The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1858-10-13
For the South Western
PRAYER of Hagar.

Prayer Of Hagar.
Father, pray to thee
From the depths of despair do | call to thee;
Tender innocence pleads with my misery:
Itswid cries pierce the heart in mine agonzed breast
The dear child. from fond loving mother caressea
Is expiring below yon wild forest tree.
Turn not from me, oh. Lordl
once secure at home, where thine angels dwelt,
In thy worship, Almighty, we praising knelt lwratl
Since then what have we snnea, that kindles thy
In this desert to sink to dark, dreadful grave?
Save justice thy servants, Almighty Lord A.S-r
The Comet.
Twas beautiful night, on beautiful deep,
And the man at the helm had just fallen asleep.
And the watch on the deck, with his head On hi:
breast,
Was beginning to dream that another's it pressed,
When the look out aloft, "a sail no, a sail''
And the question and answer went rattlinp like hail
. "A sail no, sail" "Where away2" North north
vest! ed the rest
Make her out?" "No your honor!" The din drown
There, indeed is the stranger the first in the seas
Yet she drives boldly in the teeth of the breeze
Now her bows to the breakers she steadily turns;
OH how brightly the light of her pinnacle burns
Not signal for Saturn the rover has given
No salute for our Venus, the fiagstar Of heaven;
Not rag or a ribbon adjoining her spars
She has saGcily sailed by the red planet Mars;
She has doubled" triumphant the cape of the Sun,
And the sentinel star, without firing gun
Now flag at the fore and the mizzen unfurIed
"Helm a-port!" "Show light' "She will run as
aground!' [er bound!''
Fire glin Bring her to-" ''Ship ahoy p "Whitl-
Avast there, ye lubbcrs! Leave the rudder alone;
lis craft Sin commission'-the AdmiraEs own.
And she sails by chart no draughtsman could make
Where each cloud that trail and each wave that
can break,
Where each planet is crushing, each star is at rest
With its anchor let 60" in the blue of the blest:
Where that sparkling foulla the Asteroids, lie:
Where the scarf OF red mornnu Hunr the sIyx
Where the breath of the sparrow is stirring the air
On the chart that she bears, you will find them all
there!
Let her pass on in peace to the port whence she
With her trackings of fire and her streamers offame
A western judge recently delivered the following
charge to the jury: -,
IF the jury believe, from the evidence, that the
plaintiff and defendant partners in the proce-
ry, and that tie plaintiff bought out the defendant
and gave his note for the interest," and the defend
ant paid for the note by delivering to the plaintiff
COW, which he warranted mot breachy, y and the
warranty was broken by reason of the breachness of
the COW, and he drove the COW back and rendered
her to the defendant but the defendant refused to
receive her, and the plaintiff took her home again
and put heavy yoke or poke upon her, to prevent
her from jumping the fence by of the yoke or
poke broke her neck and died; and if the iurv fur
Their believed that the defendants interest in the
grocery was worth any thing, the plaintiffs note
was worthless, and the good for nothing either
for milk or beef then the jury must find out for
themselves how they will decide the case. for fbe
court if 1t understands ITSELF and it thinks it does
don't know how such a case should be decided"
during the transit of railroad train through the
big tunnel near Richmond, in accordance with the
usual custom, lamp was lit negro accompany
tng her MISTRESS had sunk into profound slumber
but just as the lamp was lit she awoke, and half
asleep, imagined herself in the Internal regions
Frantic with fright, she implorcd her maker to have
mercy onher, remarking, at the same time, the de-
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seat il front of the terrified negro was deeply NOR
tilted, and called upon her Mollie, don't make such
noise; 1t is /, be not afraid" The Door African
Immediately exclaimed, "Oh, missus, dat you; iess
what 'spected; always thought if cher got to del
bad place, j would see you dar." These remarks
were uttered with much vehemence that NOT a
word was lost, and the whole coach became con-
vulsed.
young gentleman, coming out of Boston church
a few Sundays since, saw young ladv-a beautiful
GIRL with black eyes black dress, and Grecian face
drop her handkerchief He politely picked it up,
and returned it to her. She thanked him. and said
the seraon had affected her so that she did not know
what she was about. They then took sentimental
walk, and he left her at the door of fashonable1
residence. Next morning verdant found Himself
minus his pocket-boo and $27. He thinks the les
son will do him good.
To work worthtly, man must aspire worthily His
heory OF human attainment must be lofty 1t must
every be lifting him above the low plain of custom
md convention in which the senses contne him into
.he high mount of vision and of renovating ideas
John Adams, being called upon for a contribution
or foreign missions remarked: 81 have nothing to
give for that cause but there here in this vicn
ty six ministers; not will preach in the others
pulpit; now will give much and more thai any
me else to civilise these cergymen.''
a new stove has been invented for the comfort of
travellers; it is put under the feet, with a mustard
plaster on the head, which draws the heat through
he whole system. t
A young carpenter, having been told that the
curse of true love never smooth, resolved on
Ding to court his sweetheart with foreplan un- /
er his arm
Ansthenes was asked what he got by learning :
lis reply that he could talk to himself without J
eing beholden to others for the delight of good
ompany.
The real essence Of gentleman is perfume. :.
In the noblest park there mushrooms.