Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1855-08-09
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hibision u ~ veil seasoned with promise
sisemsn's W., ,,e,t d a highly edifying and
to present 'I.,,cter, adapted to the re-
intellectual ! {, .esd middle aged, puerile
quiren'esaaI. IT, capacities, and crafty the
and . som ..grave to gay, from live
nsed y. : and at the same time keep
j." f,s' 4. giant strides of the present
p,oe W.. ~. :, nee : Of progress; why. of
j'e'n'a = Ibis delightful temptation was
co''se, !. :, ,,e,se every body. it was every
81 y, p S J. to attend in due form and as
he d p', H. ev.p,fal evening of the opening
o e"d Max was slowly perambulating
e'r l.'sss # our quiet vil!ege, his hands
he ;''' .''skeu in the pockets Of his un-
dssp .;l.. s'b his eyes upturned, and his
ns aa .nosren,ly in devout contemplation
mind I,.ll.r beauties Of the boundless
Of nc .'.' say apparently, for such
UNHEALTHY, s The fact. Max, At this particular
, vs. "u. was mentally soliloquis'ng the
E yst. Of his regalia as it curled upwards
:; s' d,nh.uous circlets, and was finally IN.
=, u;';hlr. Alb, how like these vanishing
' .',' .wreaths are all the plans and hopes
s snsa On human calculations. ENJOY
o p.sss in prospect the morning beholds
, nea; in form, fair to contemplate de-
r aas." to behold, like the rounded out
INES Of a genuine Havana; but no sooner
s s.ss n. shades Of evening gathered than
a a.e1 Nv ono they dissolve, take themselves
wings. and evaporate like "the oaseie's
ehr;c Of vision.
'AV One Dollar, on being subdiyided, con;
,.;ns sixteen fps; we meet half a score Of
;aIlv fellows Of IN evening, all looking,
gr.rban. a little down, from the inclemen-
r. r. If he weather, or the result Of the
.l.ction. but mot sorrowing as those with
NJ hoDe": ourbenevolence impels US to
clear away the clouds from their coun-
ts.,nce,-we ask them to ''smile," they,
smile and smile SO sweetly "angels
coud no more" We repeat Tin order
,b,t harmony may reign supreme) the
,oochine air Of .'smile again, my bonny
adde's and their countenances are again
seep to relax under the influence of the
rmy Gd-and tho sixteen fps end in
,moke. In the midst Of this interesting
,oiloquy Max was met py his friend Pro.
,er. who, By the way, is an ardent admirel
f N obsolete individual known about the
t;me Of Noah Is zone William Shak.
aNov, Proser, my boy" said Max.
whats the word for tonight, shall we
drop in and take quiet 'smile' with the
bhoys, or proyel incontently! What
splendid opening.
Beautiful sah Proser, ''beautiful
never before did the returning moon usher
in night 50 glorioos'-what do you say,
Mao, Is the exhibition. Natural magic,
sand iscan,atioss, witches riding through
ley holes upon nothing and back again
upon ditto, with variations, &c. Come
suppose wotry tits now u quarter pas
by my watch, and performance com
mncesst hafpast.'
Nov look here, Proser. you see I'm
something Of Philosopher, and as l have
tie loser 10 hold during the present con
versatioa, between my thumb and fore
lager he last shilling | happen to have
out d bank / somewhat dubitate the pro
pnety q investing to the full amount Q
xapit4l o. hand
oh thunder and parsnips-come on !
cried Proser.
Nov look here, Proser. perhaps I'v'
MT fully and unreservedly stated the cas-
'oyou-yoa $50 this is not only the last o
TIC Mohicans,'. but | deeply regret to in
6m you that It is-in tbs language of th,
immortal Plato o. tin shilling
Max, my dear boy, your indeed
Philosopher. bit you arc still = tenant q
doubling CASTLE you have not yet dis
covered the philosophers stone-take m,
advice, and you shall yet sfansmute thi
spurious coin into the value Of the pur,
Largeat. Self preservatiou. my esteeme,
pupil Is The frt law of nature, therefor,
'aou must keep this little coin in circula
on-' vas'niae, Tic his, and has bee,
ave % thousands.' Now listen to 4 sag,