The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-06-27
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That if once taste, I MUST taste again.
Bessie has meier silken gown,
Nor crimson hat nor a necklace hne;
But she wears of cowslips colleen crown,
That I'd rather than any queens were NINE
Bessie dwells in lowly opt,
A lonely cabin, with trembling walls;
IT'S old and poor but she thinks it not,
And loves it better thar lordly halls,
She counts the stars as she goes to sleep,
And loves to listen to- tie patching song,
That over her head, the rain drops keep,
In the April weather, all nlght long.
Bessie's step is light like the fawn's,
And her voice like the Ginning of silver bells:
hear it oft in the summer morns,
But dare not whispe,+what ititellsl
Lingering and dying round my heart,
Ever and ever its echoes be; q
Who shall divide us, or what shall part, "5
/ love Bessie, and she toyes mel
edo you see Wonder woman with her water
pitcher on her d?"@-"Yes, what is remark
able about her?'' -''She might, perhaps, have
been this day princess Of Sweden, and the
consort Of king "'Madre di Dio!'-"Do
you see yonder village on the hillside? That
is Cardo. The common soldier Bernadotte one
day fell in love with 4 peasant girl of Cardo.
The parents would d Lett the poor fellow
court her. The poveAo diavblo, however, one
day became king, and if he had married that
girl she would have been queen; and now
her daughter there, with the water on her
head, goes about and Eorments herself that she
is not princess of SFeden' 1t was on the
highway from Bastia tb San Florence that Ber-
nadotte worked as common soldier on the
roads At Ponte d'Ucciani he was made cor
poral, and very proud he was of his advance
ment. He now watched as superintendent of
the workmen; afterwards he copied the rolls
for Imbrico clerk of the court at Bastia. Even
at this day, there is still great mass of them
in his handwriting among the archieyes at
Paris.
Have you enenesP Go straight on, and
mind them not. If they block up your path,
walk around them, regardless of their spite.
A man who has no en- mics is seldom good for
any thing-he is madi of thas kind Of material
which is so easily Wort 1ed that every one has
hand in it, "A sterlih character one who
thinks for himself, andE speaks what he thinks,
is always sure to have enemies. They are as
necessary to him as flesh air; they keep him
alive and active. A celebrated character, who
was surrounded by enemies, used to remark,
''they are sparks which, if you do not blow,
will 90 out Of themselves" LET this be your
feeling, while endeavGring to live down the
scandal Of those who are bitter against you
If you stop to dispute. you do but as they de-
sire, end open the way for more abuse. Let
the poor fellow talk-there will be but re-
action, if you perform but your duty, and
hundreds who were once alienated from you,
will flock to you and acknowledge their past
errors"
A certain preacberof universasm had been .
preaching in country lschool~house for sever y
II successive sabbaths,i to convince the people y
hat there was no hell At length it was an ,
bounced that at his nett meeting collection a
would be taken for hia benefit. The day ar 7
lived, and the collection was taken up in hat VI
When the sdeacon" lad passed through the ~
and gives, all an opportunity to h h
ontribute, he returned 70 the pulpit and gravely -
implied the contents Of the hat upon the desk =,
efore the preacher. And such a "collection!'' =
few coppers, with old buttons, pieces of tin,
roken ewsharps, horse nails, and almost ev- @
ry worthless thing that a man could carry to g. g.
hurch in his pocket! The preacher was thun ~,
erstruck; but, recovering his self-possession +,
moment, and gazing upon the recollection" w.
efore him, exclaimed, 'wel am not so GER &c
lin whether there is hell or not, but am VI
ertain there ought to be one for such fellows s.;
S you are;" and taking his hat and left the al
ouse. "
Nature blossoms Sd do men and women- y
entaly, morally, ph| sicaily. Marriage is az
e orange blossom of Iite. The courting era ",
its romantic, delicate, LUXURIOUS and volup- vi
ous bud. The with eff a new, strong, lusty II
loughtis the oak-blos om of life The hour =: iA
triumph over temptation, of resistance to In ',
I'll, is the rose and theimyrtle blossoms of life v"
S emblem is the beautF FIJI and perpetual-the W. W
se In its beauty retiring for the myrtle, the ln
pc of freshness and endurance. A good Lid
eed, kind word, GENEROUS act, a smile, 49,
IS from the heart as well as lip-these are az az
ossoms Of life, and which make humanity do
,od, true and beautifully we
Blossoms. What Would life-what socie- II II
what men and womb I'm do without them. .n'
If truth is beauty beaElty isn't always truth, III
nee the prettiest girls abe famous for their fb-
ng propensities. A firt will give birth to Il
ore white lies IN orb day than truth can so
shake a stick at" dIaye your wits about {
III and see. an
Youth is glorious invention While the
rls chase the hours arid you chase the girls, TIT
e months seem to daslce away with down fr
on your face WhHt pity summer is so thf
ort; before you knowlit, lovers become dea- lu
MS, and romps grand-'p others. Nj
"Why is woman's tongue like planet?" m
Because nothing short If the power that crea- va
can stop it in its regular course" The sal
IN who perpetrated 4he above conundrum H., III
e. r
S lett tor California. lie was pursued by t lie
ty women; and forty broom sticks were ''i'
ked up in the harbor litter the vessel left.
Never ask a lady for her heart and hand -"
ore dinner An EMPTY stomach is poor iou
SIS on which to seek divinity, sunshine, and I!ls
'spective happiness. THE chances are, in IN, mo
sc you violate this rule, that instead of 0e'
e-tlnted, delicious yeB you will receive
rtling, burning, big nd. Beware one
Six things are requisite. Integrity must be NOS n,s
architect, tidlness the upholsterer. 1t must FL
warmed by affection, lighted up with cheer wi,
ness, and industry must be the ventilator,
ewing the atmosphere, and bringing in fresh an
thrifty day by day; while, over all, as a enc
tecting canopy and glory, nothing will suf- ~
except the blessing IF God. mu
Shakespeare says heE found ''sermons ia ~,
,a.', q no1itiral wird nul1ar yvhn cb,T H. WI