The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-10-03
A cun,sr, 80 Cernrxrf.Is-What are

A CHRISTIANS CREDENTIALs-Whatla are.
they? Not tile blossoms of a fair profession,
but the ripe and mellow fruit Of godlike actions.
Cornelus's prayers and aims came up as a.
memorial befcre God-not his prayers alone,
nor his aims hlone, but his prayers and aims.
utifulconjgsnction. Picty towards God and
an active charity towards all mankind; the
twin persouifdations Of vital, saving piety. Sal
walton is OF grace, mot Of merit not of words,
lest any man should boast. But faith, with
out works, is &ead. It is Ike an index without
book; like Eiands without a clock; like sails
without ship; like a tree, with nothing but
dry and withdred branches Protested discl-
pies of Christi to prove thy discipleshp gen
uine, thou mus. surround thyself with widows,
whom thou Hast comfortcd-with orphans,
whom thou hast succored-with the ignorant
whom thou hs!ss instructed with the wander
ing whom thoA hast reclaimed-with the hum
gry, whom toh hast ed-with the naked, whom
thou hast clothed-with the sick, whom thou
hast visited iThese are thy trophies! ....
A correspondent of the Boston Traveller,
relates the following scene, characteristic of
the cape Coz people: "a small, spare boy,
who had beef guilty Of some misdemeanors
was in fair lay to get punished for it by his
mother, who Vas a large, square, Dutch built
person, with d great spread of cloth, having in
her hand gobd stick, was in full chase of the
boy, who was nearly under bare poles. run
ming right ahsad, and the old woman under
a cloud of canvas, was overhauling him very
fast, when anather boy, a friend of the delin-
quent, was looking on This urchin seeing
how the chsse was likely to terminate, cried
out to bis friSnd, ~try her on the wind, Bill;
try her on tE;s wind;'' when the lad, with the
quckness of ia cape boy, was Immediately
struck with tile natural idea, lufed up in the
wind close hhuled, and the old woman went
dead to leewasd like a log.
One dav, al fashionable dinner party, there
happened to lie son of Hibernia parents. In
the course of She conversation he made bull
very naturallk, at which the company very
good naturally laughed.
s.My dear fEllow," said the host, ''make no
apology. Wd all know your natural privilege
Of speaking twice" @.#
+ "Oh, !" retuf ned he, "don't be uneasy atall;
surely | know Emy privilege, and [ mean to re- |
tain it; but evEn here, as in every thing else,
you English have the advantage over poor
Paddy" T5Tsrsg@
"How sop Eenquired the host.
"Why, yopI See" said the young Hlbernl-
an, with serious drollery that would not have
disgraced Tyr5ne Power, s'that an Irishman is /
only allowed Il, speak twice, but by faith, you
English are al lowed 70 speak until you are I'M
derstood.' .-
Emphasis ii known to be of great conse-
ouence to a public speaker Gesture is some
times equally impressive An anecdote is re-
lated of a clerpy1nen who was tormented with
\ termaoant wife. In the course of time she
maid the "dcbS Of nature and her husband
personally oficiated at her funeral. His speech
was devoted III part to ''the thousand ills that
flesh is heir to-. and was concluded by scrip
ture quotation Extending his right hand to-
wards the grave, he said: "There the wicked
cease from tr& ubling," and then placing the
same hand on his heart, he added, "and the
weary are at resi-" .. ...--- -,s
We like mi4chievous children, and for this
reason: They are apt to make old men, Good
boys generally die in their fifth year-not be-
cause they are good, but because their strange
habits make them strangers to mud puddles
and oxygen DIRT pies and outdoor exercise.
When friend tells US he has little baby who
never wants 10 leave his books" the knob of
lis front door Immediately becomes an object
# intense interest to US; we know as well As
we were blessed with fore-knowledge, that
n less than year a strip of black Grape will
'e throwing a shade across his path that no
mount of tima will ever eradicate.
The Evansville lind. Enquirer tells very
engthy story about woman whipping law
er in that town The woman sold whiskey-
he lawyer wrote an article for the journal, and
allied her bad name in Latin-she waited on
he editor--edtor gave the authors name
be woman thl'ashed the author
God made both tears and laughter, and
10Th for kind purposes; for as laughter enables
nrth and surprise to breathe freely, so tears
nables sorrow to vent itself patiently. Tears
Under sorrow from becoming despair and mad
Tess; and laughter is one of the privileges Of
eason, being confined to the human species Il
The sun is dot the less bright for shining in I
cellar, nor is lit stained by SO shining; and the
owe of pure hearts not sulet by falling up
N the heart If the hayward, the wretched,
nd the SINFUL .-
The approp baton of our families, who are
With us in ou. secret hours, hear our private 9
converse, knog the habit of our lives and the T
'ent Of our dispositions, is, or should be, to q,
IS, far more pleasing and triumphant than the $
houts of the multitude, or the worship of the c
World. -.. ~. 's.- --rt t
"Hold yous tongue for fool" said an Irish
nan to his wife. "Then you'll be after speak
ng yourself,'E was the cutting reply. E
GEORGIE MILITARY INSTITUTE.
MARIETTA.
@ THE Academic year is divided into two ses- 6
-. siers bf five months each, the first common