Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-06-25
From the New York Herald
Chat by the Way.

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happy in the society of the other; but
if you do wrong then when your soul
and you are alone together your soul
feels that it is in bad company, and tells
you SO.
fatuated with yourself that you labor
under the delusion that everything be-
longs to you which you can put your
hands on. The fact that other people
differ from you in opinion is what caus-
es all the trouble in your life.
How much can be conveyed by nod
or shrug of the shoulders! You can
hurt mans character sometimes as
much by not saying anything for him
as by saying great deal against him.
these social guerillas as
Long breath'd takers, minion lispers
Cutting honest Threats by whispers.
1t is grave question that which is |
now being discussed by the scientific
societies, "Do dark haired people or
light headed people marry first ?''
No work, no reward, is the rule OF
natural law. The old saw runs, He
that will eat the kernel must first crack
the she'll"
If you want to get on in this world
you must be willing to take the bitter
with the sweet. Unless you are ready
to bear your share of the general bur-
den you should not have been born.
There are many folk in the world
who still pray, "Good Lord, good devil"
because they do not know into whose
hands they may fall.
Ca I, Of ~,
own valuation. Most people are like
an uncertain promissory note; if taken
at all it must be at large discount.
Don't very over the little. ills of life.
1t is like swinging sledge hammer to
kill fly.
Have you ever noticed the fact that
there are good many imperfect men
in the world? Some are UNDERGONE,
some are overdone, and some, like
Ephraim in the Scriptures, are "a cake
not turned" They are done brown on
one side and all dough on the other
Perfect men, like angels, are seen only
at rare intervals.
How much truth there may be in this
story we cannot tell, but it certainly af-
fords opportunity for thought :-"Jen-
ME, what makes you such bad girl ?"
said a fretful mother. The child had
inherited genius, if not virtue, for she
replied, with voice as crisp as an ap
pie tart, "Well, mamma. God sent you
the best child that was left, and if she
don't suit you I can't help it!''
In the long run a man passes for just
what he is worth. At the first the
world takes man at his own estimate
of himself, but after little it puts an
expert appraiser on his track, and then
tags him at his actual cash value. If
little boys would only blow their soap
bubbles to reasonable size they would
last longer; but the irresistible tenden-
cy is to keep blowing till they burst
In the same way those big boys who
only deal in pretense add sham to sham
until they collapse. You need not wor-
ry, for if you have anything of real
value the world will find it out and,
on the other hand, if you have nothing
except your own beautiful voice to pro-
claim your worth withal you need not
lag the flattering JUNCTION to your soul
that you can carry on the cheat very
long, because
The world is a wonderful chemist be sure.
And detects in a moment the base DER the
pure.
We may boast of our claims to genius or birth.
But the world takes man for just what he's
worth.
He quoted scripture when he said to
his father who stood at one end of the
switch and asked his son to catch the
other end on the fly, sit is better to give
than to receive" But he found pas
sage in Shakespeare equally appropriate
when, finding that the game of give
and catch was prolonged beyond en-
durance, he murmured, "This is very
like whale"
It does man good to have right
hearty laugh; neither is it inconsis-
tent with the serious business of life
The man who never laughs is fit for
strategems and spoils. Well, nothing
more provokes good laugh than the
peculiar wit of the Hibernian. We
have enjoyed this moreover to our
hearts content, and now pass it over to
you Two twin brothers looked so
much alike that it was difficult to tell
them apart Pat owed one of them a
grudge. but he couldn't tell which. One
day he met what he thought was the
offender, and got ready to swing his
wrathful shilIalah. To make sure that
be was right, however, he asked, us
this you, or is it your brother?" The
young man took in the situation and
answered, "Oh, I'm only my brother,
Pat" Pat loosened his grip on his stick
and walked away saying, BE me faith,
Its mighty lucky for We that your not
yourself, that's ALL"
Here is religion for you, and the most
popular form of religion in this world.
1t is believed in with all our might, and
practioed with the utmost constancy:-
Ashrewd merchant, who once in while
gave his conscience severe twist, lay
sick. Alarmed at his situation he sent
for clergyman, who seems to have laid
down the law in pretty plain language.
The sick man moved uneasily, but at last
said to his spiritual adviser, "Parson,
you are pretty hard on poor fellow,
but guess you are about right, after
all. haye thought it all over and
made up my mind that if I get well
will live principally honest" The word
principally" was probably intended to
cover any special contingency that
might occur, and is very convenient
adverb.
The catechism ought to be handled
with care. A little girl was asked,
What is the sacrament of matrimo-
NY" The poor child, who had learned
her lesson by rote, got a little mixed,
and gave the answer to another ques-
tloH, as IOlloWs 1t is state OF tor
ment into which souls enter to prepare
for another and better world.n The
priest who had observed but not expe-
rienced, simply replied, with a sigh,
"For aught know you may be per-
fectly right" and went on with the ex-
animation.
What would you naturally think Of
such experience as this When the
Rev. Mr.. Hammond had stirred up a
great revival in a Western town the
clergyman of the parish telegraphed
the news to brother preacher in these
significant and suggestive words:-'Mr.
Hammond is preaching here; pray for |