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

will never be very much nearer to It, Ills
calling fits him, and he likes it, rejolces IN It's
process as much as in its results. lie has an
active mind, well filed. He reads and thinks.
He tends his garden long before sunrise every
morning-then rides sundry miles by the rail;
| does ten hours work in town-whence he re-
turns, happy and cheerful. With his own
smile he catches the very earliest smile OF the
morning, plucks the first rose OF his garden
and goes to his work with the little flower IN
his hand and great one blossomng out OF his
heart. He runs with charity as cloud with
rain, and it is with him as with the cloud
what coming from the cloud is fresh rain to the
meadows, is rainbow of glores to the cIouo
that pours it out. The happiness OF the afec-
ton fills the man, and he runs over with trend
ship and love-connubial, parental, hllal TREND
ly too, and philantropic besides: Ills lie IS a
perpetual "trip to catch a sunbeam. and II
always "spring s'' and takes it IN. | know nc
man who gets more out Of life, and the secret
of it is that he does his duty to himself, to bis
brother and to his God. I know rich men and
learned men-men of great social position, land
if there is genius in America, know that
but a happier man l have never known.
"By thunder Bill amt the times hard enough
to draw tears from handsaw?'
Don't mention it, Tom. We're all going
to the devil as fast as we SIN There's Did
dIer, Damrogue & Suckin, one OF our biggest
wholesale firms in Wall street, just gone by
the board this morning"
deuce they have!'
"Fact, I assure you. Who would nave
prophecied that?''
sDim'd hard times, indeed. But, by the
wav, Bill how much did that watch cost, 1t 1t S
fair question: -
"Well-a-why? Guess"
ats a screamer, Bill, but in these times
YOU should have bought it for cool hundred
and fifty" },
"Why, sir, it cost just a hundred and thirty
chain and all -,
"Well, that is cheap, but how the deuce did
you manage to raise the needful?'
"Oh well, you know. the times are mon
strous tight, and fellows hould be as econom-
ical as possible, so bought it pom tick. But
come, what say you to steak and a smash?
Nothing like economy. '-Adjourned to the
nearest cafe.
The term infantry is said to be derived from
an event in Spanish history. An infanta OF
Spain having assembled body of troops, and
marched to the aid of her father, by their aid
defeated the Moors; the foot soldiers were, IN
consequence, held in greater estimation than
before and were distinguished BY the name OF
the person who had thus led them on to veto
ry and glory.
Twins, by the powers!' cried the horror
struck Irishman, as the nurse approached,
bearing new pledge of affection from his very
fruitful helpmete 'Twins, honey!' cried the
nurse: faith, it is the blessed whiskey that
makes We see double this morning"
The Boston Atlas tells us that few days
AGO, Mr.. Maine, of Suffolk, made an affecting
speech in the senate, on his new railroad bill,
for the preservation of life "on through trains.
He said he spoke ''for the silent dead" when
a profane spectator outside of the bar, obserV-
ed that he had "a laundering large constltu-
ency."
Bachelors are not entirely lost to the refine |.
ments of sentiment, as will be seen by the fol-
lowing toast offered by one of the much abused
at celebration:
Ladies: Sweet briars in the garden of life.
tsSambo, if de devil was to lose him tail,
wbar would he 60 to get anoder one?,' "Why,
70 the grocery, OBJ course-dat's de only place
what I knows on whar dey re-tail bad sperits. "
Alcohol was first invented and used to stain
he cheeks Of the ladies of Arabia $50 years
ago. Now-adays it performs the same office
sor gentlemen's noses.
A little mink boosted tt one of her little
friends that cher father kept a carriage" "Ah!
out," was the triumphant reply, 'my father
lrves an omnibus"
ave must reconcile ourselves to our enc
I--,r f-oI al
oper, as he called for glass of water.
One day little girl, about FIVE years old,
leard preacher of certain UNCONVENTIONAL
rider praying most Justify, till the roof rang
With the strength of his duplication. Turn
ng to her mother, and reckoning lie mater
lal ear down toa speaking distance, she whis-
oered: "Mother, don't you think that if he
wed nearer to God, he wouldn't have to talk
0 loud?" Such a question is worth volume
N "elocutlon in prayer
There is a woman in Cincinnati (says the
'imes) who keeps a grocery, attends very
aithfully toa fat pair of twins, does her own
ousework, and yet finds time to give her la
y husband a sound thrashing three or four
ines a week
A gentleman inquired of carpenters boy:
My lad, when will this job your master has
ow on hand be completed?'' II can't tell,
IT." said the honest boy, artlessly; otis a
ay job, and it will depend upon how soon the
nan has another ORDER
A countryman, having read in the newspa-
ers that money was "drug" in Boston, went
, the city, and on entering an apothecary's
hop, asked for a dose of Benton's mint drops.
"What is the difference between butchers
atron and HIMSELF" "Why, the one wants
is meats and the other meets his wants.
"What's that?'' said schoolmaster, point
g. to the letter X. "Daddy's name" ''No,
isn't your daddv's name, you blockhead!
is X" "I'll be shot if it is! It's daddy's
anne; bowed if it amt. I've seen him write
often"
He who has no where to lay his head, often
uffers less than he who does not know where
} put his hands. !
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