The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-04

By AMBROSE Il. oTTRY.

Think before you speak. Many per
sons open their mouths md set their
tongues g ding like the clapper OF O
but accustom yourself before you
speak to consider whether what you
are going to yay lie worth speaking or
whether 1t can do any mischief.
Hand and tongue never give alike
It is easier to keep our tongues
working, ns everybody knows, than To
keep them quiet. Beware. then, ''kisses
60 by favor" Never buy friendship
'As dog ID dlsliked for his teeth SO 0
tattler for his tongue
The Bible says, IF any man among
you seem to be religiouc and bridled
not his tongue. but deceivath his own
heart. this mans religion Is vain.
even 80 the tongue is little mem
Der, and boasteth great things. Be
hold how great matter a little fire
kindled! And the tongue is fire, Q
world of iniqulty; so Is the tongue
among our members, that defileth the
whole body, and setteth on fire the
course of nature; and 1t is set on firt
For every kind OF beast, and Of
birds, and OF serpents, and OF things
In the sea is tanned, and hath beer
tanned of mankind. But the tongue
can no man tame; it is an unruly evil
full OF deadly poison. Herewith
bless we God, even tho Father; ant
| Herewith curse we men, which no.,
made after the similitude of tiod
out of the same mouth proceedetl
blessing and cursing. My brethren
these things ought not to be. Doth
| fountain send forth at the same placi
sweet water and bitter? Can a fig tree
my brethren. bear olive beiTiesY eithel
a vine figs? So can no fountain boil
yield salt water and fresh" James
5-12.
It is easier to control horse or I
ship than to govern the tongue:a hone,
tongue, q heart of gall; a small leal
makes an empty barrel In time, and |
Cabling tongue usually. tells OF al
empty head, q wise tongue keeps
| safe head; a garrs lous tongue, IL no
checked, sings to Its own harm. "Who
SO keepeth his mouth and his tongue
keepeth his soul from troubles.
| Proverbs 81. 80.
death and life are in the power O
the tongue. and they that love 1t shal
eat the fruit thereof"
Have tho courage, however. to speal
l J
| so. andahold yous tongue when 1t |
prudent that You should do SO. 'Keel
thy tongue from evil, and thy lip
from speaking guile" Psalms "a, Is
lf we could only remember alway
to keep the unruly member in check
a vast amount of hard feeling mig b
be saved and avoided. Men are Dor
with two eyes but only one tongue, i
order that they should sec twice q
much as they say, Some people
tongues are like a race horse, the les
ser the weight 1t carries the faster
runs. The tongue OF some women
their sword, and they never suffer
to grow rusty.
Some know by unhappy experience
what dreadful plague a woman
scolding tongue Is. 1T is better 10
man to dwell In corner OF til
housetop. than with brawling woma
in wide house." The tongue OF dis
erection knows when to speak ant
when to keep quiet, and never spea
slanderous words OF any one. "a Sill
of the foot may soon be recovered. blu
that OF the tongue perhaps never"
| The tongue OF humility does no
puff itself up to be more than it reall
Is; 1t has very little to say OF Its owl
merits. except word or two by tn
way of seif-defense.
| The tongue OF kindness Is full O
piety love and comfort. 1t speaks
word of hope to the desponding.
word OF encouragement to the faint
hearted.
Tho tongue of knowledge takes n
pains in retailing small talk or littl
uiTaire. 1t aims to say something t.
edify the hearer though not ambition
to teach, yet to do good Is It's delight
| The tongue OF truth never stretche
Itself like India rubber for the sake o
story to please another fancy. /
| breads all lies. white or black.
loves truth for its own snke and 70
the glory of its glorious Father. 1t
motto is truth, naked truth, and moth
Ing but the truth. The tongue wa
| we think intended for an organ Of tn,
Divine praise; but the devil Otter
plays upon 1t. and then 1t sounds lik,
screech owl.
The tongue is only about three inche
long, yet it has killed men six feet tall
| The cure for an evil tongue must b,
done at the heart. The weight ant
wheels are there, and the clock strikes
according to their motion. A guile
full heart makes guileful tongue ant
lips.
1t is workhouse where is the forG'
OF deceits and SANDERS, and tn
| tongue Is only the outer shop wher
they are vended aud the door of 1t
Such ware Is made within, such AMI
no other can come out.
But the tongue can no man tame.