The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-07-23


i clerical character in the Lost Hunters, Z
4 recent popular American novel, thus illus.
arates The doctrine that one name is as good a
another. The anecdote is seritable incident
70 tie experience Of worthy bishop Of the
episcopal church:
a couple had brought their child lately to
VI me TO be baptized, did not think 50 at any rate
inquired what was the name chosen, when to
nv establishment, | heard sounds which resen-
tled very much one Of the titles bestowed up
On the arch enemy Of mankind. Supposing
that mf ears deceived me, inquired again,
when ttle same word to M horror, was more
distinctly repeated. "Luciferr' said I TO my
SILT. Impossible | cannot baptize child By
ssich name" / bent over once more. and a
third time asked the question. The answer
was the same, and repeated louder and with
an emphasis, as IT the parents were determin-
! ed to have that name or none.
BT THIS time my situation had become en-
barrassfng, for there was I, in the presence Of
tie whole waiting congregation, standing up
with baby IN my arms, which, to add to my
CONSERVATION, set up squaIl, as If to convince
me that he was entitled to the name Nv bach
el{'r modesty could stand the scene no longer;
50, hastily dipping my finger in the fount, and
resolving that be should have good name, as
opposite as possible TO the one 50 strangely
selected, baptized the infant George Wash
lns1on thought the parents looked queer at
the time, but the rite was performed, the baby
hal got an excellent name, and was relieved
But conceive, If you can my confusion when,
attFr service, the father and mother came into
the vestry, and the latter bursting into tears,
exclaimed, .tOh, thir, what have you done?
lth girl, it'll a girl. and you've called her
George Washington! My poor little Luthy, |
my dear little Luthy!" Alasi the mother lisp
ed, and when l asked for the name, meaning
to te very polite and to say Lucy, sir, in reply
TO my question, she had said s.Luthv thir,'
which n1istook for Lucifer. What was to be
done? 1consoled the afflicted parents as well
as was able, and promised to enter the name
in the parish registry as Lucy, which did; but
for I'll that, the girls genuine, othodox name
is George Washington"
In truth, it is difficult to form any notions
If beauty. Qualities of personal attraction,
he most opposite imaginable, are each looked
lpon as beautiful in different countries, or by {
llfferent people in the same country. THAT
which is deformity at Paris, may be beauty at
'ekin''
A gentleman announcing his willingness to /
AXE wife, declares that as he is himself in Z
lover, be has no objection to take lady in 7
reeds +
There are two things which ought to teach T
s to think but meanly of human glory; the [
cry best have had their caluminators, the verv {
'orst their panegyrists.
What is tha difference between filing pitch .
with water and throwing woman overheard? F
One is "Eater into the pitcher" and the Q
.her pitch her into the water" D
Critics are mot the Legislators, but the Judges .
nd police OF literature. They do not make P
VS.; they interpret and try to enforce them. F
The bread of repentance we eat is in many p
stances made of the wild oats we SOW in our
,uth.
There are two bores in society-the man who
o#s too much, and the man who knows too BIZ
tIe
Travelling, nowadays, consist in living on &c
Iways and sleeping at hotels. u
Rernorse is The tight-boot that pinches the W
H. RI
Why are some pieces of meat like certain Al
I'd OF bear? Because they are gristly. ba