The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-01-02

flower show, asks "What can be the re- AS
that the tulip is SO acceptable to the Iadies?-
Its form we know is beautiful, and its colo
are lustrous; but as much NAV be said of
hundred other flowers. Can it be for the sel
timents associated with it. and for the lang,sae
it is supposed to utter?" On this subject "
confess ourselves largely indebted to 1esesrc
of the ingenious madame de la Tour. Fro
her we learn that the language of flowers, III
tulip means "a declaration of love-" Tb
rose is beauty again; the orange tire
generosity-good again; the strawberry is lei
feet excellence-better still; but the tulp--ol
the tulips the declaration Of love! a IRE
celia, la fin du monde, as the French say. @
the banks of the Bosphorus, the tulip is lh
emblem Of Inconsistency; but it is also the sym
Dol OF the most violent love. The wild tnl
IS toand in the fields of Byzantium, with it
crimson petals and golden heart The petals,
says madame de la Four ARE compared TO Err
and the yellow heart to birthstone; and vile,
presented by an admiring swain to his mistress
it IS supposed to declare that such is the efec
OF the fair ones beauty, that if he sees her on
ly for 9 moment, his face will be as fire, and
his heart will be reduced to coal.
In the beautiful drama of Ion, the instruct
OF Immortality SO eloquently uttered BY the
death-devoted Greek, finds deep response In
every thoughtful soul. When about to yie4d
his young existence as sacrifice to fate. his
beloved Clemanthe asks if they shall not meat
again, to which he replies: ~ have asked
that dreadful question of the hills that lock
eternal; OF the flowing streams that flow fol-
ever, OF the stars among whose fields of azure
my raised spirit hath walked to glory. All
were dumb. But while | gaze upon thy lir-
ing race, feel there's something in the love
that NANTES through its beauty that cannot
Wholy perish. We shall meet again, Gle
manthe.''
1t is related Of the poet Campbell, that while
on ms death-bed. in the last stage of disease.
some friends in the room knowing his sensi.
hseness on the subject Of his productions, one
81 them 10 order to test his consciousness, en-
CURED of another, .twho wrote the Pleasures
OF Hope?" his companion replied that he "be-
le4ed it was one Oliver Goldsmith The dy-I
ing man hearing the conversation observed, Il
believe twas one Tom Campbell"
An old fellow, who become weary of life,
thought he might as well commit suicide, but
he didn't wish to go without forgiying all his
enemies So, at the last moment, lie removed i,
the moose from his neck, saying to himself: 81 4
never can Or will forgive old Noah for letting L
the copper head snakes get into the ark. They !:
have killed $500 worth of my cattle, and when !
he and meet there'l be a general fuss"
When Mrs. Macauley published pamphlet, !
called loose Thoughts" several ladies, who
happened to be in company with Foote, repro i
bated the title as very improper for woman. I
Not at all, ladies'; the sooner a woman gets
rid of such thoughts, the BETTER (
4 gentleman whose house was repairing, /
went one day to see how the work progressed /
and observing a quantity Of nails lying about, !
laid to the carpenter: "Why don't you take .
ARE of these nails? they'll certainly be lost"
No, replied the carpenter you'll find then, i
n the bilI'' 4
A western editor, not knowing that "hotel'' u
5 synonymous with mansion or residence in O
french, after announcing among the news of b.
he day that Talleyrand had died at his hotel C
. Paris. proceeded to relate by way of essay g.
lpon the mutability of human affairs-how y
his remarkable man had ruled France BY his 2
alents-been the confdant and adviser of Ma Of
oleon-done thousand important things that
ad excited the attention of all nations-and &c
naily notwithstanding the distinguished part ~ ~
e had played in the worlds history, ssdied M NJ,
tavern keeperl' su
A yankee down east has invented machine Gu
Or eorking up daylight, which will eventually fy
npercede gas. He covers the interior Of ~
our barrel with shoe makers wax-holds it ~
pen to the sun, then suddenly heads up the et
arrel. The light sticks to the wax, and at Sh
lght it can be cut and sold in elots to suit pur
lasers.''
This machine would do we'll in England, /
tbn =. g
e daylight that passes through it. Some ~.
milar invention in this country, to catch the Fl,
atrlotic ebulitions of the political lion on the
ump, to be retailed afterwards to the smaller
olitcians. would do better business.
Napoleon Alexis Dobbs, come 10 here and
y your lesson. What makes boys grow?'
Its the rain, sir
Why do not men grow?' Ev
Because they carry umbrellas, which keeps
the rain
What makes young man and woman fall Or
lovee' 10
Because one Of 'em has heart of steel, j
i'd tother with heart of flint, and when they
me together they strike fire. and that is love- S.
That's right, my boy. Now go and plague ~
e gals -, -
That was . keen reply Of the buxom lassie n ne,
Httie pigmy OF "a man, who solicited stot
atrimonial connection: ooh, no." said the par
lr lady, II cant think of it for moment OF c
,e fact is, john you are little too big to s ssa
It into cradle, and little too small to put WIS
to bed. n
A green IN, who had never seen steam will
at, fell through The hatchway down into the cell
Id Of the Winfield Scott, and being unhurt t Gun
IDLY expressed his surprise:-'Well, if the will
rned thing amt holler!' 0
The candidates for the legislature in coun- n
in Wisconsin, were j. NJ. Root, democrat; Il
bert Hogg, freesol; T. II. Dye, knownoth- and
I So il was Root, Hog Of Dye, with the :
ers, sure enough. ~
# man who is addicted to smoking, mar -
S a widow, does it follow that he must lay ma,
wn his pipe because she gives up her weeds9 *
An Irish soldier being asked if he met with "
Oh hospitality in Holland -"Oh, yes he b.
lied. 'etoo much; was in the hospital near Q
all the time | was there -
/ was pertinent and forcible saying Of the ~
peror Napoleon, that 'sa handsome woman =
ases the eye, but good woman pleases the -