Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-02-07
NO. IL.

there was among the GLORIOUS singers OF
the theatre at Bergame. ITALY, poor, but
very modest man, beloved by his colleagues
and who, to sustain his mother in more
efectual manner, was at the same time
tailor and chorister. One day came the
celebrated singer. Nozarl, to the tailor to
order pair Of pantaloons. The tailors
face seemed familiar to him. He asked
and was informed that he belonged to the
chorus of the opera. Have you good
voice p asked Nozari. mot particularly"
answered the tailor; Il can hardly reach
A." s'Let me hear" said Nozari, STEPPING
to the piano. Commence. The tailor
commenced. and with difficulty reached
G.. 'Now the A ''Icannot, SIR" '.Sing
the A, unfortunate fellow" Again great
effort, and A was reached. Now the B
fiat p cried Nozari Il am not able"
II say the B fiat, OF by my soul, p
Don't be angry, will try" A, B fat!
'sDo you see that it is possible p exclaim-
ed Nozari, triunphhantly land I tell thee,
my son, if you practice assiduosusly, you
will be the first tenor in Italy" Nozari was
not mistaken. The poor chorlster, who,
in order to meet his daily wants, was
obliged to mend old clothes, is now in
possession of a fortune of two millisns Of
francs; it is the celebrated Senior Rubini.
OccUpAT1oN Occupation What glo-
rious thing it is for the human heart Those
who work hard seldom yield themselves en-
tirely up to fancied or real sorrow. When
grief sits down, folds its hands and mourn
fully feeds upon its own tears, weaving the
dim shadow that little exertion might
sweep away into funeral pail, the strong
spirit is shone of its might, and sorrow be-
comes our master When troubles flow
upon you, dark and heavy, toll on with the
wrestle not with the torrents-rath-
er seek by occupation to divert the dark
waters that threaten to overwhelm you in
thousand channels which the duties of
life present. Before you dream of it, those
waters will fertilize the present, and give
birth to fresh flowers, that they may bright
en- the future-fowers that will become
pure and holy in the sunshine that pene-
trates to the path of duty. Grief, after all,
is but selfish feeling and most selfish is
he who yields himself to the indulgence Of
any passion that brings no joy to his fell
low men.
Little Frank. Great Cesar, mother
what a big apple!
Mother-'Its wicked, Frankey, to say
Great Cesar I've often reproved you for
using this bad word which you have learned
from the boys i'll the street, but you keep
on repeating it Now | tell you what |
will do. [ will give you five cents not to
say Great Cesar, any more.'
Its bargain, mother cried the four
year-old, and the money was paid.
Two days afterwards, little Frankey
came running into the house from his play
on the street, his eyes glistening and his
cheeks red with excitement Mother,
mother, I've learned new word from the
boys It's Great Peter, give me five cents
more and I'll quit saying that too
A teacher kept after school youngster
who had manifested a great aversion to ac-
curing additional learning, and in the
course of the reprimand he said l." Now,
James, can you tell me one single thing
you have learned since the quarter COM
menced ?" g Yes, sir, [ have learned
where there is a bully chestnut tree that
none of the boys know anything about,
and was going there fer nuts if you hadn't
kept me after school"
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You can project your mind and your hear
into your face Right-mindedness and
right-heartedness stamp themselves in the
countenance La the progress of years. a
bad heart or a good heart puts its head out
of the inner temple, and publishes to the
world all the secrets within. Our own
beauty is entirely acquired.
A Virginia negro boy, who protested to
be dreadfully alarmed at the cholera, took
to the woods to avoid it, and was found "a
sleep. Being asked why he went to the
woods he said
ITO pray"
But" said the overseer, show is it
that you went to sleep z"
Don't know, massa. 'zactly," respond
ded the negro, ''but spec | must have ov-
erprayed myself ?
A poor little girl in the fourth ward,
New York, as she was dying, said ''she
was glad she was going to Gle because now
her brothers and sisters would have enough
to eat p
Isn't there an awfully strong smell of
pigs in the air % asked Smith of Jones.
= Yes" replied Jones, that's because the
winds from soW-west"
1t takes more to run the .Freedman's
Bureau than it did the whole Government
under Jefferson.
What two sciences are employed by
teamsters in driving oxen? -ticulture
and gee-ology.
The largest valley in the world is the
Valley of the Mississippi 1t contains $780,
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