Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1853-07-23
Fern Leaves.

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Can any body tell why country people $,
universally and pertinaciously persist II
living in the rear Of the ehouse? Can any
body tell why the front door and window.
are nerer opened, save on 4lh ofJuly and al
Thanksgiving time? Why Zetiekiah, and
Timothy, and jonathan. and the old farmer
himself, must go round the house in order
to get into il? Why the whole family
oblivious of six empty rooms,) take thsi.
ssaper baih, and their meals, simultaneous.
lyin the vicinity Of a red hot cooking range
ii the dog days2 Why the village artist
need paintthe root, the spout, and window
frames bright crimson, and the doors the
color Of a mermaids tresses1 Why the de.
testable snnfower THAT can never forgive
Tom Moore for noticing,) must always
faunt in the garden? Why the ungraceful
pim poplar, fit emblem of a stiff old bachel
OTIS preferred to the swaying elm, Or droop
Ing willow, OF majestic horse-chesnut?
Ishould like to pull down all the green
paper window curtains. and hang up some
u snowy muslin. | should like to throw
vide open the hall door, and let the south
wind play through Should like to go oni
nthe woods and collect fresh, sweet wild
flowers to arrange in vase, in place ol
hose defunct dried grasses, and old maid
severlastipgs.n / should like to show Ze.
dekiah how to nail together some bits o1
board for an embryo lounge; should like to
anfit with Gotten, and cover il with neat
epathn should like to cushion all the
chairs after the same fashion. Then should
Ike, when the white-haired old farmer came
paaiing up the road at twelve O'Clock. with
hsscythe hanging over his arm TO usher
him into that cool. comfortable room set his
hewlof bread and milk before him and after
he had discussed il, coax him, (instead oi
slting back on the hind legs of "a hard chair
lotaka a ten minute nap on my !" model Z
afa,whiie kept my eyes on the clouds TO see
'hat po thunder shower played the mischief
slth bis hay.
lshould like to place few common sense,
r4tlicai books OH the table, with some of
affne daily and weekly papers. You may
nle; but these Inducements, and the COM
hsable and pleasant air Of the apartment,
mid bring the family ofteRer together after
ksday's TOLL BY degrees they would lift The
@vsrs ofthe books, and turn over the news
npsfs. Constant interchange Of thought,
ling and opinion, with discussions Of the
llIportant and engrossing questions Of the
would Of course necessarily follow.
III Village tasern-keeper would probable
knupon IL but will venture TO prselict
the Inmates of the farm house growing
kso I0r home. and an added air Of intelli-
tsses md refinement, Of which they them.
sEee might possibly d unconscious. j
slazrro THE W IL Every one accuston-
s6live IN Y new county ii aware that
Asst settlers are ID the habit Of blazing
,as issss along the new roads that theymay
,nest, . process which nothing more ricf
IT, than cutting small piece Of bark from
e1 sree. By this means they can ever;
sAet Keep the road, rain orshine. A friend
~ .the New Orleans Picaynne. tells 4
sooa anrT If backwoodsman he met . day4
n TskIWo since IN one Of our principal streets
~ caap had 4 large piece of chalk in His
.sdu, Win which he marked all the most
Eominent buildings Ne met with. Anxious
y saceffain his object our friend inquired
g. sfsason Tor thus chalkinp the sfronts and
oooss q he passed. 1ls.'41, 1,zlsS Sss-"ss1s
!. ny, tAe fact is.s replied Tho back.
aas'naa, u got considerably snarled DO
g,s 1900 WIS lost fof two hours. md
\. 4 Z y have tonnd ny flatboat again llIiiln
s.aass as1o n lurnlngs and winnings. When II
~ 49, sAt io,slay, Il Ithonght would lust bl,sxe
ns ssMsy = went along, so thai / could 1;nd
.S...' " .o1o back You don't catch This nart;;.
'aplyldhl being lost again II vouf
e .1!.s saa twisting streets, any way yoa a
- -l-l-- sFlsh
4 u I. = siased that Horace Greeley IN
Ii;s -! =, ts,oans, 3 has recently paid hs.I
M, e.uo sad $500, principle and com.
|sss hs:.esesf Of debt If less than 31on
- poaE father owed when he d,aa II
M4dyf wears AS,Na ~ .8ag II