The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-02-19
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THERE is . voice frem the tomb swaa,ov
than song there u q remembrance oF tha
dead to which we turn ever from ~ oharm
Of the living.
JOSH BILLINGS says Sit IL a Statistical
fakt that the wicked work harder 10 reach
bell than the righteous do to get to get to
heaven"
SoME people, because they cannot give ~
much as they would like 10, will not give
anything. But this was not the wav with
the poor woman, noticed by our Saviour.
who cast two mites into the Lords treasure.
LABOR is of noble birth, but prayer is the
daughter Of heaven. Labor has place near
the throne. but prayer touches the golden
scePtre. Labor, Martha-like, is busy with
much serving, but prayer sits with Mary at
the dpet Of Jesus.
- s. lawyer and doctor were walking
arm-inarua, a wag said to a friend, 'sThose
two are Just equal to one highwayman.
''Why 90 7" was the response. because it
is lawyer and a dOctOr-yOur money or
your life"
AN humble man il like good tree, the
more full Of fruit the branches are the lower
they bend themselves. Through much tri.
bulstiOn ye must enter into the kingdom Of
God"
LENNY. you're pig." said father to
hls hve year old boy. Now, do you know
what pig is Lenny?" "Yes, sir; q pigs
q hogs little boy"
"YOU are very stupid. ThOmas," said a
country teacher to little boy, eight years
old. "YOu are like donkey what do they
do to cure them Of stupidity p
They feed them better and kick them
less, said the arch little urChin.
AN LRIsHMAH With heavy bundle on bis
shoulder, riding on a front Of horse car,
was asked why he did not set bis bundle on
the platform. He replied BE jabers, the
horses have enough to drag me, I'll drag
the bundle"
Ar club supper the other night, TO q
toast Of ''The babies God bless them"
a railway conductor responded: May
their route through life be pleasant and pro
table, their tics we'll laid, their track straight
forward and not backward. May their "a
theirs be safe conductors, and their mothers
faithful tenders, and their switch never mis-
placed"
THE Mount Holly Mirror gets of the
following: "A young blood living mot half
dozen miles from here, was the victim Of
huge joke last Sunday night He was try
ing TO be particularly sweet to young lady.
and had paid her several visits. The old
folks thought that the children were too
young to keep company, and conveyed the
hint BY calling the girl out Of the room, and
sending her to bed. The lady Of the house
astOnished the young gent by bringing into
the parlor huge piece Of bread and butter,
and sayiag in her kindest manner, There,
bub, take tbs and run home to your mo-
ther. Its time little boys -zese-tO.. a.d -.
THERE is good story circulating On B6W
a revered Lancashire lecturer was sat up
on" in the south Of England by one of
those = voices which sometimes put such
ugly queries when least expected. The
speaker was proving that dOers Of good were
always in the minority, and, by parity Of
reasoning that the conservatives were worthy
Of all support and admiration, being fewer in
number than their opponents. Proceeding
to illustrate his argument, he said paul
was in q minority, but who was right2
Peter was in a minority, but who vas FIght.2
Christ was in a minority, but who was
right?" But the lecturer was literally "sat
upon" when o voice in the gallery bAwled
OUT, Judas IscariOt was in the minority,
but who was right r. The effect was indes-
cribable. The lecturer was dumb, and for
some minutes be could not utter q word.
The audience, on whom some effect had
previously been made, literally roared.