Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-01-21
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A strong man IS one whose pas
sions stimulate his reason, and whose
reason controls his passions. {
The man who is satisfied that he
got full weight on that last ton Of coal
is yet to be found.
1--WE got bawl ticket" said neigh
Dor John, ruefully. 1t turned out
there wa. a baby in the family.
1t is sad to reflect that Sara Bern
hardt's visit will not bring large fee
to any American divorce lawyer.
1--WE sat by the river, you and ]"
sang he. Oh. John, you lie," said
tshe. .'It ---~~lya small brook
Love, says Balxac, is the poaEsT-
of the Senses but Balzsc is wrong
Love is blind and don't smell.
A little girl who was much petted
said:-s'Islik. sitting on gentlemen's
knees better than on ladies, don't you
MAJ"
+ There are peculier ways in men
which discover what they are through
the most subtle feints and close dis
guises.
Trust him with little who, without
proofs, trusts you with everything; or
when he has proved you, with nothing.
Mr.. Edison is now said to be at
work inventing smoothing iron that
will take the wrinkles out Of an old
eountenance. 81 sfr
Earth is our workhouse, and heav-
en- is, or should be, our storehouse.
Oar chief business here is to lay up
treasure there. a~a s. ~
The race of life has become intense;
the'runners are treading upon each
others heels woe be to him who stops
to tie his shoe-strings. I'd .--
I young man died of heart disease
at st. Paul while asking girl to mar
nv him. Another instance of asman
giving himself dead away. 30 = ~
\ None are so seldom found alone and
ares soou tired of their own company
as those coxcombs who are on the best,
terms with themselves.
I What folly it is to dread the
4 thought Of throwing away. life at once,
land yet have no regard to throwing it
away BY parcels and piecemeal. 49,,
1 Mrs. Young wants to know ..'what
lis the best way to mark table linen ?"
Leave the baby aud . blackberry pie
ialone at the table for two minutes
Be courteous with all, but intimate
with few; and let those few be we'll
tried before you give them your conf
dence. fs So
A Young lady being asked by rich
bachelor, eff not yourself, who would
YOU rather be" replied sweetly and
modestly: "Yours truly"
The disposition te give cup of cold
.ater to a-disciple is a far nobler pro-
perty than the finest intellect. Satan
has. fine intellect, but not. not the
image of, God. = r..saE.t#-s
Study rather to fill your minds
than your Golfers, knowing that gold
land silver were originally mingled
G wit 1 dirt, until avarice or ambition
parted them.
"Tm very fond of little boys" she
said, as she tripped on a string stretch
ed across the pavement. 81 feel as if
| could eat couple Of 'em the minute,
raw" -G sd' Ia II 7fi a|'.tt' ~ II 4
"I believe" said a Galveston JUS
tice to a rough looking customer,
that all the scoundrels in Galveston
are harbored in your den." 81 never
saw you there yet, judge, s9
An exchange says: ''Pennsylvania
!. Dutch girls make good preserves but
/ it doesn't say how much sugar you
take to pound of Dutch girls, nor
I how long you let 'em boil. The re-
ceipt for preserving Dutch girlsshould
f,lbe published. ,.s.l4. -