Connecticut western news., 1878-03-14
WIT AND WISDOM.

A hypocrite is man who tries to be pious and can't, with preponderance of cant.
 The truths that we least wish to hear are those which it is most to our advan- tage to know.
 A baby is @ necessity, says Josh Billings, but twins always did seem to me to be of 8 speculative nature.
 -"Peter," said mother to her son, "are you into them sweetmeats again ?" [" No marm them sweetmeats IS into me-"
 -"H you would succeed in this life, my son." said Tom Corwin, be solemn, solemn as an aes. All the s.Aa..a'sN>A'>tHa of this world are built to solemn asses.
 Let your truth stand sure, sI..
 And the world is true; '...
 Let your heart keep pure,
 And the world will too.
 It is impossible to diminish poverty by multiplication of effects, for, manage as we may, misery and suffering will always cleave to the border of supertiulty. It may serve as 8 comfort to us Tn all our calamities and afflictions that he that loses anything and gets wisdom by it is gainer by the loss.
 Pride is like the beautiful acacia, that lifts its head proudly above its neighbor plants, forgetting that 1t, too, like them, has it's root in the dirt.
  Stories first heard at mothers knee are never wholly forgotten--a little spring that never quite dries up In our journey through scorching years.
 Governor Seymour says: "You can never make successful system of edu- cation that does not contemplate the education of the teacher as well as that of the pupil"
 The irreconcilable Cubans in New York city went to continue the fight. The HcraId says the men who have been in the field will be glad to exchange places with them. at"
 A farmer in Wisconsin hanged him. self on a cherry tree, Had he followed the example of the Father of his Coun- try the tragedy could not have occurred exactly as 1t did.
 George Francis Train is now living on one piece of dred apple per day. He eats it for breakfast, drinks pint of tepid water for dinner, and swells up for supper.
 "The demand for trade dollars con- tinues," says an exchange. We'll, we should say so. The demand for all kinds i of dollars in these parts" is away ahead of the supply.
 An exchange says: Give us the | dollars of our fathers-the bright, shin ing, ringing silver dollars. And, mind you, give them to us-we've got sick and tired of working for them.
 He that discovers himself till he hath made himself master of his desires lays himself open to his own ruin and makes himself prisoner to his own tongue.
 Before thou reprehend another, take heed thou art not culpable in what thou goest about to reprehend. He that cleanses blot with plotted fingers makes greater blur.
 After the storm had ceased, the other day, he remarked to his wife: "Guess the snow is all over." "Yes, she replied, "all over the ground" He only said It's snow iokiu' matter" This cutter little.
 A certain little damsel, being aggra- vated beyond endurance by her big brother, fell down upon her knees, and cried: 70 Lord bless my brother Tom. He lies, he steals, he swears. All boys do; us girls don't. Amen"
 A very little boy had one day done wrong, and he was sent, after paternal correction, to ask in secret the forgive ness of his Heavenly Father. His of fence was passion. Anxious to hear what he would say, his mother followed to the door of the room. In lsping accents she heard him ask to be made better; and then, with childlike sim plicity, he added "Lord, make mas l temper better, too"