Daily globe., 1878-08-11
Wit and Wisdom .

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, a 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 a saluta-
ton to Caesar, 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
then it kept exclaiming, "Suzoe C8sar;:
Victor Zmpertorm CsHail, Caesar, Con-
queror and Emperory 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 a 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
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to support his wife and children. A re-
ply to the advertisement had been sent by
u wealthy gentleman, and the husband
having ascertained that his intentions
were honorable, made his wife widow
by drowning himself. Tbe 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 now?
Nothing is more easy than to grow rich.
1t 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
Tor some twenty or thirty years-and
riches will come as sure as disease and
disappointment. And when pretty near
ly enough wealth is collected, by a 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 hole, the heirs
dance over it, and the spirit where?
; -Neao York Commercial Advertiser.
The voices Of the present say "Comer y
; But the voices Of the past say 'waitp
With calm and solemn footsteps the ris-
ing tide bears against the rushing torrent
up stream, and pushes back the hurrying
t waters. With no less calm and solemn
footsteps, no less certainty, does great
0 mind bear up against public opinion, anc
push back its hvrrying stream. There.
fore should every man wait-should bide
G his time; not in idleness, not in useless
: pastime; not in querulous detection; bu
:. 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
J --LonGe1loac.
y Many, many years ago it was the Gus
tom of good old DR.. Peabody, an old
; fashioned minister who lived in the tow
= of Andover, Mass, to build a large opel
J, fire in his kitchen on retiring at night, il
!" the cool seasons of the year, simply TO
!, the benefit of travellers passing his hous
. after he had retired--on the way t
and from Boston. His door was neve
locked; his latch-string was always Out
And many and many time, be write
In his diary. did he hear in the quie
o watches of the night strange voices b
:. his kitchen fire--voices of passing strang
n ers who had tarried for while under th
d roof to enjoy his fire and the shelter.
G Deed, minister, think shame t
n come to you," said an old Scooch dam
d who had sought the clergyman kindl
Il offices for the same purpose ON four pre-
d vious occasions. "What is the matter
a Margaret, that you think shame to com
g to me?" "'Deed sir, it's just this Nv
; come to seek ye to marry me again.
e sWell, Margaret, I do not see that y
e have any occasion to think shame 70
l. such purpose. Marriage, you know, j
= honorable to all" Deed, is't sir; but
t. hae ow're muckle ct already. 1 believ
t. there was never ony poor woman plagu
( VII such deeing bodies O. men as ha
1t been"
+ A child has right to ask question
e, and 20 be fairly answered; not to b
% snubbed as if be was guilty of an impe1
: tlnence, nor ignored as though his desi1
6 for information were of no consequence
L nor misled as if it did not signify whethe