The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1854-12-27
I'm Jealous, Love.

Where thrilling music, soft and sweet,
In gentle notes is sung
If all the men on earth should sing
Their songs for you, twere right,
But uomdn is another hing,
I'm jealous, love, tonight
I'm sure that if single doubt
Should enteri in my heart,
I'd turn the mean intruder out,
And bid the thought depart.
And yet | wonder all the while
Ifyou are happy quite.
Or if you do on others smile
I'm jealous, love, tonight
I would not have you sit, tits true,
Beside pretty Miss
IT'S such handy thing for you
To steal away kiss.
would not, when soft dark eyes shine,
That you should see their light
For fear you'll be forgetting mine
I'm jealous, love, tonight
The introduction of newspapers is easily
traced to the Italians, who, at first, issued
them monthly and called them gazattas, or lit
tie treasures of news" They were after
wards published at more frequent intervals,
and in Venice were called menati, being OF a
threatening character and devoted chiefly to
scandal. The first English newspaper, accord
ing to Mr.. Geo. Chalmers, was called s'the En-
glish Mercurie, +" and was a device Of Good
queen Bess," and the immortal Burleigh, to
keep the people, at the epoch of the Spanish
armada, from being alarmed by false rumors.
.'The Merculie," however, was only printed
semi occasionally, and was rathera gazette ex-
traordinary than regular journal of news
Later there came into vogue the hebdomadal
newspaper under the title Of weekly News
book devoted chiefly to politics and pasqui-
nades. By and by, in the reign of queen
Anne, there was published daily newspaper,
almost as dry as its respectable namesake now
published at Washington, D. G. 1t was a
great jump from that to the Times, the Jupi-
ter Tonans of the English press!-that Won
derful diurnal-broad sheeted, ubiquitous,
powerful; yet polite, inscriptions and, like
the poets woman, "varium ct mutablle sem
per-"
If you don't wish to take the consumption,
you must learn to take flannel shirts and thick
boots. For preventing coughs and catarrhs,
one cobbler is worth all the doctors.
A lady has suggested that when men break
their hearts, it is all the same as when lob
ster breaks one Of his claws-another sprout-
ing Immediately and growing in its place.
Boarding out west.-Traveler, (dsmount~
ing at tavern )-Helloa, landlord, can get
lodgings here, tonight"
Landlord-No, sir; every room in the house
is engaged.
Traveller Cant you even give me blan
ket, and bunch of shayings for pillow, in
your room?"
Landlord-No, sir; there's not a square foot
of space unoccupied any where in the house.
Traveer-Then I'll thank you to shove a
pole out of your second floor window, and, I'll
roost on that
An exchange describing counterfeit bank
bill, says, the yignette is cattle and hogs. with
church in the distance! A good Illustration
of this worlds doings.
The busy body who spent half his time in
picking holes in the coats of his neighbors,
turns out TO be tailor.
The musician who practises the Scoth fiddle
has gone into partnership with the dancing
master who teaches ST. Vitus' dance.
The sensitive actor, who could not sit in the
same room with tea-urn on account of its his
sing, has just been killed with "burst of ap-
plause." -...
Mr.. Higgins was very punctual man in all
his transactions through life. He amasscd
large property by untiring industry and pune
tuality; and at the age of ninety years was
resting quietly upon his bed and calmly waiting
to be called away. He had deliberately made
almost every arrangement for his decease and
burial.
His pulse grew fainter, and the light of life
seemed just Pickering in its socket, when one
of his sons Observed
"Father, you will probably live but day or
two; is it not well for you to name your bear
ers?"
''To be sure, my son." said the dying man;
cit is well thought Of and | will do it now.'
He gave list of six, the usual number,
and sunk back again exhausted on his pillow.
A CLEAN of thought passed over his wither-
ed face like ray of light, and he rallied once
more.
'tMy son, read me that list. Is the name Of
Mr.. Virgins there?"
.'It is, my father
"Thcn strike it off," said he emphatieally;
.'for he was never punctua, was never any
where in season, and he might detain the pro-
cession whole hour"
A certain poor dyspetc, whose physical in
ability to work was attributed to Incidence, was
advised by medical friend that the only way
he ever could convince people he was sick was
to die.
Shakespeare wants to know "what is in a
name? HAD ne lived IN tnese DAYS, ana pia-
ced another gentleman's name to one of his
due bills, he would have found that there was
a great deal in a name, viz two police officers,
an indictment, and few years residence al
Sing Sing.
McCracken has two reasons for not going to
the theatre; when there is poor acting he don't
want to go, and when there is good acting, the
house is SO crowded that the only part of his
person that can get glimpse of the stage is
his nose-the very part that can't tell Hamlet
from bass yiol. His reasons are good.
First juvenile Say, Billy, where did you
get that cigar?''
Second juvenile you see, dad came
home to dinner a little swipesey, and | stole il
out of his hat
First juvenile-( admiringly:) cob, AIM
YOU one of 'em! | wish my dad would come
home so, too; but (sorrowfully) then he dom
smoke, and have to pick up old cigars.
One of the tenants. Jenny, get some kind
lings and make fire.
can be iabers, how am to do 1t, sir?-
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