The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-03-19

The 81. Louis Herald tells rather singul
story Of a wedding which took place in til
city on new years day. Three young gent
men called at house where young wido
was boarding. but never having seen or hear
OF her, they did not call on her account Ne
ertheless, determined TO take advantage Of I'll
privilege universally conceded to the ladit
during leap year, the young widow wake
into the parlor and addressing one Of the youn
men whose name she did not even know, sf
said-"Will you consent to become my hu.
band?' The young gentleman excused hin
self on the ground of short acquaintance an
the fact that another person held small clair
on his affections. Then shifting her case, a
lady knows how, she turned to another of Til
company, addressing the same question to hin
Not having any particular engagement at tha
time, the young man consented, the wido,
donned her bonnet and shawl, marched off i
the parsons, and at the altar each heard TIL
others name for the first time The cream d
the joke is that the young man was poor, Til
widow is worth thirty thousand dollars, AMI
presented her youthful husband with bills fol
collection amounting to five hundred dollar.
the morning after their wedding, the proceeds
Of her last months rent
The rev. Henry Clay Dean, the present able
chaplain to the United States senate, was some
years ago resident of north western Virginia.
While preaching one day at a church situated
a few miles from Paramount, he was ANNOYED
BY the lnattention Of his congregation as mani
tested In turning their heads to see every body
who came in. Brethren" said he, lit is We
~ difficult to preach when thus interrupted.
Man II 1sat.x~ -, u r
thename ofevery man as he enters the church,
Of course the remark attracted universal atten
ton. Presently some one entered" Brother
William Satterfeld!' called out the preacher
while that brother was astonished beyond
measure, and endeavored in vain to guess what
was the matter. Another person came in
Brother Joseph Miller!" bawled the preacher
with like result; and SO perhaps in all other
cases. After while the congregation were
amazed at hearing the preacher call out in a |
loud yoice:-"A little old man with blue coat
md white hat on! Don't know who he is!
You may look for yourselves
Like the breath Of the lily, SO sweet and SO
Silly, do smiles of kindness make the heart
glad. Frail is the flower, yet great is her
power to cheer the lonely and soothe the sad. +
The smiles Of beauty, to do full duty, should
beam on the sinful, the sick, the distressed
nor all their brightness be poured on the light
ness Of butterfy's crest and hollow Breast
The voice Of sweetness is music's complete
ness, when words of kindness, BY beauty spo-
ken, breathe hope to the signing, peace to the
dying, and faith to the hearts by misfortune /
broken Not i'm the halls of splendor, where /
praises attend her, mid whisperings tender,
does her voice sound sweetest to heaven above.
the sphere Of woman, more angelic than hui
man, IS the circle Of charity, faith and lovel-
How sweet it sounds to the heaven above
Charity. faith and love.
a gentleman was asked: "What is the price
Of ducks?" when he confessed he could not
tell. He had been out that very day with his
wife, and she had purchased no fewer than
.hree ducks. First, there was a "duck Of !.
lress;;" secondly, .duck Of a parasol;" and
.hirdly, a "duck Of bonnet The first was j
made Of Genoa velvet. the second was trimmed
With Valencia lace, and the third had mag a
lifcent bunch Of ostrich feathers. The united Q
:ost Of these precious ducks was 1915, so /
hat each duck" had stood him no less than i
s91 and few cents piece. He supposed v
here were t'ducks. TO Be had in market cheap d
i, but for himself, whenever lie heard his wife :
MENTION the word t.duck," be alwaEs trembles /
rom head to foot, for he knows at once that it
means something Unfortunately expensive. Z
A lady and q gentleman who INDUCES in the / y
lirsute practice, met in our hearing lately \
why do you wear such enormous Hhiskers1 2
nd moustache?" she asked. because, said !
e, Sin these hard times I can't raise nothing j
lse. can't even raise money enough to get
hayed with" Poor fellow she condoling- i
y returned, "your countenance bears evil
|ence of the truth of your statement-but !
hem" she added, with slightly ironical tone, p
your wit is 50 sharp / wonder you do not 4
hink to shave with that ITO tell the plain
ruth, I've thought of that said he, sbut I
cared that it might serve me as certain lady
id at q party, not long s,nce" "How was
hat?" "Cm me-" A slight blush on the
air ones cheek revealed to us that somebody's
7as bit, and 50 we got out Of hearing as soon )
$ possible, that nobody might know that We !
bserved it, :
a negro woman, soon after having expert
need religion. stole goose to make merry $
nth her ccnsert from neighboring planta- z
on. Of course she was whipped for the good :
t others as well as of herself. Soon after J
hose circumstances, a communion was to take
lace in the neighborhood, and Dinah prepar-
d to 60. Her mistress demonstrated with her
nd mentioned the goose affair as a sufficient :
eason for her not to offer herself on such a
oily occasion: to which she replied, "Lor,
lissus, I ain't gwine to turn my back on my
ressed massa, for an old goose!''
It appears young women in the Limerick
ork-house. Ireland, were in the habit of get II
ing tickets for castor oil which they only want
d to put in their hair, and doct- Gore, the ply
ician, knew this 50 well that he used to mix ,
ssafedita with it, so as to break them of it,
'ut it was soon ascertained that the girls were
90 bright for doct Gore, for when they got the
tuf they would put it in a bowl Of water, and
be assafedita would fall to the bottom, while !,
he oil would rise to the top, and then they 4
fould put il in their hair. \
An old topper being urged to drink the bcy- y
rage prepared By God himself to nourish and
lyigorate his creatures, and beautifY his foot j
tool. sNo.' said the topper, water is DANCE i
Gus; very. T browns people gets into their \
hests-into their heads, water On the brain,
If instance. And then, too, it makes that in-1
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