The New York herald., 1879-03-30
CHAT BY THE WAY.

CHAT BY THE WAY
The good man is the only one who can Be indif-
ferent slander: the bad must needs chase it
and try to head it of.
1t is no. always possible to keep from having mud
thrown at you: but you can always keep from throw
ing it at others.
Some people are born to be contrary and they full
fl their mission with religious zeal. They are like
the Irishman's frog. who. he said. always stood up
when he sat down and always sat down when he
stood up.
wag who was also philosopher. once said that
If some mems bodies were straighter than their
minds they would be crooked enough to ride on
their own backs
Many man spends money enough on single
vice to bring up children and give each of them
a handsome dowry.
Every ought to be busy. but no one ought to
be so busy that he can't do his work we'll. An
worked man is like certain plough or which we
have heard. which turned up great deal more than
it could turn over.
Do you always tell the truth? Certainly do.
What. always? Well. hardly always.
There is very little grammar but considerable
common sense in these two lines:-
Him shall never more come back to we,
But us shall surely one day go to he.
It is said of Sir Isaac Newton's nephew. who was
clergyman, that he always refused marriage fee
saying in tone Of pleasantly. go your way. poor
children have done you mischief enough already
without taking your money
The best authorities tell US that healthy man
should eat but twice day. luncheon at noon is
ingratitude toward breakfast and premedtated in
suit to the dinner.
The following epitaph is simply sign OF the
times. 1t repeats in verse what have all thought
OF IN prose-
"Drawbridge shut" the signal said.
'Twasn't shut. Alas. how solemnl
Such IL life. See list OF dead
On the other side this column
It is not bit easier bring a right result out of
wrong beginning than is to raise canary birds from
canary seed.
Popular proverbs sometimes lose the original
shape in which they their reputation. and like
the fashions changed to suit the times The
good old saying. "Train mp q child in the way he
should CO." &C., is hardly apropos to the advanced
thought Of the nineteenth century. While it was
fitted to the days Of the stage coach 1t has sig.
nifcance in age of such vast enlightenment
this. We therefore change the proverb and make it
altogether more significant. and certainly more ap
pcabe to the youth Of this favored land by render
ing it, Train up Q child and away he will CO."
There is another fossiliferous proverb which was
well enough In its day. but which has evidently
forgive. divine" Now. in age of casuistry such
a proverb would be . gem. but in the midst Of
eminently practical generation like ours which adj
mits. for instance. that 1T was intensely human in
the South to secede and attempt to destroy the
ernment. and that are only following the Golden
Rule in agreeing to pay their debt and to PEN
sion every wounded soldier who wore gray, and es-
pecially JEFF Davis. who has passed beyond the
'sour apple tree" period and looks forward to
honored old age and . large income. the gift of
grateful Congress. that proverb has no place. We
change its wording. however. and give it sig-
nfcance which every man recognizes. 1t now reads
ITO owe is human; to pay mp. divine.
Human nature Is very discouraging Put up the
sign. 'No thoroughfare. daneeri' and every Teams
ter on the continent feels that that particular
is the only one that leads to his stable. Or.
one else has suggested put up the sign, Fresh
paint" and every passer-by will touch it with his
finger to see whether it is dry yet.
There is a story told Of patriotic Russian which
shows how far the worship of the powers that be
can go. He boasting in the presence of an Eng
lishman of the excellences Of the Gar lie proved
beyond doubt that he possessed more gifts and vr-
than all the other crowned heads of Europe put
together. The Englishman naturally rebelled. and
at last said in tones OF superb sarcasm. well. my
friend you will at least acknowledge that the Gar is
to admit that, replied evasively Perhaps not;
but you know the Gear is young yet"
We are all very like the little boy who said he
ought not to be scolded much for being naughty
because he not half AZ bad he could be. Moth
ing will SO help boy who is "from fair to mid
ding In character to develop into incorrigible
pest a. teasing and frettng. and the reiter
alton In every tone known to bad temper of tho
tender Phrase "Oh. you bad boyi" Some boys are
brought up ON that kind of food, and you might as
well expect horse to be docile who enjoys the
presence of q burr under the saddle to expect
boy who has pin stuck into him by ill-tempered
criticism every time he comes into the house to
prefer stay at home rather than steal out of the
back door and 60 fishing. Some parents scold and
fret the wings of their childrcns backs without
knowing it, There is nothing in the world which
better enables boy the fun of skating thin
icc with tho chance of getting drenching. than the
feeling that he will get drubbing ut home whether
or no.
There is great deal Of sound theological sense in
the remark the little girl who told say her
prayers and thank God that she had not met with
railroad accident her way home She thanked
God for not letting her get hurt. and then added.
but tho next time I'll 20 in wagon"
The Chinese question Ia very far reaching in its
influence. Almost every calamity that happens is
An some way attributable to the Mongolian race.
One Is almost led to believe that IL Chnarnan had
ever set foot our shores we should have
suffered from toothache and Wall street speculators
would never have become peculators. When a man
IN San francisco fell down stairs and broke his neck
the juryit must have been q struck jury--rendcrcd
verdict TO effect that tho accident indirectly
connected with the fact that the Mon,olian hordcs
had ravaged our fair land. and recommended the an-
initiation Of every of them.
It is all very well to attempt to account for the
financial condition OF the country by saying that the
East is glutted and "westwsrd no" would relieve
U.S. The times could easily be made better IL moro
people in the East would take to the hoe and use IL
indnstriously. The difficulty with this age is that
there arc 30 many people who are willing to look on
and see other folks do the hoeing and unwilling to
lend hand.
The"Sweet BY and BY" has always been popular
.-.... ,asx ana CALLED ..Tha Sweat Rack aud