Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1871-07-20
OUR FREE LUNCH.

"rv. II is tun~t cunpl' X, violent
md pprilous operation, which, we d,-
vest o. its extreme danger only b,
IT'S continual practice from a very
'arly period of life. We find how
complex it is when we a,tempt to an
alive it. We learn hcw violent Il i,
when we walk against post or door
in the dark, We discover how dan
acrons il is when we alp or "trip and
come down, perhaps breaking ur dis
locating our limbs. or overlook thu
last step of flight "f stairs, and dis
ro,er with what hvailung ~."lenc,
we have been hnrlins ourselves for
ward
Not even the most ethereal being
can live wholly upon 'unheams, and
most lives are far enough removed
from the .nnbcnms. Yet sunshine,
light, is necessary for every i1an, ---
And though mos, are immersed in bn.
siuess, or battling all NE through
wild, tough conditions. vet. il we ar.
not to sink into ner" selfish an'malitv,
we muss needs have snne master
light to guide Try something that
may dwell upon the heart, though it
he not named upon the tongue" For
If there he sometimes a danger lest
the Young enthusiast, through too
great devotion to an abstract ideal.
should essay the impossible, and
break himself against the walls "fdes
tiny that hem in, far more common is
it for men 10 he so crushed under
manhood's bnr,'ens, that they aban'
don all the high aims Of their youth
aud submit to be driven like gin
horses,
Round the daily scene
of sad reflection, aud of sick routine
-Principoi Sharp.
Ever, law of our being has :ts
owr distinct independence, aud u spe
cial happiness or misery in due pro-
portion follows from obedience to "r
disregard Of these laws. But tn.
happiness is unique in its character,
and resembles the law. The effect II
like its cause. The beue violent man
reaps the rewards of his benevolence,
but il he v.ulate the law of temper
ance he cannot escape the inevitable
penalty, because he benevolent Th,
same is true Of every virtue and o.
every vice. So all the various ob
jeets Of desire that are before as ar,
noetly within onr reach if we ar'
willing To pa, ,hrir price. A viuor
on. and pcrsevering nsr of our facul
ties, directed to any given end, vii
generally ensure success. But thei
we mu I be willing To make any sac
rificr, to resign any other good that
stands in the way. II a man deslr.
above all things to become rirh, pa
tient toll and close srugal'ty may ac'
uompli~h it. But he must be read,
Ia rrliuqlish lrisrre and ease, culture
and friends. and, If necessary, BE-
mn., sacrifice pen.,o-ity, h"nor, and
even integrity, II they interfere with
his ch ,srn pursuit. Bu, if he canno,
stopp ~ HIS, il he will not chain
down hi. spirit, or resign the nobler
joys oi liir, then let him not r"pinp
b"ra',sr he has 40 riches also. ~- Phil
odeiphjn Ledyer. h
1T ia odd To no,ice the style in
Whlch The tnttltry.i,lk coming intd
Stor,rpway 60 about ihrir purchases.
For instance, n man comes into town
To- buy bonnet IA Scotch cap). IL.
goes tirst 10 the ,lraper's, and after
looking around, and p rhaps offering
and occasional remark on the wealth
er aud other general subjects, a. II he
had no inte, tinn Of making pucha-e
(fur the prnl,l, consider the space out.
side 'he country 10 hr public rr''per
r), he ut last apprnas'hes the business
,ha. brought hiln. II" tries on a va
rlety oi bnrp-,s, askeN the prices ard
takes particular uite of the bonnets
that sn,t him. He then leaves the
shop aud proceeds I" an"iher dfa-
per's, where he goes through the
same profess. and, having gone round
the tnwu IN this way, returns tn ~her''
The thinks he will make tn" best barg'in
After great deal Of baygling 4,
bring down the prices, he perhaps
,i,ak,'s the purchase, ,bpt il hot satisfied
be will uu away to return some Other
day, and see II he canno, get
the article for a penny or a half
penny less. This st,ie Of business
IL not confined to the Jews.
A gentleman connected with the
Perth h Ivcrnpr Railway told me
that when that line was first opened,
some ut the natives, wholly unAs'
cnstomed 10 fixed prices, endeayored
to deal with the ticket ulerk A they
would with a shopkeeper. The fl
lowing was me of the dialogues that
ensued: Country" What is the
price to Kmeussie ?" Ticket Clerk
--" Two and cightpence." "Two
and eightpence Hch. never! IN
give yon two shilliugs." "Tbcre'r
no reduction. The fare is two eight" "
Make il Two and tuppence, and its a
bargain" ~ tell ,ou the fare h two
and rightpenre." "It's only d mat.
ter of 80 mile" ut doesn't matter
what il ls. Tba, IL the fare" "f'il
give you two and threepence." I'll
won't do" "T'wb and f'nrpence,
then" No, nnr two and fmrpsnce. :"