The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-02-28

WANTED-A Boy OF THIRTEEN-This is
want not 50 easily supplied, in these days 0
juvenile progress. We have no boys OF thir
teen. Young gentlemen Of that age may b,
found, in plenty; but for boys, that is differ
ent matter. Until the age of ten, it is con
sldered allowable to indulge in games OF ball
marbles, and other amusements Of a smila
character; but once let that age be passed, ane
the Foundabout jacket is rejected for the frocl
coat, marbles and balls are contemptuousl,
thrown aside, stiff dickies and cravals arr
brought into requisiton; the careless steps 0
the boy are changed for a stiff, precise rait-
IN d word the boy IS transformed into Toune
gentleman.
Riding in the cars recently, it CHANGED to us
to occupy seat with parsonage whose youth.
iui lace and dininutiye stature naturally led
us 10 suppose that the owner was boy. Be
ING - q social turn, and deslrous OF entering
into conversation, we remarked
Well, Bub, how do you like riding in the
cars@
You should have seen tie look Of mingled
amazement and offended dignity which the
Young gentleman thus addressed turned upon
US, as he replied:
.Aay I ask whether you addressed 4ne by
that appellation?'
'Qa no. said we in confusion; 4 Beg your
pardon TWAS that old gentleman in the next
sea5--the one with the white head
The young gentleman looked asif he Twas a
little suspicious of our sincerity, but ddigned
to consider the explanation satisfactory
There is something irresistibly attractive in
boy who is willing to remain boy, SD long
as his age entities him to be so. He NAV have
all he faults incident to his age; he MAY be
wifRl, impetuous, bosterous, and prone to
every kind of mischief, with most weynder-
tui Eaculty for tearing his clothes BY climbing
over fences, or soiling them by falling into
dtches; still, with all his imperfections on his
he&d,' there is greater charm in the careless
Gankness Of the boy, than in all the studied
Propnety Of the young gentleman. Ilcubt-
less The latter may occasion less anxiety lin the
maternal bosom, and exercise the maternal
fingers less in the task of mending and batch
ing, but the former is more likely to become
a useful and estimable member of society, with
9 heart large enough, and a sympathy broad
enough to take in others besides himself|
TIE editor of the Englishwoman's Domestic
Magazine warrants the efficacy Of replying to
gentlemen when they pop the question:
H. Especially recommended to blondes
Pause, sigh very soft. then open your eyes
with good deal of wonder, (of COURSE you
have been trying to make it out, and han't)
look your lover in the face and say. stW|hat-
what can you mean, dear Alfredo IF the
last words are spoken with little tremb,e, So
much the better
g Very suitable for brunettes Give a|start,
fash glance at the questioner, turn Inside,
and be unable to speak your emotion; ond hand
pressed high upon your bosom will express this
difficulty.
8. Safe in the hands of anybody, and aener
ally considered clincher Burst into Tears,
eryour face with your hands. If you;can't
shoulder, and murmur-''Oh, William!i
i, For 3'merry grigs' and nice little girls
ts enough to say @sNo!"-pout, shake your
shoulders, and look pretty.
Now, gentlemen" said nobleman tb his
guests, as the ladies left the room, "let us I'm
dersgand each other; are we to drink like men
on Ike brutes?"
The guests somewhat indignant, exclaimed,
~ Ike men, of course
Then he replied, we are going to Get iol-
~ drunk, for brutes never drink more than
they want
Bessure" says, an exchange, ssto marry a
woman that will help you instead Of being a
burden. In mercantile phrase s'get a piece
Of calico that will wash
If you have great talents, industry wila i'm
prove them; if moderate abilities, INDUSTRY will
supply deficiencies. Nothing is denied a!well-
directed labor; nothing is ever to be attained
without it. Remember mans genius lis al
waysin the beginning Of life as much unknown
to himself as to others, and it is only after fire.
quent trials, attended with success, that he
dares think himself equal to the undertakings
in which those who have succeeded, havefxed
the admiration of mankind.
Get marred-f you can; but look 4efore
YOU leap Love matches are romantic-}-nce
things to read about--but they have blirn-
stone in them now and then, SO says Ike Mar
vel.
Ugly women, it is said, abound id San
Francisco Some 'horrid wretch says, 4 do
not wish to be ungallant, or to fail in my ale
glance To the fairer sex, but must say ii is an
abomnable fact that San Francisco canno,
boast Of one perfectly beautiful woman.
All! this beautiful world. Indeed know
not what to think of it. Sometimes it is glad
ness and sunshine, and heaven is not far off,
And then it changes suddenly, and it is dark
and sorrowf,,l, and the clouds shut out the
sky In the lives Of the saddest Of us there
are bright days like this, when we feel as if we
could take this great world in our arms. Then
come the gloomy hours, when the fire will
neither burn in our hearts or on our hearths
and all without and within is dismal, cold and
dark. believe every heart has its secret sor-
rows, which the world knows not; and often
times we call man cold when he is only sad
This is great country, but it won't do to
be born in it, is the exclamation of the Albany
Register over the fact that the mayor Of Alba
nv has turned out his city marshal, an Ameri
can born, and put an Irishman in his place.
Pascal says, i hold it as fact that if all
persons knew what was said of others there
would not be found four friends in the world.
This is manifest from the disputes to which in
discreet report from one to another give rise.
Never pull out gray hair, said gentle
man to his daughter, as two generally come
to the funeral I don't care how many come
to the funeral, if they only come dressed in
mourning.