The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-08-06

With young American drivers,
Up hill or down neTer will lock.
PETER CAgTWRTGHT.-H was bis practice |
preach Saturday morning at II O'Clock, hol
quarterly conference in the afternoon, preac
in the evening, hold loye-feast Sunday morn
ing at 9 o'clock, administer baptism at j. the
preach from one to three hours, administer TIL
Lords supper, preach again in the evening Ca
all convenient intenms); and then at the clos.
announce that On the next day he would ad
dress bis fellow-citizens from the stump on ths
admission Of slavery into the State OF Illinois
ltresulted, OF course. that the anti-savery men
became very angry at the preacher, and had
much To say about ministers Hot dabbling in
politics sticking to their calling etc. 1t hap
pcned that on one occasion he rode to ferry
across the Illinois river, where the country was
more thickly populated, and met little knot Of
people who were discussing politics. The fer
ryman, stout fellow, was holding forth, in ex-
cited terms, about some old renegade-prefx-
ing good many expIeiyes to bis name, which
We omit--one Peter Notwithstanding that
II he ever came that way he would drown him
IN the river. Cartwright, unreeognised By any
one, said-tstranger, 1 want you to put me
across You'll wait till I'm ready, said the |
ferryrnan. So, when he had finished his long
speech, he added, Now / will put you over,
Cartwright rode his horse into the boat, and /
the ferryman began to pole it across. Cart
wright felt it his dutyssSataske himself known
and assert his principles Dit he wanted to be /
sure OF fair play. So, when be reached the
middle Of the stream, be threw the horse's
bride over stake in the boat, and told the fer
ryman to lay down bis pole. What for9' said
tie ferryman. We'll, you have just no. been
using my name improperly; you said if ever |
came this way you'd drown me ia the river.
Now you have got chance to do it. Is your
name Peter Cartwnght?' said the feryrnan
NY name il Peter Cartwright said the worthy !
preacher. Down drops the pole and at it 20
preacher and ferymsn. They grapple for a /
minute, but Cartwright il remarkably agile, as !,
well as athletic and ID trice he had the ferry
man, With one hand By the nape Of his neck,
and with The other By the seat OF his troBsers. d
and EbirliDg BIN over The side OF The ferrFboat.
plung@ him under The Hater-his astonished :
companions looking On from the shore-fair
Play beng secured By tie distance Twice E
aad three the preacher doused The poor ferry 6
E1zn u1eeE. saylng Is b. did 80, I baptse .
tee tEkpazsaJ n tie name OF tha devil. 7. .
'sos@ eazLd thoa an; then lifting hin I'd, all :
cE1PFE1g wIih ssEer and gzs1.ng for breath. G
Cartwright ass hin- Did ron erer prav.' ID
s9rzTg ssla the fsrrTusn. no. Then It Is e
tszze Toa did, sid ths preacher Say our g
kz.aer 70 r. i hezrsn.' Did If I DO. 81
zzs1 tie fzETEa1. E's5sssh-goez the poor Il
zaza uEdeE water again VII ron now said
- preacher '6e-I woaft said The sirangfed n
serrTrlz1 E's5Lzsa-115er tiae water again. g
VII goa pay 1sw2 sid tie preacher. I Of.
MI 60 ~ thing. gaPsd the ferrynan. ssay
CT tatAeF who art II heaFen, and the ferry 70
nan, followed bin through The Lords prayer r.
soE * re up, sid she fenyman. Not
Iett 80 he preacher. You must make me !
Afee Prozalses-frst, that you viii repeat that III
prayer every morning and night as long as you the
~ secondly, that you I'll bear every nneiho-
IL preacher WHO comes within fye miles Of :
bis ferry. and thirdly. that you VIII put every for
Methodist preacher this ferry free OF eI mai
ease. Do ron promise, Il promise said for
ne ferynan, and resumed his pole. Cart dur u
gFight went On his way, and that ferYnan not tn
oag after became convert, and in time quite :. y
shining light in the church Pr,
i witty druggist, on cold night, last win .
q, was awakened By terrible rapping 1t the
DOR. Going down be found a poor devil who IT
7anted to purchase dose Of salts. The shop L
~ entered, the dose prepared, and half dime =" r.
Hylss
tHat opefauoa. asked his vile. as he got lish
70 bed. -Four cents, was the reply. "a and
iame it's returned tile irritated dame, afor com
mar, N d;s4r II 80, ,4 -. -, $500, -. 80 II
Recoect, my love-, said the druggist stIat nae
e dose Of salts will disturb the mans rest Y
ore than 1t has mine; and reflect, that these pal,
tie inconyeniencies always works well in pray p
me- ne 2
= Httic pau luck IS Denehcial now and then. nspk
Patrick Henry had not failed in the grocery be di
siness It Is not At all probable that hi wcud Da
er have been heard an orator He mfght ont T.. 6
We become celebrated, but ii would not have ,.dl
en- from bis eloquence, but the great wealth them
acquired by speculations In bar soap and Nc
e-handles. Roger Sherman become siener sessit
the declaration Of independence for no other fa
tson than that he could not ret living at MI
He cut his b,istIes and staked No
al" on the right of man. The conse-
ence was that the same individual who found Board
poooess to make shoes, in few years be- l un
Ia, - P O"et - y. iefoiuaoa. Music
i tommy, my son, what are you going to Draw
with that ciub2 3Send it to the editor. Of Cont
lrse But what are you going to send It
he editor for?t' "Cause he saws. If any Rev.
" viii send him a club he viii send them r
y of his paper" The mother come nret- Miss
near fainting, but retained consciousness j
ugh to ask. But, Tommy, dear what ID Y Nv
suppose he wants with cub?'' "Weu ffof.
ont know" replied the hopeful urchin, "un Mis-.
i is 70 knock dowp subscribers as don't SIR
for their paper"
That is beautiful figure Of Winthrop's, in IT.
renee to our constitution, where be says y
lie one of those wondrouu ,.o.t;,er 49,. Acadt
ed bv tho Druds ,.h;oh ~ e.sn Ss I'.,s pupils
4 -. -. si sho shhs5ei VI achiu board
% Siorate Y its centre, yet the might Of
army could not move it from its place; our Sun
stltution is so nicely poised, thatit seems to -
Y With every breath Of passion, vet so firm de:
ased in the hearts and affections Of The peo III i
that the widest storms OF treason and fan to age
an, hreak over Il !, ya;, ), 800 dozen
send ii
1me days agoa pretty bright little luve- the scE
friend, some five years of age, named Ro- exercis
vas leased good deal by gentleman who
3 the family; he finally wound up by saw INTI