The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1858-11-17
aThe cost of EzekiePs chariot was s.564

1 inc her husband, and all that Havn't we got
YOU now? Just one OF your bible men pays
5, 564 for chariot, and or husbands grumble
4 when We ask for five hundred dollar carriage!
| Women are extravagant, are they? Why, by
your own account the Scarlet Lady of Baby
Ions '.proft value was one thousand two
hundred and eighty-two, and by the worlds
progress, land the "rise' in all marketable goods,
she must be worth atleast tauenty times as much
now. Get woman whose ''value" is twenty
five thousand six hundred and forty, and then
complain Of what they cost you! Well, if men
only aoou1d use reason; if they only could have a
little sense, we might hope yet; but here they
are, preaching about our extravaganza, and tell
ing how we are going to ruin the world, and L
expect the next thing will be they'll claim that
its oar fault that the world is coming to an end.
i And hear that editor talk of soaring folks to
death, just as if he wasn't shaking IN his shoes,
even now, and making friends with the anep
/ Woman's extravaganza, indeed! Do we buy
horse at six hundred dollars and then drive
him to death next day, TO sAoW off, how the no.
Bile fellow lgU 60. Show!! AS if every man
that ever wore boots didn't do more for show
every hour of his life than we do in year
Look at him prick up his ears, when he passes
the window of that pretty girl. See how he
smooths down his whiskers and adjusts bis COL
lar (paper!) Orifhe chance to be on horseback,
how wonderfully frightened his horse gets, AS he
passes Miss Jones, and how hurrledly he has to
bow, lest it get away, and how he cnrbs the
poor, tender mouthed thing, that has no more
idea of jumping than has of flying. How he
fortunes the poor beast slyly, with the spur, to
make him prance.
That very editor never sees any one coming
into his office, but he rushes to his desk, upsets
a chair, scatters file Of papers to make the
room look disorderly-d blot Of ink on
his wristband blacks bis fingers with the pen
wiper, thrusts the pen behind his ear and, with
scissors and PASTE is so busiy engaged, that he
is not aware Of your presence till you have
knocked one ''form'' into 'pi'' and left the elm
pendage of a favorlte puppy. O
Oh, no! Men don't care for show That
doctor that gave the boy two bits, to rush into
church and call him out, Or the lawyer who
carries his old Latin exercises, tied with red
tape, in his pocket, and drops it out, when he
stoops to pick up your pocket handkerchief, has
no idea of show!
But don't talk to us about extravaganza,
f when old Ezekiel paid that much for a chariot,
and when Betty asks for ''gocart, - to take
the baby out airing, don't pucker up your
mouth as if you'd been eating green persim-
mons, and quote bible to us. Don't!
PHANNY Plum
D1sGRAcEFUL-We find the following in the
; True Delta and can hardly believe it to be it,
, orally true. The Independence circuit court
f of Arkansas, which lately closed its sitting, at,
ter a session Of four weeks, was adjourned on
the 29th ult, out of regard for the masonic
celebration at Batesvile on that day. The ed
5 tor of the Balance, Mr.. Shelby Kennard, took
occasion to remark in subsequent number OF
his paper, that the unfinished state of business
on the docket, and the little progress made,
hardly justified the Judge, hon. VIM: c. Bey-
ems, in adourning on that occasion. The judge
highly offended at the remark made, armed
himself, and entering Shells office, demanded
pcremptorily that the statements should be
either modified ora retraction made, neither OF
which could Kennard consent to do. The Judge
retired to the front of the Office, and attempted
to draw pistol, at the same time using high
and offensive language to Kennard, daring him
to come out, stating that he would bore him
through if he showed lis face. Kennard stated
his readiness to meet the Judge with any arms
and on any terms, if he could be allowed to
r leave his office and arm himself. At this stage
persons had collected, and the beligerent judge
was induced to retire. Kennard has since
: published the docket in his justification. Fur
Their difficulty is apprehended when the labors
of the circuit close Kennard is lawyer also
Mr.. BUCHANAN's TRoUBLEs.-The Wash
ngton correspondent of the New York Times,
t writes as follows: The chieftroubIe of the adj
minisration at the present time is the luke
J warmness of the south on the slavery question
Strange assertion this, but it is absolutely true
: There is a strong disposition manifested by the
} southern journals and statesmen to favor MIR
? Douglas in his senatorial contest. This dis
, position-call it gratitude--makes Mr.Buch.
anan sick at heart. While he is waging wal
for the extremists Of the south. such journals as
the Richmond Enquirer, old and influential
, such statesmen as senator Brown OF Mlsslsslp
t pi, take part with Douglas, and deprecate the
course OF the presidents organ, the Union
1 This is the very worst kind of ingrattudc.
+ The president cannot understand how it il
] that while he, northern man, is devoted tt
: slavery, and he willingly sacrifices such men
I as Douglas and Fofney, southern men DO no
7 come up to his support against the mighty free
. soil opposition in the free States
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INTERVIEW OF PAEz WITH THE PRESIDENT
S The Washington States, of the 3Oth ult., says
, Gen. Paez, accompanied by J. ?. Rojas anc
two other members of the Venezuelan delega
ton, Gen Herran. the New Granadian minis
} ter, and Senior Pombo. his secretary, proceeded
t to the executive mansion yesterday, and were
introduced to the president by the secretary o
! state in pursuance of a previous arrangement
! Gen. Paez said that he had come to bid fare
well to this nation, through its president; tina
! he considered the United States his secon'
home, and expressed the hope that the sympa
thies bestowed upon him in his exile would b
n extended to Venezuela. The high respect am
:, gratitude which he entertained for the Unite
n States would daily increase at his freside, an
a when justice OF the good name of the Unite
G States required it, his friendship would b
: abundantIy manifested, as tribute which h
Y owed to this people, whose ilIustrious chic
v now received his adieu.
2 The president in reply, said that he wa