The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-10-22

The ladies all declare 'gainst the bachelor var
Who looks upon woman As burden:
For not statesman grave soldier stout and braT
Has he given to the welded walks of Jordan.
Vow, If you'd save your hair from the fingers OF til
And every other incident accordin'-
You'll quickly take your Leave from the daughter hos
Eve,
And settle on the other side of Jordan
Among the many anecdotes of the late Cub
ernatorial canvass, we heard one the other da
which illustrates the progress of intelligence,
In certain portions of the State where a news
paper is as great curiosity as roll of Egyp
tan papyrus. A settler down in the swan,
country. having heard that Mr. Polk would
pass along the road near his house on certain
day. and that he would be known by the t.t
famous white mules, determined to get loo.
at the great man. of whom be had heard 81
much. Seating himself on log, he waited
patiently for several hours, whiting piece d
red cedar. and Hhisiling the Arkansas Travel.
er." At length the two white mules came
tEotting down the road, and the swampise arose
and dofing his eoonskin, cried out:
Il say. stranger, your name is Polk, ain
it, / says''
Being answered In the affirmative, he Jump
NN eA hAS s01CN 1tNA Ills NUikAlH2 SUCK,
and sir'ding up to the buggy. grasped Polk By
the hand
We'll. darn yoar picture, said he, ..if |
amt awful glad 70 see Tou. I'm going to yose
for you-you can bet your bottom dollar on
that fou made furss rate president, and
know you'll do for governor
Thank you, . said the candidate. ..but you
are laboring under nisapprehenScn-I am
Trusse1-''
Yes. kno# Fou are uustin' to the dim
mycrats TO put vou through. and they'll do ii
As easy as rsllia' of al log gir you my vote
when you was rannin' for president, and am
Just agoin' to plump down for ron again"
After several Intellectual attempts TO explain
20 the swamp man that be was not James E.
Polk. the canyasser whipped of his mules, and
leaving his enthusiastic supporter wiping his .
cooaskin. shoating-"Hoora for Polk, the bes. |
president that ever wore hart''
Who will say, after this, that there is nothing /
m name- St. Louis Herald. /
A few days ago We met a gentleman from
Alabama, who gave piece Of information in
regard to ascertaining the age of horse, after
be or she has passed the ninth year, which was
new to us, and will be, we are sure. to most Of
our readers. 1t is this: after the horse is nine
years old, a wrinkle comes on the evelid at the
upper corner Of the lower lid, and every year
thereafter he has one well defined wrinkle for
each year over nine. Ii, for instance, a horse I
has three wrinkles, he is twelve; if four, he Is
thirteen. Add the number of wrinkles 10 nine.
and you will always get it. So saws the gen.
ueman; and be is confident it will never fail. 5
As good many people have horses over nine, 4
II is easily tired. If true, the horse DENTS. I
must give up his trade. Southern Planter
Spiders have four. paps for spinning their i
threads, each pap having one thousand holes; e
and the fine web Itself is the union of four c
thousand threads. No spider spins more than
tour webs, and when the fourth has been de-
aroyed, they 60 fhbustering, and seize on the
webs Of their neighbors. b
An English cockney at the falls of Niagara.
when asked how he liked the falls, replied OF
They're 'andsome-qui.e so; but they dom. >,
quite answer nv heIpectations; besides, 1 got !,
thoroughly vetted, and lost me at. 1 prefer n
to look ai EN- in an hingrasing in 'ot weather SC
snd In the 'ouss''
What am | TO do with You, sir-whas an, u .
to do with you? Don't ron know. if YOU
continue your present course OF cruelty and Pl
,oEardice, ron will be ft for nothing but 4 a
member of congress- exclaimed an angry wi
sther. Distracted moiher-"Oh. don't ssy =
hat father. don't. father. you will humiEaie
he boyp F.
When quite youth Franklin vent to Lon
Ion. entered printing Office, and INQUIRED If =
'e could get employment a printer. :.
Where are ron from!'' inquired the fore
nan.
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