The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-02-09

g5s sfthe regiments in the battle Of Bennington
was commanded by colonel who, when at home,
was deacon. He caldn, sedate, determined
man AID went to the BATTLE because hs was lmPen
pd ~ 4 sense Of duty. His whole parish was in
bia rsaiment; so was his beloved pastor, without
MI gse presence and blessing, they scarcely thought
themselves in way to PROSPER he colonel was
ordered by general Stark to reinforce one Of the
wings which was suffering severely. He marched
af ie Instant with his forces but as slowly and com
,rse4I as if he had been marching to a conference
6eesipy The officer in command Of the corps TO be
relieved fearing that he should be compelled to give
wac sent to hasten the colonel. "Tell EN- we're
coming" said he and marched steadily on. A Sc
eord messenger came with the intelligence that the
wing ~ as beginning to fall back. "Fhat will make
room fot US. Tell 'em we're cdmiag" third mes
gsza reached him, Just HIS troops emerged from
ha4End a coppice, full view of the enemy, whose
balls row began to whistle about hem "Halt!"
commanded the colonel, "fornl column and attend
PRAYER And there, in the face of tie enemy, did
The tag ment pause while solenn prayer offered
Tor Heir success in the deadly struggle they were
about % begin. Prayer being ended the colonel add
dressed his in a speech which, for brevity. con
ciaeness and vigor, may bear comparison with any
tbay Cesar or Napoleon ever Addressed to their ar
mics: Soldiers" said he, "dur wives and children
are iu he rear the Hessians are in front-give it to
them They did ''giye it to them" and that band of
ugrceuaries melted away before those christian sol
diers ns the hosts of the uncrcuncsed Philistines
melted away before the armies Of Israel
Whenever you wish to get TIP story in the "sen-
cation" style, do it in this wise:-If you have
SION to remark that your hero drunk Jug of beer
say.--aIe reveled in the foam covered lqud--he
sFa ow ed it wildly, furiously-paused for breath
again sank his nose, mouth and chin into the ggan-
tc augard, and with an appalling oath, that shook
the alters of the crazy barn, skouted-"Tis done
ha. ha I've swigged it all-all-eyery dfopl ha! hal"
You SEES at once the picturesgueness of the latter
m5de Of description; and yet you will observe after
SILL that it expresses exactly the as the
first miserable sentence, namely--the fact of his
drinking some beer.
Z Gentleman on a steamboat with Lis family, be-
ing asked by his children:
a}That makes the boat go?" gave them the follow
ing very lucid description of the machinery:
1'Y39 see little dears, this thingumbob here that
goes down through that hole aid fastes on that Jig
zerfaaree and that connects W til the crimkumcram-
KUN aud then that man (hG's the engineer, you
know kind o. stirs up the whlt-do you call it with
long poker, and-and-theE all shove along, and
tbe boat keeps ahead, you see.P
The children were pleased with thisscientifc les
son IN mechanism. They understood ii perfectly
"Ta king of law, says Pompey "makes me think
0J hi hat de mortal Cato, who lib m6s a thousand
vears ago, once said DE law am like groun' glass
windog that gibs light huff 10 Light poor folks
w. HE dark passages of dis life bu. would puzzle de
deLbe himself to see through it,"
You have lost your baby, hear" said one gen.
temaa to another
"Eas, poor little thing, it was only five months
OLD. Ne did all We could Tor IT, We mad four doc /
tors bistered its head and feet, put mustard pou-
tca aIover it, gave it nine caomel powders, leech
ed rs temples, had it bed, and gave all kinds Of
and yet after weeks illness, it died -
Nothing but constitution like that Of the United
States could have kept that child from dying-'poor
Little hing
A pious old lady, preparing to 30 To church, was
seen o take considerable quantity of gold from her
trunk wrap it up carefully and pat it in her pocket.
She stated that it her habit that it kept her
mind steady at her devotions for where the treasure
is there will the heart be also.
"Jin, I know of a new fashioned Macintosh to
keep out the wet" "What is it, JackY "Why, !
eat red herring for breakfast and yoa VIII be dry
al day"
All men who do any thing, must endure depre
iaipa of their efforts. 1t is the dipt which their
,bariot wheels throw up. The"mad and visionary"
i, 10 Day have niche in the temple Of fame the
n0rrow And SO the world wags.
1t IS Chinese maxim, that "for every who
ioes not work, and every woman who is idle, some
BODY must suffer cold hunger" All oafers please
1otice.
Nothing is more odious thanthe face which smiles
broad, but fushes fury amid the cares5es of ten
Ter life and children.