National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-11-19
4 Nice Litfie Joke.

As we we've going along First ST.
a few days ago, our attention was
attracted by cries resembling those
of q human being in dire distress.
Our soul was moved with coupar.
sion, and with the vision OF iat
item looming up before us, we 'Scan-
ned the horizon and soon fOu.d
that an individual who stops IN a
grocery store had a sack upon his
shoulders from whence procce.ed
these dreadful sounds. We GHrr
toned the young man: Isn't tina, II
rough way to treat a child, NY
friend 'ShiId. Das iSh 10 Shild.--
mine friend; dat ish mind old eats
dat pen making me so much droublr
already
what are YOU going to do with
the eat 2
Wen, | must takes pig piece oot
grint scctonc wat weigh more ash
dWenty pounts alrcady,and put It III
dish sack, pecoUsc if ! shall not fluid
one down ON der creek. INT after
cat put in der eat unit makes tiglt
init a string. ! pin try drce, four
times dat kill her,put she don't vas
kill. | like to see now if she can
gone out
SO our German friend coIgratu
lated himself that this time puss
( would 90 sure. While we were talk
ing, pussy was climbing, and found
a hcle just big enongh to crawl
through, and taking advantage Of
circumstances, out she went. The
stone in the sack was so heavy that
Hans did not notice the elimination
in weight, but trudged on uuti!i
he came to the Cuadaloupe bril.t,
where he gave vent to the following;
'Ncll, You rcne a good cat some
times, but yon eat more schccsc mt
preak more pottles ash Your tam
neck pene wort already ; go.ahrtn
or went the sack, and home went
/ the TcutOu. When he got to tie
/ store there sat Grimalkin, just a5
stout as ever. Hans held up both
hands, and gave vent to the single
commenced to hunt for shot gnu
- san Jose (IaI.) Mercury.
DULL PUPuS.-So we are. al of
! us. Gods patience is as marvellous
Us any Of his attributes
'Onc day my little boy who had
Just commenced going to school,
came home and said the teacher had
. given him two words tOlcaru toSpcl,.
So set myself to the task Of teach.
ing him his lesson. 1t was for a long
time difficult to convince him that
mon dld not spell tree, and he lost
his patience before he understood
the few simple words Of his lesson.
We bungle through life in Just hi
way. We are Gods scholars. \
great part of our business III the
q. world Is to learn to spell out the
events of Gods providence. Yet
: what sad work we make of it. For
instance, God gives us povertN,auh,
that there may be no mistake about
its purpose, He writes, BLESSED mc
We poor;' but we receive ii grOwln.
and grumbllng, and the only lesson
we learn from ii is how to make litc
unhappy. Or, on the other hand,h"
sends 4 great many rlchcS,and writes
10 him, i have appointed You one OF
my stewards; be We faithful in Il few
things that YOU may be a ruler over
many things But,inStead Of benz
"A blessing, riches become an aillIo.
tion. The Christian graccS, which
would tend to counicract the evil
effects of great possessions, are Stl.
He'd, and the mans riches ~" like
the worm at the root of the tree,
destroying It's vitality aud beauty.
God sends atilctlon, but instead oi
teaching resignation, it eXCilra the
spirit Of rebellion. lie sends uS
many things to teach us patience,
which only teach us irctiulncSs:- -
many things To teach us humility,
which give us pride. He gives uS
opportunities to gain important snc'
ceSScS, and we turn round and say
, i have done this by my great tal>
cuts.' God gc's but little glory for
what hc does for man. Now, every
event of Gods providence is u bless.
ing if we only receive it right, and
especially such are those events
commonly regarded rs cvll--poVcr.
~ persecution, ievcrSeS and suffer.
lng-hccansc these, more than their
oppoSltcs, tend 10 draw Us nearer
to GOd-to make us feel oar dc.
pcndcncc and lead IA to cling to him
for support An old proNcrh ISL.
Bear prosperity; advcrsity will bear
+ ITSELF We have learned great
lesson when we have learned not to
make our blessings curses. - f. NJ.
-. IN the Advance.
why is n nun like fool Be.
cause II holds u lady's hand without
squeezing II.
The Cincinnati Times SAYS "fhc
new railroad between Louisville aud
Cincinnati, will bind the two cities
together like pair of eats tied 10y
the tall
The best printing machine fedor
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