The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-07-02

WITH love and peace to this world of strife;
And the light that over that border streams
Shall lie on the path Of thy daily life
Tom brown, an eccentric Englishnan, VII
hourlshed about one hundred and fifty wear
ago, wrote the following letter to an old lad
who smoked tobacco:
.Madam-Though the il-natured world cen
sures You for smoking, yet would advise Won
madam, not to part with SO innocent diver
SION. In the first place, it is healthful, and. a
Gaien rightly. observes, is sovereign remed,
for the toothache, the constant prosecutor q
old ladies. Secondly, tobacco, though it be
heathenish weed, is a great help to christian
meditation; which is the reason, / suppose it i
recommended to your parsons, the generalit,
oil whom can no more write a sermon withon
apIpe IN their mouths than concordance If
their hands; besides every pipe you break NAV
serve to put you in mind Of mortality, and show
you upon what slender accidents mans life de.
ponds. Itmay instruct you that riches, beau
y and all the glories Of the world, vanish like
sapor. Thirdly it is pretty plaything.-
fourthiy and lastly, it is fashionable! at least.
'tis in fair way OF becoming So,
Mr.. Murray's Handbook for South Italy. ,,
contains some curious stories respecting Fra
Rocco, the celebrated Dominican preacher. and
the spiritual Joe Miller of Naples. On one oc-
caslon, It is related, he preached on mole a
penitental sermon, and introduced SO MANY
illustrations Of terror, that he brought his hear
ers to their knees. While they were thus show
Ing every sign Of contrition, be cried out: .Now
all OF you who sincerely repent of your sins.
hold up your handsp' Every man in the vast
multitude Immediately stretched out both his
hands. Holy Archangel Michael" exclaimed
Rocco, that "standest Alright of the Judgment
seat of God, hew off every hand which has been
raised hypocrtically" In an instant every
hand dropped, and Rocco Of course poured
forth q fresh and full torrent of eloquent inyec-
tive against their sins and their deceit.
Gentlemen Of the jury quote from shak-
speare when 1 say to you,. ..To be or not to be
iiched-tlat's the question" Ny client is
national and stump machine-he filings his
wrath IN Pallfuls; it is very dangerous to run a
snag against his interest. Let me be made fod-
der for fool, and chowder for powder millif
ne IS guilty, notwithstanding the criminal alb
surdlues alleged against him Doyou believe 7
=. that ny client is so destitute Of Che common
principle of humanity-so full of the fog of I
human nature-so wrapped up in the moral in
senslDllty OF his being, as deliberately to pick
nP later and throw it at the nasal protuber- T
anee OF the prosecutor? No! not while you
can discern star in the northern sky-while
Inc waters OF the Ohio ROLAND the race of {
Dufaloes nestle on the Rocky mountains, this !?
Immutable principle will remain-tbat nv eli y
ent Is gentleman, taier or no taterl q
What are you digging?" 4 am digging
Tor money" The news few-the idIers col
iected. We are told you are digging for
money well, I amt digging for any
thing else" Have you had any luck?''-
First rate lucki it pays well-you had better
take hold" All DOTTED their coats, and laid
hold most vigorously for awhile After throw
ing out some cart loads, the question arose
When did you get any last?" Saturday
nighs" Why, how much did You get?"-
-Four dollars and half" '.WhyI that's
rather small" ''It's pretty well; six dollars -
week Is the regular price for digging cellars all
over town" The spades dropped, and the -,
loafers vanished II
The Coffeerille Herald in describing bri- u
dai party IN that region. goes off into the fol- b
lowing bifalutin ecstacies: al
supper having been freely discussed, beau o.
y lore and fascination wheeled in the JOYOUS p
dance, and grew drunk with indulgence. How in
AIRY feet tWinkled like stars Of voluDtuous fe
ky OF music; and how fragrant voices mingled
@tn the rising waves Of harmony as utterings Sc
't delicious memory combine with the pulses -.
o tunutuous joy b 1s
An freshman, lately arrived, who on visiting co
me Oh MS countrymen already several years in of
AmeTlkeF, discovered pair of shutters on an
BE table.
BE me soHl," says Pat, picking them I'd Be-
.nd examining them, but that's queer scis If
ors. shure" att
Scissors! Mahoney," responded his COM 'ht
anion, sure that's no scissors; them is what m,
hey call suffers t ton
"snufers-for what's .hats" TO 10
Sure for snuffng candies, you spalpane" fro
"o-oo-o." cried Pat, Il have It now " ma
pa suitlng the action to the word. he forth ma
nth pulled the snuff from The candle with his "n
myers, deposited it in the box, and shutting ehs
ne shutters together, exclaimed, with wonder,
1g eyes:
BE the hockey, but it's nate invention "
.n'l?' 4t''N
a mirror has been thus variously described, chi
Tue only truth-teller in general fayor-a ma
'urnai ~ when Time records his trarel-a nal
nooth acquaintance, but no fatterer. We ou'
lay add, that It is the only tolerated medium
reflection upon woman's beauty, and the
st discarded; and queen Elizabeth, we learn, or
ID not desert her looking glass while there car
as any yestige left in the way Of beauty with x se
hich to regale herself. III
The love Of ornament creeps slowly. but yo
1rely, into the female heart; the girl who sin
vines the lily in her tresses, and looks at her
II IN the clear stream, will soon wish that
e lily was fadeless, and the stream a mirror era
'Will you take my word. when tell you TIA
at will call and pay your demand on Mon PHI
W SAID delinquent debtor to dunning a ~.
editor, with whom he had sharp words. Cd ed
"No sir" reioined the other, L had rather 9
u would keep your word" tha
Spiders are the quack doctors Of the insect rec
,rd. They say to silly flies, NV ak into our nss
g Parlors only once, and you will be vastly
eased and benefited; while quack advertis.
5 say to silier invalids, TRY our grand and
re specific only once, and you will be very ont ont
dckly and certainly cured. few
To an indignant person who was perpetually Oil
asting Of his ancestry, an industrious, sue in