The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-07-09


deeper and blacker than it actually is?
Night not Christians learn from heathen-
dom lesson of charity, of human kind
ness aud of love?
HINTS FROM A PosTMAsrER.-Whe
you call at the Office for your mail, and
the postmaster hands it out, ask him if
that is all
If you ask for mail and he tells you
there is none, tell him there ought to be,
and go home and send the rest of the
family around to ask at different times
through the day.
Don't bring your null to the Office
until the mail closes, then curse the post
master for not unlocking the mail bag
and putting your letter in.
When you want q stamp put OH yonr
letter, tell the postmaster to put it on;
if he don't lick it you lick him. In case
yon put the stamp on yourself, soak it
in your mouth long enough to remove all
the muciluge. 1t will then stick till it is
dry.
BE sure 20 ask the postmaster to credit
you for stamps, and if he has any ac-
commodation about him he will do it.
If yon have box, stand and drum on
it until the postmaster hands out your
mail; it makes him feel good, especially
if he is waiting on some ono else.
LEARNED LADIES. Miss Maria Mitch
ell has been made Professor of Astrono-
my by Vassar College. Heaven help her
hnsband-if she ever secures one.
Learned women never made good house
wives. We have known many such wo-
men in our day, both in this country and
in Europe, but not q solitary one happy
in her domestic relations. Not one.
The moment you educate one of the sex
up to the standard of rare distinction,
you unfit her for domestic duties, you
unfit her for her proper family position.
She must wed milksop and become the
head of the family herself, or else her
married life will be perennial scene Of
quarrel, petty chickering's and acute no.
tlons. A learned women may be happy
as an 'old maid;" she never can be rs a
wife and mother. It is pity; but it is
the truth.
A celebrated divine, who was remarka-
BILE in the first period of his ministry for
boisterous mode of preaching, sudden
ly changed his whole manner in the pull
pit, and adopted mild and dispassion-
ate mode of delivery. One of his breth-
ren observing it, inquired of him what
had induced him to make the change.
He answered, "When T was young
thought it was the thunder that killed
the people, but when [ grew wiser, I dis
covered it wns the lightning, 80 I de-
tertuined i'll future to thunder less and
lightning more"
Jenny June" writes in her last fash
ion letter: "Undoubtedly there will be
an effort made to revive trailing skirts
for the street, but ms yet there is no evil
dence of it upon the promenade. On
the contrary, many ladies who have been
accustomed to wearing very long indoor
dresses are having black grenadines,
the house, reserving the demi-trains ex-
clusively for evening wear"
Mock BmDs.-We have two of these
in Sandersville, that have been taught
to whistle Dixie, and while we write, one
of these. belonging to Captain Renfroe.
is making the air vocal with his melody,
Dixie is only part Of his performance,
for he mimics every bird that he hears,
and has caught strain. in one or two
waltzes. .-SomdcysriWc Georgian.
Editors do not always think of their
smart things on the spur of the moment;
but one of them down in New England
got in good repartee the other day.
Daniel Pratt, great bore, came with his
customary introduction: 81 am the
Great American Travcler!'' swell,
travel" was the reply he got.
A cotemporary thinks that, rs every
man considers himself infallible, it is
rather uncharitable to deny that the
Pope is not similarly endowed with free
dom from error.
A non German speaking census-takcr
in Teutonic New York district has le-
signed. He found every family named
Nichtsverstay, and that was all tho in
formation he could gather.
A well-known printer, being called on
to reply to toast, said: Gentlemen, L
thank you most heartily; can't make a
speech; but con print one rs long rs
you like"
It is conceded fact that the principal
deities which the coolies worship, are
Ste Ling, Loa Fling, Slo Ping, Ii Ing
and Che Ting.
George and John Winderlch, brothers.
were drowned ut Chester, Pa, Tuesday,