The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1858-09-22

IN C.
es suffused The cheeks, tears g!ittered on tie
dropping lashes-a beautiful trinity of emo
tions-dazzng sunlight. rosy clouds, starr
rain.
Look up, Mamie, darling. Am forgiven
The lids were lifted from the radiant eyes 3
moment and then suddenly lowered again. I
was answered Two pearly drops, started frcm
her lashes by the emotion, trembled and fill
upon her cheek. With true 1over-like gallarao
ry, stopped to kiss them off. Shades of Cupii
Ny moustaehe caught the tears, and my ears
such a boxing! .+- ..-= ..
Mamie wess her gold locket yet, but IT,
face is inside it now Whether I have eveg
caught her kissing it since that important ado
ton. is secret between her and me. She re-
tains to this day all her old spirit of coquetav
though speak from some half-a-dozen year
experience, when I say that she makes just the
dearest little wife in all christendon.
Scene IN C.Rcus-Some time since rich
scene occurred in q neighboring town. whith
AS they say about railroad accidents and coils
ions, "beggars description Those Of oug
readers who have attended the circus will Yer
collect having seen an amusing masquerad5
enacted, in which the only characters are the
ring master and one of the performers-the
latter making his appearance in ragged TN
couth apparel, and apparently severely afiicts5
with ardent spirits, and insisting upon the priv
lege of taking ride.
The ring master demonstrates (ss the pitca
goes and insists upon the inebrialed individuH
leaving the ring; but finally compromises the
matter with him, and he is allowed to mouas
and try his craftsmanship.
After playing the drunk" awhile he 81 l.
denly throws off hisrags, and is u:etamorphoscd
into an Indian, king, &c, until he goes throurE
p series of characters. This much by the W "
of explanation! now to our tale, which by toa
way, is true in every particular
On the occasion referred to, the drunk
man appeared in the ring and expressed de-
sign to ride, the ring master demonstrated, ana
the two seemed likely to have serious din
Guilty. 1t this juncture the sheriff of the coun s
who Was among the spectators, fearful that tins
performance in which he seemed intensely in
terested, was to be interrupted, and being "a
valorous and efficient officer, ever ready To
throw himself into the breach when peace IVES
threatened, in the discharge Of what he COZ:
ceived to be his solemn duty.
He laid his official hands upon the intrudeF.
as, he, in his unsophisticated heart suppose
the former, and in dignifed but firm language.
ordered him to ''yamose the rancho" To tbs
the actor demurred, but the sheriff was not 10
be trifed with He was dscharging a solenn
duty. and that too. with the eyes of thousaIq
OF two of his constituents fastened on him. H
was not the man to finch under any circurs
stances, much less such as these.
With becoming promptness therefore, he la1
violent hands upon the intruder, with the vie@
of summary ejecment. But unfortunately.
the arm of the law, however valiently suppor
ted, is not always the strongest Mr. SheriH
was surprised that he should fall in handling g
drunken man; but SO it was,
The man was too much for him, again an
again, as he renewed his attack, he came to u
horizontal position, with saw dust for his pillow.
During this time the condition of the large
audience can be better imagined than described.
We are told that such convulsons Of laughtts
were never heard before The noise and diu
could be heard nearly as far as q powder house
explosion. But our friend, the sheriff. as W
before said, was discriminating man, and h.
resolved to try the last experiment.
Finding his ragged customer was too good
wrestler, he turned to the audience, and r.
virtue of his official Junction. he at once con
menced summonlng posse to his aid. After
| he had enlisted about dozen able bodied me-
and everything was ready for an attack, tie
ring master stepped forward and explained t.
him that his services would not be require
further; he had acted his part admirably, ar
at any future time he would not hesitate TO Civ
him reengagement; in short, that the supposed
intruder was bona hde actor, and that til
drunk was only put on.
Our friend, the sheriff, was sold, lock- stocE
and barrel, and the suddenncss with which he
disappeared from the crowd was very amusinn.
The balance OF the performance was stale--tlu
cream had been taken off and left only the skin
milk.
After the performance was over. :he shert
sought out the ring master. and offered him a.
apology for interrupting his performance, pro
testing that he did it with the best intention
and under a total misapprehension of the stato
of the case.
The ring master assured the sheriff that thcrs
was no harm done, he had noticed him (tha
shertf) in the crowd, and had directed til
actor to get close to him, rightly Judging that
he was the only man green enough in the aud
ence to bite ct SO stale bait
i Within few gears past, tin foil has COM
into very general use in the place of paper e.
an article in which to put up chewing tobacec
for general use. The change was convenient
and the new article grew into favor among tc
bacco chewers. At first consumers had 10 pa
pretty good price fort, but of late The article
has been cheapened. But it has just received
blow that we think must terminate lis entire
use. 1t is now asserted, and with severe ex,
perience TO support it, that the tin-fo has dan
gerous poisonous qualities. Two cases have
just arisen that are calculated to give great
celebrity to this belief Police justice Bagg,
of Detroit and a prominent citizen Of Cincin-
natl, have been attacked By severe strokes Of
paralysis. induced, as the physicians declare,
by the poisonous influence of tin-foil used by
tobacco vendors. # this judgment be sound
we may expect to see at once a general aboli-
ton of the use of the article,
BRITISH HYPocRrsY.-The Paris correspou-