The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1867-11-02
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WIT AND WISDOM. .

Hs who prays as he ought viii endeavor
to live as he prays. lie that can live In sia
and abide in the ordinary duties Of prayer,
never Prays a. he ought. A truly gracious
praying frame = utterly Inconsistent with
the love Of any sin.
JOSH Billings correctly remarks: "Success
iz very apt tew make US forget the tima
wben We wasn't much. Il Ia Just 70 witl
the frog on the jump; he kant remenbe.
when he was a tad -pole-but other folks
aan."
A CLERGYMAN, who was consoling young
widow on the death Of her husband, spoke
in n very serious tone, remarkiug that he
Chr ;stiaD-you cannot find his equal, YOU
well know" To which the sobbing fair one
replie1, wis. an almost broken heart" Fll
bet wiilT'
A ToUcHIEG INSTANCE Of connubial affec-
ton and devotion occurred nol long since in
New Hampshire. An aged couple, who
during half a century Of married life had
wrangled and oaarrelei with each ether,
were in all probability soon 70 be separated.
The old husband was taken sick, and believed
to be near his end. The old spouse came
to his bedside, and after carefully examining
and taking stock Of his condition, exclaimed
"Wy, daddy, your feet are cold, and your
hands are cold, aad your ncse is cold !"
"Wa'al, LEI PUN be cold"
"Wy, daddy, you're going u die"
"Wa'al, guess know wot I'm 'boutw
"Wy, daddy, watts to becum Of me II you
diet"
al dunno, ana don't carel Wat want
TO know Is, sOat's 10 besum Of NET"
At this stage Of the colloquy our reporter
Judged that the correct and delicate thing for
MIN to do would be 70 retire. He retired.
LITTLE ALICE found oat an ingenious way
Of getting TO bed in a hurry. The crib in
which she slept was 90 low that, by placing
one foot on the inside, and taking hold Of
the post, she could easily spring ia. Nam
ina" she said to her mother one evening,
do you know how get 70 bed quickly i'
No" was the reply. Well, said she in
great glee, step one foot over the crib,
then | say srats, and scare myself right in"
kID-sAPPISG-B1by asleep
ADVICE 70 HUsBANDs.-" How to make u
home happy Go off somewhere
THE PsrsRsr. warn you" says EN-
srson, . tms no dream Of the future IS 50 fair
as the scenes and skies, ~eaHang 1lelf in.
needed enehantment about you to day, shall
appear when YOU shall look upon them"
A LADY out with her little boy pur-
chased HIM a rubber balOOn, which escaped
him and flew up in The air. The girl, seeing
the tears IN his eyes, said 4 Never mind,
Neddy, when you die and 10 to heaven you'll
did itn
A FRENcHMAx being about to remove his
shop, his landlord inquired the reason, stat
ing at th anne ums that IL vas cor sidered
very good stand for business. Tue French
man replied sob, yes, he's very good stand
for de business-by gtf me stI1d oil day,
for nobody come to mfkeme aOUe.
OSE man wagered another that he had
seen a horse gAllopiDg at full speed, and q
dog sitting on his tail. Il seems an improb-
able feat FOR a dog 70 accomplish; but the
man vas right and won the noney. The
dog was sitting on ais oS0a tad =
/ A CERTAIN runaway couple wer some
lyears ago married at GretnA GreeD aud the
smith demanded i've g1ineas for his services.
/" How is thisg' said the bridegroom The
gcn'i-man you last married assured me that
het gave guloea'
ue," said the smith but be vas Al
Trishman. | have married him sir times
before. lie Is cEssomsr-yOH may never
see again"
An irisbnau speskiug Of fthe-ezosllsBcs-UI
= telescope says:
4 sDo YOU see that small spec On y0n hill =
Il That's my pig, though it's very hard to see
him: but now when look &C him with my
glass, it brings bin so near to me that I can
almost hear him gr1nt"