The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1854-11-29

In forest deep, where cooling zcphyrs make
Mysterious music wild, with emerald leaves
That arch the lonely dell at twilight hour,
Like fairies chanting in rich silver tones;
All breathe of thy pure excellence, thy love,
Fidelity, and truth. a holy spell,
soft enchantment binds my spirit now,
And, though unseen, feel thy presence near,
Aye, in my heart.
The Albany Journal gives the particulars OF
singular affair which occurred in Scohare
county. A few months since family in that
county hired at an intelligence office in Albany
female "help," who proved SO smart and ca
pable as to give the most entire satisfaction-
She was at work early and late, descended the
cellar stairs at single bound jumped over
tables with the dishes on, and gave other evil
dence of uncommon sprightlness and agility.
She also contracted marriage with one 'P at
rick, Meantime one or two of the servant
girls left their situations without assigning any
reasons. Finally girl, upon leaving informed
the family that the Albany help was stealing
every thing that she could lay her hands on.
Upon searching her trunks this was found to
be the case, and she was arrested tried before
the Scoharie courts, and sentenced to three
months in the Albany penitentiary. Arrived
at the Jail there was most curious denoue-
ment: the stout and hearty female help turn
ed out to be full-grown and athletic young
man. During the whole time that he had been
doing house work in Scohare county he had
kept up the illusion in regard to his sex, de-
ceiying the family constables lawyers, Judge,
jury, and jailors by semi daily application Of
the razor to his face.
When Tom Corwin was member of the
general assembly of Ohio, he brought in bill
for the abolition of public punishment at the
whipping post He made speech thereon, to
which an elderly gentleman replied somewhat
as follows: "Mr speaker, the gentleman is not
as old as | am, and has never seen SO much of
the practical operation of the system OF punish
ment which he desires to abolish When
lived in Connecticut, if fellow stole horse,
or cut up any other rustics, we used to tie him
right up and give him a real good thrashing,
and he always cleared out, and we never heard
no more of him. It's the best way Of getting
rid of rogues that ever was tried, and without
expense to the State
Corwin rose in reply, t'Mr. speaker, l have
been often puzzled to account for the vast emf
grafton from Connecticut to the west; but the
gentleman last up has explained it to my en-
tire satisfaction
The bill passed without further discussion.
Blessed be the hand that prepares plea
sure for child! for there is no saying when
and where it may again bloom forth. Does
not almost every body remember some kind
hearted man who showed him kindness in The
quiet days Of his childhood? The writer of this
recoects himself at this moment as bare
footed lad, standing at the wooden fence of
poor little garden in his native village; with
longing eyes lie gazed on the flowers which
were blooming there quietly in the brightness
of Sunday morning. The possessor came
forth from his little cottage-he was wood
cutter by trade-and spent the whole week at
work in the woods. He was come into bis
garden to gather flowers to stick in his coat
when he went to church. He saw the boy and
breaking off the most beautiful Of his carna-
tions-it was streaked with red and white j.
gave it to him. Neither the giver nor the re-
ceiyer spoke word; and with bounding steps
the boy ran home; and now here at vast dis
lance from that home, after SO many events of
so many years, the feelings of gratitude which
agitated the breast of that boy expresses itself
on paper The carnation has long since with
cred, but now blooms afresh
The honor of our nation is not delegated to
the keeping of the few Every individual
should feel ambitious of doing something to I'D
vance the prosperity, the happiness and glory
Of the republic.
Instead Of saying things to make people
stare and wonder say what will withhold them
hereafter from wondering and staring. This is
philosophy: to make remote things tangible,
common things extensively useful, useful things
extensively common, and to leave the least
necessary for the last. have always suspi-
cion Of sonorous sentences.
The Shepherd says to Christopher North in
his Noctes Ambrosiana, with equal beauty of
thought and language: Il weel believe that
only the shears O. fate will ever cut the cords
O. our friendship. fancy it's just the same
wi YOU as wi me, We maun (must) like ane
anither whether we will or no, and that's the
sort o. friendship for me; forit fourishes like
q mountain flower, in weathers." Happy
those who are joined together by such a friend
ship.
The man who put on a serious frame Of
mind finds that some Of the timbers are not
well joined.
A lady, passing through New Hampshire,
observed the following notice on a board
Horses taken in to grass. Long tails, IS. Sd;
short tails 2s.' The lady asked the owner of
the land the reason of the difference Of the
price. He answered, .'you see, ma'am, thel
long tails can brush away the flies; but the
short tails are so tormented that they hard |
ly eat at all" This was the ''long and short"
of the matter, and the lady was satisfied.
Those who rail at poetry and refinement as
superauous ingredients in every day happi-
ness, little know what main props they seek'to
undermine. These will abide when even prin-
ciples waver. Manly delicacy is as necessary
in family life as manly rectitude; and won1anly
virtue There is as much happiness wrecked
from the absence of the one as the absence of
the other. Those who neglect the Yarnishes
of life, commit an insidous sin toward them
scires. 4