The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-03-23

anu the ldSb D lllG SHOW, sue Is sJSet5
was not-howersl
"To love and to labor, is the sum of living, ane
yet how many think they live who neither labor MOI
love-"
What gem of thought it is set il tls quaint ole
SaXon The first part of the sentence as a beautiful
text for ones life while the other is a equally sac
commentary the living, of q great horton of hu
manty. And are not these twain the taboring the
"royal law" of the bible and do they not brine
with them their own Exceeding great rhward?" Ye
who seek after happiness, behold here Is the key!-
The sitting down, folding up ones hands and mo-
ping away ones life in vain yearning after plea
sure, will never do you any good just step out OF
yourself, and live for and in others Go with brave
spirit into the world, and minister to the wants of
humanity. Every where hearts are reaching out to
you for help; every where bleeding hearts are need
ing the balm of sympathy and tenderness Thelit-
tie children want your smile, The old people want
some comforting word; and the strongest and best
have their hours OF weakness and need So don't
sit STILL we pray you, for this is not Living But
whatsoever your hand fndeth to do do 1t with your
might with a true, honest heart and Purpose; and
no matter how heavy may be the darkness Of the
night through which you are walking, 4he morning
will rise the flowers will BLOSSOM aad tile birds will
sing about you.
Steele-and he was nice mar--saysJ "whenever
plights her troth under the sky Of heaven at
the domestic hearth, or in consecrated aisles the
ground is holy the spirit Of the hour is sbcramenta
That is thus felt even BY the most trivial may be
ODeGIft u db every WtuGlng ceremony. II lOuph the
mirth may be fast and furious before or after the -
revocable formula is spoken yet that ront Of time
there is shadow on the most laughing lip-a mos
ture In the trmest eye. Wedlock indissoIuble ey-
cept by an act of Coda sacrament whose solemnity
reaches to eternlty-wll always hold It's rank in life
in literature, emost impressive fact Of human
experience in dramatic writing, whetherb the stage
closet, the play the novel. It must always be
If government with all its usurpations and az
gressions, has appropriated history let the less am
Of literature bp M ,r
fectons-to the family based upon conluEal and pa
ternal love as that institution is the aLate which
hitherto IN the worlds annals has been little less
than the sad exponent Of human ambition
Preserve the priyaces Of your house marriage
state and heart from father, mother auht and all
the world. You two, with Gods help build m
your own quiet world. Every third or fourth one
whom you draw into 1t with you, will form party
and stand between you two. That should never be-
Promise this to each other. Renew the vow at each
temptation You will find your accout i'll IT, Your
souls will grow it WERE together and at last thew
will become as one. If many young Hair had on
Ihelr Weodlhg Gay KnoWn TINS secret, bow many
marriages would be happier than they arb?
The Warren (Ohio) Chronicle tells d funny story
q youthful pair, John and Susan, We're determined
to get married. Parents refused consent The fam
lily record in the bible said Susan was not eighteen
Susan told John that the bible was not true she
eighteen John believed Susan and swore be
fore the probate clerk that Susan was eighteen The
father of Susan had John arrested for perury Trial
Had E,tI a,,I, e = Ill. =
gas NOT eighteen and tbn ,notbnr III IN ra tbsro
- @ H. 30 9s' I',T a. tileIe
looed sonaIv far LAIN Pepitanfia,, ,syrn ~ Gov
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s'se susan " an IesIleu thaI She
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oe4oie VIe "Hoie oio"u' haPPy leiloW.
They tell good story OF worthy old divine in
Massachusetts, who deemed the virtue OF frugality
appropriate part Of his christian life and prac
tce Gong into the nat store OF lIiend IN Boston,
the consderate merchant selected ten dollar bea- I
yer, and offered to make him present OF it, The I
clergyman heStaea! ~ was TOO good az article Tor
him 10 wear. Asking he EaiuG NJ different arti
1le and learning tl.at il bore ON more moderate
price oi three dollars, be suggested tAal he would
prefer iae three dollar hat, and Che difference be-
@aen thatand thg tan dollar article .H n1neyl
WaH Patrick. asked rha doctor Egw gb Won feel
today? Och doctor. dear aaI8, very vI Or health
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tade when g9 10 Shape, igv aw aA5 al ight, and
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