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A U inner W. U. MÏAN.-AKD, “ BE SURE TOU R S RIGHT—THEN GO AHEAD.' Editor >a| ricprM n, VOLUME 1. BELLEVUE, LOUISIANA, OCTOBER 28, 1859. NUMBER 18. - MAIL ARRANGEMENTS. A 1IO.M 13 S C E N E . But all at once Smith’s visage grew “ It’s all the fault that turnpike man “ THE OHAS1IUN.” I M ust Die.—Reader, are you ac­ Northern Mail—Loaves Thursday G a. Come, let us pull the curtian down, long ; Smith’s wife’s visage grew black. who gave them the champagne supper Here is a part of Artemas Ward’s customed to think this as true of your, m. Arrives Friday 9 p, m. And lay the work aside, Smith WH8 not profane, but now he rip­ or was it the breakfast ? cried Jones in Southern Mail—Leaves Friday 6 A. M Fourth of July “Orashun self as it is of ohzref You may I« And gather up the playthings ped out an oath. agony. If they’d chartered me to a Arrives Saturday G p. m. “ line a Union man. 1 luv this in perfect health to day ; lu t has the Eastern Mail—Arrives Daily 11 a. m. You’ve scattered far and wide ; “ Blast us, wife, those infernal scouu turnpike from Pig’s Rnn to Terapin thought,*! am motal," occurred to Leav es 12 m. And place the lamp upon the stand, Union man from the Bottom of my drels at Trenton have gone and divorced Ho.low, I might have borne it; but the you! Swift and sudden, death has Western Mail—Arrives Daily 1 1 a m Beside the great arm chair, Hart. I luv every hoop pole in Maine Leaves 2 P. M. . us!” very idea of building a turnpike from And bring the last good newspaper, and evry sheep ranee in Texas. . The come to multiudes ; if it should corns Walnut Hill—Leaves Monday 7 a . m. It was too true; the parchment Burlington to Bristol bears an absurdity to you now, are you prepared for it Î Arrives Tuesday G p. m. And do it all with care. cow-pasters in New Hampshire is deer which he held was a bill of divorce, in on the face of it.’ l J. M. JONES, P. M. Now heap the coal upon the grato— to A. Ward a, tho rice pl.aU.buna of T° d?! h*'<’ J00 "'»u8h* °f lb° which the names of Sm th and Smith’s So it did. you were created! Have Ho loves a cheerful fire— Mississippi. There iamcen critter, is for " L,ch »°u «" «**< •S. G. Mc KEM IE, wife appeared in frightfully legible let­ “ And you aint divorced,’ said Eliza you remembered that though you musf. See how the flames dance merrily, both of them air States, and there is \ ttorney and Counsellor at Law' ters. a tear running down each cheek. die, the soul will live forever, and that L\. Minden, La. v ln ll And leap up high and higher ; likewise good men and troo. It don’t Mrs. Smith wiped her eyes with the “ No!" thundered Jones, crushing God will give to every mat. the just Now place the slippers on the rug, look very pretty for a lot of inflamme- R. J. LOONEY, corner of her apron. his hat between his knees, “ and what reward of his deeds to the rigbteout And get his dressing gown ; tary indiviJooals, who never lifted tbeir , 4 ttorney and Counsellor at Law. “ Here’s a turnpike,” she said sadly, is worse, the legislature is adjourned, X xL Bellevue, La. vlnl For papa will be tired and cold hands in defence of America, or d id 1 f ernal the WIcked «Irasi death “ and with the whole of our ten chil­ and gone home diunk, and won’t be .When he comes back from town. the fust thing towards skrewerin our ; ^ .h o w e v e r pressing, no pur- T. M. FORT, dren staring me id ti e face, I ain’t your back to Trenton till next year !" "VTotary Public, Bc-ilevuc, Bossier Come let me bathe your glowing cheeks, independence, to git theirhacks up and *.n!t’ ,0''re*e'’ ca?er> to ' wife ! JUere’s a turnpike.” It was a hard case. 0 r this truth, “ I must die,"and after death J.N Parish, La. And make your hair look neat, swara they’ll dissolve the Union. Too And put your bright pink apron on— “ Blast the pike and the Legislature The mistake had occurred on the the judgement. Says the writer : R. W. A R N E T T , and — mutch good blud wa3 spilt in courtin There, now you’re clean and sweet! last day of the session, when legislators In the giddy whirl of the world men A ttornej? and Counsellor at Law, and marryin that highly respectable , “ * ™ T - “•» « ™ ‘ Now sit down on the little bench Well, the fact is that Smith, reduced and transcribing clerks were laboring XTL Bellevue, La. Will practice female, ihj Ouddcaa of Liberty >0git ' t0° T 7 “ *? ,b*V Y ’ “ I That grand-pa made, and see to single blessedness, enacted into a under a champagne breakfast. Smith’s - , ..... mortal. On and on thev delve «mi iu the seventeenth Judicial District a divorce from her at this late day. Court. vinl How still you’ll be while good mamma stranger to his own wife, swore awful­ name bad been put where Jones' ought toil, strive and contend, erimtnaiing The old gal behaved herself too well Goes to lay the cloth for tea. ly Although the night was dark and to have been, and “ wisey wersy,” as and recriminating, throwing their X. M. FORT. B. F. FORT. to cast her off now, at the request of a FORT Sf blto., The tea-kettle sends forth its hum, most of the denizens of Smith’« town the Latin poet has it. whole souls into vortex of the worlJ, a» had gone to bed, Smith bade his late parsul of addle-braned men and wirnin 4 ttorney» und Counsellors at Law. The buiscuits are so light ; T eares a Mark ok P owkb.—There as if it and its objects were Worthy to J\. Bellevue, La. vlnl wife to put on her bonnet, and arm in who never did nobody at all no good, I wish he’d come, it seems to mo is a sacredness in tears. They are not absotb their whole being. Painful ob­ arm they proceeded to the clergymen and never will again. Ime sorry the IV. H. IIIL L , He’s rather late to-night ; the mark of weakness, but of power. ject of contemplatif n ! A few more Hark wasn’t thatour gate that clicked ? of this church. picture of the Goddess never giv her A uctioncer of Bossir Parish, La., They are messages of overwhelming passing sasons, and all who are engag­ “ Hurrrah !” shouts little Will, no shoes or stocking but the ban l of x n . will givo prompt attention to alt “ Goodness, bless me ?” exclaimed ed in tho exciting and maddening business entrusted to him in said ca­ And ore I’ve time to tell him hush, grief, of deep contrition, of unspeakable stars around her head must ccntiuue to the good man as he saw them enter- stiife of the wo ld will, one after an­ pacity. v]a4 lie’s bounded o’er the sill. love. If there were wanting any argu­ shine briterso long as this Erth con­ Smith looktng like the last of June ment to prove that man was not mortal other have silently dropped into the L. M. NUTT, And “ papa’s come!” be shouts again, shad. Smith's wife wiping her eyes with tinues to revolve on her axletree. A ttorney at La»', Shreveport, La. l would look for it in the strong, con- bosom of death, no more to be seen of And climbs up for a kiss ; tbe corner oi her apron—“ Goodness To resoom—G. Washington was a i x Will piactice in the courts ot' vuLive emotion of the breast when the men. soon to be remembered no more And “ papa’s turn! Oh, pat a’s turn !” bless me, »hat’s the matter ? ’ • lear heeled, warm-hearted, brave and Caddo, Bossier, Claiborne aud Bien­ soul has been agitated, when the foun­ on earth. How important, (ben, to ville. vlnl Echoes bis little sis. *’ T!ie matter is, I want you to marry stiddy goin man. Ho never slopt tains of feelings are rising, and when the disembodied spirit, will appear the Oh! happy group that live and love over! Prcvailin weakness of most us two right off," replied Smith. trifles which to day are so touch mag­ J. H. KII «.PATRICK. 3. W. PFXSALL. Within that humble cot ; tears are gushing forth iu crystal public men is to slop over ! They j “ Marry you !” ejaculated the clergy­ nified, and which by partial, interested KII LPA THICK & FILS NALL Many who dwell in palaces streams. Oh ! speak not harshly of Rush -hings. They In tel too mutch A ttorneys at Law, Shreveport, La. man with expanded fi gers and awful and selfish views, are clothed with so Might envy them their lot. ’he stricken one weeping in süet ce. on the high presher principle. They x x Will practice in the courts of eyes : ‘‘ are you drunk, or what is the much consequence. I must die ! Thu Caddo, DeSoto aud Bossier. vlnl Break not the solemnity by rude laugh git onto I he popular hobby boss, who DIVORCED BY .MISTAKE. matter with you ?” short sentence frequently uttered And ter or intrusive footsteps. Despise not t-ots along, not carin a sent whether GEO. WILLIAMSON, However, lie finally married them pondered upon, would go far to moder­ One Winter there came to Trenton, woman’s tears ; they are what makes the best is even goin, clear sited and A ttorney tit Law. Will continue over straightway and would not take a her an angel. Scoff’ not if the stern ate asperity of feeling to eradicate en­ x \_ the practice in tbe parishes of New Jersey, two men, nam d 8inith sound or spavined, blind and bawky. lue ; the fact is, grave as he was, he mity from the heart to cool the ardor Bossier, Caddo and DeSoto. He will and Jones, who had both of them de­ heart of manhood is sometimes melted Of course they get throwed eventooaly also attend to all the business of was dying to bo alone that he might into sympathetic tears; they are what of x'orldiy pursuits, to abate strife tod signs on the Legislature. Junes had a if not sooner. When they see tbe mul Landrum <5c Williamson, in the above give vent to a suppressed laugh that jarring discord. parishes. vinl2* had wife and was in love with a pretty help to: elevate him above the brute, titood goin it blind, they go Pel Mel was shaking him all over ; and Smith’s I love to see (ears of affection. They woman—he wished to be divorced from wife went joyfully home and kissed with it instid of exertin themselves to A Modul L etter.— We fit^l the fol­ R. G. LISTER, are painful tokens, but still most holy his bad wife, so that he might marry it right. They can’t see that the lowing unique specimen of an affec­ T T < , c. sign and ornamental painter. every one of their children. The little There is pleasure in tears, an awful the pretty woman, who, by the way croud which is now beartn them trium- tionate leter in cne of oar exchanges: JtX Paper hanging, gilding, glazing Smiths nev r knew their father and pleasure. If there wa3 none on earth and immitatiou of all kinds of wood was a widow, with black m es and such fantly on its shoulders will soon disco­ Most Transcendent and Egregious Wifi: mother had' ever been made strangers to shed tears or me, I should be loth and marble, upholstering, Ac. •s form ! Therefore Jones came to ver its Error, and cast them into the Would that my pen were dipped iu to each other by legislature enactment. to live; and if no one might weep over DR. J. J. CARSTARPHEN, T ent< n for a divorce. boss pond of ohlivyutn. without tho the dyes of the rainbow—plucked from Meanwhile, and on the same night. iny grave I could never die in peace. T > elle vue. La., being permanent lo- Smith had a good wife, good as an slightest hesitashun. Washington never tbe wing of an angle and mended with Jones returned to his native town—Bur Hr. Johnson. X ) cated in Bellevue, would respect­ angel, and the mother of ten children, Slopt Over. That wasn’t George’s the paryer of an infaut’a wit. I then fully tender his professional services, ling:on, I believe— and sought at once to the citizens of this place and vicinity. a id Smnli did not want to he divorced, the fine black eyes which he had hoped T he E ditor.—The man who is ex­ stile. He luved bis country deerly. might expect to paint the burning Office next door south of b’putliu A: hut did want to get a chatter f t a shortly to call his own. The pretty pected to know everything, tell all he He wasn’t after the spiles, lie was a brightness of that flame which thy thrill­ West’s store. turnpike or plank, road to extend from widow sat on the sofa, a white handker knows, and guess at the rest; to make human angelin a 3 cornered hat and ing eloquence has enkindled. Thou sun­ DR. L. II. FISIIER, Pig’s Run toTvrrajii; Hollow. chief tied carelessly- about her round oath to his own good character, estab­ nee britches, and we shan’t see bis like beam of sentiment—soft moonlight of TTaving permanently located in Well, they, with these different er white throat, her black hair laid in lish the reputation ot his neighbor, and right away. My friends we can’t all Modesty. Thy voice is as gentle as the JtX lkliovue, would respectfully rands, eame to Trenton, and addressed be Washingtons, but we can all be first stirring of an infant’s dream. Thy ofler his professional services to the silky waves agajest each rosy check. to elect all candidates to office ; to blow people of Bellevue and vicinity, in the the assembled wisdom with usual argil “ Divoice is the word,", cried Jones, up every Laly, suit everybody and re­ patriots, and behave ourselves in hu­ stet s as light as the silk-tooted zephyr various branches of his profession. Off ments. First, suppers maittlv composed playfully patting her dimple chin • form the world ; to live for the benefit man and Christian manner. When we which fanned with the wing of per­ fice adjoining the Planter's Hotel. of oysters witli rich background of see a brothergoing down hill to vl-nl “ the fact is, Eliza, I’m rid of that of others, and have the epitaph on his fume the new born paradise. Thy eve* venison , second, liquors in great plenty, cursed woman, and yon aud I’ll lie mar­ tomb stone, “ here lies his last,” in short Ruin, let us not g ?e him a push, but are two briliants »tolen from a »ersphio RICH'D W. TURNER, bom “ Jersey lightning,” which is a ried to-night. I know how to manage he is a locomotive running on the track let us seize rg h t hold of h's coat tails crown. A ttorney and Counsellor at Law. kind of locomotive at full speed, re­ those rascals at Trenton. A champagne of public, notoriety ; his lever is his and drag him l>a<-k to Morality. Thy lips are riven rose-buds moisten • j Tj L Will practice his profession, iu duced to liquor shape, Newark cliarn-" supper—or was it breakfast that did boiler, filled with ink his tender i» his ed by tbe honey-dew of affection. Thy the District courts of Bossier, Bien­ A Moth er’s I kfluence.— How pagne. scisssors, and his driving wheels is pub­ word# are like drops of amber. Thy ville, Claiborne, aud in the Supreme the business for them. Put on your touching the tibute of the Hon. T. H. court at Monroe. Mr. Turner pledges To speak in plain prose, the divorce teeth are snow-flake» »et in a bed of bonnet and let n* go to the preacher’s lic opinion : whenever he explodes, it Beuton to his mother’s influence : himself to give his undivided attention man give a champagne supper, aud to the prompt discharge of all business; at once, dearest ” is caused by a nonpayment o f.subscrip My mother asked me never to use verbenia. Sweet spirits of campbire, entrusted to his care. Ofiice, Belle­ Smith, the turnpike man, followed with The widow, who was among widows lions. lie is expected to work for noth­ tobacco, and I have never touched it double-distilled essence of hompathv— vue, La. v ln l champagne breakfast, under tbe mol as {reaches «mong apples, put on ber ing and board himself—and if he is un from that time to the present day ; she sour krout of my hopes—wauce of mv tifying influence of which the assem bonnet and took Jones’ arm, and — fortunate enough to have a family, he asked me not to game, and I have never thoughts—buttermilk catsup of my Q. TV. LOGAS, ZU. Ef3£3B SONIAT. W. c. C. CLAIUOV’, JR, bled wisdom pa-sed both the divorce *■ Just look how handsome it looks will either have to run in debt for their gambled, and I cannot tell who is win­ fancy—tiger-lily of innocence—-lag LO G A N , S ONI A T Sf CL A IB OR N E and turnpike bills; and Jones and put on parchment !" cried Jones, pul ing support, or take lodgings in the alms ning and who is losing in games that wool of perfection. Thou art the can be played. She admonished me, tninijttlp of m v «ireams—the ginger-pop O uccessors to Duncan & Logan. Cot Smith—a copy of each bill in their out the document l»efore her ; “ here’s house. Poor fellow ! he is nothing but too, against hard drinking ; and what­ Ö ton Factors aud Commission pockets—went rejoicing home, over the law that says Jacob Jones and Ann —an editor ! of my waking visions—and the cherry Merchants, No. 57 Cavonuolct street, ever capacity for endurance I have at miles of sand, and through the tribula­ Caroline Jones aro two." bounce of my recollection. Uaiou Raw, New Orleans. vlnl present, and whitever usefulness I Look U p !—“ Look up!" thundered Thou art harmles as the tiger—hand. tion of tnanv stagv coaches. Putting her plump gloved hand on may attain in life, I attribute it to V. S H ID E T, some as the elephant—melodious as the Smith arrived home in the eveningt his shoulder she did look at it. the captain of a vessel, as hi- boy grew having complied with her pious and atch-Muker and Jeweler, -o lion — meek as the hyena — spottetd aa and as he sat down in the parlor, his “ O dear!" she said, with her rosy giddy while gazing from the topmast correct wishes. When I was seven T T Dealer in fine watches, jvyK the leopard bright as the struggling, jewelry and diamonds. Texas pretty wife beside him—lu>.*v pretty she bps, and sank bac k fainting on the Look up! the boy looked up and re years of age she asked me not to drink, street, between S. Haber’s and A did look—and five of her children over­ sota. turned in safety. Youug man, look vp. and then I made a resolution of total sneexing, sunlight passing through the Marx’s stores, Shreveport, La. hearing the other five studying their “ 0 blazes!” cried Jones, and sank and you’ll succeed. Never look down abstinence, at a time when I was sole | mortal crocks of an old barn loft, or a Watches aud Jewelry repaired and greased stre.-.k of lightning churned to warranted. vl-u3 lesson« in the corner oi the room, beside her, rustling the fatal parchment and despair. Leave dangers uncared constituent member of my own body, Smith was induced to expatiate upon in his hand : “ here’s a lot of happiness for. and push on. If you falter, you and that I have adhered to it through all consistence in the mi:k way, and pep- time. pered wish a shower of turnip tops, PLANTER'S HOTEL. Ute good of his mission to Trenton. gone to ruin." loose. Lookup! Do right, and tiusl commets and percon roots from the WM. A. KELLY, P roprietor. “ A turnpike my dear, I am one of It was a hard cast. Instead of being in God. CF“ Dobbs says that a woman knows crust 0f eternity. Thou oulon of tho BELLEVUE, LA. the directors and will be President. It divorced, and at Idterty to marry the aving lately made BgL. In the middle ages, a fool had nothing of magnanimity. If she in­ soul ; pickled pumpkins ; preserved will set me up. love ; we can -end our widow. Jacob Jones was simply, by the vite a friend to dinner it is not to dis­ H additions to bis so bitterly angered his sovereign by ciabs of the garden of Ilesperides.— already commodious 1 children to the lioarding school, and Legislat ure of New Jer.-cV. in Inrporat- play her hospitality, bat “ these silver some of his pointed jests, that the tneir- Thy glance is as melting as old butter house, would respectful­ live in strie out of the toll. Here is ed into a turnpike company, and what forks” which “ cousin Isaao” gave ly inform the travelling public, Lis arclt passed sentence of death upon iu summer time. Thou art a drop of old friends and customers, that he is *ie cum te», honey, made it worse, authorized to run her yesterday. him. but permitted him to select the water from the cup of the gods or the now better prepared than ever, to ac- “ Let me see it,’ said the pretty little from Burlington to Bristol! When mode in which he womd ptefer to «lie. “ I can’t bear children,” said : juice of a pin« apple. commodate all favoring biro with their -e \ > • , you reflect that Burlington and Bilstol patronage. His ta b le a u alwav « be ! Wlfe’ wb° 'VHS one of t!,e n,cest °f Then I «-boose to die of old age, was Miss Prim, disdainfully. j m , supplied with the very best the country . wives, with plumpness and goodm-ss are hx-ated ju*l a mile apart, on oppo. Mrs. Partington looked over ber ; ÏÏ^~ No man ever talked to a virtu- the ready replv. affords. He has also anaohed to bis j dimpling si! over ber face, “ let me site side» of the Delaware river, you spectacles mildly before she replied . ' ous, high-minded woman one hour house a large and well veatilated stable > „ , . , w o n “ Perhaps if you could you would j without conferring a benefit upon bins- well supplied at all times with good u’ « she löarne