COMMENCEMENT OF MY SAYINGS FOR SUNDAYS.
First.—Of the bee. If the bee could talk, he would always be boasting of his business, and would do nothing.
Moral.—Learn then from the bee, the lesson of silent perseverance.
(I think this is the lesson to be learnt.)
Second.—The wasp's sting is in its tail. So is a tale-bearer's.
Moral.—Avoid wasps and tale-bearers.
(This would come among the quips. Still I think it would be a fair Sunday quip, for even a serious circle.)
Third.—Stand by Niagara Falls, and abuse them. The falls will go on the same as ever. Throw mud at them. None will stick. The power of pure water will wash it away.
Moral.—A spotless character is protected by its own integrity, and though men will try to defame it, yet it triumphs in the end.