The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-03-27
GRAVE AND cay.

ARIsTooRAoY in the 10Th century is the
league, the coalition, of those who wish
to consume without producing, live
without working, occupy all public
places without becoming competent to
ill them. and seize upon all honors
without meriting them-that is aristoc-
racyl-[Gen. Foy.
BIG Mouth, Powder Face, Spotted
Wolf, Tall Bear, and 13 other savages
visited the public schools of Leaven-
worth, Kan, the other day. Messrs
Mouth, Wolf and Face made speeches
to the pupils, through interpreters, and
the gymnastic exercises tickled them
immensely. They thought itqueer that
the little white squaws should partici-
pate in the war-dances.
A MINISTER making pastoral call at
q house where the children were kept
pretty quiet on Sunday, was confden-
TALLY informed by one of the little girls
that she would like TO be a minister.
''Why?' said the gratified but somewhat
puzzled shepherd. $50 could boiler
on Sunday, was the reply.
In regard to disagreeable and forraid-
able things, prudence does not consist
in evasion or in flight, but in courage.
He who wishes to walk in the most
peaceful parts of life with any serenity
must screw himself up to resolution.
Let him front the object of his worst
apprehension, and his stoutness will
commonly make his fear groundless.-
Emerson.
In SPITE of the asthma, which has
kept its fangs fastened upon her from
the moment of her arrival, Emily
Faithful has managed to see and hear a
good deal of America, and to make the
acquaintance Of great number of the
best people, and some others. And alas
for us, her pretty secretary has a book
full of notes picked up by the way, and
been ticketed through, from Texas, the
ticket being pinned to his coat. The
various conductors took much interest
in him and he had jolly time.
In strict observance of the will of
Stephen Girard, no clergyman, known
to be such, is allowed to visit the col
lege of his endowment. A gentleman
OF a clerical cut as to appearance once
presented his pass to the janitor. The
latter, taking him in from head to foot
at a glance, said: cannot admit you
sir; you are a clergyman. The devil 1
am, said the visitor. You can pass, was
the quiet reply.
THERE are faces which nature charges
with meaning and pathos not belong
ing to the single human soul that fut-
tiers beneath them, but speaking the
joys and sorrows of foregone genera
tions-eyes that tell of deep love which
doubtless has been and is somewhere
but not paired with these eyes
perhaps paired with pale eyes that can
say nothing; just as a national language
may be instinct with poetry unfelt by
the lips that use it.-[George Eliot.
PATIENT Griselda, do not let your pa
tienoe-which is in right measure and
for right purposes a divine virtue-de-
generate into meanness of spirit, iusip-
idity of mind, poverty Of resources and
0cquiescence in what is not inevitable.
Life is short and its issues mighty, and
there are things which ought to be done
with pains-taking, and things that
ought to be done slightly, and things
that ought not to be done at all. She
is the wise woman and the thrifty house
lepf,av who oo,,,.s H. - -
intelligently chooses the good part
which shall not be taken away from her.
-[Gail Hamilton.
Mn. JOHN SMITH, of New York.
breaches the startling theory that the
names of mankind are gradually lessen
ing in number and variety, and the peo-
pie becoming consolidated under linn
tied number of appeliations One-half
of the propagating population-namely.
women-are perpetually losing their
names by marriage, while new names
arc never created. Names also fire.
quently become extinct by death.
Therefore the number of distinctive
cognomens must continue to diminish
until oil mankind is comprised in the
three great clans of Joneses, Smiths and
Browns, with few scattering detach-
ments of Greens, Robinsons and Thorn
sons.
"ARE there any Episcopalians in this
vicinity, madam ?" asked tall, thin
stranger of Mrs. Artemus, as she stood
in the open door in answer to his knock.
''Any which ?" ''Episcopalians." ''Epis-
oopaGans Wall. we don't exactly
know. My John7-he's my son-he see
sometliin' outn the corn-feld yestor-
day. He didn't really know what it
was, but told him I guessed it was O
ehipmonk But now you speak ont,
I'll bet it was an Episkerpalium. And
my next neighbor, Farmer Hawkins,
he said he shot at somethin' that same
day that John seen his strange critur.
and Farmer Hawkins he thought It was
some wild critur that had got ont of
some managery somewhere. Anyhow.
| think that's Episkerpalium too. Be
they bigger'n a ehipmonk ?" You mis-
understood mo madam" 'eWaI, Won
needn't feel Uneasy. Ef there's any
Piskerpaliums in this here neirhbor-
hood, you can just make up your mind
that they'll sit shot We are 70 feel
IN a community TO let things run at
large which mout destroy and devour
somebody Come in, won't your