The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1858-12-29

All the world worshps beauty. The infant ex
hibls unmstakeable, though inarticulate delight Of
perceiying certain motions sound, and is attract
ed by any bright color or dazzling glitter, be it Of
the costly Jewel gew gaw, the printed daub, or the
marvel OF art, flower or star.
The young man. when stshe comes whom God
SENDS finds the whole face Of things more lovely
nay, glorfed for her sake-beauty -"amid all beau
tiful" having made for itself silence in his heart
The old man, after gazing in silent wonder on the
setting SUM- speaks kindly to those merry children
who have been gathering buttcr-cups and daisies.
His thoughts wander away and dwell with lin
gering fondness the days that are no more'-and
as he gives the little his blessing the subdued
sweetness which beams from his face tells that a
chastened heart is filled with the beauty OF holt
ness"
The noblest part Of human being is the head;
but the man i head is liable to badness but woman
is never bald. The mans face is often made repul-
sive account of harsh, growing beard, aud so
covered with sordid hairs sometimes scarcely to
be distinguished from the face of brute beast; in
woman, on the other hand, the face always remains
pure and decent. For this reason women were, by
the laws of the twelve tables forbidden rub their
checks, hair should grow and obscure their blush
ing modesty. But the most evident proof Of the in
nate purity Of the female is that woman having
once washed is eean and if she wash in second
water will not soil it, but that is clean,
though he should wash in ten successive waters he
will cloud and infect them all.
aAh Pat said school mistress to thick head
ing to beat the alphabet, s.I'm afraid you'll never
learn any thing Now what's that letter, eh?'
Sure and don't know, ma am, replied Pat.
Thought you might have remembered that"
"Why, ma amp
Because it has dot over the top of it.
"Och, MAI am, l mind it well, but shure l thought
it was speck"
"Well, now remember Pat, it's L."
f'You, ma am?s
ttNo mol not U but l."
Not /, but you, ma'am-how's that?'
I: "Not U, but [, biockhead'
"Oeh, yis, faith; now | have it ma am. You mean
to say that not |, but you are blockhead?"
"FooI fooi!' exclaimed the pedagoguess, in very
great rage.
Just you Place" quietly responded Pat, "fool
olong as yer free to it."
Old Jack Ringbot had been spinning old Mrs.Ta
tarametic any quantity Of salty yarns; she was sur
prised at Mr.. Rngbots ups and downs, trials, ira
wells and trbulations. Honest Jack! had assured
the old dame that he had sailed many countries
and many cities all under water, whose roofs and
chimneys, with the signboards on the stores, were
still quite visible. He had seen Lots wife, Or the
pillar Of salt she finally froze into!
And did you see that-Lots wifeT' asked the
old lady.
eyes, marm-but faint there now-the cattle got
afoul Of the pillar Of salt day and licked it up
Good gracious, Mr.. Ringbotl'
Exact, marin; | seed 'em at it, and tried to skeer
'em away, but couldn't do it; they kept lickin'
until the pillar disappeared"
lie Wore 1ashy WaIstcoat on the night when first
we met with famous pair of whiskers an imperial
Of jet His air had ali the hanghtiness, his voice
the manly tone Of gentleman worth forty thousand
dollars all his own. i saw him but moment, yet
methinks see him now, with very hashy waist
coat and beaver on his brow. And once again
saw that browne neat beaver was there but shock
ing bad un was his hat, and matted with his hair.
He wore brick within his hat, the change was all
complete, and he was fianked by constables, who
marched him up street. Isaw him but moment,
or nI1 hIrt hoSa
thy officers with kicking up row.
At the supreme court of Vermont, Mrs. Sarah E.
Mott was divorced from her husband, Mr.. Darwin
Mott. The Rutland Herald gives the following BIZ 2
equalled: eve know that man-Darwin Mott He !
came to St. Adams with long face silver-he {
cane, and sRey." prefxed to his name. He preach t
ed one faith few months and suddenly changed it. a
He preached temperance land the people We're O
at his stolen lectures and fegned modes
y) md got drunk. He lectured to young ladies and
played the admirer. He kept bad school-edited u
reckless paper-stole money, and charged the theft
upon servant grl-got the office of deputy inspec $
or-got drunk upon Struggled liquor-took one shirt
ind another mans wife, and bundle Of manuscript
sermons, and runaway from his own wife his paper =
md a crowd Of creditors, &C." That certainly is
marked example of condensed writing.
What is called the keeping up appearances is Of
entmes moral, or rather immoral uttering of
counterfeit coin 1t is astonishing how much hui
nan bad money is in society, bearing the fair
IMPRESS of ladies and gentlemen.
Why don't meu and women roll out of bed when
hey are asleep, children do? Having got over I
hat, please let US know why dogs always bark at /
lH moon, and never at a one. /
During an examination, medical student being
sked the question-"When does modification en-. A
ueT replied-"When you pop the question and are lie
answered, No"
fop in company wanting his servant called out D
Where's that bloekhead Of mne?' A lady present in
answered, "on your shoulders, SIR pc
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