The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-11-07

AS its Iowly head it layeth
On the dew -besprinkled ground,
Bethink! each dew-drop is tear,
That brims its dark blue eyes;
Rememher-when you wander near
"Forgt nle-not," it signs.
A clever writer in the Boston Olive Branc
gives the following portraiture of a model wife
tsShe don't know word of French, Italian
or German; never reads any thing bout Hint
to Married Women and the Cookery book;
don't play on the piano, don't keep but one ser
want girl, does half the washing and ironing
makes all the cakes and pies, cuts her bus
bands vests, her own dresses, mends all tn,
stockings turns her husbands pants inside out
and hind side before when they get shabby
does all the marketing, buys the wood ane
coal, never goes out except on Sundays, DON
know whether small or big bonnets are worn
keeps awake nights, never sleeps daytime, al
ways looks pretty, never looks tired, wears q
smiling face though every bone in her body
aches, and presents Mr. Shocks with an heil
once a year. Wouldn't speak to any man but
her husband for the world-lkes to see him
talk to all the pretty women. Rocks the era
die and darns the stockings in the forenoon,
then rocks the cradle and darns the stockings
in the afternoon!-stays at home in the even
ing and mends her husbands trowsers, while
be goes to hear Jenny Lind-sts up half the
night in the rocking chair nursing young mas
ter Shocks, for fear it will disturb papa-has
an inward sense of goneness in the morning
takes out clean shirt for Mr.. Shocks, never.
theless rises at FIVE O'Clock in the morning,
washes the faces and combs the heads of the
nine little Smokes, scrubs their eighteen little
dirty hands, and nurses the baby while papa is
shaving, for fear its crying will make him cut
his face with *the razor Helps the nine and
her husband, all at breakfast time, then eats
cold egg when they are done! Thinks her
husband an Adonis-a Solomon Joseph-is
perfectly willing he should engage himself to
be married coming home from her funeral, and
hopes No. 2 will be more worthy of such
treasure than she was
The Boston women must be wonders Can
not Barnum catch one of their "model wives"
for his museum.
Wycherly, the comedian, married girl of |
18 when he was verging on 80. Shortly after
Providence was pleased in its mercy to the
young woman, to call the old man to another
and better world. But, ere he took his final
departure from this, he summoned his young
wife to his bedside, and announced to her that
he was dyine; whereupon she wept bitterly
Wyeherly lifted himselfup in the bed and ga
zng with tender emotions on bis young weep
ing wife said, my dearest love, have very
solemn promise to- exact from you before
quit you forever here below Will you as
sure me my wishes will be attended to by you, !
however great the sacrifice you may be called !,
on to make?" Horrid ideas such as, of poor !
Indian widows being called on to expire on fu- ! !
neral pyres, with the bodies of their deceased ,
lords and masters, flashed across the brain of =
the poor woman. y
With conyulsire effort and desperate reso- !
luton, old Wycherlys young wife gasped out II
an assurance that his commands, howsoever Il
dreadful they might be, should be obeyed.- = !.
Then Wycherly, with a ghastly smile, said, in 3
a low and solemn voice, s'My beloved wife, the o.
parting request have to make of you is-that
when am gone, there the poor woman sob
bed and cried most vehemently,) when I am T.,
in my cold grave Mrs. Wycherly tore her ~
hair when I am laid low the disconsolate " v
wife roared with grief when am no longer y
a heavy burden and a tie on you-("o, for
heavens sake!" exclaimed Mrs. Wycherly,
what am to do?")-I command you, nv :
lear young wife, (said the old dying come q
iian on pain of mourning my malediction, 20
never TO marry an old man again. Mrs Wy 20
'herly dried her eyes, and, in the most fcrvent
manner, promised that she never would; and ~
hat faithful woman kept her word for life. ~
Fifty three years ago, on the 4th July, 1902, c.
Daniel Webster, then in his senior year at col :,
eye, delivered an Grafton at Hanover, New Va
hampshire, which is still preserved, and has Nj
cen repubiished within the past year. Mr.. Nj
iattoon of Summervilie, Ohio, who was in
ollege with Mr. Webster, gives the following N N
necdote, described in the Congregational "a "a
ournal: ~ was in the ROOM" said Mr. NJ, A.
when deputation called upon Mr.. Webster.
ask him to accept the invitation; but there me
eemed to be ninsurmountable obstacle in the DO
ray. he had no clothes suitable to the dig ba
ity of the occasion. Here was dilemma, but m,
ais was removed BY proposition made by one SIS
the deputation present, merchant of the pc
llla5e You deliver the Grafton, Mr.. Web j.,
ter said he "and will trust you for suit 10,
clothes from the best cloth in my store. At ms
erwards we will have the Grafton printed and of
wall depend on the proceeds for my pay"
ir.W. turned to me-"Jack," he said. what SIC SIC
hall we do?" prepare the oration," I said. A'
he Grafton was prepared and delivered; and co
much were the citizen6gratfed, that copy de
'as urgently requested for publication. From
AZ So1Co viz uIOt uut the liberal mercnaDG, -
as paid, and a considerable surplus left to
fr. Webster. "a
A letter writer says that the Hungarian y
omen are, in the abstract. passionate admir- b
rs Of American institutions, and Americans. lar
We revere your Washington as demi-god,"
lid one of them to the letter-writer sYou ca
mericans ought to build monument to his Or
emory that would kiss the very sky. You
lould then say your prayers at It's base, and I :
ould like to repeat mine there for my bleed IT
g country" replied to the demoiselle, that l
would be but too happy to accompany her on " "
expedition Of that nature "No, said she, pa pa
ushing at my simpcity:-"We Hungarian =
omen have resolved never to leave our coun-
Y. We wept at her fall-we share her hui II
iliation and will remain here, hopeful and =
e confident that we shall one day enjoy her =
iumph."
Two ladies were contending for precedence =
the court of the emperor Charles V. They r.
,pealed to the monarch, who, like another il
ssT cid