The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-08-14
Wit and Wisdom.

During the war between Augustus
Caesar and Marc Antony, when all the
world stood wondering and uncertain
which way fortune would incline herself,
poor man at Rome, in order to be pre-
pared for making, in either event, bold
nit for his own advancement, had recourse
to the following ingenious expedient:
He applied himself to the training of two
crows with such diligence that he
brought them the length of pronourcing,
with grert distinctness, the one saluta-
ton to Cesar, ana the other saluta-
ton to Antony. When Augustus returned
conqueror, the man went out to meet him
with the crow suited to the occasion,
perched on his fist, and every now and
thenit kept exclaiming, s'Salve, Cesar;
Victor Impcrtor!" CsHail, Caesar, Con-
queror and EmperorD Augustus, greatly
struck and delighted with so novel cir
cumstance, purchased the bird of the man
for sum which Immediately raised him
into opulence.
A few weeks since there appeared in a
Paris newspaper the following notice:
A widow, young and good looking,
mother of four Chi dren, without fortune,
desires to marry wealthy and honorable
man. Address B. R." "
There were three replies to this letter.
A few days after this notice appeared, a
body was taken from the Seine, and from
evidence obtained it was the husband of
the lady now widow. He had inserted
the advertisement, finding it impossible
to support his wife and children. A re-
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u wealthy gentleman, and the husband
having ascertained that his intentions
were honorable. made his wife widow
by drowning himself The gentleman
upon being informed of the facts, pledged
himself to educate the children. and
whether the next chapter will be mar
riage is uncertain. Where is Enoch Ar
| den MOVE v#
Nothing is more easy than to grow rich
It is only to trust nobody-to befriend
none-to get all you can, and save all you
get--to stint yourself and everybody
belonging to you--to be the friend of no
man, and have no man for your friend
to heap interest upon interest, cent upon
cent to be mean, miserable and despised
for some twenty or thirty years and
riches will come as sure as disease and
disappointment. And when pretty near
~ enough wealth is collected, by dis
regard of all the charities of the human
heart, and at the expense of every enjoy
ment, death comes to finish the work.
the body is buried in a hole, the heirs
dance over it, and the spirit -where2
--Neao York. Commercial Aduertiser.
The voices of the present say ssCome p
But the voices of the past say s'wait!'
With calm and solemn footsteps the ris-
ing tide bears against the rushing torrent
up stream, and pushes back the hurrying
waters. With no less calm and solemn
footsteps, no less certainty, does great
mind bear up against public opinion, and
push back its hurrying stream. There
fore should every man wait-should bide
his time; not in idleness, not in useless
pastime; not in querulous detection; but
in constant, steady, cheerful endeavors,
always willing and fulfilling and accom-
plishing his task, that when the occasion
comes. he may be equal to the occasion.
-Longfez
Many, many years ago it was the Gus
tom of good old DR.. Peabody, an old
fashioned minister who lived in the town
of Andover, Mass, to build large open
fire in his kitchen on retiring at night, in
the cool seasons of the year, simply for
the benefit of travellers passing his house
after he had retired-on the way to
and from Boston. His door was never
locked; his latch. string was always out
And many and many time, be writes
in his diary. did he hear in the quiet
watches Of the night strange voices by
his kitchen tire-voices of passing strang-
ers who had tarried for while under the
roof to enjoy his fire and the shelter.
Deed, minister, think shame to
come to you," said an old Scooch dame
who had sought the clergy kindly
offices for the same purpose on four pre-
vious occasions. "What is the matter,
Margaret, that you think shame to come
to met" "'Deed, sir, it's just this: I've