The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1870-08-19
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our attention., tue HiosI oPiS
always the greatest. Fame, and won
der, and applause, are not excited, but
b. external and adventurous .scircum-
stances, often distinct and separate from
virtue and heroism. Eminencc of sta
ton. greatness of effect, and all the IA
vors of fortune, must concur TO place
excellence in public view but fortitude,
diligence, and patience, Invested of their
show, glide unobserved through the
crowd Of life, and suffer and act, though
with the same vigor and constancy, yet
without pity and without praise.
A Young man who carried collection
Mate in service, before starting drew from
his pocket five cent peice as he suppos
ed put it on plate, and then passed it
round among the congregation, which in
cluded many young girls. The girls, as
they looked at the plate, all seemed as
tonished and amused and the young man
taking a glance at the plate, found that
instead of a nickel five cent peice, he
had conversation lozenger, with the
words, will you marry me 7" in red
letters, staring everybody right in the
face.
AN exchange gives the following re-
cipe for making an utter failure in life
"Koung man, it is easy to be nobody.
Go to the saloon to spend your leisure
time. You need not drink much now,
Just little. Play checkers, dominoes,
or something else. If you read, let it be
the "dime novels" of the day; then so
on keeping your stomach full, and head
empty, and in few years you will be no
body, unless you should turn out bca
drunkard or professional gambler,
either of which is worse than to be no
body"
A gentleman travelling on steamer,
one day at dinner was making way with
large pudding close by when he was
told by waiter that it was desert.
at matters not with me-" said he; 81
could eat it lift were a wilderness"
"Come, Bob get up" said an indul-
gent father to his hopeful son, the other
morning, Remember, it's the early
bird that catches the worm" "Serves
the worm right, father; he's no business
to be out SO early responded the hopeful.
THERE is no fortune so good but that
it may be reversed, and none so bad but
it NAV be bettered. The sun that rises
in cloud may set in splendor, and that
which rises in splcndor may set in
gloom.
ooh, Tommy, that was abominable in
YOU to eat your little sisters share Of
the caker' "Why," said Tommy,
"didn't you tell me, ma, that | was al,
ways to take her partY"
THE highest triumph in a mans life
is when he makes friend of an enemy
The Joy is then kin to that which an
gels fell as they rejoice over sinner
that repenteth.
Do not heighten your present sorrows
by morbid imagination. You know
not what day may bring forth. Thu
future is likely to be better than you OK
poet, as well as worse.
Our natures are changeful: Th'
countenancc may sometimes mantle 1t
selfin the sombre of gloom; but it after
wards puts on the gorgeous crimson of {
smile.
OUR minds are as different as our
faces we are all travelling to one desti-
nation-HaPpiness but few going by
the same road.
"Don't trouble yourself to stretch y our
mouth any WIDER" said dentist to his
patient. II intend 10 stand outside to
draw your TOOTH"
An Illinois post master gives notice
as follows "After this date, every body
must lick their own postage stamps, for
my tongues give out"
The last thing from an impassioncd
lover to his mistIess-"Would you were
an exclamation point and aparanthcsiS
g."
A SECRET burns hole through some
mems minds as quick as coal of fire
would through their pockets.
COSMETICS are to the fact what affec-
tation is to manners, they impose upon
few and disgust many.
IT was pride that changed angels into
devils; it is humility which makes men
as angels.
Educate the whole mantle head,
the heart, the body the head to think,
the heart to feel, and the body to act.
Ladies should never put pins in their
mouths. Their lips ought to be roses
without thorns.
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