The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1858-10-27

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Be kind unto the old, my friend,
They're worn with the worlds STRIFE
Though bravely once perehance they fought
The stern, fierce battle of life.
They taught our youthful feet to climb +
Upward LIES rugged steep; s' 4~
Then let US lead them gently down
To where the weary sleep. e.
For a long time we have heard nothing stranger
than the story we are about to relate When Ihos
Galloway was "a years Of age, he married a Lady of
about the age, III village down in the State OF
Vermont This lady had daughter, Mary, by her
first husband who, at the time OF her second marrl-
age two years of age. just one year after Gal
loway's marriage his wife died Little Mary was
semitic live with family by the of Plunkett in
aneehboring village, and Galloway left upon long
whaling expedition. He cruised and wandered from
place to place. and finally settled in Dearbon coun-
death of his WIFE He afterwards thought Of visit
ing his old Vermont home, but he had heard from
good report that his only BROTHER John, had left the
place after he had departed and that little Ma
nv had grown up to womanhood, married and emf
grated, he could not ascertain where. Having no
ether ties Of affection to draw him to the place. he
scarcely ever gave it a passing thought.
Shortly after settling i'll his new Indiana hdme, he
became acquainted with young widow, afd not
withstanding the disparity in their ages, married
her. Some three weeks after his marriage he dis
covered by his wies account of her early life that she
was no other than his own stepchild, Mary. She
had married five years before, and her husband, as
Lacklan, met with violent death III clearing, two
years afterwards.
About two years after Galloway's second MARI
age, he happened day to be at Lawrenceburg, on
the Ohio river, six miles from his residence, when
man by the name of Galloway was drowned off a
steamboat at the wharf The body was recovered in
Galloways presence and from the appearance of the
features and corresponding name he began to enter
tain vague idea that it might be his only brother
John. Information gained from the captain of the
ctrn thac pioi, hoI and
ascertaining that the unfortunate man had family
in this vicinity and at the time of his death was on
his way to the west to enter land Galloway resell
we'd to return with the captain and find out thI truth
He did So and found his suspicious correcs. His
brother had left tract of land, large family Of
children for the most part girls and wife in very
i'll health After consulting with his deceased bro
theirs wife, he concluded to take charge of the farm
accordingly he went to Indiana, sold his effects
there, and in company with his young wife returned
and has been living within six miles of this city for
alength of time now going on ten years. This story
is literally true with the exception of the names.-
Verify, truth is stranger than fiction. Wheeling Int
Muggins went into shoemaker's shop yesterday
the sign of which reads, "Boots and Shoes Made
aud Repaired, and askedthe proprietor if he really
repaired shoes there-tYes, SIR was the reply
Then" said Muggins, II wish you would re- pair
lnine fer the shoes got mixed at nay boarding house
last night, and these odd ones,' exhibiting at
the same time two feet very oddly clad for was
covered with morocco, and the other with calf
SKIN Snoe LII is DeedleSS TO ada tnaG tnlS exquisite
bit of practical waggery not appreciated by the,
cordwainer, and that Muggins left the shop very
much crest fallen and mortified. 1.
"Gat."-General Horatio Hubbel, Of Philadel-'
phia, has replied to circular from his alma mater at
New Haven, asking money for society or club in
stituted to train young men to premedtated or ex-
temperaneous speaking or discussion, declining to
contribute. He says: "Gab is the fatal epidemic
of republics. What factionized Rome? Gabi What
distracted Greece? Gab What anarchised France?
Gabi What will dismember this Union? Gab!-
This eternal propensity for Cabling, upon all occa
sons and at all times, is the curse of country"
Chess Problem.--John and Julia's problem, by
an amateur. John to move and mate in two moves
John moves his round Jnlia's neck.
She moves one square, and whispers-check.
He, nothing daunted, moves right straight
His lips to hers, and calls out-mate.
SOLUTION. j
Poor Julia yields to loves constraints, 5
Signs, bushes, palpitates and-faints.
Word was sent by Mr.. H. defeated candidate,
to married lady, who was supposed to have chan
ged the expected vote of her husband on elections
day to the opposite party to the following effect: "Go
and tell Mrs F. that will send her by the first op
portunity, pair of pantaloons for her political
vices" go and tell Mr. H. was the reply, ito
send them along at Don't forget to tell him
that want new pair-not pair that his wife has
out" .u.M.
1t is astonishing how "toddy' promotes indepen-
dence, Philadelphia old brick" lying day or
two since in the gutter in very spiritual manner.
was advised in friendly way to economic, ''four
was going up "Let it go up said old bottlenose,
II kin git as "high flour kin, any day"
A clergyman was lately depicting before deeply
interested audience, the alarming increase of nem-
perance, when he astonished his hearers by exclaim
ing, ga young woman in my neighborhood died very
suddenly hast Sabbath, while was preaching the
gospel in state of beastly intoxieation.'
woman's heart, like singing bird in cage, ii
neglected, staryes and dies; but for mems heart,
why they free birds of prey, yultures and hawks;
orthievish magpies at best
You may always distinguish an EnglishInan bv
Two things; his trousers and his gait. The first
uever fit him, and he always walks as if hewas ar
hour behind time. E-
1t is in vain to stick your finger in the water and
pulling it out, look for hole; and equally vain to
suppose that however large space you occupy, the
world will miss you when you die.
els it possible, Miss, that you do not know the
of some of your best friends?' Certainly;
don't even know what my own may be a year frons
now IA
Epitaph III Dcnmore churchyard, Ireland Here
lies the remains of John Hall, grocer. The world
was not worth fig, and have good raisins for say
ing So" 4
If you love others, they will love you. If you
speak kindly to them, they will speak kindly to
you. Loveis repaid with love, and hatred with ha7
tred. Would you hear sweet and pleasing echo,
speak sweetly and pleasantly yourself.
dandy lately appeared in Iowa with legs So att
tenuated that the authorities had him arrested be.
cause he had 40 visible means Of support
An Irish attorney says, stNo printer should pub
lsh death unless appraised Of the by the party
deceased" il
Always doubt the sincerity Of girl when you
see her wipe her mouth after YOU kiss her.
The individual who "stood on his response
bility,'' is to be indicted for infanticide."
1t is the over-curous ambition of many to- be best
or to be nonej il they may not do SO well as they
would they will not de so well IA they may. Pride
is the greatest enemy to reason.
An Irishman, who very near-sightea, about to
fight duel, insisted that he should stand six PAGES