The Portland daily press., 1873-12-12
THE PRESS.
FRIDAY MORNING.. DEC. 12. 1878

| ChIDAI MUkNlNGs DEC. IL, 1873
Gossip and Gleanings.
Natures tailorng-A potato patch.
A well-dressed dog wears a collar and pants
in the sunshine.
Honest, plain words best pierce the ear of
grlef-Shdkespeare
Avoid contest if possible, for you can nev-
er be sure how contest will end.
The last act of basensss-the tasting of joys
that were wrung from crushed hearts.
doing good, though the ungratefu subjects of
their favors are barren in return.-ROue.
Richmond papers pitifully entreat the bug
yards to come there and in mercy to the suf-
ferlng citizens scavenger the streets.
Since the generality of persons act from
impulse much more than from principle, men
are neither so good nor so bad as we are apt
to think them,-Hare.
Another paper has felt itself called upon to
correct an error of the types. 1t says: ''For
one of the worst Of men, read one of the
wisest."
A white boy met colored lad the other
day, and asked him what he had such short
nose for? 81 'spect go it won't poke itself
into other peoples business"
women are said to have stronger attach
ments than men. 1t is evinced in little
things. man is often attached to an old
hat; but did you ever know of woman hav-
ing an attachment for an old bonnet?
happy misquotation by young lady,
whose gentleman caller stayed too late,
caused speedy good-by. The clock struck
twelve, and she remarked: snow is the
witching hour of night when people yawn."
II we use common words on great occa-
sion, they are the more striking, because they
are felt at once to have a particular meaning.
like old banners or every day clothes hung up
in a sacred place.
A member Of the Louisiana Legislature ex.
presses his intention of ''votiu' for de bill
which has de most money under it." 'sRecon-
ciiation' must have struck into that darkey
long way beneath the skin, and carried a
| good deal of the white element with it.
young man, do you know what relations
| you sustain in this world ?" said minister of
our acquaintance to young man of his
church. eyes sir" said the hopeful convert,
'two cousins ana grandmother; but I don't
mean to sustain them much longer"
A gentleman who rather suspected some
one was peeking through the keyhole of his
Office door, investigated with syringe full of
pepper sauce, and went home to find his wife
had been cutting wood, and C hip had hit
her in the eye!
There is lady in New Bedford who in her
life has been on board only two vessels, and
both of these were wrecked on the next sue
ceediDg voyage. She is said to be willing to
stay ashore hereafter if the insurance compa-
| MES will come down handsomely.
A Mr.. Dahm rms stovs and hardware
store up at Eagle Harbor, and the Marquette
Journal says: "He must have an extensive
trade, for we have heard his name mentioned
In connection with all the stoves and stove
pipes we have ever put together here or else
where"
A TRUE ARTIsT.-Punch has a hit at the
domestic service question in the following
squib: Lady's maid-'Please nam, wish
to resign" Lady-"Why, Parker? You
came here only yesterday" Lady's maid
sPve been looking over your drawers, ma'am
and find your things are not up to the mark,
and wouldn't do me credit
In Reading Pa, few days ago, mans
life was saved by the ball from pistol acci-
dentally discharged entering Bible which he
carried in his pocket Everybody said, 'See
how the religious are rev ardedr until it was
discovered that this devotee had stolen the
sacred volume and was OH his way to pawn it
| for liquor.