The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-10-14
TRUTHS AND TRIPLES.


PATIENCE has its charm as well as its
reputed virtue. The charm is in its
cheerfulness; the virtue is in its quiet
| fortitude to wait and trust. One adds to
the others beauty just as moonbeams
setting upon a placid sea add TO the
beauty of the peaceful waters.
Missouri Brunswicker: When direct
ing letter, be sure to write the name of
the town, county and State distinctly;
also, put on three.cent postage stamp;
and, If you are not in an awful hurry,
write the name of the person whom you
want the letter delivered to somewhere
on the outside of the envelope.
WHEN the lofty palm tree of Zeilan
puts forth its flower, the sheath bursts
with report that shakes the forest; but
thousands of other flowers, of equal
value, open in the morning, and the
very dew.drops hear no sound. Even
so many souls blossom in mercy, and the
world hears neither whirlwind nor
tempest.
JOHN HENRY JONES thinks he will do
little bit of marketing for himself and
asks the price of tomatoes. With kill
ing glance and winning smile, the ven
der replies that for him they would be
a franc apiece, but that he mustn't men,
tion it. The modest John Henry bushes,
and buys, in spite of some misgiving that
for anybody else they would be about
sixpencea dozen.
AN old fellow in Trenton got his ear
boxed by a mule kicking him, and he
was continually annoyed by his friends
asking him what had happened to him,
SO he got large card and had printed
on itl"Got a bust in the snoot by
mule, and this is written for the benefit
of jackasses." All who ran in his locality
could read, but they didn't stop to COM
ment on the accident much.
A CONNECTICUT editor returning
from q clam bake, discOurseth as fol-
lows:
OcIAM, that sitteth silent and serene
Beside the margin Of the mighty sea,
Whose grief or madness has no power 10 we"h
| Thy spirit from Its old tranquility
| Or who reposing underneath the sand
who over thee unconsciousy doth stand,
| BY squatting In most peculiar way
love thee, clam, thou dweller =, by ,s the sea
Thy rich secretions SAVIOR OF It's wealth.
For succuent thou art to degree, 80,
And no ways prejudicial TO the health.
To daily feed on thee would be my WISH
Go toll Thou art the monarch OF all fish.
A KANSAS CITY fisherman who re-
Gently had set ahoat several lines attached
to bottles and baited with frogs, and
had followed them in skif for several
miles down the river without getting
bite, was chagrined to discover that,
owing to the insufficient "leading" OF
the lines, the frogs had swan to the sur
face and had been sitting on the bottles
for the whole distance.
WooNsoCKET Patriot: A very gen.
teel appearing young man, wearing KID
gloves and carrying 1.-the and flexible
walking-stick, thought he would have
Joke with rusty and " nerabie farmer
on the fair grounds last Tuesday after
noon. Halloo," said the dandy, ARE
you one of the judges on hogs" " WAL,
yaas, walk right up and let me look at
you.h said the old farmer. That youth
was soon lost amid the crowd, and no
other Judge OH swine saw him.
Two children were making the most Of the day.
In the sand their castles building,
While out in the harbor the sunset gold
Was every vessel gliding.
But the sea came oyer the castles dear;
And the charm Of the sunset faded;
o, after labor Is lost may We
Go happily home as they did
For we build and build in different way,
Till our heads are wise and hoaiyi
But after IL all the goes down,
And the sea-'tis common story.
"UNCLE PETE" was asked to subscribe
fifty cents to his parsons salary yester-
, day. "Can't do it, tell ye. Kase dere's
mighty hard times 'proachin' on hyarP'
"Oh, no, Pete, de craps is good, and we
hab plenty money dis winterp " You'se
, fool How kin dat be when l heer Mr..
, Jeemes up dar at de bank say dat de
! Chloraforney Bank done busted, jis like
! dat Freedman bank did Can't scribe
a nuthin', honey, but I'll lend de preacher
my wood saw and buck, eff he wants to
y yearn somefn." This proposition was
: accepted.