Connecticut western news., 1878-06-06
WIT AND WISDOM.

A student of grammar wants to know if the past tense of staye factory is stove factory?
 All nature is but art unknown to thee,
 All chance direction which thou canst
 not see. ,..l....u.g
 -What is necessary to make one for bearing A great deal of good sense joined to 0 little piety. a"ges4'
 A bachelor merchants advice iu selecting wife "Get hold of piece of calico that will wash" .a. baaD
 Now digs the boy the garden plot
 With energy intense, ...i....aU
 Until he bags tribe of worms, gE And then he skips the fence.
 -Please take notice that you never read of breach of promise suit in which the mother doesn't seem to know much more about the case than the girl. Key holes were not made in vain. ..-- ...g,
 Where mortal eyes, looking at the outward appearance, contemplate only the frail child of earth, the divine vision may distinguish an heir of eternal glory, son of God yet unrevealed. ' ..-. ,.
 The great art of conversation con sists in not wounding or humiiating any one, in speaking only of things that we know, in conversing with others only on subjects which may interest them.
 He who thinks he loves God enough shows himself too much stranger to that holy sensation so he who thinks he has humility enough, shows that he IS far short of the practice of humility. i.
 No great man or woman has ever been reared to great usefulness and last ing distinction who was unschooled by adversity. Noble deeds are never done in the calm sunshine of summers light.
 A Vermont girl fell out of rocking chair and received injuries that killed her in two hours. Moral-Young girls should not sit in rocking chair unless there is @ strong man in 1t to holo them in. ....r -f., No grandeur can there be ID me- no noble prospect can stretch out before us, unless we pitch the tent high, or un- less we keep the lofty places of our spiritual estate as peaks of vision for fre- quent visits. o ..-l.-s. ..;. Tt is very true that George Wash ington never told 8 lie, but then hls wlie never made him say he would spade up the side flower beds and the verbena mound in the front yard, before he went down to the office. 5.. a-'@ a'+ | --"And they were all talking so un- kindly of you, dearest Louisa, and "And what were they sayingP" Saying that you painted your face and told them that it was untrue, and that your color was only erysipelas." .s q sin | A newly-married gentleman of Mrs. Us acquaintance, on being asked the other day. "What was the difference be- tween bride and bridegroom?" i'm mediately replied, "Why, one IS gwen away and the other is sold." " A young man thinks of going to the, circus, and his friend tries to dlssuade' him. eff I were you, would not go. |" Why?" "Oh, they have horse that stops before the most foolish person m the audience and, suppose he should stop before you!' .' '.a.t ...' ,.. Young lady in a railway car, excit-. edly-" Conductor, this man you put m this seat has insulted mep' Conductor (grandly-"T The scoundrel what has he done, miss9 Young lady lndlg- nantly)-"He went to sleep" Howls of derision and wrath from the, passen- gers. The scoundrel is put of.
 -"Habit is hard to overcome, 1T you take off the first letter 1t does not change ca bit" If you take off another you still havea "bit left If you take on still another, the whole off Git " remains: If you take of another it is not "t" totally used up. All of which goes to show that if you wish to be rid ot a "habit," you must throw 1t otf alto | <rothor |.