Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-12-10

uIseiHt country may De compared TO
the delightfulness of rain after a long
drought.
To be contented. even poverty and
otiscnrity bring happiness; while to
the ambitious, wealth and hOnors
themselves are productive of misery.
The truth of the following senti-
ment is. we all know, not confined to
China: Though a poor man should
live in the midst of noisy market,
no one will ask about him; though a
rich man should bury himself among
the mountains, his relations will
come to him from afar.
A single hair Of silk docs not make
thread; one tree does not make
grare.
A single conversation across the
table with wise man is better than
ten years mere study of books.
II a man. has plenty of money but
no child, he can not be reckoned rich;
If a man has children but no money,
he cannot be considered poor.
Ii man does good, heaven will
bestow upon him a hundred bless
ings.
Great goodness and great wicked
ness, sooner or later, are sure to be re-
wartled.
OF hundred virtues, filial piety is
the first.
True gold fears not the fire.
Inconsistency is expressed by the
adage: Tsao san, mu sze, i. e. "in
the morning three, atnight four"
The French .'Donner un euf pour
nm b9uf" in Chinese is to give
sheep for nox.
'''Fo look for 4 needle in bundle of
hay is with us expressive of trying
to do an impossibility; the Chinese
say '.'fo feel for a needle at the bot
tom Of the ocean, and $50 turn a
somersault in an oyster she'll"
20 be bold enough TO stroke the
tigers beard expresses great cour
age and daring.
An OK with ring in his nose, i. e.
a man who has his passions under
proper control.
Where there is musk there will of |
course he perfume; it will not be
necessary to stand in the wind e. e.
talent and real worth will make
themselves manifest without the aid |
of trickery.
"a basket of grain producing only
4 pound of chicken meat is SYM
bolical of losing business.
"a toad in 4 we'll can not behold
the whole heavens is used in refer
ence to contracted ideas.
"Climbing tree to hunt for fish,
expresses looking for things where
they cannot possibly be found.
To coyet another mans house and
lose she, ,s4zzsn.ss-f fi.-e-te-slase what,
property one already has in the ef
fort to acquire more).
'ro grind down an iron pestle to
make needle" is n Chinese way of
indomitable perseverance.
When you converse in the road,
that there are men in the
grass.
The neighboring walls have ears.
Correct yourself, then correct
others.
Archbishop Trench has pointed out
that many proverbs are common to
all languages, dressed and colOred
according to the varying climes and
customes. One common proverb,
for example, which speaks of falling
between two stools, in China, where
is the one mode Of To-
for so many millions of her
people, takes this form:
One foot IN this boat, one foot in that,
They both push off and you fall fiat.
Tomorrow never comes" is in
Chinese Every day has its tOmOr
row."
The country saying that snow
lrifts under hedges are waiting for
more snow to join them, is not un-
known to the peasantry of the
Flowery Land, for they say, Hsuch
Jeng hsub, i. e., snow waits for snow.
Our well known meteorological dog
gerel: ~
If it rains before seven,
twill he fine before alpyen