National Republican., 1878-10-16
MISCELLANEOUS.

A. CHARITABLE untruth, an uncharitable
truth' and an unwise managing Of truth and
love are all TO be carefully avoided of him that
would go with right foot In the narrow way.
Bishop Hall
AT the Exposition Frenchmau sees an an
nounccment In dentists display that q set Of
teeth has been marked, "Sold TO Mile. Broca.
tell" "Gnni Dieu!" he cxclaims: "and I'm
going to marry her in eight days.
EDITORS are generally poorly of for cloth
ing. When you hear Of one Of them having
two suits, you can calculate that one Is the
suit he wears every day and Sundays too, and
the other is a libel suit.-ROme Sentinel.
An, great Heavens ~ sighed rising young
genius throwing down his pen and leaning
back wearily, you don't know how much
pleasantcr aud easier it Is to read these little
poems OF mine than 1t is to write them" Sym.
pathetic but awkward friend-"Gad, how you
must suffer, thcn"-HdTLeye.
NEW York Express: They were looking at
the fall style of bonnetsl.S .She said: "Oh dear,
look at that bird In the crown; what pretty
bill" And because he turned away, wiped his
eyes with his handkerchief, and murmurcd,
II should say II was u pretty bill, +" she became
melancholy, and threatened to leave him aud
| 90 home to her mother.
A GENTLEMAN, being threatened withan in
fictitious fever, said to his little son, who In an
anectionate mood, wished to embrace him:
"lou mustn't hug me; you'll catch tho fever"
Willie, standing back, looked In amazement
upon his papa, who, by the way, Is a pattern
OF propticiy, and quickly asked, why, papa,
who did you hugf"
NEW purse is said to have been invented
In London. When you open 1t 1t appears sim-
| ply TO be an ordinary portmounaic but by
touching n spring at the side the trigger of
small revolver drops into your hand portion
OF the end Of the purse opens out, discharging
the muzElc, and you suddenly hud yourself
with most useful protector.
81 CAN'T hold this baby any longer called
out the young husband and father: its get
ting too heavy" "rshaw, Edward" replied q
musical voice from the other side of the room
you used 10 hold me for hours aud never COM
| plain, and baby is but rs a feather compared to
what was" II was fool" said Edward and
she wa too sleepy TO dispute with him.
x9A MAN, u good, broad-hearted strong. .limbed
Christian man may stand 1t, when he can't run
fast enough to get away, to have u nine year.
old ram help him, at short intervals, ali tho
way across u tcn.acre field and over a sevcn-
rail fence, and not get so very mad about it.
but II docs just make his soul rise within him
when the shameless goat, laughing dcrisively
| through the fence shouts after him In mock
ing tones, " Buttiu', buttini who's got the but.
tin Y'-Iidwkeye.
1T was freshman, aud II happened about
dusk. We found him wandering disconsO-
lately through the dust and ashes Of Dedbug
Alley. Upon being questioned as to the cause
OF his discontinue, he exclaimed Darn IL, I
don't get the knaCk OF them lamps there
| (pOinting to the gas fixtures. They don't
have the gol darncd things out our way.
| Why continued he. perhaps you wouldr.t
believe ii, but I've been trying to turn up that
wick for these two hours aud ! can't raise
her. Tile DdriaioWih.