The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-06-04

MAJOR Noah says that "a hazel eye inspir
at hrst piatonic sentiment, which gradual
and surely expands into love as securely foun
ed as the rock of Gibraltar A woman wi
hazel eye never elopes from her husband
never chats scandal, never sacrifices hu
bands comfort to her own, never finds faul
never talks too much or too little, always is q
entertaining. intelligent agreeable and lovel
creature" 1--WE never knew SAYS broth,
editor, but one uninteres:ing and unamiab
woman with hazel eye, and she had a nos
which looked, as the yankee says, like the Ii
tie end of nothing Whitfield down to point.
The grey IS the sign of shrewdness and talrn
Great thinkers and captains have it. In woma
II indicates p better head than heart. Th
dark hazel IS noble in significance as in it
beauty The blue eye is amiabie, but may b
feeble. The black eye-take care!
late Liverpool paper. under the head Q
Strange stupidity" tells how gosling of
gentleman was recently served in one Of TIL,
banks of that city. He had entered the inst
tuition with the intention of depositing f4o0
one half of which sum was in gold, and thu
other half in notes The latter he placed or
the counter beside him, and commenced count
ing the gold, when bystander touched him
"a t''S Si'aidSi anu SaiISd III TIE
beautiful decorations of the ceiling, and their
remarkable effect. The gentleman looked up
IN obedience to this kindly suggestion and hav-
ing fully admired the artistic effect, looked
down again. His feelings underwent a very
dlsagreeable change when he discovered that
ms notes and polite friend had both disappear
cd, nor had the admirer of ornamental archi-
lecture heard a word OF either at last dates
few days ago, while Mr. Young was walk.
ing in Eighth street, Philadelphia, he was ac-
eosted By young man. quite genteely dress
ed, who appeared TO be in great agony He
inquired of Mr.. Young where the nearest den
list could be found, and said he was suffering
greatly from the tooth ache. Mr. Young very
kindly gave the required directions. Just
put your finger in my mouth and feel the tooth
that tertures me" said the sufferer apparent
" writing in agony. Mr. Young complied. |
and inserted one of his digits The Young
man then started away to seek for the dentist. |
Meanwhile, Mr. Young having occasion to put
his hand in his pocket, discovered that his port
mounaie. containing forty dollars, was gone
The young man with the tooth ache was, how
ever, arrested, and tie money restored to Mr.
Young.
In 2 South Carolina paper, called the South
ern Enterprise, appears letter from the hon.
John Bolton 'Neaii, in which. speaking of the
south Carolina colleges, and the young men
who we're educated there-the flower OF the /
routh Of The State-he says:
Il graduated in the college fortv-tl.ree years
aga last December have been a trustee for
thtrty-seven years. know that hare watch
ed over lis interests with all the care OF a deep
n RI -4S1T-er- T Il -
the students graduating from 1906 TO 1855.
iorty-nFne years, o1e-fourth OF the whole num-
Der have died draHkards, or are low drunk
ards shame tothems=lres, burden to their
families" Who can believe him?
Did ron ever buy horse? II 50, ron have
been struck with surprise at the great number
OF horses just seven years old. 4 shrewd !
seoteh jockey whom | once employed to aid in
the selection Of horse, as he examined the
animals mouth, enquired OF the seller chow
old is hr2'' Seven Eears." "Ab.'' said old
Johnny, thai seven years ago was a tremen- /,
dous rear for colts - =
Brown IS erudite, biz OF Eag. and admir- f
or Of Ar. Langiel!o#. Jones, who had got {
some hint Of the matter in the newspapers, I
mentioned ''HlaEasha' TO Brown and inauir- =
ID whether II was recent and original POEM ! /
Originate re'or:ed Brown, vehementIy. Sir, {,
IL aborigiBal.' Jones, who is no seholarfas n
BFoHn isl felt sure that his question had been t
in the affirmative, and 1sonethinr
5rer," and retired in silence
An anecdote is told OF Finnev, ethe revi- u
TaIlst. and canaler. 10 the following effect: ii
he was holding forth in Rochester, and in G
zalking along the canal one dag, came across u u
boztn1an who was swearing furiauslY March q,
ns up, lie confronted him, and very abruptly
isked:
'sir. DO Eoa know where you are going?''
The uHsuspectIng man innocent1y that =.
e was going up the canal on the boat Johnny tn
lands. v,
NO. sir, You are not" continued Finney, it
'Fou are going to hell faster than canal boat y
ouId convey Fou." -
The boatman looked at him in establishment
Or minute, and then returned the question:
Sir, do yon know where you are going?" or
Il expect 10 go to heaven tn
mo sir. yon are going in the canal'' =,
And shifting the action OF the word, took ~
inney in his arms and tossed him into the ed
turkey waters, where he would have drowned
ad not the boatman relenied and fshed him tn
at. re-
60 - 'Ai1ttASA!s Gays tifS harrington, =.
. Flagg, that a child in this district, not long
nee, received the following narne:-Frances,
'ornella, Aramintha, Olivia, Sarah, Rebecca. >
,ophroaia. Julia Josephine, Victoria, Queen o on
South Carolina! Calling green gourds wa fe
.rmelons don'tlmpreve the flavor 10 the least. Or
4 woman lately obtained a divorce from her in
usband because he had bald head, WHICH
e concealed b. q wig during The period of
rging his matrimonial suit and the consum- i.
iation Of the bargain. There was no harm in fe,
aring wig on, but there was in concealing da
se fact that it was wig, and hence the d. or
orce was applied for and granted.
4 Minnesota writer brags that a neighbor Of W
IS has raised one squash, which weighed 22l5
FUNDS and measured feet and A inches in ;,
Another raised a turnip which
eighed twenty-cne pounds. We admire the vi
action on the quash; il is well to be precise re
such cases no
The Eastern Me- Argus tells about one OF an
subscribers calling at the Office wearing III
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