The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-06-13
gentleman residing in Kingston, Rhode

dote to the Boston Traveller: oln l7f6, Will
our country was at war with England, the to
ries, as they were called, unwilling to espous
their country's cause, cleft their country TO
their country's good" Among the humble
who thus left for the British dpmlnions IN No
va Scotia, was my aunt F., with her tory hus
band Dg;ng the war, an American prlva
teer was seen approaching L., where my aun
and other Americans were located. AT tht
approach of the ugly looking stranger, all thu
Americans fled, except my aunt, who kept
small store near the place of entry. Having
secured what she could from her shop, she
fastened to her house to secure her valuable:
there, also; but the officers were too close upor
her heels to allow her to secrete much. They
came upon her just as she was entering q
chamber which had been previously left IN
some confusion. Seeing the officers so neal
to her, she turned in an instant, and with hel
usual quickness of invention-for she was al
ways ready for a tarpz-said to the leader, 81
hope you will pardon the appearance of my
room, as we have just had the smallpox in 1t,
and have not bad time to put things to hts
since the patients was carried off," twas "a
word and blow" as we say. In bis haste to
escape, the officer turned upon his heel, and in
turning fell over the staircase and rolled down
two flights of stairs into the street, dropping
from its scabbard an elegantly mounted sword,
which he left behind as a prize to my aunt.
Picking himself up as best he could, he was
joined by his comrade, and very soon the pr-
vateer had her sails spread, and was out OF
sight and out of danger, leaving my aunt to
! laugh over her well-timed stratagen1, and to
| hunt for her money box, which was found some
months after among the current bushes IN the
| garden, just where she placed it herself when
she took it from the shop"
Mr.. ID Arcy niece has been lecturlng In
Dublin upon America. His last lecture, as re-
ported in the Nation, contains the following
s'wild and wondrous' passage: ''The family
is not an American institution. Parental au-
thority lapses almost at the cradle. The fourth
commandment of the United States decalogue
might be-Father and mother, honor your
children, that your days may be long in the
land In the United States there is no such
class as that of boy and girl; there are only
the infant and the man and woman 1t isusu
al to see lads of ten and eleven taking up and
issuing notes for thousands of dollars. Yet
one fact appears peculiarly strange-nannely, {
that there is frequently to be observed mark |
ed difference among the children of the same
n
in Ireland and those born in America. The .
church loses sixty per cent of the children OF
catholic parents. 1t has been said too, that P
the Irish catholic who has child born to him
in America has born to him most probably, 81
an enemy W
Winchell, the humorist, tells the story of
log who undertook to jump across well in G
wo jumps. He fell a victim to his ambition. =
There are great many people just like that
log-folks who think they can jump across a :. :.
veil in two jumps. They undertake it, and y,
Usually bring up in the water. B
Mr.. Plush wished to reach the world of GO
ashton. To get there he had to leap across &C
be well of mediocrity. Plush thought this CT
ould be done by two jumps, one by money, RI RI,
nd the other by impudence. Plush gathered We
imself for the leap-made spring, and went la
own among the buckets. He was fshed out
the sheriff, and is now drying his clothes at on
,e Tombs. as
Mr.. Flimsey was another ambitious youth
e also thought he could jump across well ev
two Jumps-that is, make two strides that
ould place him beyond want and in the vicin-
7 Of affluence. Flimsey's leaps consisted of
eculatlon and heiress-the former got him IF
to the court of bankruptcy, while the latter L,
ent to Europe, in company with two poodle
,gs and an Irish baronet.
Learn wisdom from their experience. Be by
nbtlous, but never undertake to jump over
well in two jumps.
The New York Times, in the course of ga
lumn OF talk for men on small wages" has
is orthodox paragraph on the subject of spil
ess: Then as to dress, it is all nonsense to fan
7 that all men must dress fashionablv or lose 'N
ste. What is the fashion? Who wears
honable coat and how do you know it is
fashion? Tell US one substantial mer !
ant one thrifty mechanic, one successful ria.
Vyer, or one gentleman who wears it, and
Will name ten of each, equally noted and oys
'cessiuI, who donot, and ten fops whom you
erly desplse, that do. The fashion in New dry
'rk' Tor men just now, requires clean, de- ica
II garment, with no patches on it-no more {
less A lady might wear her grandmoth- T
shawl in Broadway, and not be noticed.
e umld ones, and those just in from other gin
es and villages, alone are worried about min :,
If looks when they wear last winters bon dru
to the church. Let the young initiate the S
'stantial and common sensible, much father and
N those who are keeping up appearances at ass
aenhce 1t will be a saving in this item. buc
General G. gave his blackman, Sawnev, per-
'slon to get quarters worth of zoology at l u
lenagene, at the same time limiting to him e " II
striking affinity between the Sinai and ne me,
races. Our sable friend soon found him age
under the canvas and brought to in front of I
edate looking baboon, and cycling the bipo -
'druped closely, soliloquized thus:-"Folks
e>s yer born, feet, hands, proper paddock WI
countenance, just like niger, gettin' old
eckon' Then, as if seized with bright II
q, he extended his hand, with genuine IA
thern."how dye do, uncle?" The ape be t
' 'I his hand and shook it long and cor 3
'awney then piled his new acquaintance 7
questions as to his name, and nativity, S
former occupations, but eliciting no re- S
beyond knowing shake of the head, or !
cry twinkling of the eye, 1.-THE ape was p
oabiy meditating the best way of tweaking G
daarkey's nose, he concluded that the ape S
pound to keep non-committal, and looking N
tiousy around, chuckled on, she, he, We 5
sharp for them, old Teller. Keep dark.if +
just speak one word of English, white E
would have hoe in yer hand in less v