The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-04-13

NO longer a lover, exclaimed an aged patriarch;
"ah, you mistake me if you think age has blotted
out my heart Though silver hairs fall over brow
all wrinkled, and cheek all furrowed, am lover
still love the beauty Of maidens blush, the soft
tint Uf flowers the singing of the birds, and above
all the silyery laugh OF child love the star-ke
meadows, with almost the sameenthuslasm as when,
with my ringlets flying IN the wind, and my cap IN
my hand, years ago, chased the painted butterfly
love yon aged dame Look at her. Her face is
careworn but it has ever had a smile for Often
have shared the bitter cupof sorrow with her-and
SO shared it seemed almost sweet. Years OF sick
ness have stolen the freshness Of her life but like
the faded rose, the perfume Of rlove is richer than
when in the full bloom of youth and maturity
Together we have placed buds in the pale fold
ed hands of the dead-together weFt over little
graves. Through storms and sunshine we have
clung together; and she sits with her knitting,
her cap quantity fred the old handkerchief cross
ed white and prm above the heart that has beat 50
long and truly for me, the dim blue eye that shrink
inglyfronts the glad day; the sunlight throwing her
farewell kisses her brow, and leaves upon It's talnt
est tracery of wrinkles angelic radiance. l see
though no one else can, the bright glad young face
that first, shine through those wIthered Tea
lures and the growing love OF forty years tnrLlls my
heart till the tears come.
"Say not again I can mo longer be lever Tho
this form be bowed, God has planted eternal love
within. Let the be deaf the eye blind the hands
palsied, the limbs withered the brain 5louded, yet
the heart, the true heart, may hold such wealth oil
love, that all the power of death and the VICTORIOUS
grave shall not be able to put out the quencnless
flame"
The Favette Miss Journal Of the 9th inst. gives
the following account Of curious case OF domestic
scandal: We announced in our paper some two or
three weeks ago, the marriage BY hon. J. NJ. Ellis
"Mr. David Dunn TO Miss Harris, both OF Franklin.
Facts have since come to light, that reveal quite
funny and perhaps agreeable elopement all parties
concerned. Miss Harris is Mrs. Rumble, and the
mother of seven children whose father, James Run
die, Esq, very respectable man in A1nite county
and doubtless Q worthy lege lord and master, she
left behind with the wife Of David Dunn, who is the
mother Of five children. Mr.. and Mrs Dunn We're
paying visit at the house Of Mr. Rundle from which
place Mr. Dunn and Mrs Rumble eloped about mid
night"
A young lad recently ran away from home and
went TO a tavern, where he was found by friend,
with cigar in his mouth. "Ehy did you leave
homer" asked his friend "Father and mother got
SO sassy couldn't stand it any longer, and 50 |
quit EN-"
A struttng dandy was accosted by an Irishman
with the inquiry How much do you ak for thin
houses?" "What do you ask me that forS" "Faith,
an thought the whole State belonged to ye," re-
piled the Irishman
u always pick my company" said a suspicious
looking character, turning to company Of gentle
men, to whom he saw he was disagreeaole. "And
their pockets, too, when you get chance, replied
one Of them.
A bright boy, of nine years, was delivered in the
town of Lanesboro' Massachusetts, short time ago.
for the purpose of attending school, having been for
warded by Adams express from Houston, Texas
The freight had been four weeks on the road.
"Ah, William, home from the wars2 Where is the
the brother who went with you2' "Ah, me! We left
our mother together One OF killed How .
can bear to tell which one twas?"
Never 90 to bed at 10 o'clock leaving your wife up
till ,, with sick baby, and look pitch forks at her
at the breakfast table next morna9, because 1t IS
half an hour too late.
AT three years Of age we love mothers; at six
fathers at ten holidays at sixteen, dress; at
twenty sweethearts; at twenty five, our wives
at forty, our children; at sixty, ourselves,
OF all the notifications Of manners which are to
be met with IN society perhaps the most pleasing Is
simplicity, even as that water IS the purest which
has tastethat air the freshest which has no odor
The great beauty of wife is that if she abuses
you herself she will not let any else abuse you,
within her hearing.
Whoever is honest generous, courageous, and can
did, is gentleman, whether he be learned or
learned, rich or poor.
Husband, have the asthma so bad that I can't
breathe well, my dear, wouldn't try; nobody
wants you TO-"
The greatest burden in the world is superstition,
not only OF ceremonies in the church. but Of magma
ry scarcecrow sins at home.
An Irish Judge said, when addressing prisoner;
tYou are to be hanged, and l hope it will prove
warning to YOU
a B1tchman's heart-rending soliloquy is desert
bed thus, "She lofes Shon Niche so mach peter
as l. because he cot koople dollars more as has!"
Meanness will mildew the brightest dover that ]
ever opened its petals to the dew Of affection.
He that studieth revenge keepeth his own wounds
green.
Socrates, seeing scolding wife who had hanged
herself an olive tree, exclaimed, ooh, that all
trees would bear such Fruit"
The man who undertook to blast his neighbours
prospects, used too short i fuse and got blown up
himself
It is difficult to be good natured on hot day In
tense heat destroys the temper of steel and why
not that Of flesh and blood?
Why is d little nurse maid like the evening star?
Because she is wee nuss.
Loquacious mouths are like badly managed banks
they make large issues on no solid capital.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT!