The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-04
CHAT BY THE WAY.

Many . man bears his own faults patiently, and
those OF hts neignbor impatientIy.
Don't reckon on what may possibly come TO pass as
though II hsd already come to pass There is little
use In counting four unless you have them In your
bag.
Laws always revenge themselves VIXEN broken.
You can neither coax threaten them. They are
your masters, and you may we'll submit. Resist
anes Is folly There is old provsrb, and q homely
enc. which runs "He who spits against heaven will
md tue spitlle iall in his face"
II soft answer turns away wrath, a witty one
sometimes produces the opposite effect. An officer OF
tho army said IN IA moment OF pique 20 q clergyman,
''Sir, II had stupid son I wou make . parson OF
him." The reply Was worth remembering and did
not sorvs to make the officer amable :"Your father,
sir seems to have been OF a different opioion."
II smsn is not SAINT ~ dIly he may az well turn
his attention to some other pursuit. His habits by
that time have become petrnsd and II ~ extremely
dincuit TO form new ones; indeed, as Josh Billings
says. "rhe best he kan do his old ones. In
tho following lines, however, the day grace Is
tended by ten years and more chance Is given -
Al ten. child Al twenty, wild;
Al thirty, tame, II ever;
Az forty. wise; ut 1lty, roh:
Atsixtys good, or never
Irtshmsn cannot well help being funny A great
many stories .old Of them which did not originate
win them, but 10 because their national wit 10 such
that they might easily have done So We never say
that paliful OF water came from a well which We
know TO be dry. How we have laughed over poor
Handy Andy who when told to throw jug Of water
out OF the window, threw It, jug ana ALL And the
laugh has done Us gooo, for honest laughter cure
for half the Ills s ia Pat standing on tho base
ball ground IN interested locker on lie was doubled
up suddenly, being hit Dy what somebody told him
was q foul bali When be TO his fcol and assured
himself that he sin alive he remarked, "a Iowl
DO 20 call n2 Faith, an be the way 10 hit me
thought It was q mule"
Truth, and sometimes very sad truth comes from
the lips OF childhood The best criticism the cha
acter OF the times 10 which We are living evolved
IRON The inner consciousness OF small boy. ''wcll,
my Guild, what profession do you propose 10 follow
when you grow up" He looked thoughtful Tor = mo.
meat, but all NJ ones HIS eye frightened as he re-
Piled, III shall be trustee, sir" seemed strange
and somewhat Indefinite selection to make, but the
Dsy's mind was running ON . straight track, and ho
knew precisely what he was altar. "a trusted and
why, my souf" because, cir, ever since iathsr has
essn trustee we've had Pudding ier dinner, and be-
tore that we had nonc''
The reason why Charles spurgson 10 so popular 70
that he reminds people constantly Of things they
already know but Lave iorRotton. He seldom uses
poysyllAbsss but talks to- at his con gresaion In
the sim psst language Hear his ringing voice say
TO AN nsssmblago OF 5,ooo MAKE the bridge from
cradle to manhood jnss long ysu Let your
child be child. and not little ape Of man running
about the town" Hisluun has no place iu that
puip't spurseon was never known TO stand ON his
head or turn even single somersault Whine preach
INK People IN America, especially some preachers,
are under The impression that In ssasr 70 draw crowds