Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1885-06-13

tation It means they think you
| amt much on religion. wouldn't
let my cook 90 to a german. a
german is bugging set to music.
III tell you another thing-right here
You strike the upper tendon o.
society. God pity mother
who would send her daughter to
get INTO the arms of a spider-legged
dude.
Hell is the centre of gravity tc
all wickedncss. Heaven is the cen
tire of gravity for all goodness.
| stand and fight on Gods side
anybody that says | don't lies from
head to heels.
a man manages his temper with 4
big man before him, but loses it with
his wife and children.
The difference between gossip and
decent conversation is that conyersa-
tion is about things and gossipis about
people.
A lie Is always on the down grade
but truth, you have to hitch an en-
CINE to it. Whenever YOU see a
thing rolling along by itself you
may know its lie.
Neglect will ruin a business, and
will sink the soul Of church mem
ber who neglect a known duty.
Some Of you have 50 little piety il
would kill it to work it out Of the
weeds. III d M duty if the world
burns down.
| want a man not only . 60 to his
work but TO stick to it till he has re-
suits. All the girls in my section
who married drunkards to reform
them are little widows now. \ wo-
man that marries a man with whis-
Ky on his breath IS the biggest fool
in the world except the one who
stirs his toddy for him after she mar
ries him. Ifyou don't like this sort
of talk you can rack out Of here for
| am ii dead earnest about this.
Thank God for the eternal hatred my
wife always had for anything Of this
sort. II she hadn't been, sac too,
would now be little widow. Thank
God for the faithful wives that stand
by their husbands. Mothers stand
by your boys and save them 70 *
good men.
1.-The pronunciation of "tuberose" ;"
has been a subject Of discussion in an
English paper, and the decision that
the word is trisyllab!e has at last
been unanimously reached The llow-
er is lily and the name is from the
French ''tubereuse," called from the
tubcr-like bulb Of the plant Shelly
pronounces the word in two syllables.
A boy took walk with his father on
Washington street, Providence, and us
they were passing the Insane Retreat
the son asked: Father, why don't
we ever see any faces at the window
when we walk BY the retreat?" "Be-
cause, my son" replied the parent,
their heads are turned. ! = Good
Cheer.
A clergyman resident not ten miles
away tells Of having been called to Wis
it an aged parishioner who was very
sick. After little talk on general re-
ligious topics the good man inquired if
it was her wish that he should pray
with her. "Sartinly. minister, sartin-
w." was the rep'y. The sick one fun
bled around her bed and finally pro-
duced an old-fashioned ear-trumpet
with the request, As the minister open
ed his prayer-booI, that he should
pray into that -1aSoata (Conn.) Scn-
tineJ.
Saturday is the only holiday for the
school children. A little st. Johns
bury boy was threatened with sickness
one Saturday morning, and his mother
deemed dose of castor oil advisable.
She tried in various ways to induce
him to take the medicine. At last she
suggested that if he would take the oil
he need not 90 to singing-schoOl that
day. "Tli do it," he cheerfully re-
sponded. That evening his diary was
filled out as follows: Got out Of 60
ing TO singing-school slick! Going to
try it again some time. st. Johns
bury Catedoniaa.
How innocently unfortunate is the
frankness of childhood. Young Oro-
tund Dclsartc, the dramatic reader,
was taking tea, on invitation, with the
family, and in the evening favored the
guests with few of his most startling
rccitations. He was approached by
the midget OF the family, fairy in
looks, but with an early development
of speech. "Now, | know why you
talk so loud en- you speak pieces, :
she said to him. ''And why, my
dear?" with little patronizing stroke
of the golden hair. cause yon re q
bellowcutionist; MA said so. That
child will be put to bed early after this.
-liaHtoiL I0St.
A correspondent has discovered the
fact that Mr. Cleveland is the only
President who has ever worn only a
mustache with the rest Of his face
clean shaven. Washington wore no
beard. The elder Adams had slight
patch of whiskers in front Of each ear.
! The faces of Jefferson, Madison, and
Monroe were smooth. The younger
Adams wore side whiskers. which fol
lowed the line Of his cheek-bone. An
drew jackson wore no beard. Van
Buren, wore side whiskers, which ran
around nearly to his nostrils. Tyler,
Polk, Taylor, Fillmore, and Buchanan
were smooth shaven. Lincoln had a
full beard, with the exception of the
upper lip. johnson was as smooth on
the face as a monk. Grant wore a
beard, close clipped. Hayes and Gar
field were whiskered, and Arthur
followed the English fashion of side
whiskcrs. with the addition OF mus.
tache. 1t is scarcely necessary to ado
that the person who has made these
discoveries is lady.