The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1858-09-08

MODEL Moran esteemed subscriber residing in
Lewisve, Arkansas, sends the Original of the fol
lowing document with request that it may be pub
ished, for the purpose Of enlighening the readers
the South Western and the people Of Louisiana to
the legal manner of drawing notes. The Aote is gen
une, and we copy it verbatim only emitting the sur
names:
zone day after date promise, before John B. D. .
and Jefferson G. D.. and uncle John f.. to pay
John Il. D., or barron the sum Of nine dollars for
value received Of him. do soemnly sware and agree
before these witnesses to pay the monny.
''this December 2S 1857 j. B. H.
Don't be loafer, don't eall yourself lbafer, don
keep loafers company, don't hang about loafng
places Better work hard for nothing, and board
yourself than sit around day after day br stand at
corners with your hands in your pockets. Better for
your own mind, better for your own prospects. Bus
tie about for means to have any thing to bhste about
for Many poor physician has obtained real pa
tent by riding hard to attend on an imaginary one
A quire of blank paper tied up with red tape, carri
ed under lawyers arm, may procure hir,l his first
and make his fortune. Such is the ,worid-to
him that hath shall be given Quit drnning aud
complaining, keep busy, and mind your dances.
A correspondent, speaking of fete at Washing
ton, says, "ihe ball was brilliant one. never in
my life saw such turn out Of ugly women covered
and froggea with diamonds, old generals padded in
breast and calves, and young tops redoeDt of "bor-
rowcd sweets" Is it after such brlianty. the
goal of our submest ambition that we ale all run
ming?
like the spirit Of angel in the house wtththe air
of heaven still about her. and the light OF the eer
nal city in her face; but false cauntenauce like
veneer, cannot stand in the sunshine of truth but
war,s aud turns into every fantastic form yet never
by chance becomes straight
BE careful how you drink, Or you will, wash the
color from your cheeks said gentleman he |
handed glass of water a lady.
There IS danger of yoGr taking water |
enough 10 remove the color fFem your face, the
Tommy, my son. what is longitude? a clothes
dine, daddy.
How do you make that out Tommy?
Because It stretches from pole to pole.
hat are the chief ends of man?' askeG school |
teacher of his pupils. Head and feet, twas the
prompt reply.
An old Bachelor after all his matrimonial failures
patheticay exclaims: "When l remember all the
girls lve met together feel like rooste exposed
TO every weather; feel like one who treads alone
some barn yarn all deserted, whose oatEare fled,
whose hens all dead and off to market started"
my son." said Spriggles senior, to Spriggles ir,
thinking to enlighten the boy propagation Of the
hen Species "son do you know that chickens come
out Of eggs2" "Do they?' said Sprggles junior, as
he licked his plate, t'why | thought eggs came out
Of chickens" Thus ended the first lesson.
The last words Of the old testament are fearful
LEST come and smite the earth with
u curse The last words of the new testament are
q benediction: 1.-The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ
be with You ALL
a
hands, and waist ribbon, will do as much to I'M
hinge man as three fevers the meazles d large
cough, a pair Of lockjaws, several hydro
phobias, and-the doctors bill.
Very bad spelling is sometimes the best, as 10 the i
case of the English beer yender who over his
shop door, "Bear sold here" Tom Hood, who saw i
it, said it was spelled right because the fluid he
sold was his own brnn"
DUnot teach your daughters French before they
IAN weed howerbed at sun rise, or walk mile to
get up appetite for breakfast. Remember that
ed check and vigorous frame are preferable to a
iinipering tongue and fashionable eomplshnents
We may seek costly furniture for our homes, fan
fui ornaments for mantei- pieces. and rich
bets for floors; but after the absolute necessaries
or home, books are at once thecheapest, and Ger.
ainly the most useful and abolish establishment.
tipsey loafer mistook globe lamp with letters F
n it for The queen Of night and exclaimed WELL .,
N cursed if somebody haint stuck advertise 81
aent on the Moon r
AS every thread of gold is valuable so i every G.
,inute Of time and it would be great folly to tn
hoe horses, as Nerodid with gold il - spend al
me i'll TRIES. o.
A rural poet, in describing his lady lovs, says y
she is graceful as water lily. while her breath is
Ike an afmfal Of clover n
a parent who strikes child iii anger, ~ like d
an who Strikes the water; The consequence of the So
low are sure to fly up in his own face
She who dyes her locks, is like desperate gam
Ter, who makes his lastventure and risks I'll upon =
e hazard Of the die.
An exchange paper says that the fasl,ionaflehats y
lied "wide-awakesa, are SO called hecau5e they
yer had any nap.
WoMAN.--The melody Of the human dust a eol-
II coin which educators plate with silver
scholars-A diver for pearls. who generally loses
3 breath before he gathers much treasure.
The man who tried to whistle bar of scan has u
tempted to sing staye off molasses cask y