The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-07-08

| The fall of the cratic Henry NJ
| Stanley from the "grand, gloomy and
/ peculiar" explorer Of the Dark Cont
nent to the light, airy and vaporous ora
| tory of the ward politician is "fall in
deed, my cOuntrymenw Some great
men live too long for their own good
and Stanley may not be an exception to
the rule.
1t does not help the loyalty of the
Southern boy to be daily taught in the
school room that his father was trail
tor; it rather impresses on him, if be
has been to Sunday-school regularly
and has learned the meaning of the fifth
commandment, that such a traitor
should be honOred. He needs history
that will teach him to honor his father
and his country at the same time, and
that would be done if the truth were
written.
~
"Sit down." said an Overbearing judge,
i'll Mississippi to the imperturbable Sam
IIele, VoungsteT at the bar who had
pleaded and been OVerruled so often on
the same point that his HOnor's wrath
was rising. 'Sit down down, Mr.. Hele;
this continued arguing on the same point
which have ovcrruled you time and
again Is Il reelection on my common
sense" "i'ar be it from me, your Hon
orr said Sam, rising with an open vol
ume of Blackstone in his hands, "to I'M
pugn mt all on your Honor's learning or
common sense. / merely wished to read
to your Honor from this volume to show
you how ignorant on this subject Sir
William Blackstone was"
#x#
It's poor policy to cross so many imag-
mary bridges in this life of care. And
when we make them all floOrless rafter-
less and ready to fall, then it becomes a
moral crime.
~
Gen. Dick Taylor said that Stonewall
Jackson would sacrifice part of mis- army
on a forced march before he would fight
ere he was ready. But when on the re-
treat, he would fight for wheel-barrOw.
~
IT'S strange that when man picks up
his coat in the dark he invariably gets
it by the end that lets ali his papers fall
on the floor. Perhaps the same evil
genious attends the boy who always
stumps his sore toe.
~
It's said thai vicious Jersey bull was
nevor known TO do the damage a kind,
gentle ono does. People keep out Of the
lad ones way: SO with a mans friends;
he keep, ont OF his enemies confidence
and way-onlv his good Intentional
frioHd j. the fellow thai manages To get
him vruciiied.
pleasures are IilI- peoples spreni
You SEIZE the hnwer-;he bloom Is shed
CIR like the bOrealis' race
That fits ere you can point its place.
or like the rainhow's lovely form
Evanishing amid the storm.
Or ike the snowflake in the river.
y moment seen, then lost FOREVER
Burns.
IT'S not the battle Of life we tisht-'tis
the battle with ourselves, He who con
quers himselfis creator than the captor
Of cities, sayeth the good book.
Beecher said that Ingerson's puri- /
tanical father was the cause of the boys
unbelieC lie piled it on too heavy. /
There is, undoubtedly, such n thing as
trying to get boy too pious al! at once
and trying to teach him too many text
books in one year.
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If the same care and foresight were |
used in the reproduction, development
and training of our own race as is used !
in that of our live stock, in few cen
turtles man would equal the angels in !
intellect If angels have got any.
~
what thou art we know not.
What is most like thee?
From rainbow clouds there flow not,
Drop so bright to see
As from thy presence showers rain of
elody." -Sh"Ilsy To the Skylark.