The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-07-25

To mtmrv thou art dear.
MlGRATING birds 60 ia a direct line
from north to south, and never take
their course from east to west or west to
east,
The person who bet on Mccarthy says
it is a well known scientific fact that
man is shorter at night than he is in the
morning.
The height of poiteness is passing
round upon the opposite side of a lady,
while walking with her, in order not to
step upon her shadow.
Work Unnecessary to success. Even
if it should be your good fortune to have
it rain a pottage, you would have to hold
cut your dish or 60 emgty.
SOME persons are always speaking
words of encouragement. The SPRING
field Republican says "it is mark of
genius to perspire freely"
1uEY met that Is, she went to the store
Ard made him turn his department Ger
Till he vanished bahind the goods, and then
She pleasantly faid she would call again,
TIE poor man out West whose vile
dealt him triplets the other day, looked
at them gloomilv and exclaimed: "Tbree
of kind and nothing in the pot; just
my luck ~
PRoFEssoR-" Can you multiply to-
gether concrete numbers ?" The class
are uncertain. Professor" What will
be the product of five apples multiplied
by six potatoes ~ Freshman (triumph,
antly) -" HASH"
The iust-published report Of an Irish
benevolent society says; Notwith-
standing the large amount paid for
medicine and medical attendance, very
few deaths occurred during the year"
g SEE that your people do not keep
Sunday" remarked an American abroad
to lady resident in Paris, recently.
"Ah, no, monsieur" replied the Parsian
with charming accent to her English,
"we docs not keep um-we lets 'um go
loose"
VISITOR to Sunday school, addressing
the children: "What is the ostensible
object OF sunday school instruction ?"
No answer. Visitor: What il the oss
tfnsibe object of Sunday school instruc-
tion?" Small boy Tin a feeble voice.,
" Yes, sir. .e ...r
81 SHOULDN'T think there would be
such word as breakfast" remarked n
young linguist to his msther the other
morning. "Why not, deart" asked she.
Because, ma," replied the boy, "it
amt natural, Things never break fast
they break Loose"
ROBERT BOYLE believed that the
sound OF a drum made OF VOLTS skin
would break another made OF sheepsSin,
and that harp strung with iox-gut
strings, would make hens fly away. His
philosophical writings and even those OF
Lord Bacon abound in superstitions of
this kind. r....... .+.
THERE is no ridiculous nonsense about
the honest Deadwoodians. The most
vigorous waltzer at dance there last
week excused himself at hali-past III be-
cause he had stage coach to rob at II.
What a rebuke this is to our giddy,
procrs. mating, selfindulgent votaries
of pleasure. That man is bound to ils'
even if the whole community have to
pull Oh the rope.
THERE is on either side of the equa-
tor zone of perpetual flies. Farther
north is the zone of migratory flies
while still farther north is the happy re
gion where flies are unknown. II is il
contemplating the distribution of file
that we perceive why the Esquimaul
cling to their frozen home. Superficial
y rsons have often asked why don't tn
Esauimax leave the Arctic regions an'
, come south TO comfortable climate?
TIE wrFE's soLILoQuY.
e Time was when much he loved me;
, | When wa walked out, at clCsa OF day, inhaie
= The yernal breeze, and get some ice-cfeam
:, | At MIS-. Browns, scented wtth ysniiIs
l. We'll do | remember how, then, as home we walked
:, with car, ful hand, he drew my mantle round m'
II L. st. as he ,ad the evening dew should mar
@ | His III tie ducky -dmple's fiagile heahh
Although he knew full we'll that could
D. swing over the garden ate TIL midnight
Is without catching cold or lilt
n | R,rrI Of -four over a hye-rail fence.
Yes then his eve looked kindly on lae
)t Mann NV heart was sad. How tendeIly
j. Ne red my fearful eyes when We learned
, That no circus was eomsg our wsy
That sumner How best tue evenings, too,
when vintry blasts hewling round
Ny fathers dwellingl
O5, II was sweet, the daily task performed,
>. On the sofa, near the cheer ful hre to sit
VITA him lovel, and eat confectionery
=, And p anutsl Ion City Derrick,
Il A MAN whose every look proved no
n hungry and psnniless he was, halted b
Q fore an eating stand at the Central ms
a ket to let his mouth water for Will
d Tbe woman called out: "Come.
,i logging along! You won't get any fo'
n here unless you have the Cash" n
Y dear woman" he con6deniislly begs
IS al sm not hungry; [ just left q
r, breskfsst-table, after the hesrtiest me
le ever ate. | was not looking at yo'
II, beautiful meats, your lovely cakes
ID your rich and juicy pies, but at you
OF self" What are you looking ~ n
i'd fort '"I was wondering" J" be ssid, "hyo
a we're any relation to Lady Glare,
ed England. You have the same brow
at eyes same beautiful hair, same sweet a.
he cent,p al never knew her" replied 20
me womsn. ss her face began to clear uT
"a " Didn't. ehs Well, ] never ssw tw
he faces nearer alike in their ssee. eHt ic'
10 ~ sion.T / wish I had your portrait paiote'
ha on ivory-I really wish | had' sh'
pe bsnded him half y pie and piece o
:. meat and. as be sauntered of, she brgai
= hunting around for plecs OF broker
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