The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-05-23


A French journal thus repeats the innorta-
story of the Maid and the Maggie: ~ farme
of CONTOUR lille ct Yilsine) being S lmetimt
ago about to proceed to fair, placed on hi
table bladder, which served him as b purse
containing 200 francs He then went to ths
door to give some orders. When he ieturneG
be found to his establishment that the bladder
and its contents had disappeared. As no one
could have entered the room except the ser,
want girl, suspicion fell on her, and she was
arrested. A few days ago the farmer found
his goo francs beneath chest Of drawers, and
the bladder was near them, torn to piecsfs. This
caused it to be Immediately imagined shat the
cat must have dragged the bladder from She
table and secreted it. Another bladder with
money in it was placed on the table, and a
watch was set to see what would occurs Pre-
sently the animal seized the bladder. and car
rjed it beneath the drawers. The supposed
robbery was now explained, and the poor ser
want girl was released" 1n za4z
The japanese women gid their teeth, the
Indians paint them red, whilst in Guzur3at the
pearl Of the teeth, to be beautiful, must be
dyed black. The ladies of Arabia stain their
fingers and toes red their eyebrows black, and
their lips blue In Persia, they paint al black
faces with various figures. In Greenland the
women color their faces with blue and yellow,
whilst the Hottentot women paint ID co.npart-
ments of red and black. Hindoo females when
DESTROYS of appearing particularly very lovely,
smear themselves with mixture of saffron, |
turmerc and grease. In ancient Persia, an I
aqune nose was often thought worthy of the
crown; but the Sumatran mother carefully
H., oE L,r H., |
can beauty must have small eyes, thick lips,
and fiat nose.
There were four good habits which 4 wise
and good man earnestly recommended in bis
counses and by his own example. and which
he considered essentially necessary for The hap
Ply management of temporal concerns these
are punctuality, accuracy, steadiness, and des-
patch. Without the first, time is wasted, as
those who rely on us are irritated and disap- )
pointed, and nothing is done in its proper time
and place. Without the second, mistakes the Q
most hurtful to our credit and interest, and "
that of others, may be committed. Without
the third, nothing can be well done; and with a
lost which it is impossible to recall. ~ f. q
Every school boy knows that kite would
not fly until it has string tying it down I'll "a
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by half dozen blooming responsibilities and u
their mother, will make q stronger and higher 81
flight than the old bachelor who having moth =,
ng to keep him steady,is always hounderipg u
n the mud. If you want to ascend ii The VI
world tie yourself to somebody. s.
Which is the most difficult to find, cock
eyed canary bird, or wicked man that laughs I'll
heartily? Vice is not only as sharp as aIstee 81
rap, but almost as snappish. A rogue may m
'aise smile. but good hearty laugh Is as
much beyond his reach as happiness. Il.
Stop your crying" said an enraged father OF
o his son, who had kept up an intolerabl@ yell N
or the last five minutes. ''Stop, SAP, do c.
'ou hear?" again repeated the father, after "a
ew minutes, the boy still crying. ''You don't I
oppose can choke off ina minute, do ypu?'' u
hinled in the hopeful urchin. pa
Never nod to an acquaintance at an auction. o.
We did SO once, and when the sale closed, we 80
ound four broken chairs, six cracked flower 60
OTIS, and a knock kneed bedstead, knocked or;
own to US. What we intended as nodsto ers
lend, had been taken by the auctone@r as ,,o
ids for the kitchen furniture lat
In England, it seems that the twenty bixth
ear is the mean age at which men marry and our
lie twenty fifth that at which women marry. ass
he average age of the wife is 4o5 yeafs, of nc,
le husband 43 years; or the husband in Eng ev,
nd, on an average, is Fl years older than the :
ife rals4 AF gsas@# .@
Good morn'n, Mister Grimes! come over 4
see if you'd lend our dad your pckaAe, to ID
W off board tosmake chicken coop to put TN
lr dog in; he runs after our neighbors' COWS lar
I'd then they won't come about any more, 50 DIR
g have to drink our coffee without cream or cor
gar - "a5.ss,@af CO., No
A number of physicians were once dispu- s, SIC
g as to what would be the best to sharpen -
e sight. Some recommended one thing, and
me another. till Al last one said there was Y
thing would do it like envy, for itmagni- cd
5 and multiplies all the errors of man. ss bull
"A writer has compared worldly friendships the
our shadows, and a better comparison was cid
yer made; for while we walk in the sunshine oo.l
SUCKS 70 US, Dut the moment we enter the will
ade III deserts US. a#5 ,+r F.. 4 04l ton
During session Of the circuit court, in Lex mar
ton, Kentucky, a most fearful ugly man
5 seen daily; he was always on hand, and
,fectly hideous. One of the lawyers could
N it no longer. and said to him: ,f- 5 W..
well. you are the ugliest white man lever
w. t'1s5 T. 5.ass ~
The poor pumpkin burst into a hearty laugh "
said: e AIo,,Lz ltLA5 the
well, can't help IT, can ~, Z 'he'
No." answered the son of Blackstone; stno pens pen
can't help it. but, confound you, you could spbs
= at home.'' pods A z =iz Fl 4 c,
.Dnctnr kin vn, tell mo what's tha ro,4ar of Al