The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-04-12
TALES AND ENDS.
BY ALLEN PAYNE.
WRITTEN FOR THE MIDLAND JOURNAL.

Tisn't only the murderer who is deadly opposed
to capital punishment.
fop in company is worth two in crowd.
If some people did not speak foolishly they
would not be understood.
Some folks are even too lazy to DOVER the span
of life.
Man IS worm. That may be one reason
women go fishing for him.
Mans good intentions are frequently buried
with him.
On the earth the devil always occupies rear
seat, but down home he sits at the front door.
People who blow their own horns often con,
tnue to fiat.
You seldom hear of Judge committing
himself
When it comes to storm clouds most people are
their own rain makers.
When man is short in his accounts he has over
reached himself
Said the directory to the dictionary (after a
battle) Now not another word out of you''
Short sightedness breeds narrow mindedness
Men are not necessarily brilliant on account of
their lights
High attachments are not beyond the poor
mans reach.
Nature provides, but its no reason why a man
should endeavor to sponge on the earth.
Why is it that folks with hicks in their lives
have such knacks in doing things?
Some children will pull away aC their mothers
heart string as ii it was a door knob.
The reason that some people are not successful, |
even upon the building of hopes, is that the
architect goes on a strike.
In spending time for reflection society woman
se!dom uses the mirror Of the soul
Because a man calls himself tailor does not
denote that he is suited to the business.
1t often pays better to fall out with man than
to fall in.
When d man gets down in the world he seldom
lets up.
The man who is really blessed with the horn OF
plenty seldom blows about it.
Some Jews are so strict in their religious belief
that they wouldn't even look hog in the face.
Ifyou were to fall into cistern folks wouldn't
look for everything to be well with you. !
Love thy mother-in-law as myself.
Don't offer pot of porridge to the man with |
the full belly.
Some folks forgive others for their bad habits |
with the pretext of its being their way
Five cents worth of crdmp medicine is worth |
more than dish each of lobster salad. cucumbers |
and water ice.
Love is a dream, marriage nightmare.
1t costs pretty near as much to run an "auto' |
as it does to operate kodak.
When prosperity flies out of the window love
takes to the bone yard.
There are folks who claim that they never make |
mistakes. They are perfect-fools
The man to whom you can go for a personal |
favor asks nothing in return perhaps but just |
reward.
When man is pinched for money it leaves a
spot that creates that blue feeling.
It's good thing man has ever been unable to
see into the future, Things will go in manner
in which he never dreamed of. If he dreams at
all it's mostly about something coming.
It's bad when just as man reaches the top the |
bottom falls out
Just about the time boy is going. from short
into long breeches he does not know what to get
into.
In the Garden of Eden woman came last. In
America she came first.
When man darns he usually knits his brow.
Woman sets her cap for a man, and after she |
gets him he takes to the night caps.
When girl has man by his heart strings
she's jerking away for dear$life on his purse
strings.