Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1853-08-27

A DAsHlNG IouNG WIDow-Of all things
in creation. there is nothing so captivating
as blooming young widow. nothing so
loveable. The following, from the Lawrence
Register. is a case in point:
While in Arkansas IN December last, we
| saw and conversed with young and beau
tlful widow only twenty-seven years old,
who had followed 10 the grave the bodies of
her four husbands. II was at country
party in that wild region we first saw her.
We liked her appearance amt obtained an
introduction. She was all life and ANNA
ton. The pleasure of the dance was her
delight and she appeared the gayest ofthe
gay" We spent half an honr in conversa-
ton with the Arkansas belle. We talked of
the country, wild game. different kinds of
life, single and matrimonial etc, about
which she spoke very we'll and very correct
~. In tender tone of voice, flor we felt
interested in this dazzling beauty we
enqulred:
+" Madam, how long has your last husband
been deadl"
"a, I" Ten days, yesterday" repliedthe afflicted
widow. "
"Good heavensi' thought we "a hus-
band dead only ten days, and his widow one
Wewere SO much astonished that we left
her without ceremony. On enquiry next
morning, we found ont what she had told us
was true. Her husband No a. for several
years had rept eseuted the county in the
Legislature and was highly esteemed not
as talented legislator, but as clever. jolly
kind of man. The man this wildwoods
belle entraps for No. 5, may the Gods
forefend
EARLY RISING in the will of the late
Mr.. James Sergent, of the borough of
Leicester, is the following singular clause
''As my nephews are fond of indulsing
themselves in bed in the morning. and as
wish them to prove to tire satisfaction of 10y
executors that they have got out of bed in
the morning. and either employed them
selves in business or taken exercise in the
opepair, from five till eight o'clock every
morning. from the 5th of April to the 10th of
October, being three hours each day; and
from seven till nine o'clock in the morning
from the 10th of October to the 9Th of A prii,
being two hours every morning this is TO
be done for some years, during the first
seven wears TO The satisfaction of my execn-
tors, who may excuse them in the case Of
illness but the task must be made up when
they are we'll and if they will not do this,
they shall not receive any share Of my prop.
1erty. Temperance makes the faculties
clear and exercise makes them vigorous
II is temperance and exercise united that
can alone insure the filtest state of mental
or bodily exercise
SUPPLY OF CATTLE FOR THE NEW YoRE
MARKEr-It is said that were il moi for the
numerous railroads. New York city would
now be in state of starvation so far as meal
is concerned, as it has 10 depend almost
entirely upon supplies from the West
Beeves are now delivered there from tbs
Northwestern prairies, within week, By
means of railroads, at an expense of $40 Il
Sl2 per head. II would take from fifty te
ninety days to bring the cattle from the
western parts of Ohio, Kentucky: Illinois: ol
Arkansas. in fair weather, but in winter il
would be too expensive TO attempt such a
thing A drove of cattle from the Cherokee
| Nation, raised by the Indians; we're recently
received at New York. ria railroad. from
| Illinois. Ii is said it would be rare TO find I
hundred head of cattle in the New York
New Jersey, Massachusetts and Vernon
markets at one time. but for the droves tina
come from the West, over the diffeIen
| lines of railway.
10 One Of Jacobs horse-pistols had tw
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