The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-06-20

stream,
Might glide on as gaily as in mondays bright beam
It's lurfd form ming and gliding along
Midst the fragrance of flowers and forest bird song
have prayed that no blight might that spirit DER
cast,
But, as then all seemed bright it might be to the last
/ intended at first a bright outline 10 draw
Ofthe beautiful lady, I said then saw,
And though have failed, tbs the fault OF my heart,
Which has ever retained, with m3serly art,
The impressions of beauty that shoft hour gave,
AS fit intended to bear to the grave
A passion that may never yield to decay,
Though the spirit that it from earth pass away
We take it that the following description Of
female schools, taken from an English paper is
not wholly inapplcable in soEae other coun-
tries:
Expensive, mindless, impractical and use
less, our schools turn out accomplished ma
chimes, whose minds are like Chinese little feet
cramped out of all symmetry, power and ma
tural use. A little music, which is merely
manual dexterity; little drawing, which is
only distorted imitation, of distorted copies
for neither art is ever taught In the breadth
and significance belonging to it, little histo-
nv, which is but a parrots roll-call; some geo
graphy. which means dotted outline on a
Sheet Of paper, but which includes neither the
",
industry of foreign countries; fre needle-work,
which leads to every thing but usefulness;
modern languages, which wh{n finished, -
reveal neither the literature nor $he people, and
are equally unserviceabe for reading and for
conversation; these, as all the world knows,
make up the list of English school girls &C
complishments and few parents ever dream of
more useful or more intellectual education for
them"
Lorenzo Dow is still remembered By some
of the cold fogies'' as one of tie most eccen-
trio men that ever lived. On one occasion he
took liberty, while preaching, 20 denounce
rich man in the community, recently deceased
The result was an arrest, trial fer SANDER,
and an imprisonment in the county Jail. After
Lorenzo got out of '.limbo,' he announced
that in spite of bis lin his opinieh) unjust pun
ishment, be should preach, at q given time,
sermon about .sanother rich man" The po-
pulace was greatly excited, and avery crowded
house greeted his appearance.
With great solemnity he opened the bible,
and read, "And there was rich man who died
and went to; then stopping short, and seem
ing to be suddenly impressed, be Continued,
Brethren, [ shall not mention the place the
rich man went to, for fear he has some relative
in this congregation who will sue me for de-
famation of character"
The effect on the assembled multitude was
irresistible, and he made the impression per-
manent by taking another text, and never al
luding to the subject again.
"What great effects from little causes often
spring." No saying upon earth is more fire.
quently quoted than this, and scarcely any has
SO many exempli6cations. An oak will spring
from an acorn-a difference of opinion between
a dozen men will set nations by the ears-a
passing vapor will obscure the sun ITSELF and
puff of wind restore him to our sight! But
when we come to examine things of less mag
nitude, such as domestic quarrels, &c, it is
really surprising to find the trivial nature of
the occurrence from whence tl.ey orig inated,
and the height to which the dispute will often
run; and though laughable to the unconcerned
observer, it frequently becomes SO serious as
to occasion hatred and even separation, in the
same manner that brawling arH insignificant
mountain torrent may prove tt }e source of
broad and rapid river.
Utter poverty often fills the affections; but
deep, constant, and common feeling of this
worlds hardships and an equal participation in
all the struggles by which they may be soften
ed, unite husband and wife, par4nts and chill
dren, brothers and sisters, in thoughtful and
subdued tenderness, making them happy, in
deed, while the circle round tbs fire is unbro-
ken, and preparing them every Gay to bear the
separation, when some one or the other is ia
ken slowly or suddenly away. Their souls are
not moved by the fits and although,
indeed, nature sometimes will wrestle with ne
cessity: and there is a wise moderation, both
in the Joy and the grief of the INDECENT poor,
which keeps lasting trouble away from this
earthly lot, and prepares them silently and I'M
consciously for heaven. Wilson.
because we ventured last " eek," says an
exchange paper, "to introduce a few Latin
words into paragraph, just to make little
show Of our knowledge, a cotemporary quotes
Latin at us in a most ferocious manner He
says Mill fit Who is Mill? Who did he $
fight, and what did he fight for? r
4 methodist preacher took passage in one ,
of the lake Erie boats, on Sunday. He had
not been long on board before be applied for
permission to hold a religious m4eting ;
mo- said the captain, to whom the appli- ;
cation was made, ssany minister who would !
travel on Sunday, isn't fit to preach on board ,
my boat ::
The other skunk away abashed.
As professor H. was taking walk one day s
n the beautiful and picturesque environs of +
he met one of those beings usually
termed fools, and the professor accosted him
thus: "How long person live without
brains?" "Odd, dinna weel ken, SIR said
,he fool, ''but Scratching his head) how lang
have We liv'd yerself, sir?" Exit professor,
with his under lip bleeding.
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