Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-10-07
HIGHT READING.


mistreated! Think not Of the time when
Shou hadst hope Of better than the pre-
sent are, and repent the noble pride of
thy heart never! II is not always our
duty to marry, but il is always our duty
TO abide by right, not TO purchase hap
piness by loss OF honor, not to avoid
unweddedness by untruthfulness.
Lonely unadmired heroine! in thy last
hour, when all life and the by-gone
possession and scafoldings of life Shall
crumble in peices, ready to fall down:
an that hour thou wilt look back OH thy
untenanted life. No C hildren, no hus-
band, no wet eyes will be there: but
in the empty dusk, one pure, high, an
gelic, smiling beamiug figure, godlike
and mounting to the godIike, will how
er aud beckon thee TO mount with her,
7he figure is thy Virtue. = Carlyles
Miscellaneous.
You may as well sit down by a corpse
and ask it to chat with you, as to solic-
it kindness from niggardly man.
The grace Of independence like that
ofbeauty, is much EXCHANGED by occa-
sion.
instruction without plain dealing is
like world without a sun.
A man may wear a sound constitu-
ton under a soiled coat, and be truly
independent in low fortune.
Many people keep a stock ofcom-
plimentslike pack of barriers to catch
the unsuspecting.
Flattery is like armor of needle
work-pleasant to wear, but of no de-
fence.
The wealth Of miser, like the sun
when ii has sunk below the horizon,
cheers no living creature.
A person pointed out man who had
prolusion of rings on his fingers to a
cooper. 'Ahmaster,' said the artisan,
sit is sure sign Of weakness when so
many hoops are used
A wolf strongly resembles dog, and
a aaterera friend, but their designs are
very dissimilar.
The boy who wears leather apron
at ten years old may become man and
wear a surplice at forty.
The price Of performing the marriage
ceremony in Iowa Territory, is three
goat skins, or four bushel'sw pota-
toes.
Fflial duty pushed as fir as 1t aciL
go:-We heard an anecdote related of
gentleman the other day, which is a
musing. He was an absolute old cod
ger, and believed in the efficacy Of the
rod to regulate hayward goings Of his
boys. He thought ii necessary on one
occasion to chastise one Of the boys
a chip Of the old block. The boy,
he streaked it; and the old man he
streaked it after him, whip in hand.
But all at once singular and daring
thought popped into the youngsters
head. He dropped off his coat and
suddenly turned upon his pursuer
Dad!" said he, fercely, elf there's to
be any more runnin done, its a gwine
to be tother way!"
BR 4GGING.-The Vicksburg Wing
thus alludes to figure of speech late
ly used in that part ofthe country-"A
man was lately Boosting of the speed Of
his horse, and wound up his eulogy by
declaring, with great emphasis, that
he could run as fast as a LocofocC
could tell lies on Gen. Harrison" l
he can, says the Wing, he is hard IL
beat-we will go our pile on him al any
rate.
ORIGINAL ANEcDoTE; True pom hon
Or!-Two ladies, we have been told, o.
one Of the Eastern steamboats,, wer
talking together relative to Wing eel
ebration which had taken place in Vir
ginia, when third stepped up, ant
sneelingly asked, "Was there any pet
ticoat raised on that day." Not tina
! know Of Miss" replied one of tn
ladies, with biting sarcasm, "unles
perchance, you s0ere there"