Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1855-12-13
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Houtna stands a noble exception to any

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place Of her size in the broad exnaAse al
the United States. She may vel. be set,
down as an exception to all general rules
in regard to country towns. Her pnpnla-
lation may be computed at about three
hundred aud fifty souls. All trades. pro-
LESSONS, and occupations are we'll and
ably represented. In case of being caught
in close place, with a likelihood Of be-.
ing entansled in the meshes Of the law,
there are four able minded Knights OF
the Green Bag ready TO take your case
under special consideration, and charge
YOU accordingly. An equal number OF
physicians are ready 10 minister to your
physical ailments, and restore health and
yigor to the decrepit and sick. Should
dry goods be needed, Houna boasts of
three fine and fashionable stores, where
anything that the imaginary wants oil
purchaser can suggest. may be had, a
cjty prices aIuGgs. If our fair readers
doubt it, let them, for the verilication oi
this assertion, call on DAUNIs, LESTER a
&C.. GaGNE & TESESr and hLAnUr
& WRIGHT. The Houma Drug Store,
situated on our principal thoroughlare, is
D,.l.i-, Ra
sides medicines, there is also TO be found
anything You can desire to minister TO a
romantic disposition, by the way OF the
latest and best novels, &c. Cur tailors
pride themselves on their superior artistic
skill, and their inimitabie fit in every in
stance. Were We to compute them by
heads, our population would be conside-
rably larger. but as it is, they are not yet
quite numerous enough TO add one soul
more to tae number. The carriage shop
of A. S. RosE. is one Of the recent I'M
provements which goes to build up her
Importance.
Houma forms an exception to her sister
towns Throughout: the State in this, that
she cannot boast Of her quota Of fair and
and blooming damsels. There are but
few sweet and smiling countenances OF
/ the softer sex, to impress upon her Bach
elors the pure contentment to be attain
ed by change of their miserable exist
ence. Yet with them, Ignorance is
bliss" and her Bachelors seem as happy
in their present state of celibacy, as the
more fortunate of their sex.
Houma forms noble exception to most
towns in another important Particular
that she has not a single loater, politely
termed gentleman Of leisure" parading
her streets. Her Bachelors are men Of
business habits, and are all engaged in
some honorable and useful calling. Alter
the tolls of the day are over, they inya-
riably unite in the evening. meeting alter
natey at one place and another, and pass
| off the tedious hours between tea and bed
time in social and intellectual confab-and
not unfrequently in partaking of a stump.
tuous fare prepared by one Of them for
1.-THE occasion. The las, of these stump.
tuous leasts was prepared by our friend and
| neighbor, that Don ririant, DUaAND. on
which occasion his table literally groanee
under the weight OF the delicacies served
up.
The citizens of Houma receive every
evening the latest news from the city b,
means Of her railroad aud expresses-ar
advantage which few of her rival town:
can boast Of.
i Houma boasts of three churches, two
livery stables ond three boarding houses
1t is the seat Of justice of this parish, ant
as an evidence of the high moral senti
ment of her citizens, has voted down the
liquor license
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/ CT The passenger train, osf the 0pe,
lousas Railroad was detained last Sunda,
''aboat twenty hours" Oh her trip to the
'Fefrebonne crossing in consequence o