The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1865-11-29

,foRsgL FOR THE LADIEs-CaDidi IN C0Mt-"Speckled
ufyarf,n the law reporter of the Nashville Wing, forty
rglrs ago, reported the following move! cases;
Lar IleIaqeace-CHPid q Horse Ih1J-1He SDdt9eS.
ynoZR-The defendant was charged with stealing
t+ French's horse-the horse was found N his posses,
Ion. On trial it was shown that Reynolds had couFieu
#s old mans daughter, that by some unaccountable
Haans. sweet little babe had grown up between themj
1t some disapprobation was expressed BY the father,
nd his consent withheld from the nuptials. There was
au ne talk Of d runaway match, and the defendant az
dyed that the girl procured him the horse 10 convey
.He lovers away.
At the trial, the Judge advised the dismissal OF the
rI osecution, and the OF the marriage
ogremony. He offered to do the offices OF the priest;
mist the attorneys for the defendant cheerfuiy stood
#arth as walters to the groom. When the priest e4-
limed "if any person can show cause why Mr.. Reyn-
.als shall not take Miss French as his wife, let them now
.cme forward, or forever after hold their peace the
Httorney general stepped forward forbidding the bans,
Hedging that Mrs. Pillbury, now stood IN the court,
ard waiting for her beloved, "claimed him as her own.
ne wedding was broken up; and Notwithstanding the
saaxim, "aHoJ Ctnctt oagaia,2 the law here dlsPlayeu us
The trial progressed-the defendants counsel could
lot c~ontrovert the facts, but appealed directly to the
Hrmpathies of the jury. Damon IS consuming with
uve-his Phillis is kinda cruel fatheris unrelenting-
b horse will insure their felieity-poor Damon's afoot-
"a horse! a horse! a kingdomfor a horse!" Time presses
love uraes-the horse is taken twas all for love-,
md without the felonlous intent. Here the defense
asted.
The attorney general made light Of the defense. TN
iced, he said, 'the testimony not only established tHe
H#IcLQhuLS quit, DuJ IllaJ MS COullSei HdL Pi0SSN -
H1lves IN an awful predicament-they had uttefGo u
lost reasonable words against the empire oil Ioye-
icy say Glove urged to the commission OF downright
N ieYing! A prosecution for treason could wen De
aintained against them IN the court OF venus! Ihey
eve inlpiously called Cupid a-horse-thief! Others
ave loved as vehemently as Reynolds, but was Cupid
Z er before charged as an accessory-an accessory be-
ore the fact, too, to the crime of horse-stealing! He
nay have stolen kisses from beauty's lips, but horse
Fl ealing. 0! this offense is rank. LET us" said he,
ook into the reported cases.
Supple loyed-In the madness Of love she threw her
self frofn the promontory Of Leucadia, but-stole no
81 rises!
Paris, the ungratefu1 Paris, when he stole the fair
Helen from the arms of Menelaus, left untouched tie
A9rse of the husband. :
LGa2t6a' nightly swan the Tablespoonful see fair Hero;
but he stole no poor f~sherman's boat-no horse!
A~bdayG-but why need | multiply cases? Love some
H les drives men to where the battle RACES warmest-to
H mere the b01uI nantes brightest-nay sometimes to
5sath!-but never, never before did | hear that it ever
.rove its vOtaries to downright horse-stealng.
The jury retired, and in a short time returned with a
srdict of guilty. The Judge instead Of pronouncing
r. Reynolds and Miss French man and wife, consigned
lin to the embraces of the whipping post, and ordered
nat no man put them asunder until the aforesaid Rey-
odds had received fifteen situations, well laid on.
And bere is food for refection-a bone for debating
sacieties. Which is best-to marry or to be whipt? Me-
INKS ths man stood between Scylla and Gharibdis.
81 neither il is better to be Whipt at once, and thus lend
. or to marry and bear through a long tedious life the
hips and scorns' of matrimony? But am done. 1t
a melancholy theme. g SWANS who are buoyant with
-"Pe may pursue It. ~ saye none Of IT.
LOVE IN A CoTTAGE.-A cottage, POLITICALLY speaking
H. 4 small but picturesnue domicile- in roses
nd Situated near a woodH--adapted to the accommo-
l4ticn cf three individuals-a gentleman, his wife, and
b title boy with a bow and arrows and wings. Poesy
umes that d bridegroom who 'no revenue hath" may
|at in Estate Of ecstatic bliss with a dowerless bride in
saah residence. Subsistence is secondary c~onsidera-
...l. Brend and cheese and kisses are all sufficient;
AL /, in the absence of the grosser items, the epicurean
.gdlast mentiOnedi is ofitself excellent ve-in-a-cottage
ua. What cares Cupid for cates-cateS with a c we
--Jn, fer kates with a X are a different matter. He