The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-02-21
IN North Carolina It is frequent, among he


II forests of fat pine, for lover IN distress +
IL send the fair object of his affections bit 9
Il its staple vegetable production, with an ey
Il painted upon it. It signifies I pine # "a
/ Yorable to him, the young lady selects fron
i the wood pile the best and smoothest speci
men of knot-this signifies pine knot Blu
if on the other hand, she detests him, Their
is no middle grounds between detestation ant
alteration with young women, she burns ont
lend Of his message; and this generally throw
the young man in despair, for it means $
make light of your pining.'
The Keene News tells good story of Al
honest democrat who was induced to subscribe
] for a know nothing paper. The perusal Of
few numbers made him convert to the faith
Iand he declared he would Immediately Jolr
1.-The order if be were not afraid they would
I|:carry it into politics.
ii During the Dorr war in Rhode Island, a
EE:bill was brought in to organize the army, this
focused from sleep an old man IN one corner,
who represented town in the west part of the
State. "Mr. speaker" says he, Il tell you |
am decidedly opposed to organizing the army
is You call it, Our forefathers fit through
/ The revolution with nothing but drum and
! 4 fife, and came off first best too. | go against
organs. They'll be dreadful unhandy things
| i'd battle, now I tell YOU" This was irresist-
| lille, and old s'aunt Rhody's army we are
| Informed, remains unorganized to this day.
A well known western Judge delivered the
following graphic and characteristic speech on
the occasion of celebrated murder trial The
prosecuting attorney having moved a continu-
a1ce of the case in order that he might be able
to procure additional important testimony, the
Judge deciding against continuance, said:
"Gentlemen: have set here now for two or
three weeks, and | want little rest. The
holidays is coming on, and ! want to take my
comfort and enjoy myself as well as other big
people Why, gentlemen, even the nggers
Of the south have holiday at christmas
and new years, and do not see why | should
not have mine.
Here some noise and confusion in the back
part of the room called the attention of the
Judge from the subject. "Mr. Sheriff, said
be- keep those fellows out there from pitching
ard rearing about the room. II hear any
more Of it, will take the electricity out of
their legs, or tie them up where they won't
knock round so freely. The dignity of this
court must be sustained. Gentlemen l de-
cide against any further continuance of this
case"
a letter from a citizen of Livingston county,
Kentucky, to the Danville Tribune, relates the I
bit of family history in that neigh
bofhood: "a widow lady took an orphan boy
10 raise, quite small, and when arrived at the
age ofeighteen she married him, she then being
in ner fftieth year. They lived many years
'ogesher, happy as any couple. Ten years
ago they took an orphan girl to raise. This
all the Old lady died, being 96 years Of age,
md in seven weeks after, the old man married
he girl they had raised, he being 68 years
I'D, and she 49,
young man at a social party was urged
Q sing song. He replied he would first tell
story, and then if they persisted in their de-
hands, he would execute song. ''When a
oyt' he said, che took lessons in singing, and
n Sunday morning he went into his fathers
tic, to practice By himself" When in full
lay, he was suddenly sent for by the old gen
eman. esThis is pretty conduct" said the
ather "pretty employment for the son of pi-
US parents to be saving boards on Sunday
lorning loud enough to be heard by all the
eighbors. Sit down, and take your book
he young man was excused from singing the
roposed song
It is no over statement to say, that, other Y
lings being equal, the man who has the great P
It amount Of intellectual resources is in the o
asst Hanger from inferior temptations; if for
, other reason, because he has fewer idle !
oments. The ruin of most men dates from
meIvacant hour Occupation is real armor e
thF soul, and the train Of idleness is borne s
. By the vices. remember satirical po- i
n mi which the devil is represented as fish
g fSr men, and adapting his bats to the
stes and temperaments Of his prey; but the ie
ler, he said, pleased him most because he 5,
ties ht the naked hook. ei
The pressure on any side Of cubit vessel
led with water is ne-half the pressure of the