The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-03-09
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eye than flowers. The love of flowers is an in
S herent admiration of the beautiful in one Of it's
J. most fascinating manifestations The philoso-
pher may draw lessons of science, and the SEN
timental read the language oflove, in the richly
decorated and tastefully arranged flower gar
. den, fancying that they realise a maximum of
beauties. But those sweet little "pets of ma
ture, are not confined to the garden, on the
contrary they are disseminated over the wild
wood, the prairie, the desert. and along the
= banks of mighty rivers and sequesered crystal
rivulets. How charming, how delightful on a
balmy May morn, to course the beautiful plain
D whilst the golden SUMS making his appearance
above the oriental horizon, dispensing darkness
from "our mother earth, " while the lovely little
0 beauties seem to raise their tiny heads, smile
and bid their king "good morning" Our gar
dens aud walks, embellished with flowers, cheer
0 US in lonely and sad hours. a tastefully ar
a larger return in unalloyed pleasure than any
. other duty to which our attention can be turn
ed, in proportion to the time, labor and money
expended. The cultivation Of the garden of
Eden, was the delightful aYocation of our first
parents in their unfallen state; to dress and
keep that lovely spot was vocation peculiarly
|
Surely, then, nothing can coincide better with
the dignity or pleasure CT the fair daughters Of
Eve, than the employment which occupied the
care Of their first mother before sin had caused
the flowers of Paradise to wther and fade be-
meath the curse of heaven. Leaving Flora's
pets and our mothers vocation, we will take up
0 more lofty beauties. Let the lover of nature
in the silence of night lift his eyes TO the ceIes
LIal conopy, and, oh! what world of dazzling
beauties; what field dor contemplated is de-
veloped to view. lie gazes with delight upon
the sparkling consultations which roll over head
while each individual star and familiar planet
0 is recognised with felicity, like the vsage of a
well known and yenerated friend. When con-
templatiug the splendor Of such scene, our
minds are absolutely involved in mystery. Oh!
0 nature how charming your beauties How
deep your mysteries. Who can fathom their
) depths? who portray their poetry? Bright We
nus! how enchanting you appear on acloudless
0 night, shining with ranspcuouS brilliancy, asif
you were goddess of the star decked armament.
Behold her, sitting IN state, surrounded by in
Vulnerable brilliant chandeliers, shining with
0 splendor upon her. Surely she is worthy Of
all admiration. How oft have | wished, whilst
taking moonlight prattles with my schoolmates,
q that l could ascend up to bright EIlen's yard,
= with my mates and toys, so as TO have little
o jubilee among the stars and planets. Yea! Of
e ten have | wished the little diamond stars in
< my hand, that might string them for my
n necklace and bracelets. Childhood thoughts,
o how pure and lovely; yet at this time nothing
r renders me more pleasure than to permit my
!, =, thoughts and imagination to soar among those
l. beautiful gifts of nature. The very view that
the glorious and sublime spectacle presents, has
e a tendency to awaken poetic feelings within the
soul of men The patient man of God refers
to to the stars in the following beautiful language
''Canst thou bind the sweet influences of tht
Pliades, or loose the bands of Orion? cans
. thou briDgsforth M&zzaroth, in his reason? o
- canst thou guide Arcturus with his suns?"
''How beautiful Heavens golden door
Stands open--in their jewel'd crown,
! Treading yon blue, emphyrean's floor,
- The company of the stars look down"
Near Mooringsport, March, 1889. Ida.
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30 An IRISH LErTEK.-The Hannibal Messen
70 ger says that the following epistle was sen
NJ from Dublin to a young Irshman OF Hannibal
20 DEAR NEPHEw-I havn't sint yes letter
since the last time wrote yes, bekase we've
~ moved from our former place now Twin anC
70 or not | now wild pleasure take up my pin tc
70 inform yes of the dith of yer own Twin uncle
e, KiIpathrck, who died very suddintly afther q
u Iingerin' illness of six months. The poor mar
ye was in violent convulsions the whole time o
Il sickness, Iyin perfectly quiet and spachless, al
E the time talking incoherently, and a calling fol
= wather-I had no opportunity to inform ye's
e, of his deth, excipt had wrote to yes by the
I ,Fi bafOI bf
lt died, an: thin you would have had postage tc
pay. I am at a loss to tell what bis dith was
occasoned at, but fear it was by his last sick
ness. He niyer was well tin days together dur
in the whole time of his confinement. | an
A. at loss to till what oecasioned it, but fear i
was by his aiting too much of rabbits stuffed
wild pays an gravy, or pays an gravy stuffed
wild rabbits I can't tell which. As soon as he
= brathed his last the doctors gave up all hopes
of his recovery. | needn't tell yez anything
III about his age, for you well know he would have
:" list bin twenty-five year old lackin tin months
D and he lived till that time would hey bin sl1
D. months dead. His property now deyoyes tc
his mkt in kin, who all died some time ago, Sc
IL | expict it will be devided betWane US, an ye':
d. know his property now was very considerable
.e for he had fine esthate, which wlnt to pay hlE
debts an Tor the femanetA6f, ne IOSI tAat III
J. horse race, but it was the opinion Of every
70 body at the time that he would have won tht
70 race if the horse he run against had not beer
too fast for him. l niver saw man, an tht
Iy docthors all say So that took medicine betthel
nor he did. He would as lave take bitther a
d swate, if it only had the taste and appearance
of whiskey punch, an if it would only put hin
Mt in the same humor for fghtin' But, poo
Iy soul, he'll never ate or drink any more, an
YOU now haynt livin relation but what wa
: kilt in the last war But l can't dwell on tbi
mournfuI subjict, and shall sale my etther wiz
black sailinwax, an put on your uncle's Goa
of arms, SO l beg yez not to break the salt
ID when you open the letther till three or fou
b days afther yez resave it. by which time ye
E will have time to be prepared for the sorrowfu
ss tdngs. Yo're ould swatehart sinds love t,
IS; IS; yez unbeknownst to me. When Terry McGhe
he arrives in Ameriky, ak him for this etther, an
Y if he don't know it from the rest till him It
IS the one that spakes of yer uncle's death and i
4 sailed in black. Iremain yo're apPhekshuneigh
n ould grandmother. JUDY O'HooLIGAN