The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-02-21


There was journeyman halter in Beth
whom I shall call Kane. He was very :
nurious man. He was industrious, dress
pretty well, and was excessively polite.
was never known to spend farthing, VIII
he could by any decent possibility help it..
] do not know how it happened, but youl
lady, who resided a few miles east of our v
lage, at a place called Wolfpitts, accepted /
addresses, and the wedding day was fixed u
on. With bis usual regard to economy, he CO
Guided that the connubial knot could be tied
strongly by q justice Of the peace as by a r
guar clergyman, and thatthe fee for perform
ing the ceremony might be less in the form,
case than in the latter. He therefore engage
Abraham Stowe, esq to oficiate. The GER
mony was to be performed in the evening
Esquire Stowe resided in Wildcat, more tia
a mile distant from the house of the bride
reckoned by a short cut across the lots.
was in the month Of February. About sur
down, the justice started, making the best /
his way through snow drifts and muddy hole:
clambering over fences and leaping fearft
bitches, until at last he reached his destina
ton pretty well tired, with wet feet and panta
looms considerably despatched with mud. !
small circle of friends were in waiting, and tn
ceremony came off at once. The bachelo
justice saluted the bride according to the Gus
tom of the country, although from his exces
sve bashfulness, the act Of doing SO causet
his face to assume the color Of his hair, which
was bright red.
The bridegroom soon called the justice on
side, and said to him in his politest style a
The same time drawing out his wallet, "WelI
esquire Stowe, what is the damage?''
"Oh, | hope there is no damage done, !
said the good natured justice, his palm alrea
dy itching for the fee.
swell. what do you charge for marrying?''
pursued the penurious Mr.. Kane
u don't charge any thing was the mod
est reply.
"Well, really, | am very much obliged to
you, esquire Stowe" remarked the delighted
bridegroom, as he returned the wallet to his
pocket "But really" he continued, II hope
You will walk in and toxic a glass of cider with
us before you go.'
The disappointed justice took half glass
of cider, and started for home, promising him
self that the next time he had occasion to mar
ry man Of Kane's calibre be would make it
matter of business and agree upon the price
beforehand
We read in the Courier de la Gironde, "an
old soldier feeling bis end approaching, and
wishing to die like good christian, sent for
clergyman, to administer to him the rights Of
the church. After having listened to the ex-
hortatlons OF his eonfessor, and received ex-
treme JUNCTION, he asked in feeble voice, scan
you tell me my reverend father, if Sebastopol
IS taken?' The clergyman astonished at such
question from dying man, answered, as
yet there was no positive account Of its fall
The sick man continued, .'the reason I asked
the question is, that as | am about to depart
for the other world, it would have given me
great satisfaction to be able to announce the
good news to marshal st. Arnaud. AT these
words his head fell back on his pillow and af-
ter half an hours suffering, the poor soldier
breathed his LAST
As the latest acme of fashion, we notice that
n lady returns her thanks through the medium
Of the New Orleans papers to all those who fol-
lowed the remains of her deceased husband to
its final resting place.
nice young army officer, now in Constan-
tinople, writes to lis cousin in London, that
the concluding line Of Payne's popular bal
lad. there is no place like home is decided
" more poetical than true. sConstantinople,'
he writes, is the place. Here, for the paltry
sum OF $500 sterling, year, a man Of mod
crate desires may live like a prince-commo-
dious habitation-the best of Wine-the most
glorious tobacco--three beautiful wives, and
no going to church A soldiers paradise,
truly.
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bic man thus: he hes Ike q hedgehog roll
ed up the wrong way, tornenting himself with
bis prickles'
A witness III an English cause. was asked
bR the eouasel whether certain person. here
tofore connected with tbe affair, was living
No" said Tito witness, sshiz moi iiFing.'
Why Asv de you know that?h said the i
counsel
why, yoa must knoB, your honor, 2 said
.he witness, that be y bit III carpenter, AID
] made his coffin.
s.AFell. suppose you did. y said The counsel,
.yet Thai is not conclusive evidence that the /
man is dead
"Ohl your honor, you would be wounded |
aard to believe, but I'll take bodily oath be-
ore his worship here, meaning the chairman
hat | not only made the coffin, but screwed
he old boy down; and be bound if I'd the
crewing Of your honor down, that you would
lot be after axing me such out Of the way
questions =
A son Of Erin gave the following toast at
dinner party: Hear s wishingye may niver
lie, nor nobody kill ye. til We knock yer brains
nut against the silver knocker of yer one door,
FoR ! DIR CoueH-T Take Of powdered gum
'rabic half an ounce; liquorice juice MALT an
nee. Dissolve the gum first in warm water;
queeze in the juice Of a lemon, then add oil
'aregoric two dramchs; syrup Of squills, one
lrachm- Cork all ii a bottle and shake we'll.
lake teaspoonful when the cough troubles.
A fine trick was played upon our citizens the
Their evening BY a lad who had been skating
pom the canal. Some one saw him break {
through the ice, and instantly ran for help ,
q the meantime the youngster extricated him. !
elf and ran home; but fearing flogging, he t
rept silently to bed. The people rallied, and !
sarched for him in the canal long time; and
rayers, il some of the religious meetings oil
le evening we're offered for the supposed lost :
oy. Holyoke Mirror >
The fellow who endeayored to raise himself .
: scanaa';zing others, has abandoned the =
hs. and haS faEan a coof ~ j. nh 49, l.