The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-07-24
Judge Not!

III MRS BETTE HUNTER.
From some aching bosom, the wild maddend cry &
Forever is rising. Oh God, let me die .
Mans spirit cen dares all eternity's woe,
That earth IS bitter SORROWS it thus may forego
Poor world-weary Pilgrim take heart for thy task,
Nor that It be iessened fepinngiy ask
Tho darker, still darker the storm clouds may lower,
They still are controlled BIZ Fathers kind power.
There remaneth rest for the people of God -
What comfortfrangh promise for those who have trod
.he vine press Of misery unmurmurngly here,
awaiting Tue blessings IN yon brighter sphere.
But thou, 10 whose cup, seems to mingle no gall,
AROUND whom life blessing seem clustering to fall
Beware with what judgment thou judgest the wretch
whose soul on the ureraek daily must stretch.
For many there be whose life shows no stain,
That shall knock at the portals Of Heaven in vain;
While the Pltitul heggar they spurn from their door,
Shall sweetiy aud peacefully rest eFcrmore
There is ever beam il the hypocrite's eye,
Tho the notes in his brothers. quick to descry
Oh take heed, lest God in the day of His wrath
shall take from that servant, that which he hath
Why judge ye earhs weary ones and deem yourselves
pure,
know ye not that the gold which the fire doth refine
The purer is proven and the brighter shall shine?
Shreveport. la, July 70 1867
HUGGisG REyERESD.-A ludcrous scene occurred
within thousand miles of Louisville one night last
week; we suppress names. Two young ladies were
visiting another young lady, their cousin The three
were fond of Jokes and continually PLAYED them off
attended party, from which they returned at half
past twelve O'Clock. The third one remained at home
and to avoid disturbing herfor the three slept in the
same bed-and others in the house. they entered
through the window Here difficulty occurred
caused by the fact that after they left home young
Methodist minister arrived, visit. He was given
the room occupied by the young ladies' and the one
VINO had remained at home sat up to inform the 9TH
crs that different apartments had been assigned to
Them She waited in the parlor for that purpose but
unluckily fell asleep; and the two young ladies did
not come IL BY the door, but stepped into their own
room by the window, she slept on When the two
others entered, they Fanny's figure as they sup
POSED, in bed, but puzzled also to see by the
bedside pair Of boots The truth flashed upon them
both at once. They saw it all. Fanny had set the
boots IL the room to give them good scare. They
put their heads together and determined to turn the
tables on her Silently they disrobed and as steahy
as cats they took their positions each side of the
bed At given signal they both jumped into bed, |
one on each side of the unconscious parson laughing
and screaming Oh, what man! Oh, what man I"
they gave the poor bewildered minister such pro-
able to brag Of in the ola life time The noise
Of this proceeding awoke the old LADY, rho was Sleep
ing in an adjoining room. She comprehended the
situation in moment, and rushing to the room, she
opened the door and esclaims Nj God gals, it is
man; it is a man sure enought" There was one |
prolonged consolidated scream a flash of muslin |
through the door, and all was over. The best of the
joke is that the minister took the whole thing in ear
nest. He would listen to no apologies the old lady
could make for the girls. He would hear no excuse
but he soemnly folded his clerical robes around him
and silently stole away Was he mad at the girls, or
at the old woman9