The St. Landry whig., 1845-04-10
eQRAPa AgIp aMApe.

"A wisSow said to her daughter, t'When you are sd
my age lyon will be dreaming Of q husband" eyes,
mama, : replied the thoughtlcss damsoll 'Jor a second
time
Sam lick says, ethe difference between d wife and q
sweetheart, is near about US great as it Is between new
and hare cider-a man never tires in putting one to his
lips, but makes plaguy wry faces at t'othcE''
A pRIopr Roy.-'Pa, Is Tom Thumb a groat scholar
in arithmetic Y
No, my son why do YOU ask that strange quos-
ton p
Because, Pa. the paper says he figured largely in
London =
Here. sally, give this child q dose Of laudanunn and
put him to bed, be will certainly DO a man before his nlo-
thcr, fhe goes on at this rate !.
GnAcE.-A correspondent Of the N. Y. Spirit OF the
Times, gives tho following account of tho manner ii
which q farmer, with whoni lie bfeukfasted, delivered
grace. HMy ussttaad-nian took his seat III the foot of
the table, md tay;i.g bis dexter and sinister hand there
upon, with his plate between them, he spied a plate Of
fresh boiled eggs near the upper corner Of tho table, on
the starboard side, and ID With his left eye d little clo-
waited, and his right pepper e ling on the eggs, ho BIO.
gan aud proceeded slowly at rst, but finished with in.
creased rapidity of ennunt Fhtion thus The Lord
bless what we are about e fceiyo; fer Carist's sake.
buy, hand me the eggs!sn@
L~ovE.--rhe article Of love is quoted in hast advices
as follows
Love is like the devil, because ii terments like
hcavt ii, because it wraps The soul III bliss like sait, be-
cause IL u TDliShlnE like pfpphfy because ~ Otten Bei6
on FIRE lige sugar, because it's sweet like a ropc, be-
cause it is the death Of a mar like d prison, because
it makes a man miserable like wines bUcause il makes
us happy like d man, because. it ID here to.dny and Oh
tomorrow like d wnn1an, because there lii no getting
rid oft like il ship because il carries ono 10 tho wish.
ed-for-port like q w~iI-o-th'- wisps because # oitcnleads
one into a bog like n fierce conrser, because 1t often
runs. away with one like the bite 81 q mad dog VI like
the kisssol pretty 1omcn, because they both make d
man run mad like a goose, because II ID silly like d
rabbit, because there is nothing like il. In a word, il
is a ghost, because 1t is like every thing, and like moth.
ipg-ohen talked about, but never seen, touched ~ ae-
derstood,p
TO TAKE FILM FROM 4 ~fIoRsE's EYE.-Blow
loaf sugar and II little salt into the infiamed
eye, and ID most cases it will be relieved
Sassafras buds pounded, ana put IN water, 70.
stand till it becomes nearly ~ thick as cream,
applied to the eye, il an excellent remedy for in.
flammation.
PEnFEcrLY DREADTUL.s-A seat on d s0fa
between two beautifulgirls, one with black eyes,
Jet ringlets aud enowy neck the other with soft
blue syes, sunny ringlets. red cheeks and lips;
both laughipg and talking 70 you n the same
tine
EDucATIoN.-The following beautiful para.
graph il from an article in Frazer's Magazine I;
ssI1ducation does not commence with che al
phabet. IL begins with a mothers look--with
a fathers nod &c appreciation or sign Of reproof
--wiih a sisters gentle pressure of tho hand or
brothers. noble net oE forbearance--wah hand.
falls Of flowers in green daisy meadows-with
birds nests admired but not touched-with
creeping ants aud almost inpcrceptible emmets
with hugdming bees and glass bee-hiyes-
with pleasant walks and shady larde-aad with
thoughts directed TO sweet and kindly tones and
works, to nature, to beauty, to acts Of beneyo.
lencc-to deeds of virtue. and to the source Of
all good, 10 God himself.