Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-10-08
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BY JErHRo JETHRiNGroN.
He WaS Rounls o r..o

BN JETHRO JE~IHRlN6rON.
He Was Bound io Treat.
"A genial fellow from the countr
found himself i'm a certain town where
ii1""r saloons We're numerous. Hav.
ing met with several acquaintances, he
was invited by one after another 10
lake a drink" and responded in the
usual way. But having partaken OF
lager beer, and whisky, and wine, un-
ill he thought he had about enough,
he became sorely perplexed as to how
he could conform to the custom of the
place and yet retain the sober control
OF his own actions. 1t seemed to he
fashionable to require each man to
take or give Two bits worth of liquor,
and to bring himself as nearly as pos
sible into harmony with existing hab-
its, he finally conceived the idea that
II he spent the necessary money i'm
treating" it did not matter what arti-
Gle he might purchase, provided use
fulness was kept in view. Acting on
this principle, he sailed forth to repay
his friends who had SO literally sup
piled him will cheering beverages.
Meeting one, he blurred out. in the
generosity OF his capacious soul, take
two bits worth of iour-penny nails
and forthwith led the astonished lis
tener into a hardware store. Another
he invited TO take a pound of sausage;
a third, some writing paper; and a
fourth, a piece of cloth, likely TO be
serviceable in repairing his dilapida;e ed
garments. The recipients of these lit.
tie attentions rather enjoyed the eccen-
tric ways of their rural friend, and be.
gan 10 think that, amer all, tL.ey might
have been worse tire ted. At last,
however, this %innOvator on long es' ..b.
lished practices met with a "hard
case" who, OH being invited to take a
quarters worth of undeveloped pota-
toes, got very angry, and uttered u lit
tie of his mind. ''YOu verdant FOOL
said he, "do YOU imagine that in going
around and giving away two bits worth
OF stuff to one after another, you are
meeting the requirements of the age?
No sir! You are not, and let me tell
you, that II this objectionable bur-
leSque on the customs OF our own and
country is not instantly stopped, you
shall receive such punishment as YOU
conduct deserve" On hearing this
threatening language, the unsophis,i-
Gated Granger concluded to make fol
home; but all the way, as he plodded
along soberly on his steady mustang
he kept wondering and wondering
still more why it was. that twenty-five
cents worth of some useful commodity
was not Just as good to give away as {
glass of distilled temptation, procured
at an equal cost
There are some men whose hatred is
worth a thousand dollars. when their
love does not possess the value of five
cents.
There are cases when unSparing
abuse by bad men is the very highest
recommendation u good maj can re-
ceive
The man who neglects to do his duty
i'll opposing actions that are plainly
wrong, may avoid making enemies,
but he will never be OF sufficient in3-
lortance among men 10 leave h : maine
imprinted Oh the history of his age.
1t is right for Il man TO love his enc
mics, but common sense may so pro-
tlpat tilN IS-af} ~ tiItIi tisil tlistt lit
will earnestly desire to keep them AT Il
reasonable distar ce, that thereby en-
c'lantment may lie lent to their mutual
views. Eeecher and Tiiton would
have loved each other better if they
had lived IA hundred miles apart.
The respect of Il banker is always
genuine when it is founded on the
pure gold at II customers credit. 1t Is
something for Il man who ON int
the possession of coin to feel that he
can buy this valuable Kind OF re9art
just rs he buys 4 team or Il wagon loa1
of sugar bees.
The proiane maj is a walking ARISEN
al of w~ickedne>S, who openly batter,
the outer walls of the citadel of virtue.
but the impure man saps and mines al
its foundations, and being ever ready
with his tongue to dctilc and slvlv Sc
duce the soldiers mustered to fight in
its defense, he is Il most dangerous and
deadly foe.
The slanderouS inventions of an
Open, bitter enemy to truth. and lis
followers. are harmless as compared to
the hidden Vaccinations OF a hypo.
critical friend.
That charity which hopeth all things
is a noble grace, but ii does not require
any man to look upon black as if il
were white, or on vice, whether prac-
tioed by high or low. as deserving o
concealinent under Il cloak OF virtue
If a person wishes to ret sOmt
good, lively physical exercise, he onl,
requires To find Il man and wife en-
gagged in a a rrel, and Interfere be
tween them. They will make hin
dance TO their music. and in presence
of a common enemy their family jar:
will come 20 an end.
When a moneved king arrives in ;
town 10 buy political prcfermcnt, tn,
mar whose soul is about the size of
humble tee ought TO get down on hi
knees before him. Even if he is no
much accustomed to kneeling, the az
III such an occasion may appear grace
full and aprropria e., particularly If i
promotes active fleXlon in a So!d-plat
ed palm.
The Kim. Biri.
For its size this is il bird of remark
able bravery. During the Summe4
three pairs built their nests near wher,
! lived. If "A hawk or Il crow ap
preached, he was promptly driver
away by the watchtul nest guardians
Rising on powerful wing until they &c
some distance above their antagonist
"A pair of the king birds would swonl
down and strike at his eyes until h
was forced to scream with fear an,
twist around to escape their repeated
assaults. While almo>t every othe
nest III the vicinity was robbed by tn,
hawks. the fearless warriors whic'
fought them so pertinaciou>ly rearct
their young and took them southwark
weeks ago without a single loss. Dur
ing The time they were in their hest.