The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-10-15

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A she leans by The green leaved balconies
Her seal Is dipped in the ha-snoaSes
That dover the fash where the sunlight fades,
Is she leans by the green learei balconies.
The fairsst aud sweetest Of southern maids
The dews II her heart hare upward drip,
IS the stars foas cut il their heavenly seas.
And she feels the angels upon her lips
Where moment before she felt the breeze
She leans by the green leaved balconies
While the mountains sink in the dusks embrace;
Ba. swesser thoughts than the thought Of these
Are in her heart and are N her face:
Fur Love, like star hath dropped 10 gold
ard the angels shrink. Is II half afraid.
As they see the Leaves OF the flower unfold
In the sweet white soul Of the southern maid.
We were considerably amused yesterday.
(says the Richmond Whig) at the recital of an
anecdo.e Illustrative Of the difficulties which
are sometimes encountered in the collection OF
claims. It appears that many years ago the
clerk OF one of the courts in this section OF the
State had made frequent unsuccessful efforts
TO recover The amount of certain lee bills which
he held against slippery citiLen residing in a
neighbor1ng county. Whenever the bills were
presented, there was sure to be some obstacle
10 the payment of the amount due; and thus.
for wears the settlement was deferred, until
cur clerk began 10 believe that his debtor must
be ranked among those unprincipled knaves
who infess all communities, and disgrace hu-
manity By dishonesty refusing to par their
Just liabilities. An opportunity vas. however.
soon afforded him Of bringing the delinquent
TO taw-'' Il happened that the fellow was
summoned as witness in 3 certain case, and the
usual oath had to be administered to him By
our friend. the clerk. TWAS put in this wise:
lyon solemnly swear that you will tell the
srath, the whole truth, and nothing bat the
truth, and also par me those fee bills ron owe.
before ron leave sown-so help you Godl''
There was no getting over this, and being
fairly circarayenled bF the willy clerk. the poor
connayman lost no time after the adjournment
Of the court, in proceeding 70 his Office and
forking oFer.
NArugE-No performer has 50 few appreci
ating spectators IS nature l. Is probably be
cause her entertainments are SO cheap Slagy,
grssping, and mean SIS men often sre, they SUI
think nothing good unless i has price an
nexed. No man or roman would sleep through
thunder shower If they were obliged 70 paw
TWENTY-FIVE cents for seat TO witness l. They
woald willingly par for It. and make = rush
70 get preferred seats They would carry opera
glasses to peer 81 she lightning IS it glanced
across the sky. The danger pf being hit, that
now more Or les affects rs. all Eoaid depart
ii ne had 10 par for being in the danger, 4
person is nov safer in his OWN house. eFen If
the thunder vail and the lightning glare al
around it during the hours Of the DAY and night,
than he is o. the cars between CharIestowa and 4
Concord ii the soreness day. Yet haShad- /
ders at every bolt Of The lightning. but IS per
feetlr calm behind she slsushterin- engine
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reason OF this dissrusl and disregard 10 assae
and her works Bunker Hi Aurora
We find he following patriotic sentiments
among the regular soasss 81 the dinner Of The
'.osd defenders" al Baltimore On The 18th Of
September: 4
THE AgERrcss UsroS-The land Of the Tree
and the asylum Of the oPpsessed-Palsssa Be !
the arm thai is upllfsed TO sanler thzt which
God hath joined together +
DrsUMos-The phantom theme OF dena-
go-ues-a word unknown IN The vocabulary
OF The ..old defenders
TEE FAIR-Te arHnsl 10 arnsl In love aud !.
mar. our CRY is sEili 10 arms.
SRoP kEEFER-Ihatss bad fir cent pssee,
Sir; can't take il: KS oaly lead and SlEsrsd
evsrn :
CgsroxKz-''WsIl. now admitting such 10
be tie fact. should say thai the ingenuity dis !
played in tie deception might induce yen 10
scespz it. Admire. SIR, The GeFot5oa Of The AZ
ti<t 70 the divine idss Of liberty Liberty, the
idol as Us al. He having #rpa-hs her eIsT
IN hanbls LEAD, in order to render i worshzsr !.
Of thai gtoEssas impression. resorts % tie harm
less expedisaey Of S5ire1iasi i eTert And SHAH c
We hsrshlr re2c5izae Ms Eersf Oh, no ssr. ~
You'll take i know ron zsH."