Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-04-29
Prom tho N. Y, Herald.
Chat by the Way.


There is Swiss proverb which says
that ''it takes good many shovelsful Of
earth to cover the truth"
Faith is necessary to noble life. The
man who believes nothing Is apt to do
nothing.
Tact Is as important rs genius. The
hardest and most tiresome way to walk
down broadway is to go int straight
line, regardless of other peoples rights.
A little turning to the left here and a
little turning to the right there will help
you to avoid collision and enable you to
reach your journeys end in good tenn
per.
Some people when they make a loss
sit down respondent; others 60 to work
NIL the harder and make gain that more
than covers the loss. There is q good
moral to the following AT the battle
Of Shiloh on officer rushed up to Grant
and said "Sheneral, Schwartz's battery
is took" well, SIR said Grant, you
spiked the guns before they were taken?'
Vat! schpike dem new guns? Flo Shen-
cral, 1t would schpoil 'em.' well, then,
what did you doi' 'Do' Wy we went
right In and we took 'em back again.
A lie Is like fish out Of water. 1t
may wiggle and flop and make u
great fuss, but If you let 1t alone 1t will
die Of itself.
You had better begin right If you
wish to 90 on right; for, as the Gaelic
has Is, 1t Is not easy TO straighten In the
oak the crook that grew in the sappling.
When men sin they always expect to
avoid the consequences Of their acts
But somehow they miss figure when
adding up the column, and the sum total
Is not exactly what they looked for
They are like the Fat man, who, In order
to be comfortable, ordered two seats in
coach, and found, to his surprise, that
one Of the seats engaged was on the out
side and the other on the inside. Things
will not turn out as you expect them to
unless you see 10 them yourself and do
II In the right way.
A pledge Is frequently defined rs
thing made under the pressure of cir
cumstances and to DO broken the mo-
mcnt good excuse can be found; but
very few can break Il as gracefully as
tho freshman adorned with blue rib
bon who went Into M apothecary shop
and said TO the clerk, III ye place, sir,
I'm n temperance man, but II ye have
any soda water Of the strength and
quality resembling Of whiskey III
trouble you for little" '
Tho old Germans experience with the
railroad Is like many mans expert
cncc with life; but his wise conclusion
Is not, alasl universally adopted. He
was driving splendid team, when he
heard the defiant whistle which warned
him not TO cross the track. al guess
beat dot train, or else see some fun"
he said, as he whipped up his horses
When he picked himself up five minutes
later, and looked round on the general
ruin, he very sagely remarked, $50 long
rs liz | will no moro try to beat |
train"
To such base uses do we come nj last, |
that when boy looks you straight In
the face and without change of express
sion tells you lie, II Ia perfectly safe to
predict that he will some time make
first class politician.
What could be more intensely Amerl-
can than the net OF the Yankee who, on
visiting an Italian convent and being
shown a lamp which had not been per-
mlttcd to 30 out for more than Ave cen.
turtles, quickly stepped up to Il and blew
u out, "wcll, | rather guess it's ont
nowpn WV
That was a bright little boy who smell.
ed ont the text, Pray without cenaino
and then concluded not to show n To The
minister because he thought his prayers
were long enough already.
The devil ought TO have his due. lie
IL good paymastor. lie never forgcts
q debt and never pnye any money which '