The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-05-07


that she wants gentleman for breakfast al
tea. Very moderate indeed.
The newspaper editor is sometimes que
fellow. He often says he is sorry, when he
probably glad; and that he is delighted, VIII.
the very reverse is no doubt the truth of Il
matter. eas .s.. -....-=-.z z-....- 81
Let your motto be honesty, sobriety, and il
dustry, and you will be sure to prosper
A good and generous man is happy with
himself and independent of fortune; kind to b
friend, temperate to his enemy; religious
just indefaugably laborious; and discharg,
every duty with constancy and congruity
action.
The deepest waters are the most silent; EN-,
ty vessels make the greatest sound and tinl
ling cymbals the worst music. They VIII
think least, commonly speak most
Counting girl is like eating fruit, it is a
very nice as far as it extends, but doing I'll
amiable TO blue-eyed bereayed one, in bIac
Grape, comes under the head Of preserves
rich, pungent, syrupy. For delicious counting
we repeat, give us a Give widder''
A youth without enthusiasm of some kin
would be as unnatural a thing as spring tim
without wild flowers.
If you wish to cure scolding wife, neye
fail TO laugh at her with all your might unit
she ceases-then kiss her. Sure cure, and n
quack medicine.
Unless we wish to be deemed fantastieal VI,
must clothe our minds as we do our bodies, af
ter the fashion in vogue
''Did you know said a cunning yankee
to a jew, 'that they hang Jews and iackasse.
together in Poland?' "Indeed then it is vel
that you and | are not there" retorted the
Hebrew.
The sunshine of life is made of very little
beams that are bright all the time.
An Illinois paper says that there is a man
in Olney SO dirty that the assessor put him
down as ''frst rate sol.''
notice of brief street coloquy recently held
between maiden lady Of little beyond a
certain age and a newly married feminine:
$50 you are going to keep house, are your
said the elderly maiden.
Eyes, was the quick reply.
Going to have girl, | SUPPOSE was next
queried. ~ - .z.t-...
The newly made wife coored and then very
quietly responded that
"She really didn't know whether it would
be a boy or gir'' ~
Youth is blunder, manhood struggle, old
age regret.
In consequence of this being leap year, the
Shelby (Ky.) News, in publishing marriage
notices, reverses the usual order, placing the
names of the ladies first
A country editor thinks that Richelieu, who
declared that the "pen was mightier than the
to how 1.
the 'sscissors.'
Major Geo. W. L. Mari died very recently
at his residence in Obion county, Tenn, aged
about seventy-fv years. Major Mari served
and was wounded in the Greek war, under gen.
jackson, and in 1915 was elected to congress
from the GAINESVILLE district
Purgatory mountain, near Buchanan, Bote-
tourt county, Va, was on fire last week. The
vast sheet Of flame, at night, it is said present
ed sublime spectacle. Great destruction of
timber and fences was the result 4f a 81
WTANDoT CoRN-Mr. Edw'd. Stabeler. of
Montgomery county, Maryland, has tested the
Wyandot corn, and says that it is certainly
the most prolific corn he has ever grown. Re-
eeiring and planting it late in May, it ripened
well. Each grain had separate hill, and pro-
NeSSA
yielded from four to eight ears from one grain.
A SENSIBLE FAsHroS.-Late hours have 50
long been the besetting sin of all parties, &C..
IN fashionable life, that it is quite refreshing to
find an effort made to effect change. A prae
ttee has been just introduced in New York
which is decidedly an effort at reform. It is TO
say specifically, upon the card of invitation,
that the pleasure Of the guests company is de-
sired from to u o'clock, NJ Att minutes
after ] the music plays good night and the
hostess takes her place to pay the parting COM
pliments to her vislters- The fashionable hours
have been from ten totwo, and the reform sim
ply takes three hours from the latter part Of the
entertainment aud places them in the fore mart
A PRoPHEcF.-In 1881, the eccentric Lo-
renzo Dow made prophecy, that in l856, the
prevail all over the world. A short time now
will prove whether Dow was afalse prophet or
rot We hope he was.
As We were about to start saw the captain
move to an elevated position above the whole;
and it was interesting to see how quickly and
completely the inward thought of purpose al
ters the outward man. He gave quick glance
to every part Of the ship. He cast his eye over
the multitude coming On board the ship, among
whom was the American ambassador to Eng
land, who, if the captain may be said to en-
body the ship, may be said with equal truth to
ensbody his own official person a nations right:
and honor He saw the husbands and wives,
the mothers and children entrusted to his care;
and his slender form, as he gave the orders for
ea1r departure, seemed at once to glow more
street. and firm; the muscles of his face sweled;
his dark eye glowed with new FIRE; and his
whole person expanded and beautiied itself
by the power of inward emotion. ] have often
noticed this interesting phenomenon; and have
eozae to the conclusion, if man OF woman eth
er, wishes to realize the full power 81 personal
beaaty, il must be BY cherishng noble hopes
and pnrposes-by having something to do, and
something to live for which is worthy Of hui
mainly and which BY expanding the capacities
Of the soul, gives expansion and symmetry to
aAe body which esatainsl it. professor Upham