarked that be was often annoyed
and vexed beyond measure TO find discourses
of the ablest character murdered and massa
cred by wretched delivery. Some minis
ters appeared 10 have q habit Of emphaslng
every third ~o-d or 70 and he would tell
them an anecdote WIN ch be had heard 70 IL
lustratc the Importance Of correct reading
A minister once reading KIUEs XIII n
read it thus-"And the proDhe: said unto
his sons, SIddis me the ass. 50 they sad
died hin, the ass "
WHITFIELD AND TIE SAILoRs.-When
Whitfield preached before the seamen IN
New York, he used the foIlowi.s hnla apos-
sropece :-"WelI, my boys, We have 4 c.tea,
sky, and are making fine headway eve, 4
smooth sea, before light breeze, Ssnh VIZ
shall soon loose sight Of land. But what
means this sudden touring Of the heavens.
and that dark cloud arising from beneath
the western horizon ? Hark don't Won
near distant thundera DJnt ycu see those
nashes OF hghtningf A storm Is gathering
Every man 70 his duty How the waves
rise and dash against the ship! The air II
dark The tempest RACES Our masts are
gone! The ship 10 ca her beam enus
What next" The unsuspecii3g tars sud
denly rose, and exclaimed, Take to tA4
long Doat."
4 TzE FExseHHAN FEEVLExEI- -. -r.-- ). =,
anything ia our language that Puzzt
Frenchman, It Is the different signtfic4tions
of the same word. The perplexitsss OF a per
severing monsieur arising from our word
s.last," are more numerous than one would
suppoee-as as for iostance -" Zis horse,
sair, he 20 queek, what you sayf" ayes,
be 10 fast horse. y s"Ahf 2 pard IA monsieur,
but your friend he say re max fast his horse.
and he tie him to post, so he xso at all. n
"yery true, be is made fast by Ssr0 t'al '
sAh, Eat cannot be
what you call o
he 10 ~sN