The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1854-11-01
AZ my ae-hearted Fanniel

toned about forty niles from small post com
mHded by lieut. @. B., of the infantry. On
day capt. H. concluded to ride over and Civ
his neighbor call; 50 throwing himself acros
q noble horse, be started, and after hard gal
lop--forty miles is respectable ride, you know
he arrived at o. BIS tent, just as the drumme
vas performing that popular air 30, the roas
beef of Old England = Refining in his horse
and shaking hands with o. B., we came fortl
togreet him, ION hospitable thought intent,
he said ''Wetl, Lawrence, been to dinner?'-
<fNo, / havn't," vas the reply, 'just going
Come in" "DeYilish glad Of it, said capt
y. dismounting, never was SO hungry in al
my life +" .sWell, come in,'' said O. B. anc
they went In accordingly, and took seats at Z
small uncovered pine table, on which servant
shortly pleced large tin pan full of boiled
rice, and broken bottle half full of mustard
The captain looked despairingly-there was
nothing else. "Abe,' said o. B., as he drew
The tin pan towards him, care you fond of boil
ed nce?'' We'll, no. said Abe, somewhat
hesitatngly, II cam say that | am-very--
Lawrence" "Ah replied Lawrence, coolly,
well inst help yourself to the mustard" He
was from South Carolina" said B., when he
told the story, and they eat rice down there
somewhat"
Is story is related Of an honest farmer, who,
attempting to drive. home q bull, got suddenly
hoisted over fence. Recovering himself, he
saw The animal on the other side Of the rails,
saving The air The good old man looked
steadily at him for moment, and then sha-
king his fist at him, exclaimed; s.Da,n your
apologies; you needn't stand there, you tar
nal critur, bowin' and serapin'-you did it a
purpose, darn your ugly pictur."
Tie following appeared in the Limerick
Chronicle 4 short time since, in the shape of an
advertisement: IAN extensive landed proprie-
TOT on the banks Of the Shannon will make
wager Of $500 that he has the handsomest
nine children and the handsomest estate in Ire
land. Application to be made to j. F. E. G.,
Eyre's hotel, Slip, county of Limerick ~.
Many quaint and odd conceit enters the
brains Of tho little folks that cannot but pro-
woke smile. A coz of ours, who has seen
one less than half dozen summers the other
night,
f'h hen insects swamed provokingly,"
lisplngly asked; Ma, what makes the morn
ing gloFies shut themselves up at night?'' Re
ceivlng no satisfactory answer, she seemed
puzzled for a moment, and then, a flash of in
telligenre Illuminating her countenance, ex-
claimed: ''Now, l know, ma; it is to keep The !
mosquitoes from bitin' emp' #
A clergyman once travelling in stage coach
was asked by one Of the passengers, if he
thought that pious heathens would 60 to heav-
ca. "Sir,' answered the clergyman, Il am
moi appointed Judge Of the world, and conse-
quently cannot tell; but if ever you get to
heaven you shall either find them there, or
good reason why they are not"
The Germans have queer way Of making
"brides''-and Of dong some other things in !!
The courting and marrying way, which may in
ter8st You, perhaps When maiden is be-
trothed, she is called BRIDE and so continues
Till she becomes wife" All this while she
is engaged she is BRIDE The lovers i'm |
mediately upon the oetrothal exchange plain
gold rings, which are Wor!f-ever afterwards, |
till death parts them. The woman wears hers |
on the third finger Of the left hand, and the /
man his--on his hand. When the '.bride''
becomes "Wite, her ring is transferred to the /
third finger of the right hand, and there it re
mans. The husband always wears his ring
Just as The wife wears hers, 50 that if you look
upon mans hand, you can tell whether he is
mortgaged on not There is no cheating for
him ever after-no coquetting with the girls,
as if he were An unmarried man-for 10! the
whole story is told by his finger ring! A Wen
nese married lady was much amused when ! Il
told her that in our country we only 's1ing''
the women, and let the husbands run at large
unmarked" E@Nzz @
Genuine cepy Of a handbill lately distributed
ii the west Of England: Roger Giles, sur
geou, parish clerk, and schoolmaster, reforms
LADIES' and gentlemen that he draws teeth with
ont waiting amoment, blisters on the low terms
and fysicks al s. penny peace, Sells Godfath-
er's Gordel, cuts corns, and undertakes to keep
any bodies nails by The year, or SO on. YungI
LADIES' and gentlemen tort their grammar lang
wage ID the neatest nanner-also CRATE care
taken of then morals and spen. Also same !
singing and teaching the Ho! Boy Cow Til =
hons and ether dances tort at home and abroad.
Perfumery in all it's branches. Sells all sorts
Of stashonary wares, backing balls, red her
rings and coles, scrubben brushes, trecle, and I
mouse traps and all other sorts of sweetmeats.
likewise taters, sassages, and all other garden
stutts-also frute, hats, ballits, hoyl, tinware,
and other eatables. Tumher sarye, and corn
saryes, and All hard wares. He also performs
hee-hUttomy In curious manner Father
more in particular, he has laid in a large sort
nont of tripe, china, dogs meet loly pops, and !
other pickles, sach Is hoysters, DC. Old rags !
bought and sold here, and not any ware helse; :.
ANIL new laid eggs every day, BY me Roger :
Giles. 7. = teeehes joggrefy, and all them t
things, " 3. a bawl on Wednes-
days. !
Mr.. Harris the democratic competitor Of Mr..
Yates for a seat In congress from the Spring. ie
field district, got himself nicely cornered a b
fay days since Heing on the stump vindIca- u
Ing The great doctrine Of popular sovereignty =
ind the right Il the people to make their own
domestic institutions without any interference {
vi the part If congress, he was askedif lie did /
ioG make some exceptions to the principle he s
yas discussing? No." said he; ..the princi- 3
VIZ is general. and il applicable alike to all the
erritoIies- a hystander: .tWould YOU be in ].
avor of admitting Utah into the Union as a
Itate should her constitution recognize and per ST
ait polygamY2a Yes, said Mr. Hasriis--.tI 81
ii for every Stale and territory governing it. By
IL III its own way At this declaration some j
T his most zeaipus friends grew lukewarm, q
nd many who thought to vote for him from an
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