The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-09-05

4 at the ringing OF bells and the firing OF can
non. The attendant who watched with him,
asked him if be knew what day twas. ooh!
yes he replied, 1T is the glorious 4th Of Ju-
~. God bless it; God bless you ALL In the
forenoon, the orator of the day, the rev. Mr..
Whitney, the parish minister of Mr.. Adams,
called to see him, and found him seated in an
arm chair. In the course of the interview,
Mr. Whitney asked him for a sentiment to be
given at the public table. He replied, Il will
give you, independence forever!" After a
| few moments had elapsed, lady asked if he
/ wished to add any thing to the toast. And be
said, not syllable" This occurred an hour
or two only before he breathed his last. In
the course of the day, he said, sit is great
and good day" That his entire thoughts were
dwelling ON the scene of re, is evident, from
the last words which he uttered, jefferson
survives which were spoken about the time
that Jefferson expired.
In like manner, Mr.. Jefferson, in the short
intervals Of delirium which occurred in his last
hours, seemed to dwell exclusively on the
events of the revolution. He talked in broken
sentences Of the committee of safety. One of
| his EXPLANATIONS was, "warn the committee to |
be on their guard" and he instantly rose in
his bed and went through the act of writing a
hurried note. But for the greater part of the !
| time during the last days Of his life, be was
blessed with the enjoyment of his reason. The
only anxious wish he expressed for himself was
that he might live to breathe the air of the if
tieth anniversary ofindependence. When that
day arrived, he was frequently heard to muir
rnur his satisfaction.
PaEcocIrY.-In the early history of the
State of Indiana, Sullivan county, portion of
fIsA +,t~ -.11 r L
to true democracy, elected Solomon thurman,
Of Turman's creek, to represent it in the as
sembly, 1t was his first experience in legisla
tive life, and the mantle of its dignity at first
sat but uneasy upon his broad shoulders He $
got along pretty well, however, by dint of say
ing nothing and always voting as Mr.. A. did, i
bright and shining light among the faithful, II
until one day he "took down the house. as o
follows:
He happened to come into the hall in the +
midst Of some business which rendered it ne
cessary to know the population of several of c.
the counties, and the speaker, not having the d
for the information. As soon as his eye fell =
upon MIR. thurman, he addressed him:
e'Ah! Mr. Turman, what is the population
Of your county?'' II
Mr.. thurman, taken entirely by surprise r.
Sir, we have scarcely no poplar in the coun-
rys the timber is all oak, hickory, birch and to
maple, with very small chance poplar in the va
,ottom" eq
MFR. Speaker-'You misunderstood me go
What is the census of your county," ny
Mr.. livery badly scared-"Oh, they have ere
o senses. They are damned ignorant set, II;
ssure you!' s.s
An enthusiastic member from Clay county 49,
Immediately asked Mr.. thurman out to drink. bui
1t was no relation of Mr.. Humans altho dat
man hearing the same name, who, making y
IS maiden speech while canvassing the coun- WI
for election to the legislature, affirmed to 7
S constituents, that, if elected, he would othe
ubverse their interests to the best of his skill stitu
d ability" ed
As an example of powerful, unprecedented 'as u
'quence, may be given a short answer of ton
rran, the Irish orator, to certain Judge men
author of many scurrous pam Coll
ets-who, upon one occasion, when the bar Coil
er was arguing case before him, had the of =
3uuehce TO feproach Cufran with his power Heb
telling him that he suspected chs law IL His,
Try was rather contracted" cit is true, nv in tt
d." said Curran, with dignifed respect, part
at am poor and that circumstances have For
newhat curtailed my library; my books are
numerous but they are select, and I hope For
Y may have been perused with proper dis For
;t;ors h,ra ,,r.,,.5 ,,odd1r E. 49,: Boar
a'. ny SCI iei tiiS Was
ks, than by the composition of great ma The
bad ones. | am not ashamed of my poy- CT
Y; but should be ashamed of my wealth, cep't
Ia 7 b,,,o ..oood to o,,,;. :. -. :. in tn
~ ~ ava,
corruption. If rise rot to rank [ shall NJ
east be honest; and should l ever cease to of al
so, many an example shows me that an ILL pupil
ned renntation hv nalinn mora consnion No 2
III - - - ~ disre
more VIGOROUSLY contemplate" pery
n 1888, a girl near Paris was attacked with two
luent vomiting. at which time she cast up ana
1ers, caterpiers, snails and other insects, Ea
it war, finally discovered that from some on tn
inclination, she had been in the Scrip
ut of swallowing those insects and that they Chris
remained in her stomach until elected, IN; ne
letlmes for seven or eight months. poor the a
nan of Coburg is reported to have enter Ev
led in her stomach for sometime a snake this
yard long. In 1915 shoemaker in and a
ope, who had suffered for many years with MS =. ~
Is in his abdomen, died, and after his death be ad
rpent the length of a mans arm was found are
is coffin. perm
lever marry man until you have seen him All
Let the candidate for your hand pass pa'eD
ugh the ordeal of eating soft boiled eggs ~,
lie can do it and leave the tabe-spread, the stain
kin. and his shirt unspotted-take him. Try will r
next with sparerib. If he accomplish Au
his feat without putting out one of his own
$, orpitching the bones into your lap name
wedding day at once; he will do to tie to.
It railway station, an old lady said to RI
: pompous old gentleman who was talking toms
ut steam communication, ''pray, sir, what c
team?" "Steam, nam, is, ah!-steam is, and Z
ah!-steam is-steam.'' Il knew that TAIN
p couldn't tell ye," said rough looking SIoi'
wv standing by, ''but steam is bucket of awfn
er in a tremendous perspiration.'' use o
'eware Of all the malignant passions. They who
great foes to grace. Envy is devilish, ha- conn
is murderous, wrath is cruel. Even pee tons
mess destroys equanimity, and then con- comp
ted thought is impossible. Gods spirit is kind
owe, NOT a bird of prey. He flies from all fuld ,