The New York herald., 1878-03-31
CHAT BY THE WAY.


Everybody likes TO DO nattcred; nobody likes TO
have the naked truth told about himself
Instinct is Gods straight line from want to its
grasihcation.
tender heart Is priceless gift, but q tender head
Is great misfortune
Every high aim lifts you above yourself oven
though you fail to attain IT, No man can jump with.
out getting away from the earth Tor moment At
least.
Seii-denial is q grand virtue; We always delight to
see II In other persons.
"Prosperty is apt to spoil u.s." says the preacher
but most OF Us would like TO how much 1t would
require TO produce that effect
The two ingredients Of a seidltz powder produce q
tremendous efsrvescence but soon coos down, ana
nothing Is left but nauseous insipidity. Some peo-
plea religion Is after the same SORT
You need not be afraid OF giving too much. Tho
old darky who said, ''If any OBJ you know Of any
church wat died oh liberalty. jes tell whar II is
an will mako pilgrimage TO II, AM by do soft light
OBJ de pale moon will crawl upon Its moss-coverod
roof am write upon DC topmost shngle BLESSED am
de dead who die In de Lord.'"
Dr. Talmsge rays that no is on England's sidc be.
cause Russia determined TO fight, and England Is
dong all she can 10 prevent It. The Doctors spcc,a
ces arc u little dusty, amt the kilograms have got
mixed In the gray matter OF his brain. Ho has So
exactly wrong, we must remember that the next time
no speaks he will take Everything back, ana then,
perhaps, get It wrong again only 10 takc IL back once
more. IL will be a surprise some OF that Eng
land is very anxious for peace OF course Derby re-
signed because England wouldn't 60 to at once,
and Dizzy is getting hs iron nclads and putting
the country on military footing, simply because tho
English people all ciamoring for peace Dr. Tai
mapes vision Is detective, and It Is very difficult
him 10 get u pair Of glasses which will not compel
him to read the news backwards.
When Dr. Pond, Of Bangor, was young man. he
ond Of music, aud especially Of that OF the
violin. II was very unclericsl instruments but he
kept quie. about it. and enjoyed undis urbed comfort
for long time. Al last however. grave spinster,
who thought that true religion is always kept in
vinegar cruct, was passing the bouss and heard tho
hcrcical instrument. Sne raised her hands in holy
horror, and then rushed TO the nearest dcacons
house to toll tho awful story that the minister had
fiddle. A committee was appointed to visit tho doc
tor and reprimand him tor his daring sin. He hoard
them all through, and thon said In his gruT tones
"a fddel Do you think have got SO low that l
would play addse P' Then calling out at the top
of his voice he said. "Enoch, bring down that
Cremona" Enoch heard and soon entered The awful
presence with his treasure SNOW, thcu, play old
Hundred and show these people that VIC don't
keep 'addle' In the house" Enoch Piled tho bow
ana tho instrument squeaked In long drawn tones the
familiar notes. Tho committee perfectly salts
fed and with the feeling that while it was
heinous SIN to own fiddle that played dance music
IL was quite another thing to have a Cremona which
played "Old Hundred. and church scandal was
hushed. rose by any other name.
We think Judge Hilton is quite right In not having
dogs in his woman's Hotel Ho has not built me.
nagerie, but home, and if We are asked "what Is
home without n poodlef" wo answer that there Is
likely to be snarling enough without the cjaculations
OF canine. We have an ecclesiastical horror Of dogs
for they sometimes intrude themselves into the
church and mako responses not altogether appropri-
ute. wo heard Of q minister who called on TO
marry a COUPLE ana who will mover forget the part
which Scotch terrier took the service. While he
was reading solemn PREAMBLE the dog entered tho
room aud began to snin audibIy at his pantaioon
When the happy pair were repeating their vows with
joined hands, the dos with low growl, forbade the
the banns; and when tho minister was In tho middle
OF his prayer, he stepped back and unfortunately.
trod ono Of the dogs paws, when q ki-yi Of tho
most heartrcndIng character made an immcd iate
Amen necessary. We arc glad Judge Hilton Is aos.
matte IN this matter and heartily wish that he could
run tho whole country for a few months. Dogs In
China arc tho only ones 10 DO tolerated.
Tho newspapers oi tho country carry q perpetual
mapping One OF them lately said shat tho frs, butter.
fly had been caught ~ the South Ena. Another as-
serted ibat though m,gnt be safe to this with
butterfly II would be very unsafe catch q wasp at
the south end, for that was where his sting lay Is
the business OF this column to point moral, and II
comes easy to say that there people 10 the
world who always take hold OF everything NJ tho
south end ana spend most OF their tme pouticing
their fingers.
II was indeed ludcrous mistake. One pastor was
dead nnd the other had gono South account
ness. When the deacon, who had received a letter
from the second, IN tho prayer meeting make
ns report he became confused got tho dead pas
tors name place OF the SICK one's, and said, "Ho
says tho weather Is veryiwarm-ndcod, ncomortaOIy
warm-in that locality, and be wishes ho could re-
turn" Ho soon that "soms had blunderod,' -
but II was too late.
The times SO hard and money 10 so scarce that .
proposition has been made of the conventional
"sllvsr nina from the clouds and cou II into those