The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-03-10
EernIng Star and Catholic Messenger.
INV ORLEANS. SUNDAY. MARCH 10. ls7a.
WIT AND wIsDoM.

W.T. AND WISDOM
You can't hurt snuff by pinching it.
The ship that everybody likes-good-fel
lowship.
Doubt produces nothing. 1t is faith
alone that builds.
One hours sleep before midnight is
worth two after it.
What sort of ascent is descentf A trip
up, for it brings you down.
In your worst estate, hope; in your best,
fear in all, be circumspect.
Let reason 60 before every enterprise
and counsel before every action.
Why are darned stockings like dead
men Because they are men-oeo.
To drunkards-The pawnbroker's Is not
the proper place to take the pledge.
When is ship like scarf-pips When
it is on the bosom of heavy swell.
To have ideas is to gather flowers. To
think is to weave them into garlands.
Moderation is the silkeu string running
through the pearl-chain of all virtues.
Men are like words; when they. are not
properly placed they lose half their value.
"Take care of the pence, ETC." Smith
says it is the ex-pence he has to look out
for. 80 ~ ..-. -rIs
single night is surpassed by the girl who
lost hers in single dance.
Some of the fair sex have hearts AZ brittle
IS glass. He that would leave an impress
sion must use diamonds.
They say that female compositors. get
through their copy very rapidly, being
anxious to get the last word.
Corns do not aid us in our path through
life. as q rule yet we all have heard of a
certain Pilgrim whose Progress was entirely
due to Bnnysn.
Josh Billings says: "If man has got
eighty thousand dollars at interest, and
owns thu honse he lives In, it amt much
trouble to be q philosopher"
A Georgia coroner's jury, after much
cautious inquiry, came to the conclusion
that dead negro was "drowned because
he couldn't keep his head above water"
"Doctor, what do you think is the cause
of this frequent rush of blood to my head :"
1" oh. it is nothing but an effort Of nature.
Nature you know, abhors vacuum"
A man found drunk at st. Louis few
days since, gave as an excuse that he
was celebrating the eighty seventh birth
day of his mother, who is an inmate OF the
poor-house.
A farmer residing near Utica, while being
run away with by pair Of frightened
horses, shouted, 4" I leave my wife SIC, 600;
no time to make will" He is still alive,
but badly bruised.
A strong mind is sometimes more easily
impressed than q weak one. For example,
you cannot 80 easily convince fool that
you are philosopher, as you can philoso-
pher that you are fool.
"Young man." said minister to a youth
in his congregation, do you know. what re-
latious you sustain in the world 2" Yes,
sir; two cousins and a grandmother, but |
don't intend to sustain them much longer"
"Sir,n said to me an irate little gentle
man, of about four feet and eleven inches,
81 would have you know, sir, that L have
been we'll brought up !" looked down on
him. possible" said, "but you haven't
been brought up far"
"Our prospects are very dark" said
Bread, the baker, on the occasion OF rise IN
flour. eyes," said Mrs. Partingtop, "and
so is your bread butt" said that estima-
BILE lady, looking benignantly at him, over
her specs, your loaves are light enough"
1t is related of the elder Booth, that he
was never known to laugh out of time on
the stage except on one occasion. young
man whose duty it was to say, in one
of Shakespeare's tragedies. Stand by, my
lord, and let the coffin pass" became greatly
confused when his part came to be acted,
and shouted at the top of his voice, "Stand
by, my lord, and let the parson cough"
This was too much for Booth, and he was
obliged to turn tragedy into comedy by in
dulging in undisguised laughter.
An editor whose subscribers were remiss
in payment, lately published the following
announcement in his paper "To save our
readers the trouble of sending their sub
scription by post, and to relieve two unfor-
tunates, we shall send to each of our debt
ors, in the course of few days, two collec-
tors, one of whom has hardly recovered
from the smallpox, and the other of whom
has just taken the itch" The delinquents
did not wait to be called on, but paid their
dues promptly.
TAKING CoLD.-If cold settles on the
outer covering of the lungs it becomes
pneumonia, infamm nation of the lungs, or
lunp fever which in many casea carries