The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-12-12

only fallen head over heels in love myself, but
also, I iattered myself-but mum-of all
things | hate boaster.
However, as / have said I was in high spir
its and excited, among other nonsense ventured
at last to say, laughingly: i
''Do you know, sweet, Nora, that have |
been haunted BY a singular presentiment ever
since the moment l first caught glimpse Of
you?"
..What is it?''' asked she, smiling.
THAT you will one day be my wife!' | ex-
claimed, with the bold emphasis Of conviction
and determination
Nora burst into the merriest of laughs, and
at the same moment turned into little path
which'led down from the door of arose-wreath-
ed cottage A young and handsome gentle
man advanced hastily to meet us, and Nora
with the demurest of mischievous smiles cour-
tested low, as she presented ''her husband!'
saw the look of mingled coquetry mischief, Gu
riosity, which she stole at me from under her
downcast lashes, saw the difficulty she had to
repress her merriment-l saw what fool
had been making of myself and / turned pre-
cipately tohy. Morals pent up laughter now
burst FORTH peal after peal rung on the ar, and
heard my tormentor call after me:
"Prav, pray. sir angler, return, and will
show you my baby!" e@.@ *fG 5st 5a
Well ladies and gentlemen, its twenty years
from that day to this, but I'm bachelor yet, |
suppose | always shall be, for l am as far of
as ever from finding my ideal. .Yg @
| cannot say the adventure have narrated
had any very deep Or lasting effectupon me
and yet it had though, for since that same sum
| T no
if ever chance to see silly girl padding her
feet in water, 1 run as if ten thousand devils were
after me.
! A THRILLING Reconnaissance years since
we were student of medicine in neighborlng
state, and with number of associates and
highly respected class mates, were attending
course Of private lectures under the direction
and instruction of gentlemen Of extensive ex-
perience and Of unsurpassed scientific attain
ments and skill. During the course, medical
and surgical cases were investigated, prescribed
for, and lectured on before the class, clinacal
demonstrations and lectures at private houses,
and dissections whenever subjects could be ny
any means whatever obtained. We were as
sembled on one dark stormy evening, in the
lecture room. A lecture by the professor OF
theory and practice of medicine was progressing
when feeble rap on the outer door was heard
The porter, whose duty was to attend and an
} swer, and report all business calls, Immediately
announced man in waiting, and that he hac
: dead body in his wagon under the shed, ane
if the professor OF the students wished one tresl
from the grave and but recently deceased be
! would dispose of it at a fair compensation.
bargain was at once made, the price demanded
| $50, was paid, and the body deposited on The
! table. The lecture, of course, was interrupted
k but as soon as this matter was disposed oil th
2 lecture proceeded At the close of the lectur
however, it was proposed and decided to dis
n sect the BODY 1t was disrobed Of its gray
l clothes, and 10! behold the body Of a youn
+ lady, even in death Of unsurpassing beauty
Il and it seemed on first view, more IN state {
calm and placid sleep than of death, and II
: voluntarily all were still and hushed as the gray
J. from which the body had been taken, lest sh
d should be awakened from pleasant dreams. N
d ulptor could mould orimagnation conceive
J. form more beautiful, more perfect than the ar
|. gec form before u.s. No member Of the elias
| could raise the knife as token of commencin
the task of dissection. No one could mark c
mar form so lovely. But horror of horror:
|! One of the most intelligent and promising asse
! ciates, whose attention had been diverted dun
n ing the act of uncovering the body, took h
Al place at the table. And shall we forget-th
Ut heart rending scene that followed? Nonever!
d The Young man was about closing bis cours
o of study, and had promised his heart and han
:, to an interesting and dearly loved young lad
in neighboring village, fond)y expecting, &
1t soon as he could establish himself in bushes
j. to be united to her in marriage. But about on
Of week prior to this eventful evening, after sho
l. illness, she died, and it was her body on the tt
y BILE before us! The first glance on the remain
d of the lovely female by this student. he recoe
y rized it, and with most unearthly groan an
shrek, fell to the floor, and that moment b
to reason took its flight never to return, that mt
l. ment lie was left wreck of departed INTEL
e. gence and promising greatness. Until deaf
ir closed the scene he was raving maniac.
% French TEA-Mons. Pere, a French bs
r tanist and savan, has discovered what he cal
% a substitute for China tea. 1t is native wee
,e and according to M. Perie furnishes AN lntrsle
N resembling exactly in color, aroma and tasL
j., the infusion of black China tea. A commtte
m appointed by the ministry Of agriculture exam
o. ined it, and the minister afterwards wrote
m NJ Perie that, besides the qualities of tast
n smell and color, which are those of the be
China teas, the new infusion is tonic and slight
J. astringent. The grand question Of price, !
Of added is all that requires to be elucidated. III
IN botanst replies that the plant is common ar
10 thus far, unserviceable weed and that, even
v cultivated, it may easily be produced at Il
as price of twenty cents pound. One pound
'e the weed, it is said, yields five hundred cup
n and requires ten minutes lorits preparation,
that this French tea is not only much cheap
e. than Chinese, but it goes four or FIVE times
D. far. This is the pith of a long letter fro
A. Paris in the New York Times. If all this
"a SO we shall all have to drink French tea. Frene
fashions we have long since adopted.
If If The St. Louis Republican Of a recent dat
Dt says ''On the last trip of the Falls City fro1
~ ~ New Orleans to St. Louis, Mad. Godenstein,
j. j. German emigrant, passenger on the boat W;
T delivered of four children at one birth. The
were three boys and one girl, weighing in tf
: aopregate full thirty-one pounds. They wei