Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-05-20

:. saiu ne, I'D like to swop myself off for one OF
them there pups. They feed 'em out of China
cups ana saucers, and gives 'em milk sweetened
WIN loaf sugar, afore they goes to bed at night.
| have heerd that some of the ladies' down town
employs barber, on purpose to curl their DOGS
wool-out that's eggsaggeration spect We'll,
.heres one comfort-dogs wont be better than
'other folks after next April"
Tie Beauties Of Cashmere.-Many oftbe women
are handsome enough to induce man to exclaim.
as did the Assyrian soldiers, when thew bebed
the beauty of Judith-"who would despise this
people that have among them such women ?''-
Their dress has already been described; (; a red
gown with large loose sleeves, red fillet on. the
forehead over which is thrown white mantilla,
The hair is collected in several plaits then gath.
ed together, and a long tassel Of black cotton is
suspended from it, almost down to the ankles.
The Hindu women usually wear white rolled
cloth, tied loosely round the waist. In Kashmir
there Is no purdah, or concealment of the features
excepting among thehigher classes. lido not think
that the beauty of the women has been overrated.
They have not often that slim and graceful shape
which is so common in Hndustan, but are usually Y
gifted with a style of figure which would entite
them to the appelation of fine or handsome women
in European'society. They have the complexion
of brunettes, with more pink on the cheek; and
that of the Hindu women has often too much of the
sembe the Armenians and Turks of Yarkiund.
But, whatever the other features may be, they
have usually pair of large almond shaped, hazle
eyes, and a white regular set of teeth. 1 am not
speaking of the unbeautifyng effects of dirt, pow
erty, and misery united; and the Kasmirian wo-
men are of course (the enamorata of Gil Bias at
Agers is an eyception) wholly deficient in the
graces and fascinations derivable from civilization;
but for mere euncducaied eyes know>of none tina,
surpass those of Kashmir, to the natural briliancy
and softness of which, the length of black eye
lash, and little surmu or antimony is great ad-
diton.--Vigne's Trarels en- Kashmir.
Speech of a Terian General-The following
belongs to ire Picayune:
"Feiow Sogers-The eyes Of Texas, the eyes
Of some Of her bravest officers, my eyes are upon
you, England expects every man to do his duty
| expect you to do yours. Fellow sogers lust
imagine that field of corn there to be slaughering,
tomakawklng, and blood thirsty Mexico let loose
upon you in full blast--imagine yourselves to be
Texas drawn up in the proudest array to give
your grim enemy particular and unequivocal
'gos. Upon the result of the valley you are about
to shoot depends the very existence, now and for
evermore, Of your beloved devastated and fertile
country. II you snoot aIIogetner so that The re-
portOf your well tried arms may sound even as
one general, decided and all at once of crack, then
we are safe, and our hearfhs and jams remain un-
polluted, If you don't we are gone-pumb used
uP-sure. will now give the word-maEe ready,
take aim fire -
Phlz, pop, bang, snap, crack. went the different
implements Of war in the hands of the Coils men
one at time and in no kind of order every moth
er's son of them shutting up both eyes while pull
ing the trigger and torturing their features well
nigh out of shape.