The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-02-06


oct play and proposed celebrated dramatis to divide
with him the hon0rs of the authorship very common
practice in Paris which explains the seeming tecundy
Of many French writer's in repute The dramatist,
otherwise engaged declined the offer in the following
terms:
Il cannot accept your proposition sir. II is written
in scrptura-'thou shall not yoke the OK with the ass
Hereupoa the wou1-be collaboration left, III rage;
and the morning the dramatist received achaenge,
commencing thus:
Sir You nsnuated yesterday that am an OK, &c.
SAILoas Description OF = DANcE.-"Hava't had
any fun wea the lld lubbers till Thursday night With
az a dance When | arrived in the cabin found them
under heatiway Of a Spanish dance. Took my station
IN line with Suke Tucker-te back and filed then shot
ahead two fanthoma hawled Up the starboard tack
to let another craft pass and then came a-stern on
another SAIL spoke her and then bore around against
she sun fell in with another sail in full chase Passed
twenty sails on same course and when half way
the other shore, dropped astcrn fell back couldn't
fill, so let 10 anchor and hauled up for repairs.
The style of some authors, like the manners Of some
men, is so naked artificial has little character at
the bottom Of il that it IS constantly intradng Itself
upon your notice, and seems to lie there like huge
marble counter from behind which they vend only
pins and kneedles whereas the true JUNCTION of style
is as means and not an end-to concentrate the
attention upon the thought which il bears, and not
upon itsef-to be 10 apt natural and easy, and 50 in
keeping with the character Of the author Tint like the
comb in tie hive it shall the result Of that which
Il contains, and to exist for its sake alone.
The Prttssan papers narrate incident which re
gently occurred at an exhibition of necromancy in Ko
nigsborg. During an interval gentleman rose in the
body Of the hail. aud pointing to a lady who sal on
another bench, addressed the cOnjurer follows
Herr Baseh your next trick as | see from the show
BILL is to make aug person disappear that is pointed
out to you There sits my runaway spouse with her
paramour. Pray make them disappear The lady
turned alternately pale and red, and the couple left
amid the roaring laughter Of the public.
Not Tong since gentleman called upon some lady
friends and ushered into the parlor by the Irish
servant girl. she asked what name she should an
nouuce, and the gentleman wishing to take them by
surprise, replied, anicus "a frend) She seemed at
first little puzzled but quickly reg1inng her eompo
cure, she, in the 0.aadest possible observed
what kind of 4 'cu5s' sr?"
Beautiful things are suggestive of purer and higher
life, and fill Us with mingled love and fear. They
have graeiousness that wins US and excellence to
which iuyoiuRtaFy 10 reverence If you are poor,
yet pure and modeatly aspiring keep Of flowers
your table, and they will help to maintain your dig
nifty aud secure for you consideration and deicacy Of
behavior
One night, FREDDY had been put to bed and mother
and Johnny were in adjoining room. Presently
Johnny cut mp a caDer On which his mother threaten
ed to take him into the other and whip him.
Mother said Fseddy'5 yoce under the bedcothes
II know where ii take him"
where said the mother, whose curiosity very
much excited.
u MI lltu ulltGE LlB lcll ear.
country apotbecary, not little distinguished for
his impudeace, with hope Of dsconcerting young
clergyman whom he knew to be a man Of singular
modesty asked him. in the hearing OF a company,
why tile patriarchs Of old lived such extreme
sge?n 70 which the clergyman replied, u suppose the
ancient patriarchs took no physic.H
Falsehood, like drawing in perspective, viii not
bear to be examined in every point of view becapse
is good imitation of truth, a perspective is Of the
reality only in one But truth, ike reality, Of which
the perspective is the representation will bear be
scrutnised in all points of view and though examined
under every situation is one and the same.
An attorney broght immense bill TO a lady for
some business he he'd done her. The lady to whom
he he had once paid his addresses, murmured at the
charges MADAM" replied the limb Of the law Il
wanted to convince You that my profession j. lucrative
and that should not have been a bad match
couple Of old topers in way got into quar-
rel and forSome time hurled alEthe approved black
guardsm OF the pothouse at each other when one Of
them deterning 70 extnguish the other Immediately,
exclaimed: Go have no more to say; scorn YOU
as l do glass of water"
THg LATEsr-4l tall specimen of the genus sucker,
called at the posehiee few days ago and inquired for
stamped envelopes as follows:
Il want dimes worth of postoice kYors, with free
dons on EN-
STRAINED HNsalr.-A sick young man in this city,
on being questioned as his symptoms told the doctor
that he thought he had strained himself By wishing for
all the Gotten in tho Central railroad depot twas toe
4 quaint writer tys Ihave seen women so delicate
tbst they were afraid ride for lear Of the horse run
ming away afraid I'd sail for fear the boat should upset.
and afraid to walk. for fear the dew might fall but
never saw one afraid to get married.
'Sam, what goes when de wagon goes, stops when
de wagon stops it am no use to the wegon can't 20
without it," 4 gums dat up, Glenn Why, de noise
OBJ course
Too Coon 70 BIZ Miss, can have the exquis
lie pleasure III reg the wheel Of conversation around
,J1,. 1;,,cr r,,,;r So
evening.
Every morning VIC enter upon new day, carrying
still ain unknown future in its bosom Thoughts may
be born to-day which may never expire. Ac,s may be
performed to-day the consequence of which may not
be realised tl eternity
Charcoal but to the roots of dahlias aud other flow
ering plants will eedden them wildly; flowers nearly
white being thus turned deep red sometimes al
together and sometimes mixed with the lighter hue IN
half dozen varieties, from one and the same root
or TRUTH home without girl is only half best; !
II il an orchard without blossoms and spring without
song A house full Of sons is like Lebanon with its
cedarz but daughters by the Preside are like roses IN
Sharon.
man met a boy on horseback crying with cold. /
Why don't YOU eee down and lead the horse that's the
way to get warm, said the man. Its borrowed horse
and will rifle him if freeze"
An old lady in Barnsabe, Massachusetts,, frightened
off some burglars lately by swapping pair of rongs at
them out of the window, and excaiming, my pistol |
missed fire."
The second adyentists now place the lend Of the
world" at about 1897 or 1865 They will bit it some
Of these days if they will only keep on predicting
Give the devil hts due. Certainly, says a cotempo-
r.ry but it better have dealings with the devil
and then there viii be nothing due him.
The Buffalo Express says it is fast becaning fashion,
ube in that city for ladies the balmoral with
ont any dress over.
Il has been said and with truth, that the cry
of 'ndder IS generally applied to those obnoxious to
intolerant priestianity.
sTom. wh5pl did you say jenkins married.
"Well. h. married fifty thousand dollars, replied
Tom: Il forget her other name"
Don't fores man to take your advice You can adj
yise him to take Bath without pitching him into the
river instanter.
The worst form 3f ngratitude is to refuse to accept
favor from the hands Of person to whom yoathaye
lad the pleasure OF rendering one
Passion has Its foundation IN nature; virtue Is ae-
,uired by the Improvement OF our reason
70 succeed you must keep moving; to grow rich,
,ou must keep saving.
Life appears to be- 700 short TO be spent IN nursing
' VIM Il tseeaer Ike bricklayerY Because he
mi bis World cannot explain IT. oFn difficulties without
" assis anee Of ar1faer