The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-07-18

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|: ming speech, pale sentimental countenance, an
u very soft white hands. Sometimes he repr
/ scented himself as a husband and the father
! two babes.
q To some maiden ladies he was young vic
J., over, who had to give up his appointmeI
: through grief and i'll health for his departe
r young wife, and was untowardly '.hard up.
!; At Richmond, says the Express, from whic
r we get these facts, it seems he ingratiated hin
self with his graceful insinuating and vrtuou
zeal into the boarding house of worthy lady
and then took the weight of all the boarders
paying particular attention to the lady boarders
1t seems he spent three weeks in that elegan
boarding house, and used to sing religion
songs with some of the ladies, to one of whom
who was bordering on cold -maidenhood," h.
was uncommonlv courteous, attended her t.
meetings and groaned with her in spirit, to sucl
: an extent that matrimony was considered to b.
the natural consequence.
At the above house the young divine gav'
his name as the rev'd. Atchises Malvey, ane
played bis cards. SO nicely that he borrowed
SIS from the above lady, till he should receive
funds from his father in Alabama (Anchises
father in Alabama used to grow quantities O
cotton, and owned negroes innumerable-sc
the son said
Yesterday the above lady came over to Pc
tersburg, to look after the gentleman who had
made an unusual impression upon heart, long
since given up by Cupid as second Sebasto-
| pol. She called upon friend, to whom she
of Richmond had given him letter Of intro
duction, and found that, upon the strength of
that letter, Anchises had managed to borrow
$40 Just for ''few hours,' and vanished.
The following conversation is said to have
passed between a venerable old lady and a GER
tain presiding judge in -. This very learned
funclionary was supported on his right and left
by his worthy associates, when Mrs. P. was
called to give evidence.
"Takesoff your bonnet, madam"
II had rather not, sir.''
'Zounds and birthstone, madam take off
your bonnet, | say"
''In public assemblies, sir, women generally
cover their heads. Such, am sure is the GUS
tom elsewhere, and, therefore, will not take
off my bonnet
"Do you hear that, gentlemen? She pre-
tends to know more about these matters than
the judge himself? Had you ma better, ma
dam, come and take a seat on the bench?"
'No, sir, thank you, for I think there are
old women enough there already"
*'Will you give me a glass of ale, please?"
asked rather seedyish looking parsonage,
with an old but well brushed coat and almost |
too shiny hat.
1t was produced by the bar tender, Dreaming
over the edge of the lumber.
''Thank ye," said the Hcipent, as he placed
it to his lips. Having finished it at a swal
low, he smacked his lips and said, "that is very
fine ale-very. Whose is it?''
''It is Harman's ale.'
"As! Harman's, eb!s wei give us another
glass If it,
1t was done; and holding it up to the light q
and looking through it, the connoisseur said,
pom my word it is supurb ale, superb! clear
Is Madeira must have some more Of that.
five me mug of it, r
The mug was finished; but before putting
t to his lips, the imbiber said, "whose ale did d
'ou say tn wasp
''Harman's," replied the bar tender. +
The mug was exhausted, and also the vo- a
abulary of praise, and it only remained for a
re appreciatve gentleman to say as he wiped
is mouth and went towards the door, ar @
IAN S ale is it? know Harman very WE'LL :
idll SET nun sOOH anu scItic Will MN lOI TWO
lasses and mug Of his Incompatible brew v
food mawning!'' knic. /
Among other interesting anecdotes Of the :,
}hoctaws, an exchange gives the following a
ketch of their manner of ovemaking: Their h
ourtship is invariably begun by the female. If
he fancics a young man, she makes what is :
called the first banter. This is done =
y slyly squeezing the hand, or gently touch r
e his foot at the campfire. IF a man should p
enture upon any of these little preliminaries
ithout being sure Of reciprocal partially, the
dignant maid would Immediately assal him ~
18th stick, and this would be The signal for a
eneral assault by all the squaws around the
resuming lover, who, unless he fled, would be
eaten without mercy. Thus, even in this
lde shape, does woman play the coquette. 7
he young squaw who screams loudest and
lows the most resentment at these unwarrant- tt
bic liberties of an ardent lover, is set down as
re Diana Of her tribe.
"Ah, nothing prosperous has ever turned S
p for me, - exclaimed poor Ned as he called d
pom me for the twentieth time to complain over a
is faint prospect of business. saw his tat u
red clothes, and thought of his poor home "
is wife and children. He had ability, but he
as not inclined to work. He would not "turn ii
is hand to most anytbing." He trusted to c
lex, he expected something to ''turn up"
I'd waited for his favorite kind of business, f.
I'd while he waited he went into poverty-his c
ife became dsheartened, his family grew it
ok, his landorfbecame impatient He was t
rned out doors, his COW went for debts, and a.
is pig for the same, and poor Ned had no
ONE but of charity. +,
1t is always wise to do with might whatever II
m be found for ones hands to do. h
There is amysterious feeling that frequently II
asses like cloud over the spirit, undeinable, L
ndefned. 1t comes upon the soul in the bu- Ia
hustle of life, in the social circle, in the calm
nd silent retreats of solitude. Its power is o. o.
ike supreme over the weak, the stron gminded, 6
I'D the hearted. At one time it is caused +
Y the fitting of a single thought across the h
ind; again one single sound will come BOOM u
g across the ocean of our memory, gloomy q
I'd solemn as a deathknell, over-shadowing b
the bright hopes and sunny feelings of the c
cart. Who can describe it, and yet who has g
Ut felt the bewildering sensation? =
How to get a pennyworth of beauty out of R
d bones and bits of skin, says Dickens, in his Of