The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-09-10

Now range themselves meath rival banners.
The reckless "Bucktails" struggling come,
In wordy strife or cold communion,
But Fillmores gallant men keep step
To the fine music Of the Union"
Woman is, indeed, a bright and beautif
creature Where she is there is paradis
whe she is not there is desert. Her smi
impresses love, and raises human nature nea
er to the immortal source of its being. Tx
sweet and tender heart gives life and soul
dead and senseless things. She is the ladde
by which we climb from earth up to HEAVIER
She is the practical teacher of mankind. an
the world would be void without her. She
more a celestial than a terrestrial being
charming and amiable as a girl, dutful as
mother. She is the balsam of mans life
his faithful counsellor and pillow. She ca
impart all the pleasures to his cares of friend
ship, all the enjoyment of sense and reason
and all the sweets Of life." I've stop the au
thor here in order that the reader may draw
his breath, and.try to guess whether Kelme
was married man or bachelor.
We never saw genuinely bashful man VIII
was not the soul Of honor Though such may
blush and stammer, and shrug their shoul
ders awkwardly, unable to throw forth witt
ease the thoughts that they would express, ye
commend them to us for friends. There are
fine touches in their characters that time will
mellow and bring out; perceptions as delicate
as the faintest tint is to the unfolded rose; and
their thoughts are none the less refined and
beautiful that they donot flow with the impetu-
osity of the shallow streamlet.
We are astonished that such men are not ap-
preciated that the ladies with really good
hearts and cultivated intellects will reward the
gallant sir Mustachio Brainless with smiles and
attentions, because he can fold shawl grace
fully and handy compliments with Partisan
elegance, while they will not condesecnd to
look upon the worthier man who feels for them
q reverence SO great that his mute glance is
worship.
The man who is bashful in the presence of
ladies, is their defender when the loose tongue
of the slanderer would defame them it is not
he who boasts of conqnests, or dares to talk
glibly of failings that exist in his Imagination
alone; his cheek will flush with resentment,
his eye flash with anger, to hear the name of
woman coupled with coarse oath; and yet
he who would die to defend them is least hon
ored by the majority of our fairer sex.
Mrs. Dabster is woman of imperturbable
GOODNESS, and places an approaching value on
dollars. A few days since, the note that Mr. |
Dabster endorsed for Rush d Colt, met with
a protest. The information drove Mr.. D. to
distraction. He lost his appetite, silk handker-
chief and temper. He found himself in the
sulks, and taste for desperation. In this state
of mind he went home.
"Mrs. Dabster, my love, I'm ruined man'
Just what | expected, my dear, when
heard you had endorsed that note''
Il shall go crazy. Buy butchers knife
and cut my throat.'
"As you please, my love, but perform the
act in the yard
why? Not afraid of blood, are you?"
mot at all, my dear, but cutting ones jugu-
lar in the parlor could not do otherwise than
injure the carpet i
The business-like manner in which Mrs D.
viewed throat-cutting, acted as counter irritant
upon doctor D. He refused to apply the butch
er's knife, and said he would live on, "just out
of spite"
Can any body tell us why baldheaded men
always uncover their heads as often as possible?
Go where you will, in the street, or in mixed {
assemblage within doors, and you will see bald
pates glstening either in the sunshine or the :
gaslight, while abundant crops of hair are re- !
ligiousy hidden from view, by the hats of their c
owners. One would suppose that head de-
nuded of its natural covering would be cold
enough at any time. But, perhaps, every man :
with bald head imagines be looks like Sbak-
speare. How is it?
81 wish / was a ghost, bland if | don't.
They goes wherever they please, toll free; they
don't owe nobody nothing, and that's COM rs
Tort. Whoever heard tell Of man who had
4 bill against ghost2 Nobody. They never +
BUY hats and wittles nor Ticker, nor has to chop
wood, and run arrents as do. Their shirts =
lever have to be washed, nor the trowsers don't St
ret out at the knees, as | ever hearn tell on c
Ihost is the only independent people l knows b
m; really wish was one, blest if don't. 81 ;,
The religion Of chivary was that of the mo- a
ives Of the heart. It was love, faith, hope, ST
,ratitude, JOY, fidelity, honor, mercy; it was y
devotion OF mind and strength Of the whole 81
nan, of his soul and body, to the discharge of j.
uty, and the sacrifice Of every selfish and dis R
honorable feeling. This was ancient chivalry. v
fodern "chivalry" is different thing, as we cl
ee it illustrated among the office-seekers in
Washington. "A
In Auburn, short time ago, an Irishman, !
7alking along one of the streets, saw thermo- rs
1eter hanging at the side Of door on the p
ont Of the house. Stopping moment be til
'oked at it; then approaching it, raised his
lillalah, and exclaimed, sAn' faith an you'er
,e little crathur what keeps the weather SO
OF are ye?" and with terrific blow, ac- L
ompanied with the usual Irish oath, broke it 70 ns
thousand pieces or
Instances are quite rare in which really b
rave men have publicly proclaimed their cour-
re. There was profound philosophic insight
the vertable Jack Downing remark to gen I
al jackson in notification times, 'sthat he had q
ways observed the persons who had much to 81 g.
" about the last drop Of blood, were amazing b
lrticular about the first
a member Of the Legislature, who INDUCED
mself in afternoon maps, requested his friend
awaken him when the lumber act came up. I
e omitted 1t by forgetfulness. but acciden- OIL
lily gave him jog as the house was discus ~
1g bill to prevent fraud. Old sleepyhead :
arted, rubbed his eyes, and exclaimed:
''Mr. speaker word or two on that bill, n
han, Half ,f ~