The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-09-06
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tic life often shows this, lH.rj7, lgf.i.-
Tho New Orleans Times judges thai
studentsigo to college to practice their
skulls instead Of their brains. a,c;,,..
AN experienced traveller saysthat be.
hind a locomotive is as safe place as this
world affords. -; .rs,-i
i%Itisunwisc to worry about that which
cannotbo helped, and foolish to worry
about that which can be helped. There.
fore, worry not at all,
5 The difference between the married
man and the bachelor is that the former
has to look out for number one and the lat,
ter for number two. . f, ~
II know by little what a, great dca1
means" as the gander, said when he saw
the tip Of q fox's tail sticking out Of ,
hollow tree. '85i.' lliN al3lia saT Il
There is time when thou .mayest say
nothing, aud q timo when thou mayesI
say something but there will never be q
time when thou shouldst say al things
Light things that have yirtue-For ii.
stancclight bread, light clothes in hoi
weather., light taxes, gaslight, ard a'light
person who sits on your new hat, 73j7g4
A.green ono sata,long time very ut
tentlvcly musingi uponia cane bottom
chair. At length he said-"I wonder
what fellow took the trouble to find all
them ar holes rand put straws around ,em. /"
Theopinion Of the masses may. not al
ways be correct, but tits invariably sin.
ceresoI II is the same with its instincts.
These are slways honest, and if in error
are corrected when known: -
i Handling gold not only makes the
hands hard, but its tendency unfortunate
ly is to render the heart SO in time, A
sight Of gold in these days, however, is
good for the eyes. 7 lufafet1sg 81 2
An Alabama editor. in putting a gro
cery kept by a woman, 4"Hcr to-
matoes arc red as her own cheeks, her in
digo is as blue as her.own eyes, and lher
pepper as hot as her own temper" ttf
y Some people have the world on tho eve
of an everlasting smash. nj The fact is. the
world is in danger is in danger Of no such
thing. The only smash there is any real
trouble about is the little ono put, in
brandy. .'l4's t55l
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The Lockport Union is guilty Of tho
following: "Sss1XXO7X2ZSc.. which
every peruser 'of;groenbacks will readily
recognize as thosignaturc of General F.
y. Spinner" We'll, he's gone fishing
along the Upper Potomac. .7se "a .i...l,, :
Frank was taught, that ho was
made Of dust. As ho stood. by tho win.
dow watching the dust as tho wind was
whirling it in cddics, lie exclaimed, seri-
ously-"Nla, l thought tho dust looked
as a though there was going to be another
little boy made." Tq'o7@#
They have another writist Of spraguish
photography in Chicago, and here is his
latest effort, addressed to bis physician =
"Cer-Yolo oblige me ifyole KUN and
GENE, have Bad Kowld am Hill in my
Thotan Chess and have lost my Happy
tight"
A peaceful disposition is not absolute
protection against the turmoils Of life.
WHAT'S more peaceful than clam? And
yet, ten to one, it ends its life in broil.
And then how pcaceablo m oyster is.
And yet how frequently it gets mixed up
in stew. s'N slgi ~ Irs tista's
Two former French schoolmates mot
after lapse Ofyears, and this was their
conversation: .yA .li .aa,Hsm el5
$50 you are married, Victorine ?p Z,
eyes" 9aaW4 Hr
b -"Happy?'' nh lpa mmn
20 yes, perfectly happy" ag
Z "You have children, Of course" p
"No, you know our lodgings are SO
small" a.fg- 16i.lt
Rev. Moses Clampit, an eccentric
preacher, was holding forth at Santa Glars
Valley, and young man rose to 90 out,
when the preacher said, IF you'd rathel
60 to hell than hear me preach. you may
The sinner stopped and reflected mo.
ment, and thenisaylng respectfully, We'll
| believe | would" went on.
A Philadelphia paper comments on the
weather thusly 1.-THE showers Of tn,
last three days will cause every stalk oI
corn to carry ears like jackass, while
every watermelon will fancy itself lager
beer keg dressed in Paris green"
Commodore Vanderbilt, aged seventy
and worth nobody knows how many mil
lions, has just taken to his heart and HON.
n girl Of tho period aged twenty. A
young man living Id this city has discev.
cred that his mission is 10 "marry widdel
Vanderbilt whom tho old Com. passes il
his checks" .n. ,s .,,..,t'
Et Put an English,nan into the Garden o.
Eden and he would find fault with th,
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