The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-04-16


with voluminous skirts, dangling about the
Wearer's heels, and with scanty lappels de-
scending six inches below the waist. Coat
I sleeves at one time fitted skin tight. and more
than once have been SO wide as to sweep the
, ground. Flapped waistcoats, which in the time
d Of George Il, reached near to the stocking.
!, were soon cut SO short as to be nearer to the
armpits than the thigh The close fitting.
tightly strapped trousers contrast strangely
with the truck hose of the sixteenth century,
stuffed ont with FIVE or six pounds Of bran, to
such an extremity that alterations had to be
made IN the parliament house in London so RS
i to afford additional accommodations for mem
bers' seats. 1t is related that fast man of
4 that time, rising to conclude visit Of ceremo-
ny, had the misfortune to damage his neither
4 integumcnts by protrudring nail in his chair,
SO that by the time he gained the door, the es-
cape of bran was SO rapid as to cause a col
lapse. 1t may have been that similar mishaps
caused the substitution of wool or hair for bran.
4 which afterwards became common. Holmes,
/ in his Notes on Dress says: ga law was made
against such as did stuff their ''bryches" 10
make them stand out; whereas when certain
prisoner in these times was accused for wearing
/ such bryehes contrary to law, he began to ex-
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and little to discharge himself of that which he
did wear within them. He drew out pair of
sheets, two table cloths ten napkins, four shirts,
brush, a glass; comb and night cap and
other things of use, saying: Your lordship
may understand that, because have no safer
storehouse, these pockets do serve me for a
room to put my goods in; and though it be
strait prison yet tits sorehouse big enough for
ofr
within them And so his discharge was ae-
cepted and welllaughed at
A FARM 10 READ ABouT.-The Ohio State
Journal gives the following description of the
farm of general Worthington, near Chillicothe:
While in Chillicothe, few days since, we
ayailed ourselves Of an opportunity Of visiting
the fine farm Of general Worthingtons which is
located about two miles north of this city, upon
the high grounds that overlook the beautiful
valley Of the Scioto.
This farm contains about seven or eight
hundred acres of the best land in the garden Of
Ohio, well supplied with the purest water, and
adorned with magnificent groves Of forest trees.
Fruit Of the choicest kind, and of every yarie-
.ty, are to be found in the spacious orchards,
for there are. several, while the grape and the
melon vines that were growing luxurantly on
every hand satisfied us that the general would
never suffer from the want of friendly visitors
during the grape and melon season. Figs from
the land Of Smyrna, fnjoles from the plains of
Mexico, and peas from the semi-ciyilized coun-
try Of Japan flourish in his well-cultivated gar
dens, objects Of curiosity to the stranger, and
of pride and satisfaction to the well-cultiyated
taste of the general.
"A large stone mansion built for durability,
comfort and convenience by his ancestor, the
late governor Worthington, stands upon the
bluff, from the top Of which may be seen q
country all up and down the winding Scioto,
that in our humble opinion surpasseth any
thing that can be seen this side of Jordan
Fronting the farm on the east, at the foot of
the hill, is lake, constructed by the general
himself, from marshy piece Of ground, con-
tanning about fifteen acres, which is now stock
ed with various kinds of fishes that await his
pleasure Wheneverh he may choose to have them
served up at his table,
"A large ice house, built upon the verge Of
the lake, stands conveniently ready to receive
the frozen liquid into its capacious nav, when
ever old winter with his hoary locks may
choose to present the offering. From this re-
ceptacle of one Of the chief Injuries Of sum
mer, the general is enabled to supply the wants
Of the people Of Chilcothe during the hot sea-
son. AT asconyenent distance from the tempt
ing waters Of this beautiful lake, the milk ofthe
short-horn Durhams is kept, from the sale of
which alone the past year, the general realiz-
ed the snugsttle sum of four thousand dollars
A-lr~--@z->cSes--9y
The DAYs OF OUR FATHERS. hatthe prin-
,iples Of the American party are not recognized
oy all classes Of our countrymen, as the true
basis policy of both our national and state gov
,rnment, is. to be attributed solely to the ty-
amy Of party. They unquestionably do, or
hould commend themselves to the wise, the
patriotic, the Union loving people Of the en-
ire country And yet under the imperious
diet Of party, there are found thousands who
vii boldly run counter to the best impulses
# their hearts and the most solemn conyic-
ions oftheir judgment. When the ends, aims
nd objects of the American party are ignor-
d by the American people-when its policy
) by them repudiated, then indeed may VIC
now that "eyil days have fallen upon the
astitutons OF the republic. Then indeed shal!
ave passed from the minds of the present
eneration the memories of our revolutionary
truggle, the blessings accruing to our peo-
lie and to humanity by the establishment Of
ur government, and the hopes Of the unborn
its perpetuity. Let those who would have
leir faith made firm in the triumph of our
rinciples, their hopes renewed, their purpose
} fight well the good fight fixed, go, as We
gently had opportunity to do, to some grey
aired sire Of the earlier days Of the repub-
:. listen to bis story Of the stern duties and
tiyations of the camp life, when he with those
rave comrades who have mostly gone to their
ourne, met the invader and the red man in
e shock Of battle. Hear him tell how gal
ntly the American soldier encountered dan
i and death alike in defence Of bis hearth
one and his freedom; how he tracked the
oW with the blood from his bare and frozen
ct; how he endured the cold and hunger Of
e march; how the night closed in upon his
ary watch Of the camp, and how the morn
G broke consfortless on his unclosed lids
ear him, in fine, tell how fought our fore
tbers, what trials they endured, what tri-
nphs they accomplished, and then bid you
,,nper soldier of aur eountrv's battles God