The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1854-12-06


CuRE FOR SCRATCHES ON HORSES, &c.-We
are indebted to Mr. A. Candy, of Red Bluff
for the following recipe, which he has found fol
years to be an unfailing cure tor scratches, &c,
on horses, dogs, and other animals. Take a
piece of chewing tobacco, about two inches
square, and boil it in a quart of water, and
while cooling add piece Of copperas the size
Of common marble. TO be applied with mop
or sponge.
Want drives fast team. A man 'tdead
broke will do as much flying round in an hour
as person with full stomach would effect IN
a fortnight. None Of us know how fast we can
run until the sheriff is after US. As long as
Bullion was rich he was considered as an indo-
lent, good for nothing old fogey. Bullion fail
ed one day, and got thrown on his resources.
Since then he has made 116 ward speeches,
called IS times on the constitution, and with
such effect that his constituents have Just taken
him up and put him in nomination for congress.
Without "a little bad luck, even Bullion him
self, would never have known tythe of the
abilities which has been for years Wondering
within him. Men are like arrows, before you
can make them ascend you must pull them
back some.
When lived in la belle France, sare, zey
used to say to me, 'you should go to Amerl-
QUE Dat one GREET countree where every body
do just as zey like"
Eat please me, SO pack up me box and
90 on board re sheep, and pretty soon after a
long time, | land in re Amerique.
A porter seize my trunk wheder want him
c.
after him, and try to get him away. Tell him
REPORT him to de gems d'armes. "Zls be il
free country" said he, 'tand want a quarter
dollar"
7 give it to him, for very much afraid to
lose my box AS I 60 along re street, man
spit tobacco juice, and it fell on my coat, and
/ say to him, ''sare, you soil my coat. You
should take your mouchoir and wipe him off. %
But he laugh and say, ''Zs is free country"
I saw man cruelty beat his little boy wild a
poker, SO my heart fill wild compassion, and I
say to him, "sare, you is one bad man, to hurt
Eat little infant SO wild re poker. $50 about
your business, you rascal" seq he, "1-guess
isis free country"
A little while after, meet a great big Irish
paddy wild what you call shlelah in his hand.
He came up to me, point at little ribbon
which wear on my waistcoat, and said "Be
iapers, are you one of zem bloody know
nothing?" ''Sare," said l. II shall here tell
you not bloody at all care you know
nothing?" said he. | not know what itmean,
so | say II don't know "Ah," he exclaim,
"you don't know, you know nothing. [ will
make you know Eat zis is free country, as
free for me as for you," and wild Eat, he raise
his shillelah and lay it on my head. | runa-
way very much frighten,-Mon Dieu! Eat l
should ever come into free country where
every body do just as zey like and nobody to
stop ZEN. | sail in de mex sheep for France. |
don't want to live no more in free country.
"Can you direct me to the - hotel?' in
quired gentleman with a carpet bag, of a
burly Hibernian, standing on the steps of the
railroad station.
"Faith," was the reply, ''it's jst that can
do that same. You see you jst go up this
strate till you come to Thaddy O'Muligan's
shop. Then
"But | don't know where Thaddy O'Mulli
gan's shop, as you call it, is"
40 faith. why didn't think of that We'll,
then, your honor must kape on till We get to
the apple woman's stand on the corner of the
brick church it is, and kape that on the right
and go on till ye get to the sign of the big
watch, and the mind you don't fall down the
cellar thereaway, then you kape on a little fur
Their till We come to big tree, and after that
you turn to the right or left, but by the bones of
St. Patrick, don't know which,
The traveller turned in despair to long,
lank Jonathan, who was standing whiting,
~ l. IL +l,s e l.,
Maybe you're going to put up there?-
queried Jonathan.
Eyes intend to-
"Did you come from far eff"
yes from Philadelphia" was the impa-
tent reply. "But can you tell me where the
h--'
.'Got any more baggage?' said the imper-
turbable yankee.
mo, this is ALL said the traveller, convin
ced that the only way to get the direction was
to submit to the questioning.
"Going to stay long?"
Couldn't say" was the reply, in rather
crusty manner. .sBut I'm in hurry, and
would like 10 be directed 80
"Wait minute. [ reckon you're MARI
ed man, amt you?''
mo, | am not, and now won't answer any
thing more till you have answered.
"Well, squire, = said the yankee coolly, I'D
like to oblige you, but tie truth is ! have
never been in town before myself
In less than minute, a carpet bag with a
man attached was seen hurrying away from
that vicinity. He didn't find asking directions
of any particular advantage.
A blow from frying pan, though it may not
hurt, blackens. A eaumny may be known
as such, it will leave stain on the character.
One of the mediums was recently put in
communication with the spirit Of the celebrated
and eccentric doctor Abernethy, to enquire what
was the best of all medicines for diseases on the
lungs. Loud and distinct raps upon the table
slowly but promptly spelt out Ayers cher
r-y p-e-c-t-o-r-a-l.
Haven't | right to sweep in my own house,
you goney? demanded the landlady, vigorous
ly brushing painful of dust down the stairs
upon boarder who had not paid up
was never SO taken in but once said bar
raster in relating some incidents in his life,
when myself and two other barrsters having
exerted ourselves for handsome fee succeeded
in getting the two VS. off from forgery
They are acquitted, and BY the time they were