The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-03-21
GRAVE AND GAY.


ARIsToCRAoY 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
fill them, and seize upon all honors
without meriting them-that is aristoc-
racyl-[Gen. Foy.
BIG Mouth, Powder Face, Spotted
Wolf, Tall Bear, and - 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 tickIed them
immensely. They thought itqueer that
the little white squaws should partici-
pate in the war-dances.
A MINISTER making pastoral call at
a house where the children were kept
pretty quiet on Sunday, was confiden-
TALLY informed by one of the little girls
that she would like to be a minister
''Why?" said the gratifed but somewhat
puzzled shepherd. $50 could hOller
on Sunday" was the reply.
In regard to disagreeable and formid-
able things, prudence does not consist
In evasion or in fight, but in courage.
He who wishes to walk in the most
"a 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
L.
Emerson.
In strict observance of the will o
Stephen Girard, no clergyman, know
to be such, is allowed to visit the col
Iege of his endowment. A gentleman
of O clerical cut as to appearance once
presented his pass to the janitor. Thu
latter, taking him in from head to foo
at a glance, said: L cannot admit yor
sir; you are a clergyman. The devil
am, said the visitor. You can pass, wa
the quiet reply.
THERE are faces which nature charge
with meaning and pathos not belong
ing to the single human soul that fut
tiers beneath them, but speaking tn
Joys and sorrows of foregone genera
tions-eyes that tell of deep love whic
doubtless has been and is somewheI
but not paired with these eyes
perhaps paired with pale eyes that ca
say nothing; just as national languag
may be instinct with poetry unfelt b
the lips that use it.-[George Eliot.
r. PATIENT Griselda, do not let your /
tience-which is in right measure Ill
~ for right purposes a divine virtue-d
generate into meanness of spirit, insi1
idity of mind, poverty of resources al
/. acquiescence in what is not inevitabl
Life is short and its issues mighty, al
there are things which ought to be dol
with pains-taking, and things tn
~. ought to be done slightly, and thinl
that ought not to be done at all. 81
is the wise woman and the thrifty hous
keeper who accurately discriminates al
intelligently chooses the good pa
which shall not be taken awqyfrom he
- Gail Hamilton.
Mr.. JOHN SMITH, of New Yo1
breaches the startling theory that t
names of mankind are gradually Jesse
ing in number and variety, and the pc
pie becoming consolidated under a Ii
tied number of appellations. One-h'
of the propagating population-namel
women-are perpetually losing thu
names by marriage, while new nan
are never created. Names also Fl
quently become extinct by deaf
Therefore the number of distinct
:.
until all mankind is comprised in t
f.a three great clans of Joneses, Smiths a
Browns, with few scattering deta,
ments of Greens, Robinsons and Tho
sons.
CARE there any Episcopalians in t
vicinity, madam p. asked tall, II
stranger of Mrs. Artemus, as she ste
in the open door in answer to his knO
"Any which ?" "Episcopalians. a" Ell
copalians Wall, we don't exac
know. My Johnl-he's my son--he
somethin' out'n the corn-held vest
day. He didn't really know what
was, but told him 7 guessed it was
chipmonk But now you speak OF
I'll bet it was an Episkerpalium. a
my next neighbor, Farmer Hawkil
he said he shot at somethin' that sal
day that John seen his strange crit
and Farmer Hawkins he thought it v
some wild critur that had got ont
some nanagery somewhere. Anyho
I think that's Episkerpalium too.
they bigger'n a chipmcnk ?" ''You m
,,rdarstood me madam " "Wall, Y
needn't feel Uneasy. Eff there's a
Piskerpaliums in this here neighb
hood, you can just make up your mi
that they'll git shot We are to fe
i'm a community TO let things run
large which nout destroy and devo
somebody. Come in, won't you?