The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-05-04

Friendship.
4 here Is pearl more worth
Than all Golconda's treasure
Not found beneath the earth,
Not formed for earthly pleasure.
There is a sun more bright
Than that the skies adorninv
sun not dimined by night,
i hat shines 10 endless morning.
There il al holy cline,
Where the rose is ever blooming,
Where spring fades not for time,
Nor for winters breath consuming.
lis friendships sun that waras
This spring forever flowing
lis friendships gem that charms
When the clouds Of fate are lowering
What blessing is friendship it is admirably
styled the medicine Of life but let Us remember ii IS
religion which gives it its most soothing and ex-
hlerating powers 1t is this chat efFscty3IIv links
heart 70 heart, and holds spirits in free commu-
nIons while we are enduring separation And how
does the sensco distance die away when we meet at
the teet OF the same heavenly father pour our com
mon complaint INTO the same bosom and seek com
fort from the smile Of the same divine couutenancel
how sublime and delicate is that friendship which
Is strengthened by the remembrance that in our ut
most separation we can hold felowshpat the throne
o. mercy, and commit each other to the protection Of
the same eternal power and goodness. But the high
est charm that religion gives to frendsp arises from
immortality. The union she forms lasts forever. 1t
IS superior to the versatility OF circumstances the
stroke OF death and the roLenuess Of the grave On
plete,
tes and intirmities which found in the noblest
characters but in the heavenly state it shall be per
iect Tor every opposing frailty shall be removed
beneyolence shall answer to beueVolence, fidelity to
to hdeIty, and love to love. We shall see as with
one eye feel with one heart and be animated with
one spirit W shall know as are known. Oil
what IS friendship without this prospect Who
could choose friendship temporary and perishng,
uncertain as the breath in ones nostr-I would not
such friendship has nosympathies, no capacity for
me. / am an immortal being-My anxieties my
hopes, my pleasures more or less connected with
immortality. Give me an immortal friendship, Or
give me none. e.
As deacon A, one extremely Geld morning in old
times, was riding by the house Of his ncighbor B.,
the latter was choppng wood. The usual saIuta-
tIohs We're exchanged, the severity of the weather
briefly discussed, and the horseman made demon
Sralons Of passing on, when his neighbor detained
hin with:
Don't be in a hurry deacon. Wouldn't YOU like
glass o. good old Jamaica, this blue nose cold
morning?"
THANK you kindly" said the old gentleman, as
the same time beginning to dismouut with all the
deI1beTatIon becoming deacon, Il don'tcare if do"
'Ah! don't trouble yourself to get off, Deacon
sad the nelghbor, with wicked grin, q merely
aAeu Tor information, we haven't drop in the house.
The worthy deacons nose was at the bluest, but
here 1t began to assume the purple and he rode off
IN not the best Of humors.
The Sunday Atlas tells good story of a one leg
ged political orator named Jones WHO was pretty
successful in his bantering an Irishman, when the
latter asked him chow he had to loose his leg2
well, said Jones, con examining my pedgr
and looking up my descent, l found there was some
Irish blood in me, and becoming convinced that it
had all settled in that leg, had it cut off at once
BE the powers said Pat, sit I'D ey been very
deuced good thing ef il had only settled in yer head
Who is that lovely girl2' exclaimed the witty
lord Norbury, IN company with his friend counsel
lor Grant. Miss Glass" replied the COUNSEL. Il
should often be intoxicated could ] place such a
glass to my lips"
In South Carolina not a single divorce has ever
been obtained. The morals Of that State will proba-
bly, compare fayorably with any other State in the
Union.
An Irish schoolmstress honestly declared: It's
little they pays me and sure it's mighty little tache
them
"Pooh! poohl" said a wife to her expiring hus-
band, as he strove to utter few parting words,
don't stop to talk, but go on with your dying"
Why Is a man who makes additions to false
mors like one who has confidence ia all that is told?
Because he relies on all he hears.
A gentleman having failed in business was asked
what he intended to do and replied l shall stay at
home and become acquainted with my family.
Perhaps a vain man or woman cannot be more cor
ractly defined than as fool in fermentation
Experience is the most eloquent Of preachers, but
she never has large congregation
No man can avoid his own company--so he had
best make it as good possible.
We live not in the golden age, indeed, but n an
age Of gold, for tits all powerful
Fire and water are good servants but bad masters