The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-06-07
wAIFs AND wHTsrs-

Practice economy and industry and
success is yours.
mo bird ia actually on the wing
The wings are on the bird.
Following mAny vocations ha.
ruined tie life of many a man.
Have one settle purpose in life and
ward. 'O~ To
-.Politeness is like an air cushion
there may be nothing solid in II. but II
eases jolts wonderfully.
The favorite shade in dress goods
for young ladies this spring is goslin
green. 1t is intended to match the in.
tellect Of their escorts.
AN exchange, essaying to compli,
ment Live Stock Journal" :" observes
that it is edited by a man whose head Il
chuck full of live stock.
"A Sunday,school scholar who. being
told how God punished the Egyptians
by causing the first born of each house
held to be killed, rejoined with, "What
would God have done if there had beer
twins ?"
"A gentleman who has an unfortunate
habit Of interruptiDg when Others are
talking was brought up with a round
turn the other evening by a victim, who
quietly said "Go ahead and tell your
story. You may forget it."
There was period Of over one
thousand years in the history Of this
world when doors bad no keyhoIes, and
l -
the door without exciting the least suapi-
cion against his local standing.--[Free
Press.
AS a note of travel, (on foot), the
remark of the tramp who was begging
something to eat, is one of the best on
record. He was 80 thin, he said, that
when he had a pain he couldn't tell
whether it was a stomach-ache or a
backache.
1T has been said that a diamond
might be laid on an anvil and struck
with hammer, and instead OF breaking
it would be driven into the solid body
beneath il. This is not true, for the jewel
is very easily broken, and the thin layers
of which it is composed can be divided
with penknife.
"A Son Of Smart boy: "Here
we are, Uncle But what does 'oug
nay pas obleegy de consommy mean p"
Uncle: cit means one is not obliged
to take anything he doesn't ike
Smart boy: All, well, let us go to some
cafe where one il 'obleegy de oonsom-
myP"-[Punch.
The Yosemite valley is: a dreary
place in winter. and almost inaccessible
by reason of the great depth of snow that
drifts into it. Mr.. and Mrs. Snow keep
hotel there, and live in it the year
round. The two men who were finst TO
enter the valley this year reached the
hotel with much difficulty, and the
landlord, with his wife and dog, were
OfCiJO.t0 ~ bhc ~ VI n cbAAhES AalD
after six months Of isolation.
Fair specimen Of the "light liters-
ture" of the day "The intense agony you
witnessed, the prophetic words Of utter
wretchedntss, failed to unite your des-
tiny with Ernests future; the most
fearful results predicated upon refusal
failed TO influence you; his heart is now
wretched and can bear any misfortune"
Who can read the foregoing and not have
his or her tender susceptibilities rscked
and torn and suffused with metaphorical
hemorrhage, OF any other rage?
Where the Quotation Was.-Sunday
night conversation; dramatis persona,
theological student and two Juniors;
subject, the existence Of angels. First
junior I" The bible indorses the belief
in angels you know the prayer of one
of the apostles, Angels and ministers OF
grace defend u.s." Theological student:
" That is not in the bible" Second
junior: OF course il isn't; it's in the
boo& of common prayer, and that is no
Universal assent Har-
ward Crimson.