Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-03-23
Selections.

He who receives good turn should
never forget it he who does one should
never remember it.
Many persons have quickness to dis
cover their faults who have not energy
enough to eradicate them.
Few persons have sufficient wisdom
to prefer oensure, which is useful to them,
to praise, which deceives them.
He who esteems trifes for himself is
trifier he who esteems them for the
conclusions to be drawn is a philosopher
-" Equality MEANS" says a French
writer, ga desire to be equal to your su
periors, and superior to your equals"
Avoid those who take pleasure in ex.
posing others to contempt by jeering
knocking, or mimicking. Keep off from
such as from the heels of horse that
kicks all near him.
Water is the strongest drink ii
drives mills. Its the drink of lions and
horses, and Sampson never drank any
thing else. The beer money would soon
build house.
He only is advancing in life whose
heart is getting softer-whose blood war
mer, whose brain quicker, whose spirit il
entering into living peace.
Sorrow comes soon enough without
dependency it does man no good to
carry around lightning-rod to attrac,
trouble.
Fortune has the same power over
princes that it has over enpires-over
nations that it has over cities-and the
same power over cities that it has over
private men. Where's that estate that
may not be followed upon the
heel with famine and beggary !? That
dignity, which the next moment may not
be laid in the dust That kingdom that
is secure from desolation and ruin The
period of all things is at hand, as we'll as
that which casts out the fortunate, as the
other that delivers the unhappy. and that
which may fall out at any time, may fall
out this very day.
-Kinsmsn-for this hearty English
word, full Of manhood and warm blood,
elegant people have forced upon us two
very vague, misty NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
and connection. By the use of the latter
words in the place Of the former, nothing
is gained and much is lost Both of them
are vary general terms. Men have re-
lstions of various kinds, and connections
are of still wider distribution. Even in
regard to family and friends, it is impos.
sible to give these words exactness of
meaning I; whereas mans kinsmen are
only those of his blood. His cousin is
his kinsman, but his brother-in-law is not
Yet relation is made to express both con-
nections, one of blood, and the other of
law. In losing the kinsman we lose also
his frank, sweet-lipped sister, kinswoman,
and are obliged to give her place to that
poor, meally.mouthed, ill-made.up Latin
interloper, female relation. - Richard
Grant White. ..'....... a..
One time the Danes invaded Scotland,
and they prepared to make night attack
on sleeping garrison. So they crept
along barefooted as still as possible, until
they were almost mp to the spot. Just at
that moment barefooted soldier stepped
on great thistle, and the hurt made him
utter sharp shril cry of pain. The
sound awoke the sleepers; and each man
sprang to his arms They fought with
great bravery, and the invaders were
driven back with much loss. So, you see,
the thistle saved Scotland; and ever
since it has been placed on their seal as
their national flower"