The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-09-26
MORNING STAR AND CATHOLIC MEssEHGER.
NEW ORLEANS. SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 49, isdo.
wrT AND WISDOM.

the poor
Physicians charges are bitter pills, but pa
= Had the man WHO was in ''sober earnest"
been drinking.
What piece of carpentry becomes gem as
soon as it is finishedf Agate.
Difficulties dissolve before cheerful spirit
like snow-drifts before the sun.
The power of eIoquence is great one next,
perhaps to the power of silence.
He who gives himself airs of Importance ex-
hibits the creleptials of impotence.
People who like SO much to talk their mind,
should sometimes try to mind their talk
Habit is cable. We weave threads of it
every day, and at last we cannot break it.
None of the sewing-machines yet invented
have been able to use to advantage the thread
of discourse.
The young lady with speaking eyes" has
become quite hoarse in consequence of using
them too much.
man in Manchester has got SO deep into
debt that not one of his creditors has been able
to see him for months.
"Let us remove temptations from the path
of YOUTH" as the frog said when he plunged
into pond, on seeing boy pick up q stone.
"Boy, did you let off that gun 70 exclaimed
an enraged schoolmaster. " Yes, sir" "Well
what do you think L onght to do with you P'
"Why, let me off"
married couples resemble pair of shears"
says Sidney Smith, $50 joined that they cannot
lions, yet always punishing any one who comes
between them"
A gentleman who had amasssd q competence
was recently asked by friend the secret of
success. Il have accumulated" said he, one
half of my property by strictly attending to
my own business, and the remainder by letting
other peoples alone"
People are content to walk for life in the rut
made by their predecessors long after it has
become deep that they cannot to the
right nor left. This keeps them in ignorance
and darkness, but it saves them trouble of
thinking or acting for themselves.
A little six year old was walking with his
father and on passing church, the child
asked, What house is that ?" 1t is the
Dutch church." was the reply people go
there to be good, that they may become
angels" Will they be Dutch angels, pa "
A celebrated Spurgeonito preacher, in SER
mon upon the duty of wives, said. 81 see in
this congregation woman who has been
guilty of disobedience to her husband, and in
order To point her out will fling my Bible at
her head" He lifted llis book, and every fe-
male head instantly ducked.
A Western editor named Steele, having re
ceived an offer from a printer named Doolittle
on account of the bad sound the firm name
must have " Doolittle 81 Steele" or rice rasa.
" One of us would be in the poorhouse
and the other in the penitentary."
A maiden lady, not remarkable for either
beauty, youth or good temper, came for advice
to Mr.. Arnold, as to how she could get rid of
Troublesome suitor. marry him." he add
vised. Nay, l would see him hanged first"
mo, madam, marry him, as / said to you and
III assure you it will be but short time before
he hangs HIMSELF
A skeptical young coliegidn confronted an
old Quaker with the statement that he did not
believe in the Bible.-Said the Quaker, Does
thee believe in France ?" Yes; though have
not seen it, have seen others who have; be-
try does exist. "Then thee will not believe
anything thee or others has not seen 7" "No,
to be sure won't" "Did thee ever see thy
did :" No." "Does thee believe thee has any :"
little urchin, seven or eight years old, in 4
of our schools, where n Miss Bl0dgett was
teacher, composed the following and wrote it
on his slate at prayer time, to the great aniuse-
ment of the boys
To hear Miss Blodgett say her prayers"
The teacher discovered the rhyme, aud called
out the culprlt. For n punishment she CAV .
him his choice, to make another rhyme in five
and thinking, and scratching his head till his
time was nearly out, and the teacher was lift
ing the stick in threatening manner, at the
last moment he exclaimed
Here stand before Miss Biodgett-
She's going TO strike and to dodge it,
He was sent to his seat.
Nat a friend of ours, is very poor, rather
ght-tingered and, it is said, not bright as
his parents could wish. The other day Nat
was passing brood of chickens, and imme-
diately caught fine one to carry home. He
had not gone far, hoMeYer, before he saw the
owner coming mp the road, and not knowing
what to do with the chicken to conceal it, at
last succeeded in crOwding it into his hat,
Which he again placed on his head. But tho
chicken having longing for liberty, and being
also pressed for air, managed to thrust his
head through an opening in Mats old straw
have YOU in your hat ?" "NOthing but my
head said Nat. but see chickens head
sticking through the top of it." Nat, taking
OFF his hat and looking at it in fcigned aston
isllnIpnf. exclaimed - Well, how do Won s'pOsc