The south-western., 1859-03-09


GG emile mothers breast
Eu1a .--I will seek the household hearth,
Es s I'm tree old and hoar--
s7 4e back--O carry me back
HIr mothers home once more.
#1# Jimmy" cried a nervous mother, edo have
aaaa on my poor head Cant you play with
aaH sHe ing so?"
,hHny drew up the tape reins with which
wing two chairs tandem, and called out in
H.s hisper sect up, whOa" But at length lind
faa# pleasure in this suppressed amusement, ne
threw wn the reins, with very long breath, "Oh!
rnyr4 IS full of noise in here, and 1t hurts me to
Asaia %! Don't all little boys make a noise when
johnny, believe they all do," replied the
ar ii a smile,
hen, mother dear cried Johnny, in a win
2, "please let me be a little boy"
# In poor Johnny heartily in this petition
aa mothers, let your sons be little boys while
#Hea y. Let them have free and happy childhood;
aaa an your heads are low in ehe grave, they may
sa OK to these days and say, we were happy
saal for there was sunshine where our beloved
a1 was"
Don keep solemn parlor into which you go but
month with the parson or sewing society -
H4a round your wall pictures that shall tell sto-
rl mercy, hope, courage, faith, and charity
Ga-a your living room the largest and most cheer
he house. Let the place be such that when
rauE by has gone TO distant lands, or even when,
afFs ], he clings to a single plank in the lonely
Of the wide ocean, the thought Of the still
h.l cad will come across the desolation bringing
aEg3 light hope and love. Have no dungeon
aa your house, room you never open, no blinds
laa always shut
ghter IS not altogether foolish thing. Some
& here is even wisdom in it. Solomon himself
aa. 'there is a time to laugh" as well as time
f54aarn. Man only laughs-man, she highest or
I'd being: and hence the definition that has been
proposed of Man, laughing ANIMAL certainly de-
lanes him, as well as cooking animal, tool
-..1 Il, t1r1 Tay-r a+.-- VraFNgY
shows the bright side of a man, It brings out his
A4H#er nature and shows what sort Of stuff he is
made Of Somehow we feel as if We never
s#5yughly know man until we hear him laugh
FIT not feel Eat home" with him till then. Wedo
#a lean mere Singer, but good, round, hearty
e solemn, sober visage, like Sundays dress,
q nothing Of the real man. Hemay be very silly
ry profound very cross or very Jolly Letus
hear him .augh and we can decipher him at once
sa6 tell how his heart beats. We are disposed to
Has Ject the man who never laughs. At all events
there is repulsion about him which we cannot get
over. Lavater says, "Shun that man who never
Ian hs who dislikes music the glad face of fine
chaI" This is what every body feels and none
more than children who are quick at reading char
RS, and their strong instinct rarely deceyes them
aarlng Tecenttr at Auburn, N. " the follow
lg occurred to vary the monotony Of the proceed
H s: Among the witnesses was one, as yerdant |
II linen Of humanity as one would wish to meet
aI5h After severe cross-eXaminati0l, the counsel
az lhe government paused and then putting on a /
10 K OF severity, and an ominoUs shake of the head
lamed: "Alr witness, has not an effort been made
induce you to tell different story2" ga different
y from what l have told, sir?" That is what .
mean" eyes, sir; several persons have tried to get
H tell different story from what l have told, but
ny couldn't" "Now, sir, upon your oath, wish
te know who those persons are" ''Waul, | guess
Jl've tried bout hard as any Of them" The .
tncss was dismissed, while Judge, Jury and spec
a Ors INDUCED in hearty laugh
magistrate in Southwark greatly puzzled .
short time since with the following item in a BILL .
gl which he was about issuing a summons:
"Io stealing one axe, = cents
"How is this, sir" said sold frzzle wiz" " with in
81 gnatIon flashing in his CouGteuance dive charge
man three leVys for stealing his axe?"
81 do that, s.r' said the plaintiff, submissively,
and VERY reasonable it is at that
"Reasonablel you villain, don't ycu know it will
ke you to the State prison?"
"Bless my soul!' exclaimed the alarmed suitor,
! never heard Of such thing. Do you call that
5ust!"
mo, call it earnest; and 90 you'll find it unless
rou give Mr.. Robinson his axe again, Instantly"
why was done with it, and guV it to him two
zeeks ago"
"Then you may thank your stars he did not prose
cute you!'
Prosecute mel my dear sir, it's who ought to
nave sued him before he was very provoking
when l az. d him for the money, and wanted to fub
ne off with quarter and a fp''
"Put him out" said the justice to a constable,
he's the most bareiaced rascal that ever met with
Steal mans axe, and wants to be paid for it'
The constable was something more Of a business
nan than his worship-he begged leave to inspect
me account and then cautiously hinted that his
4onor had mistaken the case. Ii was for steeIiug
he axe, that is putting steel the edge Of it, that
he charge made.
'0h, ali, sure enough, said tie squire, .'see what
It IS to want education. Never make out another :
3ill Mr. Bellows, without dictionary at your el-
get inf rriso hal, l-,,,r
took out!"
Odd and good is old doctor Nichols, who formerly
)ractieed medicine. As the calls and fees did not
come fast enough TO please him. he added an apoth-
ecarys shop to his business, for the retail Of drugs
Ind medicines. He had great sign painted to at
ract the wondering eyes Of the villagers, and the
ioctor loved to stand in front Of the shop and ex
]lan its beauties to the gaping beholdcrs. One of
hese was an lrshman, who gazed at it for awhile y
Fith comical look and then exclaimed
Och and by the powers, doctor, if it isn't incl
'ut there's something little bit worning in I'LL" 0
And what pray is that?" asked the doctor
why, you see, said Pat, "you've got a beautiful
heet OF water here and not bit of swimming in it."
"Ay-yes," replied the doctor; ''thats very good
hought. III have couple of swans painted there
wouldn't they be fue2
Faith and I don't know but they would" said
Fat; but I'm atther thinking there's aniher kind
bird what would be much more appropriate'
"And what's that!' asked the doctor.
"Ahy, can't exactly think Of his name Just now
ut he is one Of them kind Of birds that when lie !
iugs he says, "Quack, quack, quackt' Il
The last that was seen Of Pat and Bhe doctor was \ \
at running for dear life and the doctor after him.
A nameless goateed exquisite Of our city at hi
yening party, lately, attempted to be very witty
fter playing oft his dandyism for some time unin- al
'rrupted greatly to his own satisfaction glass n
mp, half filed with OIL attracted his attention up
d which sir Fop, addressed young lady, with Of
HON he had been singing and faceiously put the c;
blowing conundrum "Uan you tell me, Miss So
h-ah, why that lamp is like me? Because re- al
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