Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-10-23
WIT, WISDOM AND WORTH.

A truly great man never puts away the
simplicity Of a child.
Men are content to be laughed at for
their wit, but not for their folly.
No man is ever Indifferent to the world s
good opinion until he has lost all claim to it,
A good name will wear out, bad name
may be turned; but a nickname lasts for
ever. s5f-...
A laxative man never hears nor is
heard. He Won't listen to others nor they
to him. ri
Whatever is lovely changes; the sea
and the barren rocks Willemain forverd
as they are.
Many mans tongue is a two edged
sword, one of theedges cutting his friends
and the other himself ~.-g--
CoVetousness terms lberality a spend
thrift, and prodigality calls her churl
she is alike contrary to both.
Pride ard opulence may kiss in the
morning as married couple; but they
are eikely to be divorced before sunset.
There are several clergymen in New
York who receives over SO 600 per year
for marriage fees. It is an i'll wind, etc.
A head properly constituted can ac-
comnodate itself to whatever pillows the
yicissitudes Of fortune may place under it.
Carlyle says that a man carries under
his coat ''private theatre " wherein is
acted greater drama than is ever per-
formed on the mimic stage, beginning and
ending in eternity. A- ..#- <5,.
During the war, lady passing from cot
to cot through the wards of hospital, was
shocked to heaI one fellow laugh at her.
She stopped to reprove the wretched pa
tient. why, nodam, says he; you have
given me a tract on the sin Of dncing,
when [ have got both legs shot off.
4 couutryman going to market with a
load Of pork, was met by a young girl who
very genteelly made him low courtesy,
wehn he exclaimed:
W hat do you make courtesy to dead
hogs" eesa
s:No,sir," answered the girl, &c to alive
one"
SAM" said one little urchin to
another yesterday, 90 Sam, does your
schoolmaster ever give yon any rewards
of merit ?" [ pose he does" was the
reply, "he gives me kickin' regular
every day, and says [ merit two"
Wife and I were looking at some pic
lures, in which little naked angels were
quite conspicuous. She called attention
Of our wee daughter tothem, and remarked
Lizzie, dear, if you area good girl and
go to heaven, you will be like these angels Z"
Lizzie looked up, with lip that Id
at once she didn't appreciate the promise,
and said .fts.-
II want to be better dressed than that
when I go to heaven.' ~.
Several letters from boys at watering
places have been published this year.
Here is another, which gives good argu-
ment for "a paternal visit: - -aas-
DEAR PA:-Things are bully here.
chase ground squirrels every day in what
they call the glen. Yesterday [ saw enc
coming out IF an old stump, which he did
not think was safe for him, and making
for the rocks. I put s raight after him
YOU bet While | was running close by
the creek, Bill put out his foot a4d trip
ped me up. I went plump into the wa
ter. and got my brooches soaking wet.
The squirrel went on into the rocks
When we got back to the hotel, ma licked
US both. I think she IS getting too tight
on US, | wish you'd come and help US
out. III. " our afectionate sou,
ftss RE. S.
IN Philadelphia, one pleasant Sunday
evening, an old lady whose falling eyes de,
manded an unusually large prayerbook
started for church little early Stopping
on the way to call on friend she laid her
prayer book on the centre table When
the bells began to chime she snatched
what she supposed to be her pra yer book
and strted for church. Her seat was at the
chancel end Of the gallery. The organ
ceased playing. The minister said: '"Ihe
Lord is in His holy temple, let all the
earth keep silence before Him" In the
effort to open her supposed prayer book, she
started the spring of the music box which
she had taken instead. it began to play
in her oonstonation she putt on the floor.
It would not stop-she put it on the seat,
it sounded louder than ever Finally she
carried it out while it played the g" Wash
ing Day" an lrishjig tune.