The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-04
THE PRESS.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEB. 4, 1874

u H. III HRESS.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEB. 4. 1874
Snow Flakes.
BY LILLIAN 4. cALLAwAYI
Come. stand at the window. and listen
To the soft and musical rhyme
OF the snow-fakes that softly are falling,
Waiting and whirling to time.
Like blessings these snow fakes are falling.
AS gently as peace round the hearth,
An1 soiiy caressing, embracing,
Ahey hght on The desO.ate earth.
"0uid Snr hearts pure as as the snow-fakes,
IN blessings G our acts would be falling,
HiAe show nakes, as spotless and fair,
Gossip and Gleanings.
A creedless church has generally too much
religion to suit one class, and not enough to
suit another.
bere-The man who persists in talking
about himself when you wish to talk about
yourself.
Don't strain your voices scolding your chill
dren. The little wre ches won't appreciate
your sacrifice.
One of ,ur exchanges contains an article
on the Magnolidn Drama; we presume it
must be acted in Florida although the writer
speaks of it as Chinese performance.
The Oldest tombstone in Trinity Church
yard is that Of Richard Churcher, who died
on August 5. 1881, age five years and five
months
Mrs. jenkins complained in the evening
that the turkey she had eaten didn't set WELL
Probably" said jenkins, sit was not hen
turkey"
The following question is respectfully ad-
dressed to the clergy: Whether person who
sits in the gallery OF the church is responsible
for deeds doIe in the tody?
Young Lady-"Oh, am so glad you like
birds; which kind do you admire most?' Old
Squab-"Well, Think the goose, with plenty
o. stufing is a,out as good as any,"
A California paper having obtained new
subscriber, records the startling tact in a halt
column article headed ''Still Another! Our
Course Indorsed by the Peoplep'
Holmes notion of contentment:
Little ask: my wants are few;
only wish hut Of one,
"a rery plain brown stone will do,)
That may cali my own."
News is scarce in Minnesota. In the effort
to present something fresh, Lanesboro pa
per has found it necessary to publish the Ten
Commandments, under an excuse of "gen-
tie reminder now and then.'
The following is copy of notice display
ed in field in South London: Ladies and
gentlemen are requested not to steal turnips.
Other persons, if detected, will be prosecut-
ed."
Policeman Ito individual who has arrived
at the maudlin stage)-"Now, then, move on.
" hat are you a-thinkin' on lettering here?"
Individual-"I was (hic) thinkin' o. tdrnin'
over quite moo leaf sir; quite moo leafr
A little knot Of ladies were discussing the
subject of marriage. One of the party, a
single young lady, said: "Matcheslare made
in Heaven" every likely,' was the quick
rejoiner of married lady, "and they are Of.
ten dipped in the other place.
Tommy got his gold pen taken away in
school for unreasonable scribbing. and the
teachers desk-key turned on it, and Tommy
says that if this course Of locking up gold is to
be persisted in, there will be in that school a
financial, or some other kind of disturbance.
Al a party, while young lady was playing
with peculiar brlliancy of touch, bystander
bachelor exclaimed, ''Pd give the world for
those fingersr' ''Perhaps you might get the
whole hand by asking" said the young lady
observant mother.
Old bachelor uncle: swell Charley, what
do you want now?' Charley: 20, want
to be rich."-Uncle: erich! why so?'-
Charley: "Because want to be petted, and
ma says you are an old fool, but must be pet
ted because you are rich-but it's great Sc
cret, and mustn't tellr'
Chicago reporter went to report fnner-
al in church, the other day, and being like all
other Chicago reporters in state of heather
darkness about Christmas, he wrote out long
description of the evergreen decorations under
the Impression that they had been put up for
the funeral.
There are many sermons good enough to be
repeated to the same congregation, and when