_See also_ Epitaphs; Husbands; Politicians; Real estate agents; Regrets.
Liberty is being free from the things we don't like in order to be slaves of the things we do like.
A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty Is worth a whole eternity in bondage.
Where liberty dwells, there is my country.--_Benjamin Franklin_.
A country newspaper printed the following announcement: "The Public Library will close for two weeks, beginning August 3, for the annual cleaning and vacation of the librarians."
The modern librarian is a genius. All the proof needed is the statement that the requests for books with queer titles are filled with ones really wanted. The following are instances:
_Indecent Orders In Deacon's Orders She Combeth Not Her Head She Cometh Not, She Said Trial of a Servant Trail of the Serpent Essays of a Liar Essays of Elia Soap and Tables Æsop's Fables Pocketbook's Hill Puck of Pook's Hill Dentist's Infirmary Dante's Inferno Holy Smoke Divine Fire_
One librarian has the following entries in a card catalog:
A distinguished librarian is a good follower of Chesterton. He says: "To my way of thinking, a great librarian must have a clear head, a strong hand and, above all, a great heart. Such shall be greatest among librarians; and when I look into the future, I am inclined to think that most of the men who will achieve this greatness will be women."
Many catalogers append notes to the main entries of their catalogs. Here are two:
_An Ideal Husband_: Essentially a work of fiction, and presumably written by a woman (unmarried).
_Aspects of Home Rule_: Political, not domestic.
In a branch library a reader asked for _The Girl He Married_ (by James Grant.) This happened to be out, and the assistant was requested to select a similar book. Presumably he was a benedict, for he returned triumphantly with _His Better Half_ (by George Griffith).
"Have you _A Joy Forever_?" inquired a lady borrower.
"No," replied the assistant librarian after referring to the stock. "Dear me, how tiresome," said the lady; "have you Praed?" "Yes, madam, but it isn't any good," was the prompt reply.
Life's an aquatic meet--some swim, some dive, some back water, some float and the rest--sink.
I count life just a stuff To try the soul's strength on.