The New York herald., 1878-10-27
CHAT BY THE WAY.

CHAT BY THE WAY.
It s unfair Interpretation Of the Biblical text to
say that man was the principal object OF creation
and that the woman only side issue.
Tho Convention OF Second Adventlsts about to be
held will avoid the main point, whicn is TO fix the
date. II the event may not occur IN q thousand
years why got up any excitement now?
II is not truc that The world is getting worse and
worse. The man who is always looking behind him
gets nothing but pad crick in the neck pains.
Agood, honest laugh at coed. honest joke or bit OF
sarcasm rubs the gathering wrinkles Of cars but
an III tempered joke Ia ike poisoned arrow, which
makes wound and leaves its poison alter It has been
Withdrawn.
Events sour sweet according 10 the dispos.
tion In which they are met. man generally finds
what he looks for. If he searches Tor the side
his friends it will not be Of II he looks
the better side he will be able to discover IT. for
When the heart Is light
With hope all pleases, nothing comes amiss
OR, as Burns puts it,
Tho honest heart that's free from all
Intended fraud or guile,
However fortune Kick the ball,
Has aye some cause 10 smile.
You may not have been born gentleman, but il
you act Ike one you have the satisfaction Of know.
ing that nature made tho bundcr and not yourseli
The various parodics OF the Moody ana Sankey
hymns gentle stim ulant to the risibles Of
ordinary human nature, but some Of them have a
solemn truth under their jocoscness, and this is
ope.-A poor man, and he q native OF the Emerald
Isle, was surprised, as who would not be, by the
present Of twins-two lovely boys-to share his
homey fare. His appreciation OF the gift brought on
q poetic ocstacy, the result OF which these
lines
'sAhl yes, they are darlints both his brother
An love 'em aloikc, wild their sorrows an'Jy
To me they are wan, the sons OF wan mother;
Ah how do love that sweet by and bly,"
The English are certainly progressive nation, and
in all the arts OF hish civilization will soon take tho
precedence even OF America unless some new and
more appalling dofalcaon than have yet heard OF
occurs. Tho recent action OF the directors Of the
Glasgow Bank places that city at the head OF that
class of achievements and New York Ia compelled to
step down from the pre-cmnence which she has
heretofore easily held.
The versatility OF British genius surprising. 1t s
now engaged IN tho Wholesale manufacture OF wooden
idols beautifully decorated, Tor tho OF the heathen
1t bc confessed that all bgory has at last ded
out OF the English nation. She is willing to send
Bibles TO tho psgans and II tho sooty heather fluids
fault with tho FIRST Commandment she will not inter-
fore with reasonable an objection. but sends at
q cargo Of gods manufactured IN Birmingham, OF
a Sizes and coiors suit taste OF tho
tidlous and SO cheap hat every cannibas household
may be supplied. she resembles the man who de-
clared himself a teetotaer, out not bigoted that
he couldn't take occasional drink with friend.
We could not get on very well without tongues. and
yet wo haif Inclined 10 wish that some people
would try the experiment. What sets the world by
the and makes moro actual sorrow than all tho
bioodcst battc-neds OF history Is this everlasting
s'cackle, cackle all the day." This thing that you
asked not TO tell, burns, bos, secthss bubbles
in your mouth, and just for the rake Of temporary
solemn iDjunction breathe II for thousand
worlds. But IL Is just like u seidhtz powder IN his
sou, In fuii enervescencc. He casAot endure the
trust, and shares It with Others II Edison could
only invent paddock which would keep secret shu
up safely he would bring the millsnn once.
Ovsr.exerton oil the tongue tho roai Of hall
the Ills OF hio.
Dr. Drysdaie has INDUCED In the luxury OF hobby
which may some day give him a hard ridc He says
that Madness IS prevented by marriage. We have
never seen the Doctor, but judge him TO bc either
very innocent and inexpericn ced very, very old
and forgciu Of the battle scenes Of long past. Ac-
cording to our observation matrmony affords mors
opportunities to n man who Is bent on getting mad
than any other condition OF ifo That single bless
sdncss which uucrs a low Whisper, which sounds
when 1t dresses itself in a hurry and finds
that the last one OF the suspendcr buttons
is on on vacation, has nothing that can
compare with II. The imprccations OF the bachc.
ior are certainly unique and picturesque nder
circumstances, but when the married man nears at
two o'clock IN the morning, In cold and frosty
weather, the sudden alarm from tho cradle and reach.
ing out Tor tho Barometer Nm DIS that indicates tor
rife squall, TO DO followed by continuous rainy
weather. he feels round the room for adjcctvcs winch
no bachelor ever dreamed OF. Aud when he PAGES
the floor IN the vain attempt TO pacfy tho little angel
while the crisp, sharp air plays about his unpro-
tected limbs he Is apt TO declare that Dr. Drysdacs
theory that matrimony prevents madness is the re-
suit oi poetic fervor OF a wiiiuI and misleading In.
norance of solid facts.
It's a fact to be jot,od down In your memory and
acted upon your dealings with ysu freows that II
n man Is conspcuously gifted in making nrst class
excuses, he s seldom gifted In any other direction.
Nature can't Afford 10 lavish all her gifts on any Que
mortal
These beautiful lines were addressed 10 a conceed
ccxcomb but they have direct or indirect applica-
tion to more people than We imagine, and the saddcs,
part OF II is that they may possibly have far or ap-
plcation TO ourselves II is our privilege to address
them 10 others, but II is equally their privilege to re-
turn the compliment
When Philip's mighty fame, they say,
1his neither world o'erran,
A slave addressed nim every day.
"Remember you're a man,
Your pride TO bridie we should take
Far different means, alas
Fur day anu night the slave she uld sh rick.
'Remember you're an assl'
rho papers arc In search Of the champion bull
They tell vory many funny stories. but they have
m isscd the best OF ALL This time II Is not the
offspring Of the prolific Hibernian brain, but the
obiId Of Gcrmsn rationalism. Professor Adler com.