The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-06-15
TALES AND ENDS.
BY ALLEN PAYNE.
WRITTEN FOR THE MIDLAND JOURNAL.

saloon blossom costs just about as much as a
drug store complexion.
You can't always judge man by his clothes,
but you can tell countryman by his red
| handkerchief
When it comes to dependency so few ever have
miss-ft
It's good thing Oft times that an artist is un-
able to picture man in his true colors.
There is often such a difference in the before
and after of the marriage state that there are
many who kind of wish the after had come first.
Charity sometimes begins at home and ends in
the poor house.
| When ones fancy is struck 1t has usually hit
the pocket book hard.
The lamb, like the human family, is ever dis
satisfied and would possibly like to be eve.
When trouble sets one beside themselves, they
sometimes make way with themselves
| Taking vacation seems to be some peoples
vocation.
| The farther butter goes the stronger it gets
The candle will burn at both ends, any way
you take it.
The man who gets jag on will feel it and, if
he continues, he'll see it.
| A man may claim that his dealings are all wool
and q yard wide, but it will all come out in the
wash.
| To clean up guilty conscience one must use
the securing soap of repentance.
| The man who starts the night owl business will
eventually take all day to it.
| The key to success is seldom obtained by the
continual locking of horns.
There are sports who are proud of having the
reputation of being a lightweight. whose brains
| are no more than featherweight.
Two's company three's crowd, but when it
gets beyond that. it's trust.
| A closed mouth is often better than an open
| countenance.
| Your girl may be near-sighted, but if she loves
| you. she'll overlook your faults.
| Men without spirit haven't ghost of chance
| in this world.
| The disposition of some folks is just about as
sweet as the air around a monkey cage.
| Men have married what they thought was
sugar lump at a dollar and halfa pound when
they turned out to be sour balls at the rate OF two
| for q cent.
| When some men have gone up the spout they
| imagine they landed in the slop BARREL
If you spend all you make on a girl she'll have
a soft spot in her heart for you while you'll have
| one in your head.
When man is possessed of the devil he has
something that does not rightly belong to him.
Those who persist in jumping from the frying
pan into the fire cannot expect to have pot luck.
What some leaders Of society most need is
check rein.
Men who will not face their obligations refrain
from talking about them behind their backs.
| Happiness is bliss, tits folly to be otherwise.
After all it's better to be live fool than dead
hero.
You may have revenge down in your craw but
don't live up to it.
Your name may be mud, but don't let that
| worry you, you'll turn to clay some day any way.
Wherever a man u.s. he's at expense.
There are plenty of men who would rather be
able to pat millionaire's back than the heads OF
their own children.
The impression that some preachers make is
| like dent in the bottom of dish pan.
After woman has used a razor for a corn knife,
| a man has no business to monkey with the buzz
| saw.
When two rubber-necks get together the other
end of the rubber usually flies back.
In fight, men give out before they give in.
There are men who are afraid to open their
/ heart lest they catch cold from the draught.
Losing sand causes many men to grit their
| teeth.
If block-head is to the extreme at one end he
| should wear wooden shoes at che other.
man of metal is like an engine. 1t take
| steam to get down to business.
Some folks never get Eighty till their eyes
begin to stare.
There are people, who if good advice is given
| them, consider themselves being bossed.
All the heather countries of the world have
| tendency to lean towards holiness.
A friend may be of assistance to you In ''setting
| 'em up" in a saloon and helping you to set your
family down"
The man who lacks the will power doesn't
always lack the steam.
A surveyor isn't always rood man.
Contractors should understand character build
ing.
Because doctor presents his bill it doesn't
mean to insinuate that he is a bird.
Even the foxy man has hard work sometimes
| to keep the wolf from the door.
The bawls which some young people attend
| are crying shame.
There is unbe-leaf in the inhdel's family tree.
The man who is continually on the go is not
| always shift-less.
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