The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-01-04


1t is rather hard to have nice facts dis.
turbed by subsequent explanations. In
Reading, Pa. few days ago, mans
life was saved by the ball from o pistol,
accidentally discharged, entering a
Bible which he carried in his pocket
Everybody said, ''See how the religious
are rewardedr'-untili it was discovered
that this devotee had stolen the sacred
volume and was on his way to pawn it
for liquor.
Trials are moral ballast, that often
prevent our capsizing. When we have
much to carry, heaven rarely fails to fit
tho back to the burden; where we have
nothing TO bear, we can seldom hcnr
ourselves. The burdened vessel NAV bc
slow in reaching the distant port, but
the vessel without ballast is in i'm minent
danger of not reaching it at all.
The Reuie,o says: "a Peoria letter
carrier. after walking nine miles aid de-
livering the same letter 10 137 men,
none of whom. would receive it, sat dow u
on fre-plug and wept because Pocn
hontas was such fool as to catch the
old 1nan's war-club and save the pro-
genitor OF detested and innumc,mble
| race.
Kind words arc tho bright flowers cf
earth's existence; they make very
paradise of the humblest homo the
world can show. Use them, and espe-
cially around the frcside circle. They
are jewels beyond price, and make the
weighed down spirits more glad than all
other blessings the earth can give.
Since that young man in Missouri nc.
lcidentaliy shot himself while on his way
to church, the other day, We have come
to the conclusion that that part of our
creed and confession Of faith which re-
quIres ns all to go to church with u
pocket tui! OF pistols ought to be abo-
lished.
Louis Irving, of st. Louis, blow his
brains out, because certain young lady
would not marry him, and, after be was
laid away, his father eloped with the
same girl" The probability is that if
Louis brains had been worth blowing
out, he would have been happy with the
girl to day.
A gentleman, in search Of q man to do
some work, met on his way lady not
cs Juung as she once WAS, and asked
her: 'Can you tell me- where can fu;l
man?" "No, I cannot" she replied.
ASA o1'o bCCA lOohluB tueSe LWeDly
years for one myseH."
a bunch Of shingles fell from q wagon
on the Troy ferry boat recently. and
struck fairly upon the head of colored
woman, who said, "Y' oughter b. shame
to mues cullud woman's har dat way.
wish de shingles fell ovah board"
The Boston Globe says that the work
men celebrated the opening Of the Hoo
sac tcnnel By tapping two or three
barrels of beer. There was no inter.
ference by the police, as the barrels
were marked ''nitro. .glyce:iuo
"Pay me that twenty-five ceuts you
owe mel" roared a newsboy TO a boot.
black. Haven't got the currency.
Jamesy." responded the burnisher;
"but l can give you certified check"
"Do try and talk little common
sensel" exclaimed earcastic Young
lady to visitor. "Ohr' was the reply,
"but wouldn't that be taking an unfair r
advantage Of you?"
A cruel man describes his Inother.i,..
laws eyes in tue following outrageous
manner: "She is 80 cross-eyed that
whenever she cries her tears flow cross.
ways over her back"
A German in Buffalo fell into vat OF
beer, the other day, aud was drowned
He drank as hard es be ccm!d to save