The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-09-03
The rites of hospitality are very ancient, an.

held to be sacred amongst all nations. T
break bread with one is considered as receiy
ing pledge of inyiolsble friendship Juda
having taken bread at Jesus hands great
aggravated his treachery. If all who hay
heard of the often repeated term Sub rosa,
had comprehended its origin and meaning
much mischief and heart-burning among GU
brethren would have been prevented. Ingrati
tude is the basest of sins, and the worst spe
eies OF ingratitude is TO misrepresent, betray
and injure those whose inequalities we have
shared Language cannot be found adequate
to express the enormity of an offence that con
sists in receiving kindness from the generou:
outfowings Of a warm hearted family, and then
to use such fayors as an opportunity to iniure
and caluminate it. Let all, but especially the
christians, remember the meaning OF sub-rosa
Its a term that now passes current as signif
can't of secrecy. Its origin is in this wise
Among the Greeks the rose was consecrated
to Hippocrates, the genius of silence; and either
the rose or its figure was placed upon the cell
ing OF their dining rooms, implying that what
ever was done therein should be kept from the
public. It was done sub-rosa.
Brigham Young has issued royal edct to
the faithful under bis command, ordering the
farmers to allow the poor to CLEAN their fields,
as Ruth did Of old. He winds up as follows:
The bishops in each ward throughout the ter
ritory are requested to see to it, that every grain
raiser permits the poor to CLEAN his fields, I'M
less be prefers 10 CLEAN them himself. immedi-
ately after the grain is bound; and if any one
will not seasonably and properly CLEAN his
fields, nor permit the poor to do SO, let his
bishop deal with him according to the law of
Zion.
A blacksmith who fancied himself very sick
would often tease neighboring physician to
give him relief. The physician knew that he |
was perfectly we'll; but being unwilling to Of |
fend him, told him he must be careful of his /
diet and not TO eat any thing heavy or windy. |
The blacksmith went of satisfied; but on re-
volPing in his own mind what kind of food was
heavy or windy, returned to the doctor, who
having lost temper with his patient, said
Don't you kno. what things are heavy and
windye''
NO" said the blacksmith.
"Why then Ill tell you," says the doctor,
your anvil is heavy, and your bellows are win !
dy, don't eat either OF these, and you will do I
WE'LL p
Noah grew gray preaching repentance The
ark stood useless except for scofers wit; it stood
till it was covered with the marks of age, and =
many sheer had those men to bear, as point 7
ing to the serene heavens above and an empty
ark below, the question was put, Where is the to
promise of his coming9" Most patient God dt
Then, as now, thou were slow to punish Sc
"wailing to be gracious Guthrie p,
An old lady walked into the Office OF a Judge :
Of probates in Massachusetts, once upon time,
and asked
care you the Judge Of reprobates?" -
Il am the judge of probates.'' =
'Well, that's it | expect" quoth the old Ia .
dy, you see my father died detessed, and he ne
left several little infdels, and want to be their j.;
execulioner." liz
Swift tells a storyo man who was brought
before Jefries for murder. Your name is N
Dillnan," said the Judge; "take away the D r.
Ind your name is Illman; put Z to it and it is r
aillman. Commit him-his name ought to Fa
Hang him. an
The farmer whose pigs were so lean that it pr
ook two of them to make.a shadow, has been he's
beat by another who had several so lean that h.;
her would crawl out through the cracks in the 40,
'en. He finally stopped that fun" by tying Dire
nots in their tails! fig
A philosophers wife, whose patience had pm pm
cen somewhat embroiled at his derangng and SET
oing her parlor by chemical experiments, boy
I'D him that philosophers, she believed, were cry
allied literary men because they were always stoI
,aking litter.
"Has the cookery book any pictures?" said arti
|iss G. to bookseller NO, none," was the CHE
nswer. why" exclaimed the witty and We
7 beautiful young lady, what is the use OF \
ling US how to make a good dinner, if they @--
We US 10 plates?'
A hearty laugh is occasionally an act of wis U
7u. Il shakes the cobwebs out of mans iea
-ains, aad the hvpocondria out of his ribs far -
ore effectually than either champaign or blue ~
lis ~
Jacobs, in one of his advertisements, de- ran
ares that bis drums, among other articles be i
hich he has for sale, can't be beat Will he con,
Kind enough to tell u what they are good saln
r, then2 cho,
An ugly old bachelor says that every thing bran
ould be in characters For instance, search sas
lrrants should be printed on tracing paper and
q wedding notices on 'loolseap.' sala
BILL, said Bob, why is that tree called the spic
.eping willow" cause one of the sneak SAT-
plaguey things grew near our school house s.; :
d supplied the master with switches" Run
Jinkets is man who takes matters humor- Viii
Sly When his best friend was blown into .chey
. air By a Dustin biler, Jinkits cried after
n, there you go, my es-steamed friendr TN
Airs. Fly says, in confidence, that her son L
race the poet, is scrupulous about low n ayr
aracters thai he can't bear to see even rag Pers
a muffin in the house. that
Or. Whitte6eld was accused of rambling in mi
diseourses, by one Of his hearers, to Which
replied, IF you will wander TO the devil, | A
st ramble after you" u
Feelings are stars which guide only un ~ e5,,n
clear sky; but better IS reason, the mag oppo
lie needle, which directs the ship when they bic Il
concealed, and shine no more ma
Sir, said man defending a rather noto-
Is character. Il assure youit is all pure in TU
ence" 4 quite agree with you, replied = =,
other. 1T is pure Innocence r rtoa,
y nat = aafaa uo5 uafkiHS az! ASKED aiop, be 50
,se boots we're more polished than his ideas. ms
hy," replied bystander, because he sees
Their puppy in your boots
! shrew having threatened her husband ~