Humor.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 8962, 2 May 1891, Page 1

Humor.

THE .TONGUE.

" The boneless tongue, «o imall and weik, Can crush and kill/ declared the Greek. " Tho tongue destroys a greater horde," The Turk assert*, " than does the sword." The Persian pro- ■■ l> wi*- ly saith « "A lengthy to . . "•, . A y death." Or sometimes tak*s ibis i«nn iustead i " Don't let your tongue cut oil' your head." " The tongue can speak ft word whoso speed," Says the Chinese, " tutstripa the steed." While Arab sages this Impart i J "The tongjie'a great storehouse ts the heart," From Hebrew wit this maxim sprung ! "Though feot should blip, ne'or let the tongue." Tho sacred writer crowns the whole : " Who keeps his tongue doth keep his soul." —From the Chicago Globe. At a tavern one night, Messieurs Mora, Strange, and Wright Met to drink, and good thoughts to exchange, Say a More, " Of us three, Tho whole town will agree, There is only one knave, and that's Strange." "Yen," said StraDge, (rather sore), " I'm suro there's one More, A uiost terrible kuavc, and a bite ; \V bo cheated his mother, His sister and brother." "Oh yes," replied More, "thatls Wright."