The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-05-28
WIT AND WISDOM.

4 TIE greatest learning is to be seen in the
greatest plainness.
\ A PERSON speaking Of a highly orna.
mented house, whose proprietor was not
over hospitable, said, I ike to see less GID
ing and more carving.
HAPPY are those who can see the beauty
Of virtue Is it possible to see her with
out loving her. Is It possible to love her
without being happyg
If we would have powerful minds, we
must thiRk if we would have faithful
hearts, We must love if we would have
strong muscles, we must labor. These in
clude all that is valuable in life
LIVE to be useful Live to give light.
Live TO accomplish the end for which you
were made. and quietly and steadily shine
on, trying to do your duty. For those who
are enabled through grace to shine as lights
here, shall shine as suns and stars forever
and ever.
THK best thing to give your enemy is
forgiveness; tg-your' opponent, tolerance
to frieud. your heart to your child,
good example; to yourself, respect to all
men, charity.
A LIrrIs girl was directed to open the
door for General Washington, as he was
leaving a house where he was visiting.
Turning to her he said:
| am sorry, my little dear, to give you
so much trouble A.,
| wish, cir, it wasto let you in,H she
replied. a t4 .-. -ar.
A BOY in a country school was reading
the following sentence :--''iThe lighthouse
is landmark by day and beacon BY
night" aud be rendered it thus The
lighthouse is landlord by day and dea-
con by night F" '-.
AT concert recently given, al the CON
clusion of a song" There's q good time
coming, boys" farmer got up and ex-
claimed, [" Mr.. couldn't fix the date, could
you n
Thar amt no general rule for happiness.
A man hez to be measured for bis happiness
jest ss he does Cor bis butes, and even then
be don't allars get good ft.-BiiIings
A sMART boy. after eating green ap
pie, exclaimed. :" 0 dear, I've chsWed an
0dd Fellow J" An Odd Fellow p said
his mother. Yes, he's giving me the
grip" That youngstsr viii be somebody
| yet if no liEes long enough. -..
A CHINASrAN and Jew had oceasou to
dispute on some matter Of trade. $50
help mir gracious ~ said the Jow, g have
not seen so great a rashkal ash vat Won
ish ~ To which the Chinaman reioined
with such trenchant force as 10 close the
colloquy: Oh you no eOodee man you
Kill American msn's Josh PA --.. t-- w..
"MARY MAGDALENE had seven devils east
out of her. | never beard Of man have
ing seven devils cast out Of him." growled
a cynical old bachelor, in the course of
discussion on the = woman question. (" No,
they are not cAst out yet, believe was
the quiet response Of fair Antagonists.
"4ITE me q pound Of oysters" said q
man to an oyster vender who was going by.
g sell them by measure, not by weight"
replied the oyster man. . Than give me q
yard q them, said the man. The vender
shook bis head dubiously, as be passed on.
The best memory IL that which fcrgets
nothing but injuries. Write injuries in the
dust, and kindness 10 marble.
The Bishop of Wur;zburg once asked
sprightly shepherd boy, What are you
doing here my boy % Tending SWINE"
" How much do you get n One form q
week. am shepherd also, :" said the
bishop, 4" but get much better salary"
& That may be; but I suppose you have
more swine under your care, replied the
boy.
:" Say, Mr.. Junius, is dar any place in
the Bible whar culled pussen il mention
ed y said old Caezar to his friend g" Well
dar ID, an if you'd been to meeting Sun
day ye'd heard the preacher read how
Niger Demus wanted to be born again"
Wh-wh-what did be want to be born
again for? 2" dunno spec he thought
be might be born a white man next time,
an dar's good many niggers alibe now
jest. ike old Demus, but day'll always DO
niggers anyhow"