St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-11-16
MISCELLANEA A.

but dfdWS, when acted for Thy sake,
Greatness and worth from these;
II done beuea Thy laws
en- servie labOrs shine;
Haliowed all 1uil. if this tie cause
The meauest work, divine.
george Herbert.
The reflections on day well spent fur
nlsh US with joys u ore pleasing than ten
thousand triumphs.
Tommy-'I wish had little brother. A."
Mamma-"You dog Tommy-"Yes,
do; I'm tised of kicking the ca.."
Goodness, like the river Nile. overfows
its G-7ks to enrich the soil and to throw
plenty into the country. ColI1er
There is no lit search afler truth which
does not, irst of all, begin to live the truth
which is kuown-H Bushnell.
Many good mans purse is like a
siphon, the very emptJiDg of which in
sures its reti!ling -4qthur Ednurd.
Sympathetic Female (gazi g at the muir
derer)-''lsn'e he sweet?' Unsy mpathetic
Warden-'Y Yes, mum, he's too sweet to
live. "-ED0th.
All believers receive o. Christ's fullnesv.
The greatest saints cannot live without
HIM. The weakest saints may live by
Him.-Henru.
She-''And what are you doing nova
daysE' He-"Oh, amusing myself; look
ing out for number ore And your" She
-"Looking out for number two"
Good Pastor-"Ycu were not at Lenten
service this morning" Miss de Vout (pen-
isently) - "No, sir; he dress maker
wouldn't let me off, '-CAurchmon.
When home is ruled according to Gods
Word, angels might be asked 10 stay at
ni2ht with US, and they would not find
themselves ou5 Of their element, Spurgeo7a.
Young Husband-sDid you wet the let
tuce, lover" Bride1 II did my best. I
expected you home at two; here il is six.
! cried over it for four houfs it's soaked"
Epoch
George you be mine, dear?'
Clara-'1 think | should have to be hard
pressed, indeed, to take you" George
equal to the emergency oh if that is
all, here goes, - uassys Weekly.
What are sciences but maps of universal
laws and universal Laws but the channels
of universal power? and universal power
but the outgoing of a universal mind p
B. Thompson.
Is life worth living? He who answers
that interrogatory with a yes or no gives
an incorrect answer. The only true re-
ply to the question, sis lif- worth living"
is: 1t all depends on the kind of life
you live"
Events aud things come with the mo-
ment but God comes with them, too, so
that if he comes in the sunshine, we find
rest and joy, and if he comes in the storm,
We know that he is King of the storm, and
our hearts are not troubled.
Information d-Henpecked Hus-
band (readiDg the paper and rocking the
cradle)-''A hem the hustle is going gut
see." Vixenish Wife (who has iasN fin
tshed dressing)-'You bet it is, ard am
going with 1t You take care of that baby
till get back. '-Bostoas Courier.
1t Depended on His Infuence-Ardent
Suitor 60 Kansas young woman) miss
Oracle, may l hope that" Miss Oracle
Candidate for aldrman) -"Mr Chugwate
before proceeding any further will you
please tell me how many votes you can
control in the second ward ?'-Ch!cGgo
Tribune.
Did you ever stop to think whether your
in fuence was always being used on the
side of right in the manner it Should be or
pot2 If you have not and you wilt give
the subject a moments attention you will
be surprised to recollect how many times
you might have said word Of COM
fort or praise, thus giving your Influence
an open expression that would be worth
much to some one who knew not whether
his efforts were appreciated by the great
masses in whose in crest he was working.
Some evil may exist in the c1un of
which you are citizen, in your very neigh-
which. were it eradica ed, and
The locality relieved of the harmful pest,
plague or element, would make the gen.
sral peace aud quietude of the entire
county better. You may hate the harm
III element. You may treat with
ow respect the ones who engage in de-
grading habits but if you do not lend g
word of cheer to those who are striving to
,llay the evil, is your influence with right
'r wrong7 Every locality has an evil of
some kind, that let alone, would sooner
,r later undermine some cherished hope of
'ociety; and every evil has its enemies in
his day of progress who are working for
he upholding and progress of society.
lie who lends to no class of these workers
or the general good, no aid, no
mile, no cheer. is often times Withholding
hat which at the time is worth more and
will lend more strength and nerve to good
ause than though thousands were poured
nto TIE TIRE ssury Of their cause Words of
'raise and words of cheer at the proper
ine go great way in advancing noble
nd needed reforms. -ErchGnqe