The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-11-29
WIT AND WISDOM.

As sight is in the eye, 80 is the mind in
the soul.
WHEN . man goes out, let him consider
what he Ia to do when he returns, what
he has done.
CONVENIENT abides with truth. And
you viii generally suffer for wishing 10
appear other than yon are, whether it be
richer, or greater, or more learned. The
mask soon becomes an instrument Of tor
ture.-Helps. ~
Two great mistakes among mankind are.
to measure truth by every mans sinfle
reason, and not only to wish everybody
like ones self. but to belisTe them 40 too.
and thnt theF are only disguised in what
Ltew diNer from nu. Tenmle
e,.. IN 80 l..,l
sure an did, according 70 the fnstrnc-
tions. :" 'ARd what were the instructions"
Didn't you hear them Tote eariy and
often.
IT is said that, in all probability, the
bird Of wisdom, called owl, was intended
to be called howl but the first cockney
Who card i'm DOT got hexasperated, and
dropped the hatch.
ORIGINAL SPELLING. so you be-a tub;
~ Oh pes-a top be S0-bat See 50
cat peat SO-pat are S0-rat see a bee
cab be You double tea-butt. ~ q
double ell-ball
A ScorcH boy interrogated his mother
At follows 'AIither, will We hae tea rae
our breakfast the morn I'm 'Ay. ladpie. If
were spared. And If we're no spared,
.iither, will We only hae parritch z
A WORTHY deacon, in town not far
from here, gave notice AT a prayer meeting
the other night, Of church meeting that
was to be held Immediately after and un-
consciously added There is no objection
to the female brethren remaining '' This
reminds us Of clergyman who told in his
sermon one Sunday Of a very affecting
scene, where there wasn't dry tear in
the house -
AT a weekly meeting a straight-laced
and most exemplary deacon submitted
report in writing Of the destitute widows
who stood in need Of assistance from the
care YOU sure, deacon"
asked another sober brother. ''that YOU
have embraced all the widows 2" He said
he believed he had
to his tailor by the coat q his friend by
the smile each Of these know him, but
hoE little or how much, depends On the
dignity Of the intelligence That which
is truly and indeed characteristic Of the
man is known only to God.-Ru,kiH.
A YOUNG lady in Fon du Lac.
while out walking with her lover.
was attacked by savage dog.
who seized her by the breast and tore it
from her body The lover tainted with
horror at the sight, but the young lady,
much mortified, went for the dog with a
picket, remarking that THAT ere cost a
dollar and a half, and want made for no
dog to chaw up"
Speaking Of extravsgsnce in dress,
writes Captain Crosstree, ''the most ex-
pensively dressed man ! ever saw was an
African chief on the gold coast His wives
lad annoiRted him thoroughly with palm
1il, and then powdered him from head 10
loot with gold-dust. You never saw i'll
Tour life man got up so regardless of ex-
Dense.
TINE divides itself into these three con
lnents, yesterday, to-day, and tomorrow,
each grand, and each peculiar, and each
The divinity that presides
over tomorrow Is called Hope the pres
snt has no guardian BY name, and the di-
rinity Of yesterday is called Memory.
There is no eloquence, no poetry, no pro-
'ess Of reasoning that can do Justice 70 the
beauty and influence of any one Of these
periods Looking backward and forward
he heart becomes overwhelmed with the
weight and mystery Of the theme. = Ddrid
frriIg.