The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-04-10

late which deprived them OF their child.
The INFLUENCE OF Observation-Disclosures
sionally an individual says to US, times are
so hard with NE must stop my papeG.' OF
as in some instances, 'my wife thinks we can
! dispense with the paper now, and [ must stop
it," Thus it is, stop the paper the first thing
as useless expense, without thinking OF the
actual waste of money for many things drank,
cat, smoked Or cheWed, which can do the sys-
tenn no good, but rather harm.
The newspaper can or should be regarded
as benefit TO every household it imparts
useful information; it furnishes subjects for
thought and conversation it adds charm to
social intercourse it makes agreeable mem
bers of society," To be without & newspaper
one might as well be out of the world; he be-
comes . perfect nobody when he goes into
society and hears others talk about current
events and discuss questions of local and gen
eral iterest-he can take no part in these dis
cussions because he is not posted up, not hay.
ing read the paper.
And then in the family circle what an infu-
ence the newspaper has-the children read it
and gain knowledge; it serves to occupy their
leisure hours, to keep them from frivolous
amusements, and gives an attraction for home.
Surely, then, no wise parent would consent to
SO without newspaper. He may think he
can get along without it, because he is out in
the world, and can have the reading of the
paper from his neighbours shop Or store, or be
can learn what is going on from others. But
this is rather a mean way. Men ought to be
independent. THEY ought to read for them
selves.
If, however, they do not need the paper
themselves, they may rest assured their fam
lilies do. Considerations like these should
have their weight, and should induce those
who have thoughts of stopping their newspa
per not to do so, for those who have not taken
a paper, to subscribe for one at once.
KEEPING UP THE FAMILY PRIDE" What's
the matter dear?' said Mrs. Partington, as
lkethrew the morning paper, that he had
been reading, down upon the floor, and stamped
on it. "What makes you so abstropu!ous,
Isaac p
"Theyre goin' to stop the importation of
fire crackers" replied Ike, with flourish of
his stupendous list.
"Well, well,' said Mrs. 2, as soothing in
her tone as a, poultice. Il don't see any
thing harmonious in that. And you need nobI
be SO pugnaccnt about it, either; because it
doesn't infect you, anyhow
"I'd like to know how they're goin' to keep
Fourth Of July" cried he. "iping an indig
nant tear from his eye. "DicIn't John Quincy
Adams tell US to burn all the tar barrels, and
ring the bells, and FIRE all the crackers we
wanted to? And now Mr.. Fessenden, only
because they burnt lis city down last Fourth
of July, is going to stop their importation. I
| wish It7as a member Of Congress-
Don't Isaac,' the old lady intcrrupting
him, " don't wish such wicked thing as that
YOU have got the family virtue to
maintain
She looked up as she spoke, at the picture
of the corporal CT the "boody Eleventh" on
the wall ; a sigh raised the white kerchief on
her breast, at the sight Of that Spartan en-
bodment Of virtue; and, giving Ike new
hree-cent piece that she nais.ook for one,
She reapsed into the stew th3n pending.
A Hoe IN Hoops.-The Vergennes Yer
nonter tells the following ludicrous story: A
ew days since lady residing in the eastern
Dart of the State, having just returned from
IN evenings entertainment, hearing a noise
IN the back stoop-a long and very narrow
out to ascertain the cause. At
he further end SIZE discovered the intruder in
he shape Of a good sized hog. She at once
assumed a belligerent attitude and commenced
screaming "Whee vince !" The hog took
he alarm and made for the door, and, discoy-
ring the largest space to be between the la
Iy's two feet pitched for that and she in 1
family assumed a horizontal position and
movement for the door. But to prevent pre-
nature elopement, she caught hold Of a post
nd her hoops caught the hog. His swine
hip found himself at once incarcerated in
oops. Then came the struggles woman's
determination against hogs villa contest
ot unequal, but as persistent as it was ludi-
rous. The noise brought the lady's good
lother to the scene, but what could she do ?
Though the squealng Of the pig and the pos
i've assertion that she should be killed y
'as hard for fond mother to hear without
ending assistance. A compromise was una
oidabIe, and to effect this the hoops were I'M
sstened, and away went his pigship, arrayed
| his new attire, lacking only one thing to
lake him respectfully dressed, viz: water
IL.
The Jesuits who fed from Rome on the
lthdrawal of the French troops, and returned =
Austria, are being received very coldly, .
I'd in some cases with decided opposition BY .