The New York herald., 1878-10-13
CHAT BY THE WAY.


impss.insaes you ~ali get back assis before macy
days.
Fufsr said VERY bssuufuiiy. "Hs thai spssas ell
ms iiis sport 10 hxe who wears aothing bat
irissss eats nothing bat sAsoss"
The hardest thing TO get good hcsd on 10 yeas ovs
tongue. ~ you coaid oaiy kesp st at the risss time
yeu word save yourself many he@rtsche. IL 10 far
better TO ivc in smoky house. 20 hive cheese AID
garhc. than abide With . man or woman whose
tongue 10 IN perpetual motion.
man may be IN heaven long before he goes there;
and . may bs psreo,iy sure tnat there is bell
here, even wnen he 10 douDtai about the one here
alter
Here is bit Of sssd advice wh,eh u we're wsli 10
When inc weak man onspds thee
Spare hun, aud wDen
The strona man onsuas thee,
spare thysei then.
Every lie Is like block OF marble with pssssois
angel hidden IL The difficulty 70 cut tns angel
out and leave nothing but chips behind
II is the nrst little stop that loses all Aer mat
tns slippery, asd ws are dsva before ws kaow
L. Young says
Let no man trust the arst false step
Oi guiit; u hangs upon a prscipice,
Whose steep dssceat Ia Iost psrduioo spdG
A poor excuse Is better than nons and n 10 Eoss
satisfying TO ones sslfconcsls TO hide behind old
board fence among the broken bottles and other nhy
debris The king rides by than 10 stand out boldly
on tne highway In ones dust and rsgA And yet our
lame excuse 10 sometimes our sure condemnation.
"Why didn't you answer me before, you bad boy ="
said an iraIe mother TO her onsprisG He wanted 70
finish the pile OF nuts and which he had
Gently abstracted from tho sacred preeincts Of the
pantry and hrs mouth full tor Tor
while but as length hs drew bis sleeve hastily across
his lips, gave gulp as big ~ the Guif Of Mexico.
and came running from behind the wooaplls crying,
.Mother. would nave come before. but didat hsar
I'LL you'd called throo or iour times"
The papers these times OF general economy
filled with very learned essays Tho win
which q considerable family may support itself $40
a week. II must be an menss gra,ibcaiion 10
poor man 10 know that with that moderate sum he
can have plentiful and not very mysterious hash Tor
breakfast and wholesome soup and stew tor dinner
Now, II we tow learned ssssys-shas 10,
low essays little moro lcarned-which will
kindly inform the poor man In what part Of the city
he can pick up tnat ten dollar Dill every week, tho
contamination dcvouty TO be wished will DO
reacnsa. After many years OF tolerabiy obser-
vation convinced that Il II not half
necessary to tell men how 20 spend money how 70
getlt. We can hnd any number Of families who will
show you how live $8 per week II you viii
kindly furnish the money. W. are reminded OF q
story OF the olden days. Two backwoodsmen were
INDUCING In rsminiecencss OF the time when every.
thing was cheap. "Why," said one, 81 can remember
when could buy 100 acres OF good farming land IN
the State Of Texas Tor old pair OF boolA" "Thsn
why on earth didn't you purchassy" rslorssd the
other. Tho man with the long memory ls,sursly
picked up 1--we coal, deposited Il his clay pipe.
gave two three lsng puns, and thsn slowly and
coucIusivsly answered, "Bscauss l didn's have The
BOOTS"
There is a preacher. SO the papers say. who IL bot
ter able to accommodate himself TO circumstances
than any person lately heard OF HIS
mons are woli assorted the colors Of the
bow. II no Is invited to q Presbyterian pulpit ne
selects manuscript from the true blue; II 20 Cal
vinistc pulpit he chooses QUO from the yellow. the
color are and II TO univorsaiist pulpit-ior he IL
many sided and bright on oil sides, and Is not prej
udiccd but he preach anywhere when the Zee
alluring-he takes sermon from some OF the paier
and more indistinct colora He works "on the Euro
pean plan." giving to eacn Church whatever u
and will pay Tor, wsathercock minister whose con-
sistsncy Is always indicating which way The wind
blows
That boy a true philosopher who, when he lost
his kite, thought he would cry about it, bus immed-
atey after concluded not TO- and went homo whistng
When asked II no wasn't sorry lose his he
replied :-"Ycs. but can't TOOL away much time
in being sorry; I'm just gong to mako . new
one, and l guess better one." great
many full grown men havcnr learned that les
son yet When they have split their milk on the
ground Ihey Sit down close by tho wet spot and dilute
tho lost actcal fud with their briny tears II, in
stead this repining, ihoy would only skurry
they would lind another aud a Digger wait.
ing TO be MIXED. Don't suik, because It won't pay.
Children toll us ~ much truth MS tho catechism.
A grave school inspector, with . face which re-
sembIcd the heightened line OF misery, trying
impress some infant minds WIN awful facts sserniy
looking into their happy faccs no asked, with "a
voice from sho tombs, sCnildrsn, do you know who
loves all menf" The silence was oppressive tor q
minute; but the conunorum must bc answered, and
littlo bit OF humanity In tho iar.oG corner
,imidly lifted her mead. "Anin gumly observed tho
tragic inspector. "wei cnild you will tell tho whole
school who loves all mens" She rose, snokso Tho
wrinkles out OF her pretty white apron. ana answered
with shrili voice. "Ali women, siri"
Wo are often told that there 10 respect OF per-
sons religion: but this Is OF those who
pcnse IT, those who dispense with It In the first
class waiting room at Charing Cross, London, 10 a
gold framed motto :--"In my Fathers house many
mansions; SO to prepare place for you." In the
third waiting room, however, is another motto
In dirty oaken frame :"rhc wages OF sin u death
The yellow lever has been SO busy tho South and
West that could not possibly spare time visit tho
Eastern States but has sent, able representa-
tive, Colonel Robert lngsrsolL This gentleman mas
the impression that. like tnc yellow lever he is very
.taking,o but the truth Is he Is a dangerous or
contagious epidemic He 10 most nobly iacetious
speaker when he talks about Church,
and u Is really worth while TO listen TO
him wnen no gets this subject We use the word
"whsnn only In ngurativs senss, because IN point
OF fsct he never talks about anything erss. II he
were advertised speak of relation OF capital and
labor you nigh. 90 all tbs same. the real subisc.
ot tho lecture would 10 PresbyIeriansm Thai IA tha
red rag which rousss his ire He has painfully toied
through the dictionaries OF all the languages
and OF tho dead ones, 10 discover words aud
phrases oil objurgatlon and still hrs ardent and co-
qucnt soul Is unsatishsd. What a beautiful savage
he would make, u he could only have his wayi How
II would refresh and delight has soul II he could
only put on the war PANT sharpen his toms-