The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-06-24

Much as Miss White suffered by the gnaw-I
ings of conscience, much as she upbraided
herself,,much as she grieved and sorrowed over
her past conduct, her sore disappointment, her
punishment, yetin few weeks after, when the
admired Judge K---l led the happy and envi
ed Augusta to the altar, she could but acknowl-
edge that her punishment was just, and that it
was merited.
Judge K and his lady have lived hap
PLY, prosperously, and contentedly together
ever since; ;but Emma White--unhappy girl is
still spinster--an old maid.
so now, Lizzie, my story is ended; all but
the denouement.''
.Denouement9''
.sYes,for YOU must know that your father is
the hero. and ] am the heroine; he the base
born mechanicj' the poor printer, and the
hostess daughter
'Pardon mother pardon!' exclaimed the
young Miss as she threw herself into her moth
er's arms and vowed never to be SO selfish, so
proud again.
''And you will go to Mrs, Downer's this
EVENING"
"Ohthat 7 will, mother, with pleasure"
TheScompany began loudly to applaud GOV,
Floyd as he concluded his reminiscence, when
| he bid them cease, as he too had finished all
but the denouement.
What is it, What is it?'' rang around the
circle
why, nothing more nor less than that the
hero Of my story has just entered this room,
replied the governor, as he pointed to his
distinguished and astonished friend, the newly
elected senator from Missouri amid the plau-
dts Of the assembly.
| We have seen good many stories Of Mike
/ Fink, the fatboatman but here is one from the
Louisville Democrat that we have never seen in
print before:
Passing slowly down the river Mike OBJ
served very large and beautiful flock of sheep
grazing on the shore, and being in want Of
fresh provisions, but scornng to buy them,
Mike hit upon the following expedient. He
noticed that there was an eddy near the shore,
and as it was about dusk, he landed his boat
in the eddy and tied her fast. In his cargo
there were some bladders Of Scotch snuff. He
opened one Of these and taking out a handful
Of the contents, went ashore, and catching five
OF six of the sheep, rubbed their faces very
thoroughly with the snuff. He then returned
to his boat ard sent one of his men in q great
hurry to the sheep-owner that he had better
come down and see what was the matter with
his sheep.
Upon coming down hastily in answer to the
summons, the gentleman saw a portion of his
flock very singularly afected-leaping, bleat-
ing, rubbing their noses on the ground and on
each other, and performing all manner of un-
dignifed and un-sheep-lke antics. The gen
tleman was sorely puzzled, and he demanded
of Mike, if he knew what was the matter with
his sheep. -.
"You don't know?' answered Mike very
gravely.
Il do not" replied the gentleman.
"Did you ever hear of the clack murrain?'
asked Mike in confidential whisper.
ssYes,'' said the owner Of the sheep in a ter
rifed reply.
sWell that is it," said Mike; call the sheer
up the river is got it dreadful; dyin' like dogs
i, hundreds day"
'You don't say sor' answered the victim
"and is there no cure for it?''
"Ony one as l knows on was the reply
''Y ou see the mur1ain's dreadful catchen,' ant
if you don't get them away as is got it, they'll
kill the whole flock. Better shoot them RICH
off, they have got to die any way
"But no man could single out the infected
sheep, and shoot them from among the flock,
said the gentleman. "My name is Mike Fink,
e was the curt reply. And this answer was suf
fcient. The gentleman begged Mike to shoe
: the infected sheep and throw them into th'
river. This was exactly what Mike wanted
f but he pretended to resist 'It mout be mis-
{ take," he said, they'll may be get well. HI
did like to shoot SO many sheep on his owl
: say So He'd better go and ask some of hi
! neighbors if it was the murrain sure enuff.
The gentleman insisted and Mike modestly re
sisted, until finally he was promised a coup
= of gallons of old peach brandy if he would d
e as requested. His scruples finally overcome
Mike shot the sheep, threw them into the edd..
, and got The brandy. After dark the men 60
? into the water, hauled the sheep aboard, ant
t by daylight had them packed away, and wer
gliding merrily down the stream.
: "It is easier for a camel to 60 through tn
a eye of a needle, than for a rich man to cnte
J the kingdom of heaven
There are thousands who read this passa &c
but receive from it no very definite idea. Va
= ,ious explanations have been given to it, non
of which ever seemed to us to convey the tru
MISUNDERSTANDING the beauty and force Of th
u u figure. All admit that it is impossible for
L camel to SO through the eye of a needle, ye
we cam not doubt that some men who are rcl
: will be saved. We have met somewhere il
:, our reading, with an explanation which we re
i gard as the true one, which was this. We ar
told by travellers that all the cities of the cas-
are surrounded by high and massive walls. A
certain points these walls have passways for tn
exit and entrance of the inhabitants. Thes
passage ways in time Of peace were opened il
the daytime and closed at night-they wer
:. ;. called the needles eye. Acamel without an
burden. can pass through one of these but witt
great difficulty. Now it is not impossible 70
' a rich man to enter heaven, for we ta1st ther
are many already in the paradise of God, VIII
:, consecfated their wealth to the service of ou
Il Saviour, and looked to Him alone for salvation
5 But Just as the camel must be relieved of hi
: load before he can go through the needles eye
so the rich man must lay off his heart the
, den and cares Of his wealth, and conseGf4J
4 himself and them to the service of God, befor
he can enter the kingom of heaven. For it i
utterly impossible for him to serve God ant
i mamn5on 1t is much easier for camel to g
through the needles eye. What then will be
cona If those nrofessors whose heart is set OF