The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-27

De scripter don' agree Wild him, no. Of reads II
right,
An whsr he gifts bis hori,y guess he darsn't say;
SO I'D ru.nsr walk do oarrer path accordn' 20 my
light,
Than hsb Jolly time OF IL, an risk de other way.
Logic certainly irresistible, and Its applications
are various. When . poor fellow, who had boon hi
BY steam engine, was told that drink Was the cause
OF the disaster he replied that had saved his life
for 1t had mbered him up so that when ths engine
struck him II was though had hit jelly fish, He
argued thence that whenever q man decides TO walk
homo on 4 railroad track he ought 10 guard against
accidents by thing himself with whskey. He nov
walks the track regularly, and follows bis own
ruc with religious scrupulosity.
|. may be true that ''fools and their money soon
part" but these hard times man is willing 70 Boz
come fool In have tho money TO part with.
Tho moon is said to be .the silver orb, and that -
the reason why members OF Congress are STUDY.
ing astronomy and trying TO pay ninety cents the
dollar. We are all swinging round "tho golden sun,
however, which Is the centre OF things. and so inss.
Oh the payment OF honest debts in honest coin. We
have had moonshine enough; now give ~ sunlight,
and VIC will move on to the next reform.
The real difference between Russia and Turkey Is
only OF photography. Tho Turks want peace With
Russia aud tho Russians want piece OF gurkoy.
synonym need not always be expressed. II can
sometimes DO implied For instance, when We say,
Set thief 10 eaten apresident OF trust company
the words OF the old adago slightly altered, but
the meaning remains the same This shows how easy
II Is Tor the human rind adapt itself TO an innova
ton any mode OF expression.
Mr. Darwin has spent his life in trying to prove that
tho Christian philosopher is wrong when he says, ''In
the physiology OF man there's no such word tall
In the coolest day OF winter, such Is the magic 0f
tho gentlcr sex, woman make tho house hot
that you will rush into the street TO get breath OF
fresh air.
tangled problem. which has boon kind OF Gord'an
knot Tor centuries Is cut IN this wise by tinted theo
logan:-
Amt much on philophosy an can't see why is
De angels hab to work hard and get SO little pay;
De debbl hub easy time, an tnks dc world am his,
But he may I'M big MISTAKE upon dc Judgment day.
Whar oil de brmstonc's comm from nebber could
But den It amt do on'y thing We dsrkies doesn't
know;
spect there DO enough for all, an I've no sort o.
You'll wish der wasn'. quite so much whom once
you gets below.
The las. hit a. tho rtualists is the post ono.
Catholic priest asked to denote the difference be-
tween High Church Episcopaiian and a true Roman.
ISL and his reply was that the latter were called
..Papiss, while the former were only "apeisIA"
The English papers are making q complaint or the
want Of honesty among the people They always
know that thero not much Of the article among
Americans, but that true born subjects oil the Queen
should start Tor the Continent with all the loose cash
Of the bank In their pockets Is almost Incredible.
Englishmcn may DO slow TO learn, but ono by one
they pick up the habits OF q high order of cviliza-
ton II must be granted, however, that swindling
has become fine art with US, and that We perform
the operation with delicacy Of touch and hide It's
deformity under such o variety Of newly coined
words, such .'Irregularity" and .rehypothecate"
that foreign nations eau hardly hope to bear tho
Of wellearned fame until they have had
tho practice which has made Us well nigh perfect