The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-01-29
OLD SAWS.
Homely end Quaint Sayings Of
Olden Times.
They Take Us Back to the DTyS of Our
ChiIdhood-A Sew Amusement
for the I.ou- Winter
Evenings.

These homcly and quaint sayings of
we oldyn TYNE" are all 50 perfect for
lrcvity, truth and wisdom that the
more we reflect on the forciblc mean
iugs and warnings they convey the
more wc love and respect our good an
ccstors " who originate c!'thcm-proviling
they always ''practiced what they
preached"
Ii is an exquisite delight which soon
becomes q fascination TO Ill down quiet
" and think ont Of cur memory store
house these condensed chunks Of " Is
dom which were burned into IL when
We were young and though'icoa and
which have lain there dormant ever
since.
They take us back again - days Oi
childhood ard once NOR. He see and
hear our parents and grandparents and
kind old ucirlhoTS and eros, Ones. tOJ.
firing the chc-JuEts At IA in tn hope
OF saving rs future troubles and costly
experiences.
OF course we never appreciated them
nor understood oac-teuth Of what the
maxiIus mcant-if wc had We might ba
a good deal happier now, but of that
the les, eaii the bcst T.. and no use
crying over split milk"
How the old saw, bubble out Of our
think tanks when rvc try - remember
them. There seems no end TO the pro
ccSsiOn.
Experience is 4 dear teacher
Fools learn 10y their own experience,
wise men by the experience 81 Others"
How often those two have been
drummed in our ears. ''Foo'7 laugh II
their own folly-A fool and In, money
are soon partcd-A fool for luck-EOolS
4 .rsrf.n
must have told Us those.
Take the word dog and you have:
barking dogs never bite-Let sleep
ing dogs Iie--LiIe dog in the manager
Dog eat dog-IIair Of the dog TO cure
its bite-Gone to the dogs-Givc a dog
a bad name and then hang him
Whipped cur breads the lash" and
more.
Take the devil and there come
more maxims about him than you can
shake stick at"
Whipping the devil around the
stump-Ihe devil i not a. black Is
he's painteI-Thc devil take the hind
most-Spral5 Of the devil, hc's sure To
appcar--Thc devil takes care OF his
own-Thc devil finds work fo- idle
hands to do-The devil was sick, the
devil monk woull bc; the devil got
well, but devil - monk was 3.-lhc
devil Turks behind the cro,s-Each
man for himself and the devil for us
all-IIclI i paved witl. good intentions
When hell freezes over the devil can
sllatc-Iigh;inE the devil with fire,
and something about thr devil going
10 church and seeing a saint, but wc We
forgotten IT,
The word ear calls forth: .'carcr
at the othcr-A flea in his car-i-ittle
pitchers havo big ears
Pot" gives Us: "A watched pot
never boils-Pot calling the kettle black
Pot luck-What makes 4 pot Will
make IA pot lid" and many others.
The children must have been rs
troublesome long ago ~ they are now.
For instance: spare the rod and spoil
the child though in latter days TIKI t.
properly evcrS.d "A burnt child
breads the Grc-ChilGrcn and fools
speak the trUth-Chldrc1 should be
seen and not hcard-Bovs viii hc boy
You can't expect old head, on young
shouldcrs-An worl, and no play uial.c>
Jack Il dull bov-Childrcn should not
play with edged tool,-Don't send Il
boy on a MINIS GRAND Making pig
OF him elf"
Nothing seems to bc said about girls
or babies; probably they wcrc too good
to need any advice or correction. or
domestic animals the horse and dog
Calready stated and sheep and hogs
are noticed. leaving the gentle COW ont.
Locking the stable door after the
horse is stolcn-Eating his head off
For want of a nail the shoe was lost;
for want of shoe the stecd was lest;
Z e. l..
Much cry and little wool-PulhnE
the wool over his cycs-A wolf ia
Sleeps clothiug-As innocent as
lamb-Root hog or dic-Nou can't make
silk purse out Of aOyv's ear Casting
pearls before swine" etc.
Oats. hay and straw make one think
of 'StrawS show how the wind blows
browning mon clutch at straws-
lluntin" needle in a hay stacl<-AIal5e
hay while the sun shincs-IIey's for
horses. straws for cows-lIc feels his
oats-Good as wheat The last straw
breaks the camcrs sback--Acllnowledgc
the corn" etc.
Money was as important an article
to our grandpops as it is now, and
economy was preached for all IL was
worth.
Penny wise and pound foolish
Save at the spigot and lose at the buug
Take care of the pence, the pounds
viii take care Of themselvcS- Easy
come, easy ga fool and his money
soon part-In time of prosperity pre-
pare for adversity-Lay up something
for n rainy day--Eou can't eat your
cake aud have IL, too-Thosc mo