The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-03-03

and suspects that a neighbor has taken it he
invites him to the Csarda to take wine After
the third or fourth bottle, Paul suddenly says,
" Brother Stephen, have you seen my gray
foal?"
Not that I know Of" coolly replies Ste
phen.
Now, then, tell me truly, Stephen; you
must have seen it. have seen it among your
herd"
"You have mistaken my large gray dog for
your fcal, is the answer.
II sec" says Paul, !" that you are deter
mined to know nothing Of it !" and then, sud
denly drawing his axe from beneath his sheep
skin coat, he strikes Stephen a sharp blow on
the head. .E
$50, you have struck me !" exclain,s Ste
| phen, and, drawing his axe, returns blow for
blow. They fight on till honor is satisfied, and
then Stephen suddenly remembers that he has
got the foal upon which they drain another
bottle, and leave the house as good friends as
| they entered it.
| These rough pastines and keen-edged law
suits occasionally end in mansaughter and
then the homicide, instead of returning to his
herd, takes to the Steppe for a living--stealing
cattle, robbing travellers, and extorting food
and shelter at the thinly scattered farms. Nor
| uoSo INC dttlC IGJcGt Ills Scif-llIfltSu
guests, knowing that if he did, his dwelling
would SOON be in flames. The fugitive in the
language " ehe country becomes Seegemy
Leseat--that is, "poor fellow and this
brings US to our story.
Rosa Sander was the son of wealthy
swinerkeeper Of the Puszta, and from his ear
lest boyhood had wandered with the herds.
His godfather, q magistrate of Szeged, wished
tba n1e n%o of Nat,'ro - o%s hoo,. 1aar,inr He
tn,S Nh Lon.a Iasna W LEI .,oa,l ,aa
s,,,n ,J liz ~. LEI th hat ~ ~ sto,,,a
aa tbosa on ~ lost ~ III laIr,
;n[s Pre- ,,a.an,on ,.aa wy faed r. 1nan,, =,
~ ,san'1a fnnae. of ",o , itha t1o, ~ sa ,,
bns;nnss ,rI what was ',sl axe, worsa f,r him
TO- 5,.;nl. 80 J,;rIs;,, 10 f,,l Sosrarat tol,,
II lo,.o ,;th ~ ;,,.aa,,ars da,,,I4ar 1eoysa
howe,n, haa y r;,ai y tha o;,.l,s a.Taot;ons and
snor;nrlv s,,coasss, o,1a ana l,o;no 1aha ,l,
10 hroa,. tSe sluLtast ;ntnrIsreneo With bis viii
ba cbsllonao1 ta how, 70 sottlo thar AZ
arncs 70 mPps W. ran hnttla u IT.
csorda Aftcr disnatcb;na = connle of hotties
Pnysa das;rnd lie aavarsa,.f a. r;,a ~, tIa e;rl
IL refnseJ =. IL n honnr bouna ~, tbhv fonobt
IA Pn1s ,;i,od h;a s,o r,on ' .na ne
ro,o ty mt ant i', nf 4la .,,ost;on and nnth;g q
ran,,na1 fnr him ht ~ tnrn 8. noon fnllow ?
IA hnoa,na s,n,o, ma' ,obhon w dra r bo.xoror
f,, aa,;,,. .'u' ,I f.o a,s,;a a.
nh,nora1 % only tba % rich and % va fraalv 10 the
,nnr ;hr n Voc sA ratsr,1aa &c p,;n
Hoo, % M pandurs .,n m or .' monntad nal;ce bnnt-
al hin, from con,,t,, m no,n+,T frp,, % f,rno IN
farm, bnt On Ureat ,ra. l,;s a.t;n;t, ,rase,,ce
~ , a,,1 o,d 90 olo,cr lie oo,,.
tr;rannes ] % that M he Iwars % e,ndod m % them ~ onca
h. haJ ,rnea,oi S;ms9,f n"der ,,;le of netS
on rrhiot tho ha1,,al pam,1nrS cot 1p,r, IN con
snt M toehcr @ @ 8" narrn ] sre ei hs % escnnes se and
20 s,y;lt wac b;s little borsn Roasr Re-, tbat the
borlls r,o, G,,n honrarv IN soroor, ,ons;Joral
at l,n torn q oharn,od liza tlat netb s,norf1
now ,,is4ol a., con,J Irt h;,n and in short that
u he ,,.s i, looa,,a With tho dav;l 0r tho stenne
M a,,l aIo,.s ,rat. tha ora,;t nf ant th;,o
,, = wl;ch nanr,o :ar e not nnaorstand
nna stnrmv MONT . crowd Of Lo~lsmen were
!, !, Assembled Of roarda nso. tha fprry ocross the
1ba;ss ot Tsurro So,nn o;,,sv musicians wrr,
nlarnn ] ono nf ibe % ,unloj;ap of tha countrv
Tb9r ore "a so Wild and % im,,ass;onal that III,
:, boaror ;s ;nvo,rnt.r,r o,rr;dl o,c,v and ovnr,
now now, ard 4 theu one Of tha co,n,sn~ ns,;rcd hs
y tle ,nnsio ;nm,,ed mn from bis :oat heckones
- fo one Of n,.ann of c;rls wishfnlv wa;t;ng i
= tIo doorvav and ;o;ned in the dsnce sll nivine
II Won't IN tha;r nl,sasurn ] hv 1oud eycamations
J oscl, mon at tba and Erf;nn bis nortner b;gl
in ta air Tn M the uni, midst Of tbs M scene m one q
g the III m con,nanv rose 60 and % t1rowin~ his hat mo,
u tbo r~,,rd ,s,,> to tbo rs1 hand " Nav
+ toIrs strike nv INV nota w m - i + ie was wns yonns
man. 81 shnrt but M muscular c @ and his ewes whcl
y tiNwol i,' ge co,ls Of tirn IN L;s ra,c sad face
~ f,Iancea w restIessy abont from one object to an
"a % 3ther He he'd in his hand the axe Of a herds
. naan 1ha n;1s;as ,,l,,,fd ono of tbc s;mnl
a nnJ ,l,,l' ,,rIanc5aF Msrvar TIMES which ofte
= mnIt ,, an assamI,v ma toars rbn herls,na
E danced dane alone ] poinf, tbronah the mazcs ms Of til
II Jance vith sncb s consunmsta sLil1 that c;rcl
~ of aan,;rnrs s'or nathn,ad rnu"a linn Anon
faos ea Wow, son5o pnni,,rs who innl,aa s;rnt
oa,,tlr ot osol o+Lor nbon thay cow tha dance,
In ,l IA ~ not % notice | tbem howoyar T nntiJ he ha