The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-03-28

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Every busy Time prepares!
And thou shalt in thy daughter see,
This picture, once resembled thee
Among the many beautiful illusions to TIL
solemn and soothing sound of the church SO
ing bell" as it rings out on the clear morning
air of the sabbath commend us to the follow
ing quaint yet surprisingly effective homify
from the pen Of the gifted Jerold, the wei
known author of st. Giles and St. James:
There is something beautiful in the churfl
bells. Beautiful and hopeful They talk X
high and low, rich and poor, in the same voice
there is sound in them that should scare pride
and envy, and meanness of all sorts from tkt
heart of man; that should make him lock or
the world with kind, forgiying eyes; that shoult
make the earth seem to him, at least for time
a holy place. Yes, there is whole sermoz
in the very sound of the church bells, if VIZ
only have the ears to understand it; there is :
preacher in every belfry that cries-fpoof
weary, struggling, fighting creatures!--pooP
human things, take rest, be quiet. Forget
your yanitics, your folles, and your week day
craft
And you, ye human vessels, gilt and paint:
ed, believe the iron tongue that tells We tina!
for all your gliding, all your colors, yc are
the same Adams earth, with the beggars in
your gates. Come away, come, says the church.
bell, and learn to be humble; learn that, how
ever daubed and stained about with jewels,
you are but grave clay Come, Dives, come
and be taught that all your glory, as youwear
it, is not half so beautiful in the eye of heaven,
as the sores of the accomplishing Lazarus;
and ye, poor creatures, livid and faint-stain-
cd aud boJ h,,tl o do nrIc l,i, &C
the world-come, come, cries the bell, with the
voice of an angel--come and learn what's laid
up for ye. And learning, take heart, and walk
amidst the wickedness, the cruclties of the
world, calmly as Daniel walked among the
lions
Some thirty years ago the good people Of
Rhode Island were astonished and outraged
on the finding that blacksmith was at work
on the sabbath. The sound Of his hammer
and reVerberations of his anvil, sorey annoy
ed the shepherd of the village flock. and the
more SO, as the blacksmith was pillar of the
church; and a bright and shining light of the
congregation. Of course he was '@churched,"
and taken to task. In defence c. himself he
stated that one Of the savers in getting ready
to go to sea, had found himself short Of hand
cuffs, and he was obliged to work all of SAN
day to supply her. The good shepherd of the
flock decided that it was work of necessity,
justified by the gospel, and deacon Hart was
discharged.
Do not think you are fated to be miserable
because you are disappointed in your expec-
tatlons, and baffled in your pursuit Do not
declare that God has forsaken you when your
way is hedged about with thorns, or replne
sinfully when he calls your dear ones to the
land beyond the grave. Keep holy trust in
heaven through every trial; bear adversely
with forttude, and look upward in hours Of
temptation and suffering. When your locks
are white, your eyes dim, and your limbs
weary; when your steps falter on the steps Of
deaths gloomy vale, still retain the freshness
and buoyancy Of spirit which will shield you
from the winter of the heart.
While Martin, the painter, was unknown and
engaged IN his first great work, his means were
SO exhausted that he was one day reduced to
his last shilling, which he kept for some time,
as if it was bright one With it he went to a
bakers shop to buy a loaf of bread. The loaf
was purchased, the last shilling paid, and the
change about to be handed to the artist, when
the baker snatched the loaf from the starving
man, and handed him back the shilling, be-
cause it was counterfeit. Martin, however,
was not utterly broken down. He went to hi,
humble lodging and having at the bottom of
his trunk found some crusts of bread, with
which he sustained his existence, he set to
work again at his picture. He struggled o.,
tall the picture was finished and exhibited, and
in less than week after its exhibition he was
famous. The picture was "Belshazzer's feast,
or Joshua commanding the sun to stand stilln'
There Is man down east SO tall that he is
obliged to get up ladder to put his hat on:
and when he goes to bed he is obliged to shut
up his legs like pair of penknife blades
"Ma,'' said an inquisitive little girl 'swill
rich and poor people live together when they
90 to heaven?" YES, my dear, they will all
De alike there "Then, ma, why don't roh.
and poor christians associate together here?'-
The rich mother did not answer.
Among the Hottentots, if a widow marrics
again, she is obliged to cut off the joint of
niger for every husband she marries after the
lrst. This she presents to her new husband
IN her wedding day, commencing with the lit,
lie finger first.
EtWell Barney" said his master to him,
when he returned, "did you find the gentle.
nan?n
Yes, sir" replied he, "by my soul I did 2
so, and what did he say?''
Say! the gntlcman say! May l neyerI
ouch another drop of whiskey if he said a
yord to me, or to him.
"Well, but what did you 60 for then? Did,
-ou not tell me you found him?''
Eyes, by my soul, and so did found
lin out-found him gone OUT \
A drunkard's nose is said to be eight
ouse, warning us of the little water that pass
III underneath IF
Mother, this book tells about the angry
raves of the ocean; what makes the ocean get
ngry?" Because it has been crossed SO
ften, my son"
A very modest young man in Cleveland, I
ohio, advertses for board in very respecta-
le family, "where his moral department and
xample would be considered equivalent
If you measure the value Of study by the
1sight you get into subjects, not by the power i
f saying you have read many books, you will
Don perceive that no time is SO badl saved
S that which is saved in getting through a .
ook in hurry. For if to the time you have
;ro,, oddod littla morn tba cubia,f would :,