The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1854-10-25


n;on that women-that is, women of sense and
education flor to such alone address myself
are much better judges Of all polite writing
than men Of the same degree OF understanding;
and that it is vain panic, II they be SO tar
terrified with the common ridicule that's level
ed against learned ladies, as utterly to aban-
don every kind Of books and study " our self
Let lie dread OF that ridicue have no other
effect than to make them conceal their know
LEDGE before fools, who are not worthy Of it,
nor OF them Such will still presume upon the
vain title Of tie male sex 70 affect superiorl-
ty above them; but my fair readers may be
assured that all men OF sense who know the
world, have great Difference for their judg-
u,ent Of such books as lie within the compass
Of their knowledge, and repose more conf
dence in the delieacy of their taste, though
ungui1ed by rules, than in all the dull labors
ofpedants and commentators. In nelghbor-
ing nation, equally famous for good taste and
for galiantry, the ladies are, in manner, the
sovcleignS Of the learned world, as well as OF
the conyersable; and no polite writer pretends
to venture before the public, without the APP
probation Of some celebrated Judges Of that
sex. Their verdict is indeed, sometimes COM
planned Of; and in particular, | find that the
admirers OF Cotnellle, to save that great po-
cts honor, upon the ascendant that Racine be-
gan to take over him, always said, thatlt was
not to be expected that SO old a man could dis
pute the prize, before such Judges, with so
Young a man as his rival. But this observa
ton has been found unjust, since posterity
seems to have ratified the verdict Of that trlbu-
nal; and Racine, though dead, is still the ia
yorite of the fair sex, as well as uf the best
Judges among the men, .... Hume.
The Toledo Blade tells q good story Of a
Mrs Mullanc, who was taken with the cholera
and died in six hours, leaving an empty whls-
XIV bottle at the head of her bed. Her rela-
tiyes and particular friends held q wake over
the body. Matters went on very well; but at
midnight, when the fun grew fast and terocl-
GUS, suddenly there came a tapping, as OF some
one loudly rapping inside the coffin lid. Then
the hairs OF each individual stuck out as stiff
as wires. The watchers were GREATNESS; but
the voice Of the dead broke out, shrill and an
grily: "Pat! ye haste, git over t'yer own side
Of the bed! There's niver q bit iv room for
me atwit ye an the wall!'' Pat looked very
solemn; and the wife raised up in the coffin,
and was somewhat shocked on discovering the
bad box she had got into. She still lives to
teach her husband better manners than teto bu
" adacint woman with her sins allin her body
! A wise and observing author says---and we
Endorse every word of it--setting young
man ahoat with money left by his relative is
like tying bladders under the arms OF one who
cannot swim; ten chances to one he will lose
his bladders and 90 to the bottom. Teach
him to swim, and he will never need the blad
ders. Give your child sound education, and
you have done enough for him. See to that
his morals arc pure, his mind cultivated, and
his whole nature made subscrvient to the laws
what will be of more value than the wealth Of
the Indies.
The genLest task master We ever knew is
blacksmith, who says every evening to his APP
prenticcs Come, boys, let's leave off work
and go to saving wood" This blacksmith
must be the brother Of a farmer, down east,
who, one season when he was building new
house, used to try and get his hired men out
with him 10 play dig cellar by moonlight
At an evening tea party lately, a proposal
was made for rubber at whist. After sew
eral deals, an elegant and handsome young
lady thus addressed a gentleman who sat near
her: what will you take for your hand?"-
The young gentleman moiestly replied, his |
eyes ~ the same time brightly beaming-
Yours in return"
An Irishman who had commenced building
wall around his lot of rather uncommon, d. |
mansions, viz: four feet high and six feet thick,
was asked the object by friend 'sTc save re-
pairs. my honey. Don't YOU see that if iteyer
falls down, it will be higher than it is now
The milk dealers in Maysyile, Ky. lately
raised the price Of milk to 25 cents a gallon,
in consequence of the scarcity Of water.
Logic.-Man is an animal. Man and wife
are one, Consequently, a married man is
four-legged animal.
DO You 60 in for the Maine liquor law"
FFWhy, partly yes and partly mol goes in for
the liquor, but not for the law
The Boston Transcript gives the following:
One Of the most amusing Incidents Of the late
excursion to Rock island, is thus related BY
Ehe Utica Telegraph.-A gentleman in the
Mushroom said to the captain Of the boat,
fcan't you give me a clean towel, captain"
No, said the captain, more than fifty passen-
gers have used that towel there, and you are
Fhe first one that's said word agains. it,
A distinguished phrenologist has recently
Examined the shead Of the church." He finds
i has had and still possesses, great many
bumps
The last question before the debating society
|vas, whether If the doctor orders bark, the
patient has not q right to groWl2'
Cradock, in his memoirs. tells Us that when
preacher was very obnoxious to the students
\ Cambridge, it was the custom for them to
xpress disapproba1ion by scraping their feet.
/ very eloquent, but intriguing preacher, doct.
ames Scott, being one day saluted thus, sig
Eifed his intention Of preaching against the
practice of scraping, and very shortly after
yards he performed it, taking for his text
Keep Thy foot when thou goest to tile house
Il God. and be more ready to hear than to
five the sacrifice of fools; for they consider
lot that they do evil On It's announcement.
be galleries became one scene OF confusion and
(proar; but Scott called the proctors to pre-
lerye silence. This being effected, he deliv-
|red discourse SO eloquent as to extort uni
|ersaI appreciation.
The editor Of the Lewistown pa. Aurora
bys, II the young gentleman who subscribed
pr our paper some eighteen months ago, and i
! ERECTED the same to be sent TO his iady-loye, {