Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-09-17
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Why is a wrinkled face like we'll
plowed feldP- Because it is furrowed
with care, of course.
Gardeners nine times out of ten marry
widows. They seem to have passion
for eradicating weeds.
A bad little Philadelphia boy made his
mothers hair rise, the other day. He
stole her switch for kite bobs.
A little boy, seven years old travelling
in a mail train asked, (Which go fastest,
male or female trains, papaP"
Don't tease a girl for tress of the
silky hair that is upon her head. Cut
ting it may spoil switch worth $l5.
The young man who has proposed and
has been neither accepted nor rejected,
knows. how exciting it is to live in a
doubtful state.
Mr.. Gudgeon. oh, / say now, Miss
Ada, you are fishing for a compliment.
Miss McAngle.-Oh, dear, no. never
fish in shallow waters.
Oh, yes, coffee is inspiring. We sell
dom drink any at our boarding-house
without feeling inspired to lecture on the
strength ofit.-B0Ston Post.
"When you play that sonata" said
teacher to his pupil, "you must show off
your lingering as much as possible"
"Don't you fear about that" she respond
ed; "Ill have a fnger-ring on every
finger"
When employed in picking raisins, en-
courage your boy to whistle. This is
the only time when it is permissible in
good society. Girls may with propriety
chew gum on this occasion. Boston
1fGHSc5tW.
A clerk recently asked for half-day's
absence because he wanted to attend n
funeral in the country. When he re-
turned the next morning with red hands
and freckled face, his employer asked
quietly, "Where are the fshp"
Going home from church she remarked
to her husband, "Did you notice that
bald-headed man in front of us, and how
young he lookedP never saw any one
so young before with a bald head
Then he shut her up by replying, "My
dear. was bald-headed before l was
year Old"
The building for the new National mu-
scum, now being erected in Washington,
will be IN immense structure, covering
two and half acres of ground. There
are to be over hundred rooms for ex-
periments and preparing articles for ex-
hibition. When finished, it will be one
ofthe most interesting places to visit in
Washington.
Great wrongs there are in this world
that fall to the lot of some of Gods
creatures, which can never he made
right here below. Wrongs deep and last
ing, that will never be made right till
after the long lapse of years hasrolled by
and the poor suffering creatures have
passed beyond, to the happy realms of the
heavenly kingdom. sa
Father-"Here you have only been
married four weeks, and almost every
day you come to me with complaints
about your husband. You ought to be
ashamed of yourself" Daughter-"But
he fights me all the time" "Foolish
child! Haven't your motherand me
been fighting every day for thirty years,
and don't we get along peaceably and
quietly with each otherp"
There is 40 path in life without its
loose stones and clinging thornes and
pitfall of difficulties; and no path can be
happy to man who lacks energy. Bet
ter bear the ills you have than fly to
others. Make a merit Of and take
pleasure in, surmounting obstacles.
Never mind what you think and feel and
wish, but work on steadily and earnest
ly. If you do not quickly master cir
cumstances now, you will find they will
master you, and then there will be an
end to the hope of happiness. Depend
upon it, these changes in life do not tend
to make it easy.
/ knew a chiefjustice once, now Il
member of the supreme court of the
United States, who on one occasion
travelled one hundred and eighty miles,
just to change single word in one of his
opinions before publication : a word not
affecting the decision, but only the turn
of n phrase, as matter of style. Suchis
the care some men take of their work,
while foolish and lazy people, too conf
dent of their ability, too careless of their
reputation, too contemptuous of other
judgement, say, Let it pass; it is well
enough; it will not be noticed" Very
likely it passes without notice, and the
author likewise; but the careful judge |
spoke of, was passed to n higher place.
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