The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-02-28
Were to pray for taste which should

Were | TO pray tor q taste which snoulu
serve me under all circumstances, and be q
source of happiness and cheerfulness to me
I during life, and shield against its ills, how
ever things might go amiss, and the world
/ frown upon me, it would bea taste for read
! ing. Give man this taste, and the means of
gratifying it, and you can hardly fail of ma
1 king him happy man; unless, indeed, you
put into his hands a most peTyerse selection OF
books. You place him in contact with the
best society in every period Of history-with
the wisest, the wittiest, the tenderest, the bra
vest, and the purest characters which have
adorned humanity. You make him denizen
of all nations, a cotemporary Of all ages. The
world has been created for him. Herschel.
| Washington Irving says manis but the crea-
/ ture of intense ambition. His nature leads
him forth into the struggle and hustle Of the
world. Love is but Establishment of his early
| life, Or song piped in the intervals of the act.
He seeks for fame for fortune, for space in the
worlds thought, and dominion over his fellow
men But woman's whole life is history
Of the affections. The heart is her world; it
4 is there her ambition strives for empire; it is
there her avarice seeks for hidden treasures
She sends forth her sympathies on adventure;
lif shipwrecked, her case is hopeless-for it is
| bankruptcy of the heart.
A Hartford paper tells Of new style of
eating oysters, practiced at the Irving house,
New London. A man of rather suspicious
appearance called for oysters, when the bar
keeper opened very large one, and set both
| shells on the counter, whereupon the custom
er swallowed the oyster in one half the shell,
and on pretence Of taking the broth drank
| liquid Of rather singular appearance from the
the other half!
will you dine with me tomorrow asked
one Irishman Of another Faith, and will,
with all my heart Remember, its only
family dinner I'm askin' you to. And what
of that-a family dinner is a mighty pleasant.
thing; what have you got?' Och, nothing
uncommon-an iligant piece Of corn beef and
potatoes BY the powers, that beats the
world! just my dinner to hair, barring the
beef
"A young damsel who is engaged, and will
shortly be united TO a gallant son of Neptune,
lately visited the mariners church. During
the sermon the parson discoursed eloquently
and with much earnestness of the dangers and
temptations of the sailor. He concluded by
asking the following questions: Is there any
one who thinks any thing of him who wears a
tarpaulin hat and blue jacket, or pair oil
trousers made of duck? In short, is there one
who cares aught for the poor sailor?' A little
girl, sister Of the damsel, jumped up, and
looking archly at her sister, said, ina tone loud
enough for every one to hear, yes, sir, our
Becky does
'Sam.-Julius, when you missed your dog,
lox, J,d fpJ u,l,a 6o,,
Julius.-Whv, you see Sam, l was walking
at de north end, de odder day, and saw very
large string OBJ sessengers hangin outside de
door OBJ butchers shop. walked by two
or three times, and de fourth time whistled;
Tor, gosh a'mighty, Sam. &c way dem sassen-
gers curled up was kaushun to dis child. l
didn't want to hurt de mans feelips, but I
knew what had become OBJ de dog.
Say what you will Of old maids, their love
is generally more strong and sincere than that
of the young milk and water creatures, whose
hearts vibrate between the Joys of wedlock and
the designations Of the ballroom. Until the
young heart of women is capable of settling
firmly and exclusively on one object her love
is like May shower, which makes rainbows
but fills no cisterns.
We find in the Detroit Inquirer, of the 4th
ult., the following miscellaneous marriage:
Vaughan, Woodruff and Lapham; Johnston,
Warrington and Drake-At the Marshall house,
in Marshall, by the rev. L. Fl. Moore, at sim
gle ceremony, Messrs. D. NJ Vaughan, G. E.
Woodruff, and A. j. Lapham, all Of Emmett,
and Misses Fanny A. Johnston, Betsey A.
Warrington, and Mary L. Drake, all Of Leroy.
It is not of much consequence to the pub
lie, we presume, but it would be rather inter-
esting to know whether each man married all
three of the women.
There are two reasons why some people
don't face the advice of mind your business (
First, they haven't any business, and second,
no mind to bring to it.
An inquisitive priest having asked young
female her name, while in the confessional,
she replied with as much wit as modesty-I
Father, my name is not a sin
A hen-pecked husband declared that the
onger he lived the more he was smitten.
If any young man wants to reach the 'high-top
gallant mast of felicity let him make a jour
ney through Maine, sitting on the back seat
Of stage coach between two down east girls,
with only one piece Of spruce gum for the
three to chew. The editor Of the Boston Her
aid has tried it.
Gentlemen's Clothing FURNISHING Goods.