Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1855-09-13

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How TO JUDGE HoRsE.-If the color
be light Sorrel, or chestnut, his feet, legs
and face white, these are marks of kind
ness.
If he is broad and full between the
eyes, he may be depended on as horse
of good sense, and capable of being trained
10 anything.
As respects such horses, the more kind
ly you treat them, the better you will be
treated in return. Nor will 4 horse of
this description stand whip if he is we'll
fed.
If you want safe horse. avoid one that
has dished face; he may be so far gentle
as not to scare, but he will have too much
90 ahead in him to be safe for every
body.
If you want fool, but horse Of great
bottom. get a deep bay, with not a white
hair about him; if his face is little dished.
so much the worse. Letno man ride such
a horse, who is not an adept in riding
they are always tricky and unsyfe.
If You want one that will never give
out; never buy large overgrown one.
A black horse cannot stand heat, nor "a
white one cold.
If you want a gentle horse, get one
with more or less white about him-the
more the better; Many suppose that the
colored horses belonging to circusses, ETC..
are selected for their oddity. But the Sc
!ections thus made are on account OF great
dociijty and gentleness.
@A lazy, plodding, snail-paced chap,
might have got along in the world fifty
years ago, but he don't do for these times.
We live in an age of quick idea-men
think quick-eat sleep, court, marry, and
die quick-and slow coaches are not tole-
rated. $50 ahead, if you burst your boil
er!" is the motto OF the age-and he sue
ceeds the best in every line of business,
who has the most of ''do or die" in him.
Strive, boys, to catch the spirit of the
times-be up and dressed always, not
gaping, and rubbing your eyes, as if half
asleep: but wide awake for whatever may
turn up, and you will be somebody before
you die.
Think, plan, reflect US much as you
please before you act-but think quickly
and closely. and when you have fixedyour
eye upon an object, spring to the mark at
once.
But above all things, be honest. If
you intend to be an artist, carve it in the
wood, chiseI j. in your ledger. Let hon.
esty Of purpose ever be your guardian
star.
THE DEAD Cone TO LIFE-REMARK-
ABLE OCcURRENcE.-A circumstance Of
a some what extraordinary character, oc-
cured some time since in one of the -four
ishing towns of the Midland counties.
\ clergyman died. and his mother and
sisters, on the third day after his decease,
recollecting that no likeness remained o
the one cherished son brother, it was
agreed. ere the grave closed over him,
that the body should be unshrouded and a
portrait taken. A young lady Of profess
j onal celebrity was engaged for the task.
She. with the assistance of the attendant,
took off the shroud. and placed the body
in the requisite porture but other duties
requiring the artists attention, the sketch
was deferred till noon. About II o'clock
at the feet Of the bed, the lady commenced
and went through an hours work on the
image of death. At this stage Of the pro-
ceedings, by some unaccountable motion
the head Of the death-like figure fell on the
side. Nothing daunted, the artist care
fully took the head to replace it when 10 !!
the eyes opened, and staring her full in the
face, ''the dead in quired "Who are your
The yound ssprofessional," without trepi-
dation, took the bandage from the head
and rubbed his neck. He Immediately
saw the shroud, and laughed immoderatily.
The artist queitly called the family; their
Joy many be imagined, but cannot be
described. That evening, he who had
lain three days in his shroud, bemoaned by
mothers an sister with agonizing tears,
begladdened their hearts by his accusuom-
ed place at their tea table, and at this mo-
ment is making an excursion to North
Wales.-T FOREIGN ParSr.