The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-17
CHAT BY THE WAY.

tenderness OF feeling, but when you are asked now
long you would really IKE to 1.-Two your invarabie an
| swer Is, IA littlc longer"
There Is no proprety In discussing the locality OF
hell, for the BOY right who said, "It's anywhere
| outside of heaven
1t 10 said that In every homo there must be
mother, and also mrth there.
John b. Cough. when no speaks religious
topic, talks with what Byron calied"a forty parson
power" He Is growing old, but tho Are still burns
brightly the hearth. HIS greatest difficulty just
| now Is to appoint successor.
| There Is many man strong enough to hold bull
by the horns ana yet nQt strong enough 10 hold his
own tongue.
The splrualiss have called up tho ghost OF Dioge-
ne., who said that he didn't have much luck while
hunting for honest man in Athens but that II be
were to be rcincorporascd aud lived New York he
would become director oil insurance company and
then put his lamp out.
Nearly every church music committee hold pri-
vate session tho morning service, and with
in eyes sing, 'rhere Choir that stands AjaE"
Then, u kind OF mutual benodiction, they repeat
In unison the lines of Byron
Soprano, basso, even the contra-aito.
We wish i've fathoms under tho Riaito
Mr.. Kimball, like BanQuo's ghost, won't down. He
goes round The country crying, avauntl TO church
dobts and away they scampcr. His motto Is, "Pay
up, or put up so Leu in tho window"
Sound tho loud Kimball oor every church debt,
Away goes tho mortgage; on that you Can bel.
There tramps IN tho Old Grecian days and they
wore just unwilling work their nea descend.
ants are When Pisistratus walking out one day
he accosted by OF these pArasites He said,
"If you boasts 10 plough your land will lend
you some; II you want land will give you some; II
you want seed 10 SOW you shall have II; but you
must work." They LETT his dominions Tor
genial climate. Tho same characteristics remain
Tell most beggars that there Is Ave-c0urse dinner
under tho horse una they turn pale vanish.
There aro q great many religious people In this
funny world who give themselves to the Lord, but
seem forget that their pocxetDooKs included
| the gift.
Good advice Is like brown bread; II Is very nourtsh
Ing, but not always the most welcome kind or food
its all very woll talk about economy but tho DIFF.
Ncuity Is to get anything to economzc. Tho little
baby who puts his toas IN his mouth almost the
only person who hard times manages mako
both ends moet
Coloridge was standing by the source OF the river
when he said that religion 10 tho most gentemanly
thing In the world. II makes u man, and then II
makes him gentle ana when is finished aud ''thor.
oughy furnished" he Is u gentleman
You seeking for happiness in tue possession OF
things which you have not yet attained to- In that
you are following Will.ot ho-wsp and will probably
end your by h,ng your foot against the sharp
corner Of rock and then sitting down ana Rrumblng
ut your bad luck The secret is 10 mako bust.
OF being happy with what you've got; aud then,
when GOOD fortune umbles into your lap, YOU will be
prepared to appreciate It. You have already more
than you deserve, and that ought to satisfy you
1t will never never do int erfcrc family quar-.
rel; the artillery OF both sides sure 10 be turned
against you
AS when Two dogs are lighting 10 the streets.
WIFE angry teeth ho BITES HIM to the bone,
And this dog smarts for what that dog mas done.
A little thing sometimes turns the destiny Of
ton colored philosopher declared that the SOUTH
cru peops lazer than ever, and that they never
get up until On beng aske" the reason 10 re-
piled that tho negroes the indirect Of the
change, Tor before the the people rise at
cock Growing, while now 'roosters Ia sca'cc," SO
drsadiuly "scace that only two or three lett in
whole Counties and those tho highest branches OF
the and out OF reach. Tho consequence Is that
tho hic people 6versleep and the best part OF
the day.
Some peoples mouths like certain inns. they
are open ut oil hours day and night.
1t Is undoubtedly true, since We have tho best
,hority Tor the statement, that God mado oil men.
And yet havo who have led to feel
that there must be a mistake some where, and that
tho general statement ought to be SO modified as TO
allow OF certain evident exceptions 10 the rule.
Stanley had great many curious experiences In
Africa but mono moro SO than this which iollows:-
Ono OF his servants was 80 attached 10 him that In
order adequately to express his friendship he begged
the explorer KILL cook and cat him. II only gen.
uinc friendship which Is willing offer itself
shape OF steaks and outlets Whom we Of o hgnor
civilization proiess friendship It means that We
willing to receive presents or borrow money. "Wbat
are trends good for except TO DO used" wo ask bus
sl,o Vnutn frtaud TOR
to be eaten"
The nsgro's description OF philanthropy IL true to
the life "Dc ptherpist," he said sssits down
beio, rousin' good lire q cold day an wishes dat
everybody else had just such a IRE; no advcrkales
homes fur krppl,s. an aged, an uniorternatc, an
mex day signs p0rtshun to frow one-armod soldier
ourn "a position payn' dollar u day +" This Is the
taketeasy philanthropy, tho swectcncd water scnti.
mcntalism of tho day. II takes It's i've courses at
dinner and then wonders why n kind Providence
DOESN'T throw o cooked turkey on every poor mans
table.
Colonel IngersoIi did nj dare TO invade the State Of
Maine his lato occurring tour. In that fossifer-
section Of tho country there very disasreeabIc
law TO the effect that II any man Is guilty OF bias.
phemy no shall DO fined or imprisoned. Tho Colonel
could ridicuc tho BiDlo to applaudng Boston audi
cnccs who laughed until they crod ut his parody Of
the story OF the uppe tree. but in Maine thero Is
prohibiory law which made hun feel that though his
audiences might laugh no would not himself be able
to soc the joke. Msrtyrdom had no charms for him,
ho folded hts like tho Arab and silently stole
away
Tho nineteenth century presents few phenomena
| that will compare with Gus,avo Labutat Ito must
have loved his wife, because told so but. new
crtheless, bc determined 10 kill her. lie
siderato enough to give her time pray, which
hc drove his knife In TO tho nut Then he bent ten
derby her AMI said, "God bless you. love you;
but pray again, because Pm gong TO finish you."
He did finish her, and now puts iul mourning and