The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-10-11
Home Reading. F..

!
Never forget your, intcrestG never de-
ciics the reality, or merit Of anything. o.
Leisure is 1sweet, to those nwl,o have
earned il, but burtlensolue to those who
get it for nothing. ye..es sJi
Why is y ,wa,ch-dog larger in the night
than in the daytime I a Because they lie.
him out at nigh' aud take him in in the
morning. t.. In
| Why stle relief 10 . besieged city like
the birth Of a child? The long expected
succor has conc at lust.
Patient study ,disa abuses tho mind aud
reveals as transparent what had before
been rejected Is ambiguous aud coutralic-
tory. .iiH"2' ,N'A 81 5f' wv 'l''' ''''
The 6rst consideration with a knaye is
low to help himself, and the second how
to do it With an appearance Of helping
YOU iai' rs .a'+lEi l'',r bHsd ID .7
The hog may not be thoroughly posted
in arithmetic, but when you cou,e to a
square root. he is therc---,he hog is.a s'f7
One Of The best sor / Of mind is that
which minds its owll business. LikSmany
other extra good things. including beef
steaks, it is somewhat rare.7ill fil aiaid
If "a man IS odious in soeieiy, he might
as well be in prison The worst prisons
arc not Of stone; they are throbbing
hearts, outraged by an infamous lifcsoas :
There's q purple half to the grape, a
mellow half toi thc,peach "a sunnylhalf to
the globe. and q better half''' to lnan.Gg1
The most benevolent intentions, and
tho most benehcent actions, often lose a!
great part of their merit itifthcy aroyoidiof
delicacy. ,,;,,,.i N IA Ian eea, u
You can't prevent the birds Of sadness
from flying over your head but you may
prevent them from stopping to build their
ncsta there. 80 80,
hlistrust the man who finds seyery tliing
good tho man who fluids every thing gievilJ
and, still more, tho. man who is Indifferent
to every thing thing has .op ,ca lletu ii ,d.p5
The whito ofahcggg givdnin swectehsd
water. is sure cure nforatbe Group, ,l,aci
cording to the testimony Of q distinguished
French physician. The remedy must be
repeated till cure is affected.
a New Orleans paper snys that young
widow;in that city, who writes well, is
training herself for an editor Prem.
ticc says he hopes lie is not the editor she.
lis training herself for. '.l mo- '''' ''''N
As bees breed no poison, Il though they
suck tue deadliest juices, SO the honest mind
though forced to drink the cup Of mis-
cry, caii yield but generous thoughts aud
noble deeds. u -sed' 10 .'i'''t.l p9'Hy'bh
'.That's very singular said a young
lady to agentleniau who lud Just Kissed
her. "Ob! we'll, MY dear MISS" was
the reply, II will soon make it plural !"
and the villain did. ...t,.t...f .......t,,s,..
A wng, seeing q door nearly off it's
hinges, iu whirincondition it had been for
some time, observed that when it had fallen
and killed some one, it xould probably 10
hung.
Two hearts which naturally love, ate
like two magnetic clocks |; tnat which
moves in one must move in tho othcf, for
it Is tic same power whicli ucts III boil. I.
Watson wrote beautiful Snow;2 Mas.
sett wrote beautiful Rain."g Who vii
give us beautiful Halt, Leyely Lightning,
aud Gorgeous Thunder I ,''
Love is Ikea hunter, wl,o cares not for
the game when once caught, which he
may iiayc pursued With, the most Intense
and bfcathless cagerness. Love is stronger
i'll pursuit; friendship III possession. g
Tho moral and apprelcusivc nature Of
girls is more rapidly developed than the
minds Of boys, US satellites move q uieker
that planets, or US flowers bloom sooner
in valleys ihan on mountains. tH
Mother" said Ike partins!on,i did
you Know that tho iron lvrse' bud but
one tur!' "Une ear. nurciful grAciOhs
child, what w you nleau." "Why, th.
sDgilivcr Vt cuursu.' .i 172
yrE.usu. sirgrilIiglf d, D %!
An Indian tried the sui,ncss Of featl.
ers, by laying che upvu u rock and
stretching hiinself upon it. Some men
Ey tue virtue Of advertising Oh the saiue
plau. s,sag h. l7l aa1 ea
"Don't ttroublc yourself 10 stretch your
mouth auy WIDER" said II dentist to u man
whv was extending his jaws irightfully,
"as intend " stand outside " draw your
TOOTH" .... ...g ,.ly .-,4.t. Iii
An Irishman being asked Why he re-
fused to pny doctors bill. said 'Surs,
he didn't give me any thing but sotne et-
utics, and divil il vnc Would lay in my
stuiiltnitk." ,sl