The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-06-06
of rich men, They went out in their Young

OF rich men. They went out in their young
strength to defend their oppressed country.
"They endured hardships, tolls and suffer
ings, and such as we hardly deem it possible
for men to endure and live. They returned
home at the close of the war, manned in their
limbs, and with broken constitutions, to find
their patrimonies destroyed by fire or the
chances Of war, or their property otherwise
wrested from them. And these men live in
poverty and neglect in the land for the pros
perity Of which they sacrificed their all These
venerable ladies are wives Of those patriots, and
widows of others who have gone to theirreward.
They could tell tales that would thrill your
heart and make it better
Then turning to another he said: "This is
the learned and celebrated dr. M Who
saved hundreds of lives during the spotted cpl
demic, but his great success reused the ami
mostly of his medical brethren, who succeeded
in running his practice, and when blindness
came upon him he was forgotten by those
lovely creature is his only child, and she is
motherless. She leads him daily by the hand
and earns the food she sets before him. Yet
her learning and accomplishments are wonder
full. She is the author of those exquisite poems
which appear occasionally in the-magazin
"These Children said he turning to the
group of Juveniles who gathered at the other
end of the room "were orphaned in infancy by
the Asatic cholera. and their hearts have sell
dom been cheered by smile, or their paates
regaled by delicious food Now dry youreyes
love, and lead on to the dining room"
She obeyed ,and Notwithstanding her emotion
the humping of coarse shoes, and the rafting
of canes, crutches and wooden legs behind her,
well nigh threw her into another indecorous
laugh. ....E ... -... .a.4.. .-
To divert her attention she glanced over the
table. There stood the dishes for which he1
husband had stipulated in the shape of two
monstrous homely looking meat pies, and two
enormous platters of baked meats and vegeta-
bles, looking like mountains among the delicate
vands which she mad prepared to do the table
honors, but her husband, after short thanks
giving to bountiful God, addressed the com
pany with, "Now, brethren, help yourselves
and one another, to such as you deem prefera,
BILE. will wait upon the Children
A hearty and jovial meal was made, the min
lister setting the example, and as the hearts
Of the old soldiers were warmed with wine, they
became garrulous, and>each recounted some
wonderful or thrilling adventure Of the revo
utionary war, and the old ladies told their tales
of privation and suffering, intcrwoven with the
histories Of fathers, brothers or lovers, WIG
died for liberty.
Mrs. W was sobbing convulsvely wher
her husband came round. He observed 1t, and
touching her lightly upon the shoulder, whis
pered:
my love, shall we have dancng?"
That word with its ludicrous association
fairly threw herin Mysteries, and she laughed
and wept at once.
When she became quiescent, Mr.. W
thus addressed the company:
Il fear, my friends, that you will think my
wife. frivolous and inconsistent creature, anc
l must therefore apologize for her. We were
married only last fall, and have attended seve
raj gay parties, which our rich neighbors gave
gave in honor of our nuptials, and my wife
thought it would be genteel for us to give
dinner in return. I consented on conditions
one of which was, that l should be allowed t
invite the guests. So, being professed min
lister of Him who was made SO lowly in heart
followed the words of command, "But wher
thou makest feast call in the poor, the lame,
the maimed and the blind" You all recolect
the passage. Mrs, W, not knowing who
her guests, were, was highly delighted with
the ruse had provided, and do not believe
that there has been so noble and honorable a
company assembled this winter. My wife de-
sired new furniture lest we should be deemed
parsimonous. | pledged myself to expend one
thousand dollars in manner more pleasing to
our guests, and which should obviate any such
imputatlon. &
''And now to you, patriot fathers, Md these
nursing mothers of our country, present the
one thousand dollars. 1t is Just. one hundred
dollars to each soldiers widow. II is a mere
trife. No thanks my fricnds.' =
Then addressing the children, he said:
"You will each be removed to- morrow to ex-
celent Places and if you ptinae to be indus
tlious and perfectly honest in word and deed,
you will become respectable members of So
cety''
To dr.. M he said: il.
"To you, under God, owe my life. I aid
not know your locality, neither bad heard of
your misfortunes until a few days since. l
can never repay the debt l owe you, but if
you and your daughter will accept the neat
furnished house adjoining mine, will see that
you never want again.
''You, Mr.. Brown, are my fatherin the Lord.
Under your preaching first became convinced
of sin, and it was your voice that brought me
the words of salvation. You will remain in my
house. [ have a pious servant to attend you.
1t is the time that you were at peace, and your
excellent lady relieved Of her heavy BURDEN
The crippled preacher fell PROSTATE on the
floor, and poured out such thanksgiving and
prayer as found way to the heart of Mrs VI
who ultimately became a pious woman-a fit
heIpmate for devout gospel minister. And
strange to say, she dates her conversion from
the day of that comical, but not improbable,
dinner party. ,-.
GREAT BR1TA1N-We learn from the English
papers that the returns of the quarters revenue
Of Great Britain, ending on the 31st of March,
show the following surplus on each item over
the corresponding article, and period Of last year
viz: Increase on customs upwards of f22l 900,
excise, Ell 1000, stamps, f55,OOO taxes,
t96, ,OoO property tax, etc, 3.798,0Oo. post
office, 10000, crown lands, 1OO-showing
otal increase of nearly four and half million
pounds sterling. On various other articles
here was falling off of about forty-four thou