The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1854-08-23


" does ones heart good to see merry
round faced farrnee. So rich and yet SO IN
Il dnstriogs: 80 patient and peFseverng in bis
ealIinr. and vet SO kind social, and obliglng
] There are a thousand noble traits about HIM
which light no bis character. Heis generally
hosDisabie; eat and drink with him, and he
wont set 4 mark on you, and sweat 1t out Of
YOU with double compound interest at anoth-
er tme-vo are welcome. lie will do you
a kindness without expecting a return by way
Of .coalpensation; it is not SO with every body
/ He is generally more honest and sincere less
disposed to deal In low and unheard cunning,
than MANY could name. He gives to soc-
oty lis hest s1pport--be Is the edifce of gov
/ ernmcnt and the lord Of nature Look at him IN
/ Iorespun gray and black, gentlemen; laugh,
if YOU will-but believe us, he can laugh back
if he pleases. =,
Asr1DorEs.-An exchange gives us the fol-
| lowing:-Lard or oil, is antldote for the poison
Of strychine, nux vomica, or any poisonous ct
fects of wild cherry, or the peach tree, tox
glove, or the deadly night shade. The tea OF
| the common garden touch-me-not roots is a
certain antidote for the bite Of rattle snake
or any other snake-a poultice Of the same for
the bite of SPIDER or the sting Of any insect
! On Saturday afternoon, the 22d ult., says
the Catskll IN. Y Wing, was witnessed an
instance of youthful beroism and affection wor-
thy of record A father and his two sons
the latter mere boys, ten or dozen years Of
age--were coming up the Catskill creek on
canal boat, when by some accident the father
fell overheard, and being unable to swim, sank
twice. and the boys plunged into the water to
save him. Right valiantly did the little fell
lows struggle, and we'll did they succeed in
keeping their father above water until boat
came to their assistance, and they were all ia
such intrepid daring is seen in such extreme
youth, and it is gratifying to know that their
efforts were successful.
The women Of Egypt, in order to acquire a
degree of fairness, battle themselves several
days in lukewarm water They stay so long
in the baths that they eat and drink therein.-I
During the time they are in the bath, they take
every half hour some broth made of pullet and
stuffed with sweet almonds, hazle nuts, dates
and pistachino nuts. After taking this kind of
broth four times, they eat pullet all but the
head. When they come out of the bath, they
are rubbed over with perfumes and sweet
scented pomatum, and after that some of them
take myrobalms before going to bed; others
take draught prepared with gum trangacante
and sugar candy. /
To become slandered-edit paper, tell the
truth and tread on the toes of rogues
The man who attempted to catch the speak
er's eye" with steel trap, was made to take
the floor by the sergeant-at-arms.
This au ours WELL" as the mosquito said
when he settled on a fat mans nose.
An itinerant preacher recently travelled much
among the northwest parishes of this State
He was mounted on an animal whose appear
ance betokened very bad keeping-the mere
frame work of what had once been horse
Riding up to the door of country inn, he in
1uired Of the landlord the distance to the next
.owr. The host coming out, was forcibly struck
with the lank appearance of the animal upon
which the querist sat, who required intorma-
ion. He then inquired:
''Who might you be, if It's a fair question:"
Il am a follower of the Lord he an
'wered.
'Follerin1 the Lord" demanded the host
We'll, I will tell you what it is, old Teller,
,eyeing the horse AGAIN. there's one thing
sartin-if you stop often on the road, you'll
never ketch him with that hoss.''
In Paris, recently a prize Of 10000 was
drawn in the lotterie Picarde, by waiter in a
cafe. Two gentlemen, who had bought very
large quantity of tickets, sat down to green
table to divide them equally. There was an
odd ticket, over, after the division was effect
ed, and they gave it as gratuity to the wal
ter, AS a matter Of course the forty or fifty
tickets that the gentlemen kept for their own
use, were every one of them blank.