The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-01-23

L4GHG - JOY III Co@A
Hearts, through suffering, may grow
strong.
Constant sunshine, howe'er welcome,
Meier would ripen fruit or flower;
Giant oaksowe half their greatness
TO the scathing tempest's power.
Thus a soul, untouched by sorrow,
Aims not at a higher state:
Joy seeks not a brighter morrow,
Only sad hearts learn ID wait.
Human strength and human greatness
Spring not from life's sunny side,
Heroes must be more thar driftWood
Floating on q waVeless tide.
Pearls are sometimes found among
swine. So.sg for the pearls.
When is a bow not a bowl When
it's a bow-knot.
Base awl-Radical abuse of Sey-
mour.
The masses of the country have
excellent eyesight-can Seymour with
out difficulty.
Marriage is single bIessedness
doubled, and very badly doubled
sometimes.
Grants motto: Let us have
peace" Motto of the Bread and But
ter Brigade: Let as have a piece"
Two boys, one of them blind of an
eye, were discoursing on the merits
of their respective masters. How
many hours do you get for sleep2'
said one. Eight" replied the other.
Eight why | only getfourl" Abr
said the first, " but recollect you have
only one eye to close, and | have
twol"
Talk about your hot weather, "
exclaimed a stranger the other day as
he heard music In Central Park Gar
den. Il don't want to be re-gaLed
by any better air han hal blown
from ThOmas's Band"
Ar Irishman, on hearing of a friend
having a stone coffin made for him
self, exclaimed: BY me soWl and
that's a good idee. Sure an a stone
coffin nd last a man a life time"
One of the New Haven clergy re
Gently received a letter desiring him
to prepare a lecture on temperance
for the writer, for" said he, Il am
an excellent extemporane0us speaker
At L had my lecture written for me-"
This must have been the same indi-
vldual who said he had a few inn
promptu remarks to make which he
had, written out, in his pocket.
General Grant was met coming out
of his headquarters, stoOp-shouldered,
hands in his pockets, looking as in
different as If he were not oppressed
with the cares of a nation. A friend
saluted him, Good morning. Gen
eral." Good morning" General,
you don't look as if you were Presi-
dent of the United States" Il am
not
A very important question will soon
demand the decision Of Secretary ROl-
Inns. Ii Is: Will a man who hires We
%locipedes be compelled to take out a
livery stable keepers license
The Bangor Whig says that an
immense trout, weighing thirty-twC
pounds, has been purchased by DIR.
Hamlln of that city, as a present f0l
his friend, Oliver Optic of Boston.
1t was caught at Grand Lake. The
largest trout heretofore on record was
caught in M~o0sehead Lake, and
weighed twenty-eight pounds"
A little boy named Knight, who
recently entered the mission school
at New London. was told by the
teachers that he must be a good boy,
and when he died he would GO to
Heaven. The little fellow was well
pleased with the prospect, and prom.
lsed to be the best kind of a boy
The next Sunday he appeared in his
place, looking sorrowful, and the
teacher asked him if he had been
good boy. Yes, sir" he said, I've
tried to be good; but it's no use. The
boys say L can't go to Heaven. if In
ever so good" Why do the boys
say that?'' asked the teacher. 81 They
say" replied the boy, with the utmosr
simplicity, there'H be no nigh.
there"
ANY EXCUSE BETTER THAN NONE
An Irishman having accidental,
broken a pane of glass in a window
was making the best of his way out o
sight as well as wind; but, unfortu
nately for Pat, the proprietor stole 9
march on him, and having seized hin
by the collar, exclaimed:
You broke my window, fellow, die
you not2"
To be sure l did," said Pat; IAN
didn't you see me running home TO
tie money to pay for itr"
"Nasby" complains that 'broota
niggers, armed with implements O
war, go roamin through the countr.
in bands, burnin, KILN, Robin AM
destroyin; terrifyn the peaceful plant
ers who are flynn to the cities for pro
lection. | saw more that twenty O
these stricken men in a faro-bank il
Louisville, one nite."
At a recent examination In a girl
school, the question was put to a elias
of little ones: who makes the law
of our Government, Congress.
was the ready reply. How is Con
gress divided?p was the next ques
ton. But the little girl to whom
was put failed to answer it. Anothe
little girl in the class raised up he
hand, indicating that she could an
swer it. We'll" said the examine
Miss Sallie, what do you say th
division ISL" Instantly, with an a
of confidence as well as triumph, tn
answer came: Civilized, half ivi
lied and savage"
An Intelligent Witness.