The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1858-11-10

The dream VIII CHI hath The power Thy soul to touch
That into which thine energies thrown,
The all subdung.-life has one alorel
Dream on, dream on, and struggle 10 attain
What maketh life seem worthy Of the gain;
Bright is the beam Of that undaunted eye,
Dream on--thine all Is staked upon that diel
Sohave dreamed--no matter what the end
The poetry of life its charm could lend
To all around me--if the bliss be DER
So is the uggle-low, 1 dream no more.
At least, I dream not now as once dreamed
All, ie'er will Nature seem then she seemed!
Gone are the revelings of young delight,
The bursts of rapture at some soand or sight;
The soft enchantment breathing all around;
ill earth seem paradise Or fairy ground;
The perfuined atmosphere. sutftlsed with balm;
The spirits gladness and the spirits calm.
All these are gone; and gone the thrills of DID,
The silent ecstacy, the bliss untold
Gone the dear, wanderings by the quiet stream;
Gone are the smiles and tearsgone, gone The dream
One of the fair young bellies of our eity-beanti
full. Wit yand accomplishments US ;he following
conundrum:
Why are the Shreveport Bellies like the Angels il
Heaven? #N"
Because they neither marry, nor are given in mar
rage
DIFFERENCE or WlvEs.-Two weeks since we wer,
riding III thecars, when gentleman came and spoke
TO lady directly III front of us, whowas seated be
side a slckly man, whom We thought was her hus
baud The conversation Turned upon the health Of
her companion, who was evidently cunsumptive.
Last WINTER said she, 81 went to Kansas with
him. The winter before we spent in Florida and
now We are thinking Of removing to Wisconsin or
Minnesota for the benefit Of his health
The gentleman expressed some thoughts relative
to her hardship. i'll 'hns going away from her home
and friends, and travelling 50 much abroad
cor she replied, II do mind that at all; if he
can only regain his health like New England
better than amy oher part of the country for it is
home: but am willing to live any where, for his
sake
Her husband made no reply as he heard these no
BILE words. but volumes Were in his eyes. The Incl
dent, how. yer, did not particularly Impress US until
we stopped at station about half hour afterwards
Then friend entered the and took seat BY our
side He was troubled with a bronchial and lung
difficulty, Of some years standing. Lin tile course
of conversations we recommended residence In
certain western Safe, - which he replied in sub
stance, as follows:
Il should have been there three months ago my
wife had been willing togo. But all her friends are
here i'll Massachusetts, and consideration could
induce herfo leave for a residence SD far away
We looked at at the strange woman whose
conversation We cited "Noble wife, we said, '.Onc
of thousand doubi less in this spirit of Selfuenja
difference between these two wives.
As specimen of laconc, whitening sarcasm, we
don't think The following from the laleJ. R. Grylne.
{tne distinguished lawyer of New Orleans,) can be
beaten. He was once employed in case and the
counsel for the opposite party Mr. Abel Mr.
GryeS had The case dead as it could be, and both
he and Mr. Abel knew it. They therefore agreed to
submit II without argument, after hearing HE evil
denee When the witnesses had been examined and
both sides had closed Mr. Abel rose and stated their
agreement 10 the court and jury but begged pcrmi~-
sion to read some authority, and show it's bearing
upon tlecase. This granted him, and he occn. |
pied about an hour and half When he sat down,
Mr.. Gfynes arose and sad MAY it please your
l.. M. I.J Hail..
agreement; but would beg The privilege of Offering
few words to the jury. and although what have
to say Is rather of >criptnral than legal nature
think The matter i'll dispute will be as much affected
by it, rs by any authority read by Mr., Abel 1t is
this: "Genlenen of The Jury You are all doubtless
bible readers, and have become impressed with the
belief that N ny years ago, Cain killed Abel
but, gentlemen its quite mistake, he didn't kill
him, pointing his finger at MrAbel) he only knock
ed his brains out"
Strange, if irue-As a man was walking in his
garden he discovered two clothes horses He took
them into his stable, where he soon broke them. He
then put the yok Of egg upon their neckS attach
ed them to IA cart by the bonds of friendship, and
covered them with sheet of lightning, to protect
them from flies He then leaped upon the cart, sat
upon the seat government, took the whip Of top
III one hand aud the reins Of several kings other
and drove off, passing through the gate of buffalo,
over the ground coffee for three miles, but in
ng the track of 4 snail he was into by train
of thought and dashed heels head into stream
If eloqnence where the cart was broken against The
ock Of cradle. BY industry and frngaliiy he soon
gained the shore, where he made boat of the bark
VI prairie wolf, which he fitted with mast of the
North pole and two auction sales. He then sailed
Town the river TO lis mouth, and landed upon a
ongue of land, where he seized by a serious
ensation~and conveyed TO cell, where he Sc
ured by chain OF lightning, fastened by thur-
erbolt. The jallor gave him his liberty for Christ
las present. and read him the report Of a Cannon.
travelled London lady gave the following Incl
ent, among others, TO circle Of admiriug, friends
II her return from America: Il Was d min ha
oard Il first class steamboat on the Hoeighu river
he gentleman next me, on my right was southern
r, and the gentleman on my left uottherner
Veil. they gets into kind Of Discussion the
abolition question: when some high words hariz."
Please 10 retract sir" said the southern4r
won't do it, said The northerner. Y
"Pray, ma'an,' said the southelner, "wl you
ave The goodness lean back il your chair?'' 4
The greatest pleasure, said |, not knowin' :
hat was COMM. When what does myi gentle
All do but whips out a 'o,s pstil as long my /,
arm, and and shoots my left and neighboF deadl II!
ut that wasn't hall!for the bullet, coan ous of the
it temple, wounded a lady in the side She hut
red an orrltc scream
'"Pon my word, maam,' said the souf herner
lou needt make 60 much noise about it, for did
by mistake, sp
"And was Justice done the murderer?" asked a
rritied listener ta
"Hinstantly, dear madam" answered Miss L.
The cabin passengers set rghtio work and lFnched
m. They hung i'm in the lamp chains, right hover
= diuim' table. and then finished the deaseft But
my part, it quite spoiled my happatite.'
couple vi idle fellows strolled Into the qolored RE
urch II Hghshire. few evenings since, to enjoy
e fun but when the colorcd minister rose up to nv
each, before announcing his text, he leaned Tor :
rd the pulpit, and looked around the con- d,
egaton. May de Lor hab mercy on all d. scot Il
s. Long pause May de Lor' Lab mercy Oh all -
langhers. Solemn pause.) May de Lo-' llab 40
roy on de two peanut eaters down al the dJor.'-
Z two young men did not wait for the bened .ctpn
story Is told about man out west whu'hal
Z lip, upon which he performed operation gu,
nsel, by inserting into the opening piece Of
eken flesh. 1t adhered and filled up the space MN
firably. This was well enough until i'll coinpi- dru
e viii. the prevailing fashion, he attempted to 5
sc meustaches, when one side grew hair AID the anc
cr feathers. ass
How dreadful that cigar smells' exclaimed che \
lpanion to another; why, its All awful slnslng buc
ngr 20, no, its not the cigar that smells Z was
reply. WHAT il it, them" why, it's your 49,
that SMELLS Of course; that's what noses were W,
IL for"
moi ice Of new novel says that the style is so .,
liant that the printer, with the copy before him, ne'
set up The type without any other light il the ase
Jest night
here are hundreds of sewing machines in;New
city driven by steam, and thousands driven BY w