The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-10-03
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Surging onwards sweeps the wave, M. #ag
Serted columns of the brave; r. -r--.. F. -.
Banded meath the benson zr=
Of the Goa-like Washington .
Stand but should foreign sway
Aspire to rule America,
Charge on the tyrant, ere he gain
Our iron arteried domain.
Sons Of the free when Tumult trod
The tide Of Revolution, God #
Looked from his throne on the 'fthings of Time"
And two stars from the world of Time
He babe to burn in the azure dome
The freenan's Love and the freemaIs home
Holy Of holes! Guard them well, .-.o
Battle the despot's secretspel, =..l s. a "s
And let the chords of life be rven ISL. .. r. .-=
Ere you yield those gifts of HeaEen.
10 pBanl trumpet notes ala. .a
Shake the air where your banner floats,
10 triumphel still We see s. .sa 49,. T..
a he land OF the Brave is the home Of the Free
God has sent some angels into the world
whose Office is to refresh the sorrow OF the
poor, and to tighten the eyes of the dlsconso-
late. And what greater pleasure can we have
than that We should bring JOY to our brother;
that the tongue should be tuned with heavenly
accents, and make the weary soul listen for
light and ease; and when he perceives that
there is such thing in the world, and id the
order of things, as comfort and joy, to begin
to break out from the prison of his sorrows at
The door of signs and tears, and by little and
little begin to melt into showers and refresh
ment-this is glory to thy voice, and employ
ment fit for the brightest angel. SO | have
seen the sun kiss the frozen earth, which was
bound up with the images of death, and the
colder breath of the north, and melt with Joy
and run in useful channels; and the flies do
rise from little graves in the walls, and dance
little while in the air to tell that Joy is with
in, and that the great mother of creatures will
open the stock of her new refreshment, be-
come useful to mankind, and sing praises to
her Redeemer. So is the heart of a sorrow
full man under the discourse Of wise comfort;
he breakes from the dispair of the grave, and
the letters and chains of sorrow; he blesses
God, and He blesses thee, and he feels his
life returning. , g ssa 5# s-
In one Of the rev. Z. II. Chapin's sermons
is the following pointed passage; MANY man
there is clothed in responsibility, and proud of
his honor, whose central idea is interest and
ease, the conception that other men are mere
tools, to be used as may best serve them; that
God has endowed him with sinew and brain
merely to scramble and get; and SO in the midst
of this grand universe, which is perpetual
circulation of benefits, lives like sponge on a
rock, to absorb and bloat, and die. Thousands
in this great city are living so who never look
out of the narrow circle of their self-interest,
whose decalogue is arithmetic, whose bible Is
their ledger, who have SO contracted and hard
ened and stamped their nature, that in any
spiritual estimate they would pass for so many
bogus dollars"
The man who never drinks spurious liquor
before dinner is in little danger of becoming
drunkard; while he who INDUCES taste for
ante prandial' tipping at bars is in a fair way
of becoming sot The habit of iElbibing
liquids between meals is very injurious one
to the system. Three times a day is often
enough TO drink, as well as to eat; and this
inordinate thirst, even for cold water, indicates
a morbid or diseased condition Of the body.
But the habit of unreasonable dram drink
ing, gin or brandy, for instance, upon an emp
ty stomach is as fatal to the health as to the
morals of those who practice it. There is very
little danger of excessive drinking at dinner
unless the appetite for drink has been stimula-
ted before dinner. Young men who are not
ambitious of becoming besotted almost before
they know it, should make this their rule, and
practice it:-Never to drink before dinner.
The late chancellor Kent was one of the
men whose innate dignity enabled him to take
in good part familiarity the result Of ignorance
and accident. He was exceedingly fond of
martial music, and hearing the drums Of a re-
cruting party who had taken a station at the
corner of the street beat point of war, he
walked out to listen to it nearer. Insensibly
he was whistling the burden of the tune, when
the man of war accosted him thus:
"You are fond of such music, then my fine
fellow?" ...a-= an-0
yes" was the reply.
"Wel, them" said sergeant Kite, ''why not
join us? Good quarters-good drink-large
bounty! Besides, our captain is a glorious
little fellow. Why don't you now? Youcan't
do beiter'' "-
"Well," said the chancellor, 81 have one
pretty strong objection
s'What is it?' asked the sergeant.
"Why, just now happen to have better
trade"
"What trade is it?" said the inquistor.
81 am chancellor Of the State of New York.
"Whew!" muttered the sergeant. ''Strike /
up!-quick time!-forward, march,
DR.. Lathrop was a man of genuine piety,
but much opposed to the noisy zeal that seek
eth the praise of men, A young divine, who
was much given to enthusiastic cant, one day
said to him, "Do you suppose you have any
real religion?' ''None to speak Of" was the
excellent reply. @
you make the child look like fool, wife,
with all that FORGERY on him. said Mr.. Fagg,
angrily, as they were starting out for walk.
'Dear me-" said Mrs. Darlington, meeting
them at the door, "what doll Of baby, and
how much he resembles his papa!' Mr.Fagg
coughed and then passed on. s
Suspicious tailorto suspected customer, "Make
you coat, sir? O, yes, sir, with the greatest
pleasure. There, just stand in that position,
please, and look right upon that sign while 1
Jake your measure" Sign reads:-''Terms
cash."
The historian tells us thatthe Esquimaux
are afraid to die on windy day, lest their souls
should be blown away. We know some peo-
pie hereabouts who need dread no such an
event.
Two men went to "Californy." One came
back without rag to his back, while the other
came back with nothing but rags. Wanted to