The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-10-27
OCTOBER 27.
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bad hit.
| No. Cleopatra's needle was not
| imported for any of the sewing
schools of New York. 1t. was simply
sent with an eye to holding the
thread ola story.
1t is said that DR.. Tanner has a di>
vorced wife IN Minnesota. 1t seems
he tried to impress his theories upon
her, and she left him to get three
square meals a day.
"E1ave you got the rent ready at
last ?" mo, sir; mothers gone out
washing, and forgot to leave it for
you" "Did she tell you she'd for
gotten 2" "O-yes, sir"
AS the storm goes and the stars
come so will trouble go and joy
come, if we but live for the within,
but not in selfshness. Days will
look all the brighter tor the clouds
across the sunshine.
Speak kindly to ALTO menials
and dependents. Never slight or
neglect the humblest individual. Re-
member he is Of as much Importance
to himself as you are to yourself, or
as is the greatest man in the world.
You have no right to hurt the feel
ings OF any person.
A grocer in Auburn, California,
sent some clothes to washwoman to
| be laundried. The woman found in the
pockets OF the trousers So, 900 in bills,
and she promptly returned the money
to the owner. What did the grocer
do? He gave her bar Of soap and
thanked her.
| A backwoods preacher once eluci-
dated as follows in connection with
the parable of the virgins: "In
ancient times, my beloved hearers, it
was the custom, after a couple had
been married, tor ten virgins to go
out with lighted lamps and meet 'em
on the way home, five Of these vir.
gins being males and FIVE females"
Two Vassar college girls were on
their way home over the Albany and
Susquehanna railroad the other day.
s'Maryland p yelled the brakeman, as
the train pulled up to the station.
"What did he say p asked one of the
| girls. Z Marry land, 'rspsieithe-other
"Oh, let's get out" exclaimed the
first, with sudden interest. But they
were too late; the train had started.
A lady says the first time she was
kissed, she felt like tub of roses
swimming in honey cologne, nutmegs
and cranberries. She felt as if some
thing was running through her nerves
on feet OF diamonds, escorted by
several cupids in chariots drawn by
angels, shaded by honev-suckles, and
the whole spread with melted rain
bows.
Gods agency does not exclude nor
supersede our fundamentally. He
gives he increase, but Paul must plant
and Apollo water. He furnishes the
wind, but we are to spread the sails.
He gives, but we gather. Prayers
and diligence, dependency and activ-
ity, harmonic in the Scripture, and
are only inconsistent in the crudeness
OF ignorant and foolish men, Nm.
jay.
There are ways Of doing good in
the world, on small scale, which is
scarcely appreciated. A man who
| educates one child faithfully may
effect work of greater benevolence
than one who has won the name of a
philanthropist. The love eoncen-
trated on a family may produce
greater fruits than that which en-
braces the world. Its action is more
intense and invisible, but its results
may 90 abroad and leaven the whole
mass Of a community.
SCOT any matches ?" asked Smith.
kins, stepping into the grocer's.
"Well, l hain't got anythin' else,,' re.
plies the man Of pints and pounds"
''You may put me up half dozen
hunches'' saws Smithkins; "Ill be
after them presently" BY and by ne
returns. Handing the matches the
grocer says sweetly, ''Ls that all TO-
| day, sir p "Why, no." Smithkins
returns: IL did want ten pounds OF
sugar, and a barrel of -four, and a
tub of butter, and a few other things !;
but when asked you if you had any
matches, you said you hadn't any
thing else, so l bought the other
things over to clearinghouse across
the Way.n You can fancy the feelings
Of the grocer, but they cannot be
described. He is very particular how
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