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

J0Itdgt GIUfC Ttmdlt St1nIndTy.
Six miles south Of Eollinsburg,
Bossier Parish, Louisiana
Mrs LOUISA N. KICKS, - -rl-s-- Principal.
Mas LOUISA M. DoLEs, Matron
ME- FAC. DoLEs, Agent.
MeA TIE Fourth Session of this Institution,
49, under the principaiship of Mrs. Kicks,
4 commence on Monday November L,
.o58, and continue until the last Friday
- in July. 1853. t
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-01-16
TRINITY JOURNAL.
TIL SNOW sTOR MI.

IT'S fearful night in the winter time,
AS cold as it ever can be;
The roar of the storm is heard like the chime
OF the waves on an angry sea.
The moon is full, but her silver light
The storm dashes out with his wings tonight
And over the sky, from south to north,
Not star is seen as the winds come forth
In the strength of mighty glee.
All day the snow came down-all day
AS it never came down before,
And over the earth at night there lay
Some two or three feet or more
The fence was lost, and the wall of stone;
The haystack grown to mountain lift;
And the woodpile looked like monster DRIFT,
AS it lay at the farmers door.
AS the night set in, came hail and snow,
And the air grew sharp and chill,
And the warning roar of a sullen blow,
Was heard on the distant hill
And the Norther-see on the mountain peak
In his breath how the old trees writhe and shrek
He shouts along the plain, no no
He drives from his nostrils the binding snow,
And growls with a savage will
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-01-16
Make them learn n Trade.

The old year with its sad reeolectons has de-,
parted. and the new one with its fond inticipa
tions having arrived, we cannothelp rejecting on
the many resolutions formed, alas to be broken
ere the next on the ceaseless wheels of time rolls
round. But amongst all that crowd Of high re-
solves, none should be more prominent, none so
strictly adhered to, than that of teaching trades
to our youth. We daily see the want of it, Look
at the troops of young men now out OF employ in
this city Why is it sos Simply becouse their
fathers and mothers. in the plenitude of parental
pride, decided that their children should be rear
ed not to trade, oh no, that would be vulgar ;
but behind counter, or desk, because, you
know, that is more genteel But there, walking
the streets, may daily be seen the objects OF this
mistaken fondness-the victim of this silly pride;
there with threadbare garments hanging ON their
gaunt and famshed FORMS dragging their enact
aed aud listless limbs along in squalid, hopeless
poverty What do you read in each countenance
as you pass Despair Ask them why they
don't get work, and what will be the answer p
Alas too often, cannot dig, to beg am
ashamed Visit the jails, and ask the inmates
how came they there The answer will come,
and ought to echo and re-echo to and from each
parental bosom, teaching never-to-be forgotten
lesson. was reared a clerk | came here, was
unable to get employment because | had no
trade. and was forced to rob. and, maybe, to
escape detection, murdered. Look, again, at the
suicides we so often have to chronicle, Of young
men--poor, and often unknown Think you,
had they learned trade, the necessity which too
often precedes such cases and acts, would exist?
Parents you, who are the primary cause of
all this misery, would you learn lesson? Then
give your sons q trade ?-let that, after good
sound education, be the object of your first en-
deavors. Then when it is attained. place them,
if YOU like, in merchants couptng-room or at
a LAWYERS desk so that no matter what reverses
in after life may befal them, they can always
have their knowledge of a trade to fall back on
How many of our greatest men have risen from
the workshop. Look at Millard Fillmore, the
weavers apprentice at Elihu Burrtt, the black
smith at the brothers Bigler, and hosts of others
who have attained high civic honors or literary
emnence If man has talent it will out in
spite of him and if he has not you make him
contemptible by placing him in position most
favorable to the development of intellect
Let no man, then, call trade vulgar, and look
down upon it with contempt; for IL is the safe
guard of our youth. many of whom by it, aud IL
alone, have been saved from the deep pit of deg
radiation and infamy into which. without it, they
would have been plunged headlong but rather
encourage, foster and crafty that taste exhibited
by our youth for mechanical pursuits.-S. H.
.ArQaS r
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-01-16

THE COUNTRY PREss AND COUNrRY INTERESTS.
The newspaper published in the interior coun-
ties should have for its leading purpose the al
vancement Of country interests. One public
print may do enough toward improving the NOR
al condition. developing resources and encour-
aging trade to entite it, no matter what political
grounds 1t may take, to the support Of every
iuhabitant. Ultra political papers in the coun-
try are not what the people want they cannot
attain the popularity which the other class Of
papers may by adopting liberal course ia dis
cussion, and furnishing for home entertainment
sufficient Of that literature with which American
Some Of our worthy contemporaries keep their
first duty in view and each week the advantages
aud wants Of their localities are presented In a
manner calculated to accomplish favorable re-
sults-Sac. .lge.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-01-16

Coz. CoLr, the famous manufacturer Of revolvi
crs, we see by the Hartford tConn) Times, has on
number of occvsiOnB shown goodness Of heart
towards the workmen in his employ, which Ii
worthy Of emulation by other employers Last
month he reduced the rent of his tenants within
his improvements on the South Meadows, is per
cent. to the contractors, and 20 per cent to all
the laborers IN his employ again, on the eve o.
winter, sent thanksgiving present Of barrel OF
-four to one aud all the tenants in his village
Col. Colt has in his employ about 600 men, OF
whom 27G are mon with families, and notwith-
stading the trade In fire arms, like all others, 10
at q stand still. Col. g., having private resources
sufficient has determined to continue his large
manufacturing business, while there Is shot left
IN the locker, and trust 10 luck and better times
for market, after the cold winter has gone by.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-01-16

scrptlon Of u broken heart, written by widow
lady, called to follow her sole remaining lovely
daughter TO the grave, may touch many who COM
plain of broken hearts that they have not real
lied their full depth Of bitterness
II is the pent up agony OF never.forgetting
morrow II Is the weight of mountains sinking
deeper into the soul it Is the crushing, In
moment of ambitions proudest emnence 1t is
the extlnguishng Of hope which has grown and
strengthened with lifetime it is the sundering
of mothers strongest, holiest emotions it Is
the rending asunder Of mad idoatry II Is the
Is the moving breathing, sentient being alone,
all alone II is utter bereavement 1t Is that
passing under the rod where only strength in
the blood of Christ can save from lunaey or
DEATH This, and this only, Is q broken heart
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-01-16

HONESTY OF COUNTRY GIRLs.-- An amusing in-
cdent took place in one of the large dry goods
stores OF our city short time ago. A good
looking, honest faced country girl came to town
with her feller' to do triae OF shopping. The
magnitude Of the store the piles on piles Of
goods, the dazzling array of articles tho rows Of
busy clerks, the fitting cash boys, quite over
powered our good friend, who scarcely knew
what TO do. Her feller' obstinately refused to
70 in. but loitcred about the door. The clerks
being all busy Just at that moment the young
lady was obliged to remain standing few min,
uies. AT leugth dapper fellow, with gold
watch chain and hourIshIng moasiache came
bowing and smiling up to the blushing customer,
with anybody waiting on you madam? The
color deepened in her cheeks as she hesitated and
drew a long breath till finally with nod of the
head towards the door, she ialtered out, Yes,
sir hsis-N y Paper.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-01-16
lFrom the COSMOPOLITAN ART JouRNAL.l
AUrY COT IA - E d.

A highly popular tragedy, recently enacted
with unbounded applause at the Broadfoot The
atre.1
IN TWO DISTINCT Acrs.
Act lS, Scene lst--Street.
JENKINS, io9ssitr.
What's this doth darken like coming cloud.
Aud all the streets in shadows deep doth shroud
Something portentious sweeps along the way,
The frightened crowd down the side streets stray
Ma boy. let's run When safety lies in Eight
Better kill shoe-leather than be killed in fight
Ma Boy.
Nay, not so fast, old jerks just look once more
Is II as frightful as il was befores
jerks.
A woman maiden woman can il be
This is female woman that see
The smallest pearl in hugest muscle she'll
Were not so last as this female demoiselle
Within her draperies, that float aiar,
Like huge halo round little star.
Ma Boy.
Let's step within; It's dangerous to stand here.
JENKs.
Angels and men retire Sweet witch, appear
Ma Boy.
TIa see another. from the upper way,
Comes darkling like load Of hay.
Old jerks | say, the two will meet
Oh, heavingsl Will not one retreatY
jerks.
fear me not When pride puNs out the sail
Such craft veer right nor left for any gale.
Sec, how the 'busses ,drays,dogs applewomen ruui
Kind Fate protects, else we are all undoue.
[JENvs drops do,on behind a store bor.
Ma Box 9lidss 10 pdcant doorteayl
.qa End, Scene End.
JENKs, dorm behind Tie b6r
Coming events their shadows do cast befefe'
Else how shonld the owner of this dry goods store
Have poc ed this friendly box upon the street
To shield me when such nameless terrors meet
ri risk one eye. Let's see. Oh Lord, they rush
Madly along into final crush.
POLICEMAN, rushing bettccn The approaching parties.
Avost the ordinance just passed does say
All women In the house q week should stay;
Until the buildings could be moved far back,
And awnlng-posts and ratings from the track
All be removed, that nothing need impede
Your safety, comfort beauty, size, or speed.
lst WOMAN.
What stay a peck at home My new attire
Would be otd;fdshioned ere that time expire
The streets might have been widened yesterday
'ris an infamous law aud III not obey.
Yon woman is Goldfish and must retreat--
'Ts who have possession of the street.
End WOMAN
Codnshp Upstart, swell-head, millner- -shopv
At your peril my way attempt to stop
They come together uith crash, IKE locomotive
rushing into caac.brake-- -drapery hangs over the
spot like cloud Policeman pulled om from under
the prcck, DEAD
jerks hun,bies oper he io1, and, starting full
run up street, cries out
Ma hoy, Ma hoy, como from your retreat,
And hasten while we may up this side street.
Beauty has collapsed, gone up, exploded
My tongue shall fail to tell what Ia mode did.
Ma Bor.
All, never more shall beauty pass the doors
Until the streets are widcned. jerks, I'm yours
Curtain falls and immense applause from The pit,
galleries desertedgasman straddies chandelier III
has fright al The catdsrophs-fotaI ddrhntss Jotops.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-01-16

Ak HEIR IN THE AIR.-During recent severe
storm in New York, a tenant Of a house in East
Twelfth street reached out OF a window to shut a
blind. which was slamming with much violence.
She held nursing child az her breast, but from
being slightly intoxica ated, OF from the force OF
The gale, her hold upon il was not strong enough;
the little fellow was blown out OF the WINDOW
Providentially. the child was carried by the wind
into tree, on the other side of the street. where
il was found by member of the police, hanging
bv its shirt TO a twig, and screaming Justify. ii
was male child.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-01-16
The ruru OF Perfumes wheel

On the 10th of December, the deputy sheriff Of
Amador county arrived in this city en- route Tor
the State Prison, having in charge negro man
named William Livingston who had been con-
victed of robbing q Chinaman, and sentenced to
one vears confinement. Seeing this fact an
nounced in the papers, the editor of the Sacra-
mento Union is reminded of little piece ofevcnt-
fnl history, which could have happened in no
other country than California. Here is the
story
Ona little spur Of what is called French Hill
in the town of Mokelumne Hill. is locality
known to this day as Niger Hill. 1t obtained
its peculiar if not cuphouious, oppelation, as
follows In the years 1919 and 1850 small
gulch ran through this elevation, which paid re-
markaby WELL aud it continued to be worked
until 1851 with more or less success. The for
nation of the hill was lava, and in certain por-
tions of it the substance was so exceedingly hard
that only q few inches in depth could be accom-
plshed in day. For this and other reasons, the
bed rock, to tie period last mentioned, had never
been reached, and many supposed that the torma-
tion was really tine ledge, or rock. The guch,
however, as we have said was paying and was
being worked at the time by some white men,
One day two negroes, named Van and William
Livingston. came along with their picks and
shovels, and asked the white men ii they would
inform them where they could setn. One OF the
latter rather hufIily replied Yes, pitch in there,
taking up stone and throwing IL on the spot
designated which was to all appearance the very
last place that reasonable Christian man would
have thought of working and the direction was
given more with the idea of getting rid of the
opportunities Of the negroes than OF anything
else.
The latter, however took the matter in good
part and went zealously to work, They toiled
in season and out of season in diggings the like
of which they never had seen before for odaman-
tine hardness Their picks soon gave out, and
they were obliged to resort to gunpowder, But
on they worked until they had attained depth
of some fifteen or twenty feet, when they reached
the clay aud gravel that rested on the bed rock
Here they struck it, indeed. Jumps of gold
were as plenty as blackbcrries, and our African
friends we're in ccstacics. II was never exactly
known how much they took out Of that claim. but
the best authenticated accounts state that the
sum amounted to some $685. 900 or $4,000 AT
ter getting their pile, Van and Bill went to San
Francisco. and, as we were once informed by The
parties themselves. in about one fortnight the
whole amount disappeared through the quiet op-
Grafton Of gambling, and other kindred anuse-
ments In process Of time they came back to
their old stamping ground pcnnilcss, but not dis
couraged They tried IL again, but Dame For
tune never prospered them MS formerly, and they
were forced to labor on hire. Livingston WAS
always jolly good-natpred follow, careless Of
money and it must have becn IN moment of
sad temptation that he robbed John Chinanan.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-01-16
A rreacher,s J0Ie.


The following story related in Boston paper
of practical joke, played by wife upon her
husband, is very good
A few evenings since. gentleman residing at
Jamaica Plain, was sitting with his wife and some
friends at their parlor fire. when the door bell
was violently rung. The lady rose, but then sug-
gested TO her husband that, as the girl was out,
he had better go to the front door. Accordingly
he opened it, aud found no one there but there
was nicely done up basket, covered with white
linen at his feet, and he thought he heard the
rustling of female dress departing. After
looking vainly up and down the street and
around the portal, he took the basket into the
parlor. On the covering being removed, a beau
tiul little child appeared, some five months old.
The lady screamed and one Of the lady visitors
took up the baby and found a note pinned to its
dress, which charged the gentleman Of the house
with being the father, and implored him to sup
port it.
rich scene ensued between the injured wife
and the indignant husband, the latter utterly de-
nying all knowledge of the little one, and assert
ing his innocence. The friends interfered, and at
last the lady was induced to forgive her husband,
although he still stuck to it like Trojan that he
had always been faithful husband Finally the
lady very roguishly told her husband that it was
strange he should not know his own child, for 1t
was their mutual offspring, which had just been
taken from its cradle up stairs by the nurse. for
the very purpose of playing the joke and the
surprised husband finally joined in the laugh
which was raised at his expense.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-01-16

OSE FAINT HoPE LEFT.-The San francisco
R,,lietn pronounces in favor of taxing mining
claims Our friend 6priggins on learning the
fact. called his cronies into bt-shop, and say.
in n tbere was but one hope left over glass OF
minnie. gave: The Sacramento Union-long
nav she wave-rr The last syllable was caused
by tremor of the lip, while tear stood ~ his
eve. spriggins.is sapper and mner.--hepada
journal.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-01-16

DEATH.-Strange that we can live so constant
ly with that threatening hand hung over u.s. and
yet not think of IL always! Strange that we can
use limb, or enter into any pursuit Of time
when we know that our continued life is almost
a miracle!
How difficult to believe that the hand with
whose every vein you are familiar, will ever lose
its warmth and its motion. That the quick eye
which is so restless now, will settle and grow
dull That the refined lip which now shrinks so
senstively from deflement, will not feel the earth
lying upon it, and the tooth of the feeding worm
That the free breath will be chofed and the
forehead be pressed heavily on by the decaying
coffin, and the light and air be shut quite out !;
and this very body, warm and breathing aud ac-
tive as it is now will feel no uneasiness and
pain. Oh | it is hard TO believe at first that we
must die HARDER still to believe and realize the
repulsive circumstances of that terrible change,
1t is bitter thought at the lightest. There is
little comfort in knowing that the soul will not
be there-that the sense and the mind, that feel
and measure suffering, will be gone. The sepa-
ration is too great mystery to satisfy fear Ii is
the body that we ka0W. 1t is this material frame
in which the affections have grown up. The spir-
it is a mere Thoughts presence that we are told
of but do not see. Philosophize as we WILL the
idea of existence is connected indssolubly with
the visible body and its pleasant and familiar
senses. We talk Of, and believe, the souls as
cent to its maker but il is not ourseves-it is
not our own conscious breathing identity that we
send up in imagination through the invisible air.
1t is some phantom, that is TO issue forth myste
riousy and leave us gazing on in wonder We
do not understand, we cannot realize IT, tah&
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-01-16

DocToRs Am PATIENrs.--A woman should regard
the family physician and her relation to him as
among the most important she has TO fulhl. Upon
her firm tone OF mind, her truthfuncss her trust
and patience under some delays and disappoint-
ments may the safety of herself and children, or
other dear ones, greatly depend II she seeks in
him merely a domestic gossip and n iIatterer IL
will not often be difficult to make respectable
doctor both Of these or. II she Jumpers with him
herself, and conceals the deviations Of children
aud servants from bis rule, she must not wonder
if he becomes basty and rough in listening to her
explanations; or If she is theorist aud chooses
to give him proof of her superior discernment
she will perhaps, provoke him to prove her at
fault at some small abatement OF his own
aigItforwardncss. This last propensity. strong
ly as il prevails among women, for almost every
woman is at heart a doctor and has her own sys-
tenn OF medicine If il were hnt the right one.) is,
however, on the whole the least evil because the
vanity of being thought to understand tie sub
ject is mostly accompanied with open-hearted-
ness the worst is that the temper Of mind It
produces is so bad for one whose proper business
is TO obey directions, not savshly of course, but
IN good faith. And then this propensity acts
not on herself only, but upon her household, her
children, dependants, friends. An unbeeving
conceited one drives the poor doctor almost to
despair. He sees everybody In the house Is wiser
in his own eyes than he is and that, If anything
goes wrong il was predicted before the remedy
was tried. So they are perpetual game OF
cross purposes, in playing which it is hard to say
which party is the most likely to be pleased or
satisfied. #fHHs
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-01-16

A HApPY MANA eotemporary says
There is man up country who always pays for
his paper in advance. lie has never had sick
day ia his life--never had any corns or tooth
sfche Ibis potatoes never rot--the weeyil never
eatshis wleat-the frost never kills his corn--his
babies never cry at night, and his wife don't scod
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-01-16

A woMAS 10 the emgrant train on the New
York and Erie Railroad was delivered Of q fine
healthy child when within ten miles Of Corning,
and Immediately after the new made mother took
her little one in her arms, walked to the boat,
1.-THE railroad bridge being impassabie) crossed
and ascended the ladder to the cars, as il she were
about her daily ayocations.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-01-16

? gsli- An exchange says - Among the failures
Of the season most TO be deplored, are the Allan
tc Telegraph failure and the Delaware peac b
crop That comparison is nearly ON par with
the nisfertunes Of the individual who lost his
wife and an ivory tooth-pick with three blades
and one rvet loose.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-01-16

UsDUuFuI SoN.--An old man belonging in
Minnesota, stopped at Indianapolis, on his way
East, and related how his eldest SON. now grown,
had run away with his (the father's) second wife,
leaving him a grass wdower.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-01-16

THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION or THE YmGN
MARY Y.---The Los Angeles Star of the 18th inst.
says.
Our city, which was dedicated to the Virgin
Mary at the time Of its first settlement and has
ever acknowledged her as its prolcetress and pa
tron saint, and heretofore kept the anniversary
OF her ascension, as one Of peculiar regard, while
that Of her conception has ranked as secondary.
But owing to an edict requiring the faithful to
believe in the absolute purity Of the Virgin the
day of her conception becomes one Of the first
magnitude Accordingly the doors Of the church
were thrown open on the preceding evening and
the piety Of the city gathered within its walls for
the purpose of preparing to adore that concep
tion, which, being woman, was born worthy to
become the spouse Of the Holy Spirit, and The
mother Of Gods own son. On the mornng Of
the Sth, High Mass was celebrated, at which The
Sisters Of Charity, accompanied by their numer
Gus pupils, aided in the chant.
The salute firing, by the California Laneers,
during the celebration Of the Mass was well per-
formed. After Mass the people came out Of the
church in procession, preceded by the Rev. Fa-
ther Raho and two assisting priests. After pass
ing through some of the principal streets, and
visiting the seminary Of the Sisters, the process
sion returned to the church, where the people re-
ceiyed the henediction, and then retired. The
ceremonies within the church as well as The pro
cession, we're both Imposing aud Impressive.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-01-16

TEX months ago, a youth, Of but seventeen au-
tumns, came to st. Louis from Muscatine. Iowa,
and became enamored Of a. nice young lady, the
cherished daughter Of highly respected parents,
living on Fifteenth street. Briefly, be won her,
and they were married, and lived happily till the
other day, when the father Of the youthful bus
band arrived from Mnseatine, and took his son
home to learn a trade