The New York herald., 1879-07-13

over the other:-"Here lie the dead-and here the
living lie."
The habits of = mans life shown by his face
and his bearing 1t is for instance, impossible Tor
be addicted to strong drink for any length OF
time without looking dizzy -pated.
There are certain people in the world who always
having the most astonishing experiences, and who
have a faculty of making astonishing experience
out OF very slender material 1t was only few days
ago that ladies' of rank and fashion, but addicted
TO philanthropy. while walking across muddy
street, stumbled upon a poor shivering girl. who
held broom in one hand while she held out her
other hand for penny. "Poor child" murmured
one of the philanthropists "what dreadful occupa-
ton for one of her tender years. Who knows but
she may have seen better daysT With that she
asked a question: child. have you always done
this sort of thing?" The girl might have truth
fully replied that she swept the crossing
during long drought. but instead OF that
she said, mo, maam, only since ia'ner
failed" What pathos. All, there was
story in that little life after all. She knew it, Fer
haps that child had been in the midst OF luxury
and wealth. her every want supplied. her sien'es'
wish anticipated. What changes a great city pro-
duces and what shocking contrasts are daily seen'
Then, putting her gloved and delicate mana on 'ne
Young girls head she said tender if not fearful
father has met with reverse. VIII you tell me how
it happened?" Then the little street waif fourished
her broom and replied :-"You see. maam, 1T hap
pened in this way My old father kept apple
stand at the corner of the street. and day bad
man came and bought peck of apples and gave him
a counterfeit two dollar BILL and that's what busted
him."
We would not dare to say that religious people
ever become intoxicated, but something within COM
pes us to suggest that many of them are too much
given to indulgence in the "spirits Of whine"
You would hardly say that suicide is success
full man. and yet it is curious fact that every indi
vidual in this class, without exception, has
complished his own end. statement which cannot
be made concerning the rest of the world.
DIR. Samuel Johnson had gruff way of telling the
truth His praise apt to be very light, but his
blame heavy enough to make up for it. There
were women preachers in his day also, and his
analysis of their apparent well worth
sidering, though century and half have gone by
since he spoke. "Sir," he said "a woman preach
ing is like dog walking on his hind legs-it is not
done WELL but you are surprised to find it done at
ALL"
Many man who talks loudly about reform
crety determines to see how his theory works with
other people before he tries it on himself.
The man who pursues course Of evil conduct
with the expectation that he will be able to avoid
the consequences may just we'll tread the
business end Of copper tack" and expect it not to
inform him Of the fact
1t is said that the ancient Romans were very fond
of music because they never wearied Of stab at
martyr.
One who is gifted in that direction can express his
innermost feelings and open the long vista of his
domestic infeicites by simple thing deciding
a mi of a newborn child What tender
ories of the past called up as we read the
story of one who said that he had
cluded to call his little daughter ''Glycerne." and
then added. with an eloquent pathos, that If she
developed the temper of her mother he proposed to
add the prefix nitro If every man were to be named
according to his most prominent characteristic our
nomenclature would undergo great change. The
smoother initials of Mr. Brown. who receives you
with gracious bow, might be S. o. standing for
that sweet oil which lubrcates the joints of the
world. The hot-tempered Mr.. Jones might be
christened with big, big ''G.. which would stand
for gunpowder; while some others could be named
Oil of vitriol Honey Ipecacuanha On the
whole however, it is best not to make the truth too
patent, and will rest content to let the world wag
on under the euphonious titles of Tom. Dick and
Harry.
gentleman who had married lady of such huge
proportions that he took his constitutional when in
robust health by walking round her once used to
say that when she angry she was altogether too
many for him, and that his only resource was to
read the Riot act and disperse her. MARRY her?"
said sydney Smith; impossible. You mean you are
going to marry part of her. You positively
couldn't marry her all yourself. 1t would not be q
case of bigamy. but rather case OF trigamy.'
Everybody who has crossed the will remem-
Der the sturdy but somewhat sury Captain Judkins.
Every Englishman respected his taciturnity, for il
there is anything in this wicked world which an
Englishman admires it is to have a man mind his
own business. But not so the Americans who
crossed with him. and who always insisted upon
their right to cross-exsmine the Captain
every day. One of these interrogation points,
whose name have forgotten, laid wager
that he would draw Judkins into CONVEX
sation. He accordingly approached the august
Official and began to talk about the fog and the
splendid run that had been made Notwithstanding.
No answer. except forcible puff of smoke from the
old pipe Then he talked of this that and the other
thing with precisely the same result. If Judkins
had been carved out of Quincy granite he could not
have been more completely dumb. At last the ques-
toner became furious, and retired in disgust after
having said:"Capain, it is necessary to hold your
self high that you can't speak civil word to
your passengers. You nothing but the driver of
aquatic omnibus after all" From that time to
this the noble captains of steamships have been
known "drivers of aquatic omnibuses.
Some mems lives amount to nothing more than
the preface of q possible book; the lives of others
reach as far the second third chapter. How
few men who have lived resemble well
printed and we'll bound volume, in which is dis
played an important subject. thoughtfuy and care
fully considered to its conclusion.
DENOMINATIONAL NOTES.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
paper has recently appeared in Norway. Me- de-
voted to "the religion" Its principal page is
devoted to Bishop Ryans sermon at the new Cathe-
dral dedication here. II might not be safe. how