The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-05-16


I'd whisper in some shady dell,
Where the spirits of silence sleeps;
Where not rustling leaf is heard,
Or babbling sound Of running rlll;
Where at first note from sweet nj ght- bird,
The flowers will chide her, hush, be stlllF
There where the soul of silence dwells,-
Where streamlet wave unmurm' ring dies,
I'd sigh the tale my bosom swells5
Or speak it with my eyes.
And when my passion thus speak,
Say, will it cause a joyous blush
To mantle Ger thy lovely cheek?
And wilt thou bid me hush, love, hushp
Pure and unsullied as young girls frs
love, has become an adage. Aye, pure, in
deed is it, and unsullied as the snow flakes tina
fall in 1eccy drifts in the cleaning. The mos
felicitous moment Of mans life is when he i:
blessed with the timid avowal Of love from the
worshipped idol of his heart. Nothing is purel
than a woman's love-nothing SO devoted as
her affections. Be it for lover, husband, a
child or parent, it is the same pure fame
kindled by the Goals from the altar On high.
Give her an assurance of love in return-a to-
ken of deathless affection, even if it be amid
the gloom Of poverty or the darkness Of death
and the feelings of her heart will gush forth
pure as the crystal wavelets that spring from
the mountain rock, despite the bends aud mer-
cenary ties of fashion and pride Her wor
shipped idol is love- and she makes it the sa
cred Mecca towards which she bends all her
energies, faithful pilgrim for life: This prin-
ciple shapes all her actions, and is the great
incentive of her life-a faculty that absorbs
her being and concentrates her soul. It's bet
ter to be the favored idol of oae unsullied
heart, than to sway the gilded see tre over en-
pires and kingdoms. The impassioned deyo-
ton of one high -souled and noble woman is a
more peerless gem than the sycophantic fawn-
ing Of millions. Whose hath this gem, let
him preserve it with jealous care.
The courts and hustngs of frontier State
usually furnish abundant material for story and
fun. Judge R. formerly of the western circuit,
Florida, canvassed that circuit in 1914, as
candidate for the territorial senate, and was
cheered by the promise of little Frenchman,
living in one Of the counties of the senatorial
district, to do all he could for him. Not soil
tary vote, however, was cast for the Judge in
that county, and he seized the frstopportunity
to tax his hacker with false promises "Sar,''
said the FrenchmanS very much offended 81 1
tell you no lie, I travel over dis county three,
four five days, and say to every man, vii
you vote for me friend, re judge2 and he say r
no, l vii be burned if do 'sBut," said the '
judge, ''you did not even vote for me your t
selfp' "No, Judge, when I come back, I shut Y
myself up in mine own room, and 'lectioneer tt
with myself two days-but l no get my own b
consent to vote for YOU" d
A Persian gives the following instructions
on an important point: .sWhen thou art mar n
ried, seek to please thy wife, but listen not to d.
all she says. From mans right side rib was to
taken to form the woman, and never was there as
seen a rib quite straight. 1t breaks but bends &C
aot- Since then, it is plain that crooked is ia
Homan's temper, forgive her faultsand blame tn
ler not, nor let her anger thee correction use, hi
IS it is in vain to straghten what is 6rooked!' fro
The darkies, 'Doesticks" says, are all built on
fter the same model; hand like shoulder of loo
mutton, teeth white as milk, feet of suitable GU
dimensions for railroad bridge, and mouth OF
Jig enough for the depot; have all got six toes do
n each foot, skull like an oak plank, yellow
yes, and nose like split pear; the black ex-
ends inwardy four inches and half" n
A coxcomb talking of the TRANSPORTATION of IT
pulls said, "In the time of Moses, I have no LII
oubt was.th golden calf every lkely,'', An N
piled a lady, 'time has robbed you of moth T
6 but the gliding" hyse
Henry the 9th made law thatall men might S.
ad the scriptures, except servants; but no N
omen, except ladies who had leisure, and =
ight ask somebody the meaning. This law S.
as repealed in Edward the 6th's days. spice
They have Mississippi baby on exhibition Sc
Mobile, which is said to be the personifca- fame
n of fairness. 1t is some ten months old and Of
ghs 81 lbs, measures 81 inches round the 81
builders, 243 inches round the thigh, and Pc
] inches round the arm. 1t is supposed to Phi
girl. r1es;
"What is shew bread, aunt?' asked Ike, or lis
10 was reading the bible consecutiyelv, and w w
ring out the leaves as he went along, so as dry I
to loose the place. 'sWhy, Isaac,' said BR
$. Darlington, "shoe bread is that which lean
'ple earn by the making Of shoes. There pl
plenty of it in Lynn W
Il ffenchman, famous In bis dar, wrote a ginia
yer apology for certain acts of which were DE-
atty at variance with his previous profess nine,
as and principles A person informed ID him dFI 81
t his memoirs had been successful in con- and d
cling his political friends of his good faith. assoc
am not surprised at that, was the reply; lit W
lost convinced myself" BUCK Ct,
rhe Omaha Indians have a novel wav of w
my 'he estate OF a deceased person where Whit
re are no legal heirs to the property. The er, w
pie en- masse are notified to meet at oiven ment
"N Pi'''o' "o WINCH sHcy IesolRF tnGm- IT,
'es into court. The property is exhibited, ~
all who desire to be heirs to the property Nc
I'd forth, and at given signal enter upon 4'''
to goal a mile distant. The first one Fl
k is the legal heir!
he vine bears three kinds of grapes; the No.
OF pleasure, the second of drunkenness, Respe
the third Of repentance. tai tai
he bachelor who undertook TO mend his 80 81
'ches with the thread Of life, gave it up as ~
I'd job, and sent them to tailor. Initial
he Jersey City Telegraph offers the mem vari
of the Legislature fifty cents each if they BRUs
adjourn, lock up, and go home. tore
man out west, who owns large farm, g.,
he stacks up all the hay he can out of 'u Pny
$, and the remainder he puts in the barn. FINE
western editor in speaking of concert POO
er, says her voice is decious-pure as the an
might and as tender as three dime shirt ever
'hn's wife and John were tete~ a-tete. She Won
Y was industrious he; says John-sI earn I1F,
ne bread we eat.' "And l." said she ery
d the tea.'
overnor Gardner, of Massachusetts. al. The ST
that he uses FOREIGN nenner nm b;s o,-stnu, 200