The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-05-14
VOL. XXXI---NO. 20
VARIETIES.

1t is easier to set man fighting against
all the world than to make him fight with
himself.
"A countryman goes to the railroad de-
pot "Give me ticket" "For what place ?"
"That's none of your business"
If you are looking at picture you try
to give it the advantage of good light. Be
as courteous to your fellow creature as you
are to picture.
-Tourist-"I say, my man, do you know
the way to Harrow?" Rustic (contemptous-
| ly)-"The way to arrer! Do you think l
spent nigh on forty years on this ere farm,
and dunno how to arrer?"
Miss Rosewood, who took part in anna
teur theatricals: I'm so tired; had to
stand all evening" Miss Sharp, who was in
the audience: my dear, you have not had to
stand nearly so much as we have"
-"My boy" said father to his son,
treat everybody with politeness, even those
who are rude to you. For remember that
you show courtesy to others not because
they are gentlemen, but because you are
| one"
Betsy, an old colored cook, was incoming
around the kitchen one day, when her mis-
tress asked her if she was i'll. mo, ma am,
not 'zackly," said Betsy: "but de fact is, l
don't feel ambition 'nough to get outer my
| own way"
Wife (anxiously)-"What did that young
| lady observe who passed us just now?" Hus.
band with smile of calm delight)-"Why,
my love, she observed rather a good. looking
man walking with quite plain looking fe-
male, that's all"
Life never seems so clear and easy as
when the heart is beating faster at the sight
of some generous self-risking deed. We
feel no doubt then what is the highest prize
the soul can win; we almost believe in our
own power to attain it.
In England young gentlemen speak of
their fathers as the governor" "pater," "the
overseer," &c. In America thew saw dad"
"the boss" or "the old man." In heather
countries they say father" but they are
long way behind the age.
MIR. Newrich (doubtfully)-"Jane,d dear,
what is this they say in the papers about us ?
Parvenu? What does it mean ?" Mrs.
Newrich (composedly) "Some compliment to
our standing in sassiety, dear; don't know
many of those 1talianish phrases"
Fond Mother-"No, I'm not going to al
low Nellie to come out in society until she
can do it well. Shemust have the best debut
or none at ALL" Father-"Well, I'll see how
debuts are quoted this morning, but / can
tell you this much-this will be the first,
last and only debut I'll ever buy for her"
"A college president once said to his stu.
dents; Young gentlemen, remember that
nothing can stand before days works"
Steady purpose and perseverance, in well do
ing must tell. They will level the mountain
we could not climb. The ceaseless dropping
OF the water will wear away the hardest
rock.
An Eastern firm very generously sends
us an order for advertising to be paid for in
seeds. We thank you, gentlemen, we are
about as seedy now as we can be and get
around town. If you have any patent ad-
Unstable pants patches, warranted to match
all patterns, you can send them right along
with your electroplate.
An everyday religion-one that loves
the duties of our common walk, one that
makes an honest man, one that accomplishes
an intellectual and moral growth in the sub
ject, one that works in all weather and i'm
proves all opportunties-will best and most
heartily promote the growth of a church and
hepower OF the gospel
Man is not the creature but the architect
OF circumstance. 1t is character which builds
an existence out of circumstance. Our
strength is measured by our plastic power;
from the same materials one man builds pal
aces, another novels; bricks and mortar are
bricks and mortar until the architect can
make them something else.
Wordsworth" said Charles Lamb, lone
day told me that he considered Shakespeare
greatly over-rated. There is" said he, ian
immensely of trick in all Shakespeare wrote,
and people are taken by it. Now il had a
mind, could write like Shakespeare" $50
you see," proceeded Charles Lamb quietly,
''it was only the mind that was wanting"
old lady to street gamin Little boy
don't you want to join the Sunday School,
and grow up to be a good man ?" Little
Boy: What Sunday School is it?" Old
Lady The Methodist" Little Boy "No:
tried the Methodises las year, and didn't
git nuthin' but stick o. broken candy an a
apple: Pm going to try the Episcopal this
year"