The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-11-21

Change is the disguise that Time puts O
lest we grow tired Of him. Even while we a
complaining Of change. heis preparing son
new surprise for us; and if we did but know
of many man it would be said as one of oil
che went out and hung himself" were it n
that Time turns life into masquerade.
Sometimes he is youth with a garland
flowers; sometimes matron in cloth of gol
sometimes warrior ia the midst of fields
has won; sometimes his footsteps are like tt
chimes of bells; sometimes his tones are yer
like knell
We picture Time poor old man, wings d.
pending from his shoulder scythe in hi
hand and frost in his bosom. And when W
think Of him, drifting SHOWS, and tolling bells
and withered leaves, and
THE bearded grain
With the flowers that grow between"
he has reapen and bound together, many
time and oft-all form part of the picture
But Time never sat for his portrait, and thi
is not like him. Time is not old; he is a
young as the last hope; he is notcruel whe,
he MOSES over the inscriptions that would eve
remind us of the loved and lost.
Time has new wardrobe for each year
Refer to the old letters you have written, if you
would see what wondrous changes heart and
mind are ever putting on. But they come 50
gently and SO gradually we scarcely perceive
them. What Transition more wonderful than
when the boy Of sunny brow and sunny locks
bounds into stern, heavy treading manhood? or
when the girl-all feeling, all hope, all love,
all song-becomes the thoughtful woman, or
the watchfu, loving, waiting matron?
Change is the beautiful lining Of Time; and
there are but two things beneath the stars that
never wear it--true friends and true hearts
The gardeners Of Italy sell plants of jasi-
mines, roses, honeysuekles, DC, all growing
together from a stalk of orange, myrtle or
pomegranate, on which, they say, they are
grated. But this is mere deception; the fact
being, that the stalk has its centre bored out,
SO as to be made into hollow cylinder, through
which the stems Of the jasimines and other
flexible plants are easily made to pass, their
roots in nterminglng with those of the stalk
After growing for time, the increase in the
them together, and they assume all the appear
ance of being united to one common stem.
The Waterman at the Portobeo station of
the north British railway, one night lately Dor
ed a hole in a whiskey cask, with the view to
the dishonest appropriation Of some of the con-
tents. The cask was in a wagon, with other {
goods in transtu, and when the wood had been
perforated the liquor gushed out and ignited
at the mans lantern. The result was con- I,
hagralion which destroyed the Wagon and the .
whole Of the goods in it. {
The Albany Argus tells story of man }
buying oats, few days since, who gave fifty :
dollar bill in mistake for FIVE. On discover
ing the blunder, and fastening to have it rec 4
tilted, he found the recipient of it deliberately
rubbing out the cipher on the bill in order to 9
make his cash account square with his funds ;,
An exchange of a Five for fifty" saved the u
latter from further DETACHMENT, and fully salts f
fed both parties. n
The Memphis(T I. appeal says physician of 81
that place paid morning visit recently to one f,
of his patients in the upper end Of town, and v
on entering the room Of the sick man, the fol- Of
owing dialogue took place:
Il say, doctor, I've got you cheated this load e. e.
If poles" .sHow?'' =
Raising on his elbow and looking across the :
'oom-''Look there, doctor, at that Teller living G.
here: ! got him to take the pill you left me,
md it killed him in an hour" The doctor
nizzed
Henry, / believe you could once COM =
nand large sum Of money"
''Not bit of it never could command ~ ~
tit always commanded me. Money, sir ST
vas my runation Lend me w. if you please be
would like to be ruined again, slightly. ar
A young lady being asked by feminine ac- es
uaintance whether she had any original DO a. a.
try in her album, replied: mo; but some lei
t my friends have favored me with original wi
pelngsr' TIL
Uncle. has old Mr. Jones Joined the qua an
erse' II don't know, indeed. Why do you ii,
SIX the quertion?" because | heard him 5
Sc plain language" 'What did he say?"- thu
he called another man good for nothing "
e scamp" nc
An infinitely small piece of pure gold can be t un
pread over wire that might girdle the whole III,
arth; yet much less portion of truth will an
erve to gid much greater quantity Of false NJ
God. k IA
An ordinance for the suppression Of cruelty f.,
pianos, accordeons and flutes. and other Of of
,nces not amendable to the criminal statutes, tai
as been adopted by the town council Of Bun . ira
ombe. a.
Before exertion there must be aenergy, and Sc
efore you can be stirred to energy,itis neces- in
sry for you to make the strong divinity Of IN
Jul, that overcomes all temptations to ease t. T.
nd indulgence. hi
Vermonters live to great age. There are co
70 men up there SO very old they have for Vi
often who they are. and none Of their neigh
ors can recolect them. an
Burke told Garrick at Hampton that all Bit IT, ~
\ things were hot. Indeed, replied Gar on
OK, then what think you of bitter cold pu
ay?" ", W
1T is not proper for you to play school, my n n
ear. to day, for it's Sunday" ~ know II, ne
other" replied the little girl; "but it is Sun w
~ school that am playing" GO
The story Of a man who had nose 50 large q
at he couldn't blow it without the use of gun e
,wder, is said to be a hoax. ST
Truth, when witty, is the very wittiest Of all
ings. g g
Some hearts Ike evening primroses open .,
ost beautifully in the shadow of life. l.,
The terror Of being thought poor has been
e ruin Of thousands,