The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-07-05

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ones back" J" as the thief said when the
constable was chasing him.
A wife, full Of truth, love and inno-
ccnce, is the prcttiest flower man can
wear next his heart.
Work with a will, aud also with your
hands and head. 1t is such shat achieve
the great things ofthe world.
There are two classes that catch at
straws-drowuing men and lovers Of mint
julcps.
A bold woman in New York says that
"Femalo suifecing' is moro important
subject for discussion than "Femalc Suf.
ffage."
lie who reads and thinks little must
work hard, and the family pinch and save.
One who reads and uses skill may work
less, and sleep in spring bed.
AQuaker once hearing person tell
how much he felt for another who was in
distress and needed assistance, dryly ask
ed him, Friend, hast thou ever felt in
thy pocket for him?"
Laziness and sloth never raised man
above the grade Of a monkey. Work does
the thing, tho right thing, and the whole
thing.
The worst feature ofa mans face is bis
nosc-whcu stuck into other peoples bu-
sincss. Reader, don't you know some
bad-featured people.
The integrity Of the heart, when it is
strengthened by reason, is the principal
source ofjustice and wisdom. An honest
man nenrly always thinks justly. 9
Tho man at tho head Of a house can
mar the pleasure Of .hs whole household,
but he cannot make it. That must rest
with the woman, and is her greatest
privilege. sF
tits tho flo that smooths the iron !;
nothing softer would answer. Soft is
not temporal prosperity, but adversely,
that polishes the sonl and fits it for use
fulncss and happiness.
The following advice is offered by an
exchange to people who pine for supply
of great men :-"Tfy you would select a
youth who is likely to make his mark in
the world, take one who is carting mud
in clam-shell wagon"
Tho following direction was on a,lctter
which passed through tho postoffice lately:
Wood I'd
John
Z Mass. - 9.ls4
z A shrewd postmaster decided that it
was for John Underwood, Andover, Mas.
sachusetts.
The following inscription is from Grey
frior's church yard:
Our life is but a winters day,
Some only breakfast and away,
Others to dinner stay
And arc fill fed.
The oldest man bnt sups
+ And goes to bed n .ffa
Large is bis debt
That fingers out the day.
He that goes soonest .
7 Has the least TO pay. ~ 'l
The Wilmington (Illinois) Independent
edited by Mr.. Steele, says: "a printer
last week proposed to 60 into partnership
with us. His name is Doolittlc. The
firm namo would sound very bad either
way you put it. Steal and Do Little
or DO Little and Steal.' We can't jine
One Of us would soon bo in tho poor
house and the other in the pcnitentiary."
lunar FOR HlM!-Johnny Burns, a
legless printer Cost both Of them in tho
war for the "Union'' who sets and dis.
tributes "pi" at the Government printing
office, in Washington, Ind his chair
wheeled into the forclnan'a office, on
Monday, and tendored his resignation,
declaring be would not work with the ne
gro Douglass. A'-s
A man was found in an uptown gutter
the other day aud on Icing reused to
consciousness and asked how hc came
there, got off the following by way Of ex-
PLANTATION:
Leaves have their time to fall, .
And so Likewise dol;
The reason, too, ia the same,
It comes Of getting dryl
But1there's the difference 'twixt leaves
and me, i3 a
I fall more harder and moro frequently.
After snow storm last winter the fol-
lowing was perpetrated by now beginner
in poetry: J atQ 't
Softly. softly, while we slept, 4 f.
Came the snow.aakes gently down;
Game and sorrofully wove
a shroud Of white for the buried town;
We rose with feelings grand and intense,
And hired middle-agcd Anglo-African
shovelist for to liar our t3
sidewalk for fifty cents. b
We notice that somebody has been at
tempting an atrocious joke on the yencra.
bic editor Of the Journal Of Commerce
The result was an unlocked for disnlaY Of