The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-09-21


1t has been inferred that Dryden
wasn't opposed to a sherry cobbler, from
a remark he once made: Straws NAV
be made the instrument of happiness"
e." Doctor, my daughter seems to be
going blind, and she's just getting ready
for her wedding, too. O, dear me. what
is to be done?" Let her 20 right on
with the wedding, madame, by all means.
If anything can open her eyes, marriage
will"
lie that never changed any of his
opinions, never corrected any of his mis-
takes; and he who was never wise
enough to find out any mistakes in
himself, will not be charitable enough
to excuse what he reckons mistakes in
others.
Freddy Longshanks (who is really
very proud of his lofty stature): Gas
sure you, my dear fellow, / find my
height an awful nuisance. I'd give any
thing to be no bigger than you Jack
Short: Then why the Dickens do you
wear such enormous heels 2"-P,rnch.
When Macready was once rehearsing
" William Tell, he spoke the line, "Do
you shoot?" in a very natural and col
loquial tone, which threw the raw actor
he addressed of his guard. A little"
he answered, but / don't fancy them
crossbows, Mr.. Macready, though / am
death on gun"
With many persons the early age Of
life is passed in sowing in their minds
the vices that are most suitable TO their
inclinations; the middle ages goes on
nourishing and maturing these vices;
and the last age conclud- in gathering,
in pain and anguish, the bitter fruits Of
teh most accursed seeds.
1t is noted as a curious fact by Sir
Samuel Baker that a negro has never
been known to tame an elephant or any
wild animal. The elephants employed
by the ancient Carthaginians and Ro.
mans were trained by Arabs or Cartha-
ginians, never by negroes. A person
might travel all over Africa, and never
see a wild animal trained and petted. It
had often struck Sir Samuel Baker "a
very distressing that the little children
never had pet animal and, though he
had often offered rewards for young ele.
plants, he had never succeeded in getting
one alive.
Italians are unusually excited about
Mount Nesuviusi and strange stories are
told Of theSounds emitted from its inte-
rior, whichare likened to the roar of a
disturbed sea, amidst which is distin-
guished a cracking as of many burning
logs Of wood. These noises are heard, it
is said, at a distance of two miles from
the crater; and fears have been expressed
lest a continuous discharge of lava should
effect passage which would place the
in danger. Some thirty per-
.ons ladies included, make a nightly as
.ent of the mountain TO witness the mag
lifcent spectacle presented.
some people have peculiarly happy
aculty of looking on the bright side of
hings. 1t is a comfort TO themselves
af aire Ian and et Few ttg B be ben9 91o3 IS a6ss.be
)ne of Danbury's sons favored in this
espect recently borrowed an ak Of
eighbor. While using it in the repair
f his well curb it slipped from his hands
nd went straight to the bottom cf a very
eep well In explaining the loss to the
wner he cheerfulIy observed at is
ad. of course, but 10 can't be helped,
nd we must make the best OF it. 1t
emit pay to worry over what can't be
elped We must look on the bright
.de of everything. Besides, it wasn't
luch Of an AK, anyway DaHblVy Nelrs.
A few weeks ago a boy in Lancaster,
Pa, fell between the bumpers Of a NOV
ng train, but his pantaloons catching on
One portion Of the car he was held sus-
,ended over the rail without injury until
he train stopped, when he was released.
lad the cloth in his trousers been poor
tuT the lad would have been killed.
his incident shows the advantage of
wearing strong clothing. In Lancaster
ounty a few days ago, Il man who was
irving a threshing machine had one of
ne legs Of his pantaloons caught in the
ouplings and torn completely off. Had
he cloth been of sterner stuff the man
,robably would have been killed. The
neral of this incident is-well, it is 50
lainly and Numerically opposed to the
not. tI,a+r;t - hardly worth while indi
Herald.