The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-05-09


The Boston Telegraph states that a dealt
in cigars, not more than hundred miles frol
the corner OF Winter and Washington street
was sufferer few days since by means
the magic pocket; book, WHICH has been RI
Gently introduced in that city. The hooks Al
made in such a manner that by placing ban
bills in the different apartments, anG then, b
slight change, the contents cannot be take
out except by the one who placed them in til
book. The cigar dealer had number of thes
mario articles for sale and one day gree
looking fellow called in to look at them. TIL
customer examined the articles with great Gu
riosity, and then wanted to see how shey ope
rated. lit is very simple said the cigar deal
er, "see, | put the bills in SO, and den turf
'um so, and den you no get 'um out. .ha!' AM
the German snatched handful Of bank note
from his money drawer and placed them in the
secret folds Of the magic book. @sWall,
drawled the yankee, Il guess I'll take that al
one," and he laid down dollar for tie article
turned On his heels and left the store, and il
was nearly an hour before the frantic German
recollected that he had forgotten to; take his
nine dollars from the book which he had placed
there to show how it worked. The distracted
. cigar seller rushed up and down Washington
street for more than two hours to find his Gus
TONER but, alas, the yankee had disappeared.
Two argumentaive characters were one day
cruelty boring third party with prosy dis
eussion upon the philosophical correctness of
Pope's famous axiom, " hch asserts that "what-
ever is, is right The debate had been spun
TO every length imaginable, embracing iilustra-
lions, .spro and CON- derived from tile numer
GUS ILLS that flesh is heir to, and tile bounti
fulness of a benignant providence, when the
individual who was patiently listening to the
disputants brought the argument to 4 close BY
exclaming, tom, you say that Ptp is cor
rect?'' t.Of course, sir" said Tom, glad to
find new contestant in the arena; "and will
show YOU "Wait minute" interrupted
his interlocutor, "and tell me, if whatever is, |
is right how you come to have left hand?"
The Burlington Free Press relates a new
and unique mode of fishing, which has been
successfully tried in trout stream innorthern /
Vermont and which we take pleasure in re-
commencing to the attention Of all long -nosed
disciples of the famous Walton. The discove
ry was made few days since by a woodchop-
per in Hyde park. Being thirsty with labor,
he chopped hole in the ice of a stream, and
laid himself down to drink. While in the act
of imbibing the refreshing fluid, his nose was
suddenly and Unexpectedly seized by hun
CRY Ieviathan of the brook, who buried his
teeth deeply in the rosy protuberance, which
he evidently thought was sayorY morsel.
The astonished wood cutter, whose alarm en-
dowed him with superhuman strength, threw
up his head with jerk, and pulled out upon
the ice a splendid trout, which weighed two
and half pounds! The editor of the Free
Press has talked with man who saF the la
cerated and swollen nose, and youcEes for the
authenticity Of the story. We do rot believe
howevef, that this mode Of fishing viii come
into vogue, and we advise those cf e,zlr readers
who are disposed to try it, to wear faIse nozesl
a large and brilliant party was giFen in the
fashionable circles few weeks since, not a
hundred miles from our metropolis, sAys a Bos
ton paper, and the festivities were kept up to
SO late an hour that the fair hostess became
completely wearied out Some fiftein minutes
after the lady supposed the last Of her guests
had left, she walked into the supper room,
where the gas had been turned down, and gave
vent to her wearied spirits by calculating aloud,
'thank God they are all stuffed and gone!"
mot quite ALL squeaked out voice, I've
returned TO find an earring which suppose
was dropped while at the supper table" The
hostess chagrin can be better magined than
described, when, on turning round, she dis
covered one of her nearest fashionable neigh
bors.
There is letter at the Bath post office for
man who has black eyes and drinks strong
coffee" Another letter was delivered few
days since for mot woman, but my aunt!'
Such significant and precise directions are not
uncommon.
A gentleman at late fashionable assembly
being asked which of the ladies of the compa
ny he thought th0most beautiful, replied,
"why, madam. they are all beautiful; butthat
lady, think pointing to Miss Ounce, who
was dressed in the extreme of fashion-sout-
strips them all.
An inveterate old smoker objects to the an
ncxation of Cuba, because "when the island is
yankee, we can get no more Spanish cigars
1t has been discovered that where boarders
are fed on sausages exclusively, they soon be-
gin to growl.
Necessity, like great many lawyers, knows
no law
No snow falls lighter than the snow of age;
but none is heavier, for it never melts. IL
A lieutenants widow writes to complain that
her heart is cleft tenantless."
Never repose confidence 10 blockhead.
The shallower the water the more ireacheous
he ice.
Rum runs strongly to melody. Show US a
dozen drunken cobblers, and we will show YOU
nine men who are doing '.old lang syne. and
hree wrestling with ''the bay Of Biscay."
Pickles SAYS that when he sees a young la
" with piece of court plaster stuck on her
ace. he takes it as pretty good sign that she :
wouldn't object to being courted in different
way. Young men will please take notice
Smithers is DESTROYS of ascertaining the ex-
let time of mans resemblance to horse2
smithers pauses for reply, and not being an
swered suggests his bride (bridall day as the :
particular period.
a person out west is offering for sale grass
eed gathered from the path Of rectitude. = !;
1 religious contemporary fears that the path !
must be sadly overgroWn with grass-it is SO :
title Travelled now days.
A few days ago, says the Toledo Blade, G
mart little fellow Of seven summers, went up y
fruit stand, and rising on tiptoe, peered over
t the fruit, remarking, as heextenaed dime,