The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-02-22


to put the broken bits together again.
Death sends the believer into his own
country, to live among lis own kindred
and friends. ~
Swinging hat or screaming at o run
away horse is about as sensible as would
be the application of burning straw to a
burning building. @
A man without discretion is vessel
without,a helm, which, however rich the
cargo, is in continual danger of being
wrecked.
There is a sentiment as beautiful as
just in the following lines: "lIe who for
gets the fountain from which he drank,
and the tree under whose shade he gam
boiled in the days ofhis youth, is 4 stran-
ger to the sweetest impressions Of the hu-
man heart"
CoNFEssIoN.--Be not ashamed to con-
fcss that you have been in the wrong. 1t
is but owning what you need not be asha-
med of-tLat you now have more sense
than you had before to see your error,
more humilityto acknowledge it, more
grace to correct it. ssFfi
Colcridge,Y in one Of the most bcau.i-
full of SMILES, illustrates the pregnant
truth, that the more We know the greater
our thirst for knowledge, and tho more
We love the more instructive our sympa.
thy: "Thc water lilly,in the Eidst of
waters. opens its leaves and expands its
petals, Mt the first pattcring of showers,
and rejoices in the raia-drops will, a
quicker sympathy than the parchcd shrub
in the sandy DESERT
We have rarely seen a simple child
story that more touched us than the fol-
lowing which we fnd in an exchange: .
''1his is my homew cried little one,
a treasured boy Of four summers. as fresh
and rosy he camo from school at the close
of short winters afternoon. ~
Judged, little Willie, "'said his father,
show isit? Suppose you go out on the
sidewalk. and try ut the next door, sup.
pose YOU step into the entry, throw oil
your little sack as you have here, and 60
to tho parlor, would not that be your
home p --rr.4G ~
"No indeed" said Willie, ait would
not be-" l,g sT lG.aa 5iut
."But tell me why not? se' s
Willie had never thought Of this. He
paused a moment, then directing his eyes
to where his mother quietly sat sewing,
he replied, with an earnest gesture, "Shc
lives here" -F 'i- HriU
.sJ .ar a.aagi s3 aizat
TIT FOR TAr.-N1iss Lucy Arnott
trim little girl from "Down East while
walking along one Of the sinuous streets
Of Boston, one tnc summer day, was ac-
costed by spruce young fellow in this
wise: 7.q N.5H5.. III
Pardon me, Miss, but-but your pet
ticoat hangs little below your tr .ss, an |
when you passed the hotel just now some
Of the young fellows made comments and
laughed, and. you may @ going some dis
tance, so | made bold to tell you" and
he bowed very graoiously, us if he hal
either conferred or received great obli-
cation. .H a. rir
Eyes, sir" said Lucy; II hope may
be able to serve youa like good turn some
timer' 0l
The young feller strutted on proudly.
lie had on patent leather boots, fashioua-
bly, tight pants. which were very tight,
carried a cane aud wore beaver. Pres
emily gust Of wind raised the graceful
fall Of his coat tails, aud displayed an in
creasing rent in his pantaloons--a sew
ing machine had been false Lucy saw
tho rent, aud quick as thought she ex.
claimed, at the top of her voice "Iook
here, sir." The dundy was all attention.
II beg your pardon, sir, but you may be
going some distance, and for fear some
one may laugh at you, sir, deemed it
my duty. to tell you. sir, that your panta.
looms must have been too tight, for when
the wind lifted your coat tail it revealed
a-a-rent."
The last seen Of the young man lie was
running around a corner, holding down
the skirts Of his coat, and inwardly ours
ing the ingratitudc Of woman.
1ToLD H1M.-A sage-brush editor in
Nevada, upon taking charge of a news.
paper recently, laid down the law in the
style, that his editorial brethren
might govern themselves accordingly
"a single word BY way Of introduction
to The members Of tho editorial brother.
hood, with whom shall hereafter claim
and I have done. My head
measures just twenty-three and half
inches, aud l wear number twelve boo's
two significant facts tha. it would be
well to note. lam just six feet high,
spare built, and weigh one hundred and
sixteen pounds fighting weight have
no running weight-never run. lem
permanent, nervo-sanguinus; but little o.
the nervo, but much of the sanguiliary.
I recognize the linding obligations Of
the code duello, and if any of my broth
ers of the editorial persuasion should call
me liar, scoundrel, roads agent, Black
Renubl,con or thief. 7 will Lre In diff =