The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-05-02


Judge B., a plain, and withal a yer
worthy man, but no lawyer, was once count
Judge of Oakland, Michigan, under the old sys
TEN. A cause came on for trial before him D
one OCCASION in which the action was found
ed in tort, and the plea Of the defendant, whic
was special, was such as to- give him the af1irma
tive Of the issue, upon the strength of whic
he claimed the right to close and open th
case. This point was denied by the counse
for the plaintiff, 'twho never in the whole cours
Of his practice had never heard of such a
enormity, as the defendants presumins to ope
the case" Authorities were brought and cited
however, and the Judge, after mature deliber
alton, determined that such was the defend
ants right aud 50 pronounced his decision
after short pause, during which the plaintiff
was grumbling his dissatisfaction, the court OF
dered the defendants lawyer to 60 on.
your honor" said he, rising, Il am no
quite ready open this case. When get ready,
will let the her-side-know!''
This opened, if not the case, at least the eve
and mouth Of the .,other side,' - who sprang t
his feet and beloved forth an awful denuncia
ton upon the profound stupidity of the Judge
whose absurd decision had placed him in sucl
a lawful dilemma.
you see, your honor, what you have done
you have actually placed my case in tfe hand
of defendant He took possession of cur oxen
and when we brought an action to recover them
he took possession of that also!'
L cannot help it, sin, said the learned
Judge, with great sternness; "the decision is
made and it is too late to alter it, and the law
must take its course. You must withdraw
your action, and sue again"
''lf he does, your honor" said the defend
ants counsel, II shall plead the tendency OIL
this action in bar, and beat him."
"Then," said the judge, 'I see no other
way for you but to sit down quietly, and wait
till the defendant gets ready to try this cause
The plaintiff took the judges advice, but
the slime appointed has never collapsed, /" and
he is waiting yet.
At the nominating convention held by the
democracy in Cincinnati recently, much trouble
was experienced in selecting, from dozen OF
more persons, proper candidate for city mar
shall They were all called upon to define
their positions, which all did, except one,
Mr. Craven, who previously had stood very
low on the ballot When bis name was call
ed, Mr.. Ayres rose and said that Mr.. G. had
been called away by an event Of vital inpor
lance, it being no less than the intelligence that
his lady was about to make an addition to the
population of Cincinnati, which addition, be
Hoped, would in time prove to be democratic
voter Craven was Immediately nominated. |
Two wealthy gentlemen were lately con-
versng in regard to the period when they had
enjoyed themselves. 81 will tell you," says
one, when most enjoyed life. Soon after I
was twenty-one, [ worked for Mr., laying
stone wall, at twenty cents a day. 'Wen,"
replied the other, ''that does not differ much
from my experience. When I was twenty, | |
hired myself out at seven dollars month l
have never enjoyed myself better since" The
experience of these two individuals teaches,
first, that ones happiness does not depend on
cupies; second, that very small beginnings,
with industry and prudence, may secure in
due time wealth.
An excessive quantity Of food, in itself very
wholesome, whether consisting Of animal or
vegetable or of a mixture of both, provided
the latter consists principally Of bread from
wheaton flour (Which contains a large portion
of nitrogen leads to the accumulation of nj
trogenlzed substances in the blood, or to in
creased activity of the excreting organs for
the removal of these substances An excess
OF tarlnaceous, saccharne, or oily substances,
on the other hand, affords an inordinate sup
ply of carbon, and this leads to an undue de-
velopment Of animal heat, increased activity
or the cooling processes, or the accumulation
Of carbonized substances in the system, especi-
ally to excessive deposits of fat
That the color of the eyes should affect
their strength may seem strange; vet that such
$ the case need not at this time of dav be
proved; and those whose eyes are brown or
dark colored should be informed that thew are
weaker and more susceptible Of injury, from
various causes, than grey or blue eyes. LIGHT
blue eyes are, cateris paribus, generally The
most powerful, and next to those are grey.
The lighter the pupil the greater and longer
continued is the degree of tension the eve can
sustain.
Those who may be subject in the nighttime
to that excruciating pain called cramp, may be
secure againstits attacks by tying any kind of
bandage very tightly round the leg immediate
ly above the knee; Or it may be remedied by
breathing foreibly, and taking long respira-
tons, thus exciting the action Of the lungs, by
which means the whole sytem will be ANNA
ted, and perhaps in less than minute the dis
order will be abated, and the pain efectually
removed r.
An old gentleman Of eighty -four having Ia
ken to the altar a young damsel of sixteen,
the clergyman said to him, ''the font is at the
other end of the church, s.What do want
with the font?" asked the old gentleman. Il
beg your PARDON said the clerical wit; 81
thought you had brought this young girl to. be
Good manners are the blossoms Of good
sense. and it may be added, Of good feeling,
too; for, if the law of kindness be written in
The heart, it viii lead to disinterestedness. in
little as well as great things-that desire to
oblige and attend to the qualification Of others,
which is the foundation of good manners.
The light of love is ever beautiful amid the
scenes Of sorrow; and as the moon beams seem
holier and more tender round ruin or church
yard than the festives halls, so is affection pur-
er and brighter when bestowed upon the poor
and the wretched than when attracted by youth
and happiness.
A young man, knowing that young lady,
Of whom he imagined himself enamored, I'M
derstood the language Of flowers, sent her
beautiful rose, as a declaration Of love, attach
slip Of papar which ,yos ,,-r;tta,, s.Jfi