The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-12-12

And we some times hear, through the turbulent roa
Sweet voices we heard in the days gone before,
When the wind down the river il fair
Oh! remembered for aye be the blessed isle,
All the day of life till night
When the evening comes with its beautiful smile,
And oureyes closing to slumber awhile,
May that greenwood" Of soul be in sight
Heaven knows how many simple letters iron
simple minded women, have been kissed, AM
cherished, by far loftier intellect. So it vii
BE- to the end of all time. 1t is a lesson worsl
learning by those young creatures who seek Z
allure by their accomplishments, or dazzle By
their genius, that though he may admire, NJ
man ever loves woman for these things. HI
loves her for what is essentially distinct from
although not incompatible with, them. Thi:
is why we often see a man of high genius OF
intellectual power pass by the DeSlaels and
Corinners, to take unto his bosom some way
side flower, who has nothing on earth to make
her worthy of him except that she is-whai
few female celebrities are true woman.
Of all the Geographic absurdities, we have
met with none more amusing than that Of the
man in the south of France, who received a let
ter from his son in the army before Sebasto-
pol begging his father to send him a pair Of
new shoes and FIVE franc piece. The old
man was very wiling to comply with bis re-
quest, but having no reader means offorward
ing the articles than the telegraph, which pass
ed within half mile of his house, he procured
the shoes and hung them On the wire, with the
money inside. A laborer returning homeward,
seeing the shoes dangling to the wires, took
them down, and finding they fitted him, car
ried them off, leaving his old ones in their
place. In the evening the farmer came out to
see how the wires had performed their work.
and was delighted at the result 'My poor
boy" said he. "has not only received the shoes
sent him, but has already returned the old
ones"
General Jackson once went to hear noted
backwoods preacher, named Cartwright, dis
course, and one Of the Pensioners, as he en-
tered the church, whispered in the ear of the
orator, "The old hero is in the congregation,
lay aside your bluntness to-day" Cartwright,
who was never known to whisper, exclaimed
aloud, who cares for gen Jackson? He'll go
10 hell as quick as any other man, if he don't
repent" He preached with his usual blunt
ness and in the laundering tones of his native
eloquence, which ever and anon made his hear It
ers quake. The sermon being over, a gentle :
man asked gen Jackson what he thought Of 3
'that rough old fellow" to which he replied, f
''sir, give me twenty thousand of such men c
and I'll conquer the world including the devil" j,
My friend Richards, says an Eastern cores u u
pondent, was an inveterate chewer Of tobacco. E,
To break himself of the habit, be took up an
other, which was that of making pledge about ia
once month that he would never chew another til
piece. He broke his pledge just as often as he a.
made it. The last time | had seen him he n
told me he had broken off for good, but now, L
as met him, he was taking another chew. la
.sWhy Richards" says I. "You told me you
had given up that habit but see you att "a "a
again. Ia.
yes" he replied, II. have gone to chew 4
ng and left off lying" k
A writer in the Bunker Hill Aurora, speak tio
ng of James Genish. esq, one of the demo q a.
ratio candidates for the senate in Middlesex be
ounty says: s.He is the man who made the CT
writ against common carrier for the loss of ge
ONE goods, and said in it that the goods were =.
0 be safely carried, insured against all peril R.
ave the acts of God and the public enemy, Of
ut that said goods were lost damaged, mutt
ated, hurt injured damnifed, burnt, deterio- ge
ated and anhilated. not by any act by. the a gn
ubic enemy, nor by any act of the aforesaid mr.
Tod, DC. That finished his career as a legal sui
cul
The other evening, some gentlemen were in fy:
icd into an hotel by notorious fellow about WI
OWN, who is more remarkable for telling big
tories about hmselfthan paying ssmall bills. etc
[e Dragged, ofcourse, as usual, while the par sh
7 were drinking, and at last excited one Of J
lem to say, Come, you have told us enough
what you can do; now, suppose you tell us St
,mething you cannot do?'' s.Well, replied
lie braggart, scratching his head, Il cannot j.
ay for these drinks--so lend US dollar g
God never allowed any man to do nothing. -
low miserable is the condition of these men VIII
no spend their time as if it were given them, cor
id not lent as if hours were waste creatures, sty
i'd such as should never be accounted for, as De
God would take this for good bill of.reck- s ss
hing. Item-spent upon my pleasures forty a C
ears! These men shall cnce find that no no
God can privilege idleness, and that nothing len
more precious to God than that which they WI, wi,
ssre to cast away-time. an,
A keen hit, and somewhat Sydney Smith Pcol
\. was the reply of the celebrated doct. Parr the
very vain and pompous young man who as
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you please about ''internal evidence and ito,
that, but ] make il point to believe moth on
L which I cannot understand" 'sThen, my tra1
uHS HAN, IepHsu arr, your cTteu Will -,
the shortest of any mans know" Ma Ma
The following from the Harrisburg Penn. kar
,legraph, smacks somewhat ofthe PERSONAL all
1.-THE Patriot and Union winds up very 1 osa
usve article against ourselves by saying AN fair
played on harp of a thousand strings trae
erets of just men made perfeck." When An tair
wv Hopkins gets justice, be will play upon cen
instrument Of one string, with the bridge ies
wn.' iniu
House surgeon-"Ah, by the way, there's tan
ggins' case; there has been slight mistake dat
was the sound leg cut off" Visiting sur o OH,
of no consequence, we can cure wit
ther--soit comes to the same thing I
:" You say woman can talk man almost and
DEATH" said Mrs. FL, but I'd like to know if six
nson didn't jaw thousand Phlistines to l. a
tth pub
The philosopher gave in, and that very even will
presented Mrs p with ticket to straw tho,