Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-12-27
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landscape on the back of dollar note,
Mr.. Cobb has just married Mr.. Webb
in Baltimore. He probably fell in love
when he firstspied her.
A small boy, strange dog and tin
can; these be trifing things, but the
union of them is much trouble.
Woman's capabilities are great, but
scarcely sufficiently developed to allow Of
her driving nail without hitting her
finger.
Mark Twain wept over tho grave Of
Adam, when it is more than probable
that Mr.. AS bones had been snutchcd
centuries ago. ra.a
If you are stung by bee, use harris
horn; if bitten by snake, get drunk.
SO the physicians say. o, hang the
bee sting give us snake bite. Am
The first thing some women will do
when they get to heaven will be to look
and see if their wings are cut bias, while
the wings of other angels are lgored. n
If a man doesn't know anything, and
doesn't even know that he doesn't know
anything, be is pretty sure to take upon
himself the larger part of the CONVERSE
ton fii'
1t is well to have faith in everything,
but you want to carefully examine the
inside of a chestnut before you trust al
together and implicitly to outside APP
pearances. i4
"What makes hard times ?" is the as
founding query Of an able exchange. Tho
causes are various, but perhaps not the
least is the fact Of newspaper editors
boarding up so much money, thus keep.
ing it out of circulation.
The nose is necessary, and in some
cases really beautiful facial organ, and
yet when man blows blast on one
that would discount conckshell, we feel
that he is making an unwarrantable use
of that beneicent provision Of wise
Providence for detecting bad eggs.
A Norwich teacher gave his class the
subject Of Boy" for composition, to be
treated in three parts-frst, what is it 2?
second, what's its use third, what is it
made of? A lad wrestled with the sub
ject for some and at last sent in the fol-
towing "A boy is an animal, his use
is to carry wood, and he is made up Of
bones.
eve have got to practice the most
rigid economy at such time as this"
remarked man the other day to crowd
on the sidewalk IL have stopped all
the papers for which / formerly subscrib-
ed, and don't buy candy, toys and such
trumpery for the children; times arc
bad Come in, boys, and take drink"
What a grand faculty is that of the
poet, who con paint in glowing aud in
graphic verse, the feelings of sorrow aud
joy, of terror and despair that harass
men in various hours Of this changoful
life but no pen Of the divinest lbard
was ever able to depict the deep and
mystic thoughts that sweep across tho
soul Of man when watermelon slips
from under his arm and smites the pave
ment.
A good colorcd man once said in o.
class meeting "Bredren, when | was a
boy took "a Ratchet and went into tho
woods. When found a tree dat was
straight, big and solid, | didn't touch
dat tree but when found one leaning
a little and hollow inside. I soon had him
down. So when de debil goes after
Christians, he don't touch dem dat stand
straight and true. but dem dat lean a
little and are hollow inside.
One of the genus tramp who applied
to farmer for relief last spring was ask
cd why be didn't work. and replied that
che couldn't get hold Of anything to
do
Would you keep bold Of anything if
you got ?" said the farmer.
ayes, sir. just try me-"
"Well. catch hold of that hoe. keen
bold Of il and dig till noon, and IN give
You dinner and twenty-five ccntsr
The tramp commenced, and the far
lner left bin in half an hour plying the
instrument vigorously. On bis return
he found Mr.. Tramp bad kept hold Of
The hoe. as be had promised, but had
dug for parts unknown.
PRErTY LATE. In the town Of Med
ord. Mass, famous for its vintage Of
he still, there is an individual who Of
EN- publicly exhibits It's effects, and al
~. in close proximity TO each other,
hrce town clocks Of sonorous and en-
'batic sound when heard upon the mid
light air. Not long ago the individual
vas sirenuously meanderiDg homeward.
when the voice Of time sounded upon bic
ynpaoum and went on with regular
trokcs until the three clocks had follow
d each other 10 succession. Bracing
imself up dedantly be calculated
"Thirty-six o'clock. Keep on, I've
zen out later than that"