davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-09-15
The Siege OF Bhurtpore, In 1875.

A murmur ran along the crowded trench !;
:" The mine the mine!" Every breath was
suppressed every heart altered the strength or
interval of pulsations ;every ear was strained
to the utmost and every eye strove to discern
the first rising vapor Of the train above the
sheltering parapet. 1t appeared it ran along,
silent and mysterious, yet a signal to the many
thousands who watched it calling them, they
knew not whether to glory or the tomb. 1t
rose-it glided. 1t has passed its unconfned
channel, and is buried mysteriously in the
bowels Of the earth.
Now, men now, warriors now Britons
and ye, their gallant companions and worthy
competitors in arms, few more seconds re
strain your ardor, and then like rushing
mountain torrent the breach, and the long re-
nowned fortress is your own Expectation
amounted almost to agony, as with nerves
strung and shoulders raised to resist the first
shock Of the explosion, we waited waited in
feverish suspense-the summons that was still
delayed for silence deep as that of the grave
usurped the place of the earthquakes desola-
ting shudder, and the thin cloud of the arrested
train hung dim exhalation in the air, which
should have been darkened by the fragments Of
yonder gigantic and over-awing bastion.
1t was while the experimenting engineer was
in great perplexity for the success of the mine
and willing to expose any Of his people to the
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-09-15

NEW BAKERY. - The undersigned re-
IN spectlly informs his friends and the public of
Opelo,lsas and vicinity that he will, in few days,
open in this town new Bakery Shop. He will have
tie services of one of the finest bakers of NewOr-
August l8. F. A. REEk.
P. S. Having "pitched in,' my customers can
now depend upon being regularly served. +. Il.
DRUG STORE.-The undersigned have
~ the honor to inform the public that they have
lust received at their Drug Store of Main and
Bellevue streets, Opelousas, fresh assortment OF
DRUGS, MEDICINES, PERFUMERY, PAINTS,
etc. which they offer for sale at the most reasonable
prices. ,,,-, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,e,
of all kinds and all articles appertaining to their line
of business. .--...-,
They have secured the services OF an experienced
and careful Druggist, who will attend Night and Day
on the calls Of families and Of the profession.
P. LEONCE HEBRARD Il co.
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-09-15
A F,.l, story.

The voracity Of the pike is proverbial, but
we never before recollect to have heard so
striking ON instance of this propensity Of the
salmon-trout, as is related by our old friend
Capt. D., and we warrant the story only
fshy, as far as the trout and white fish was con-
cerned. Some time since, when the Captain
was in Mackinaw, wishing to while away u few
hours, he took gun and sailed out to see if he
could find any thing to shoot. Wandering
about for some time with Indifferent success
in fact, no success at all---he ut length came to
o small cove on the edge of the island, and
short distance from the shore 10y, apparently
basking in the sunshine, noble salmon trout,
OF forty or fifty pounds weight. Here was ON
opportunity for q capture $50, the captain very
deliberately took aim, and lodged his whole
charge Of shot in the most vital part Of the fish,
who with but little struggling soon gave up
the ghost. 81, - id!1
With some difficulty the captain succeeded
in towing his prize to the shore and what was
his astonishment to find a fish with apparently
two tails! Upon cutting him up, the enigma
was solved. The trout had evidently some time
previous attempted to swallow respectable
sized white fish, but having neglected at the
same time to take the exact size, and the
length Of his own nav, found, to his dsmay,
that he was six or eight inches too short to ei
able him to completely swallow his intended
prey, whose tail protruded from his mouth,
filling it up completely, aud preventing masti-
cation and impeding respiration in very dis
agreeable manner. The trout had evidently
suffered some from his extraordinary voracity,
his flesh had wasted away to great extent,
and it was doubtless an act of mercy Of the
Captain in thus putting an end to his suffer-
ings and rescuing the finale Of the white fish
from his capacious jaws. f''" VI" ''i'Ta
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-09-15
4. A ca.p,ausal joke.

We were told, o few days since, the follow.
ing piece OF skinning," as it was called, and
which is too good to be lost, showing at the
same time the straits certain class 81 gentle.
men are put to in making raise '''S1
A well known case who WINS hard nm for
money, meeting brother chip in the street.
told him if he would walk across the street, 70
into the front door Of the hotel opposite, and n
walking in be very lame in his right leg, but
come out in few minutes and be very lame in
his left leg, he would make it all right with
him some time. Without asking why Of
wherefore, the fellow did as requested, aud the
"skinner," going up to gentleman, remarked
to him how lame that man was in bis left leg,
who was just going into the hotel. The gentle
man said he was not lame inihis left leg, which
the other insisted was 60. But TO settle the
matter, the skinner I" Immediately proposeda
bet Of $40 that the man was lame In his left
leg, which the gentleman accordingly took up.
The money was posted, and in q few moments
out came the fellow, SO desperately lame in his
left leg that he could scarcely get down the steps
Of the hotel. and Of course tie tR gentleman loet
his bet, though he could scarcely believe bis own
eyes. for although the man came out lame in
his LETT, he was perfectly certain he went In
lame III his right leg, but at the same time he
never Imagined any collision between the par-
ties. We have heard Of many ways Of . rais-
ing the wind" but this goes q little ahead Of
oil, Albany Knickerbocker. '9'S &s3& a@ "
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-09-15

islands. Bright hgAts and dsrk shsaowv AZ
seen 10 ever-vafied change, u land or wataas,
clearing or forests appear, new with every closd
or fog, and wearing different dspects at dsftssut
seasons. The Man in the Moon has thus, not
only his watch and his almAuaA dajly befbre
him in the everchanging face Of TIE earth, but
ne may, for all we know have naps Of our
globe which many d geographer wuuld envy ON
account of their fallnes and ACCURACY. Lopa
before Columbus discovered America, and
Cook New Holland, our lunar neighbor knew
most correctly the form and the outlines Of The
new continents. There was NO new world for
him, and there Ii none left. He could tell ~
the secrets Of the interior Of Africa, and reveal
to US the fearful mysteries of TIE Polar Sens.
But how he, on his side, must marvel at our
vast fields Of snow, volcanoes, and tropical
storms and tempests he Who knows neither
fire, nor snow, nor clouds! What strange
fables he may have invented to explain t6e
shadows Of our clouds % they chase each other
over sea and land, and hide from him for an in
stant the sun-lit landscape! And stranger
still, ON the side Of the moon which il tsrned
from the earth, he knows nothing ct all about
u.s. unless news reach him from tho happier
side. On he may undertake the great event
in his life.a long and painful journey to The
bright half Of his globe, to stare at The won-
drously brilliant earth-star with its unread
mysteries and marvellous changes OF fitting
lights and shadows. Who knows what earnest
prayers may arise from the moon, full of thanks
for the floods Of light md heat we pour upon
them, or Of ardent wishes that their souls might
hereafter be allowed to dwell in the bright
homes OF the beataohs earth-starl Putnam's
Monthly. i551s-7:9
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-09-15

imminent hazard Of approaching the saueisse
that Hindoo faqueer, smeared with ashes, ani
shaggy with eunburnt and never violated hair
stepped forward, and calmly offered to inspec,
the deadly train and report the cause of delay
He craved, in guerdon, but slight boon--that
his family should be provided for. He rapidly
and unialteringly approached saucisse he bent
down his head to inspect the last foot prints o.
the extingushed fire. The earth trembled, il
rocked and heaved both before and beneath
him. He saw that mighty embattled hill ma
jestically rise and approach him, with speed
that baffled all hope Of fight, yet with solcm
nifty that beggars all power Of description. That
appearance was the last ever witnessed by The
devoted messenger another instant and hi
mangled remains were to be sought several feel
beneath the uprooted soil il Sr II
Nothing could exceed the majesty Of the
spectacle presented to the eye of the besiegers.
The massive bastion, upon which their gaze
was fixed, and which, day after day, they he'd
been accustomed to see standing so motion.
less and unaltered in its aspect, trembled now
from level to summit, and gradually rising from
its firm foundation, and increasing in bulk as
it rose, seemed about to precipitate its over
whelming mass upon the heads 0f those who
had SO long assaulted it. Still it rose on high,
and still it distended; its form was yet scarcely
obliterated, when, suddenly, from every pore Of
its surface, burst forth the prisoned smoke and
DUST concealing the ruin from which it pro
ceeded in one gigantic cloud Of hue, that rose
in graceful, silent sublimity high into the blue
vault Of heaven. There it stood many seconds,
like q tower connecting earth and sky, then
slowly and most gradually dissipated the aeri-
form Dnrfio1nc uroy, %ln b,~no,,n ~ /.
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-09-15
Matters In the Moon.

What o curious almanac these good people
in the moon would have! Three DAYS are as
long as years, and day and year are equal to
our months rs days. IL hours and As minutes.
The seasons differ but very little from each
other. On the equator there reigns eternal
summer, for the sun is ever in the Zenith; the
poles ore buried in eternal winter. The days
are of equal length throughout the year, all days
equally light, and nights equally dark. The
absence Of an atmosphere deprives the moon of
the sweet charms of twilight, and glaring day
would follow gloomy night with tic rapidity
Of lightning, if the slow rising and setting Of
the sun did not slightly break the suddenness
of the transition. Human eyes, however,
could not bear the fierce contrast of light and
shadows; they would long in vain for the soft
intervals between the two extremes, the other
colors, which beautify our world with their
joyous variety and soft harmony. The sky
there is not blue, but even in daytime black
and by the side Of the garing sun the stars claim
their places and light in the heavens. Near
the poles the mountain tops shine in unbroken
splendor year after year, but the valleys know
neither day nor night, scantily lighted as they
ever are by the faint glimmer reflected from the
surrounding walls. .ggf5.5.- geg5
The side Of the moon which is turned from
us has a night of nearly fifteen days the stars
only, and planets, shine upon its ever dark sky.
The side we see, on the contrary, knows no
night the night lights it up with never ceasing
earth-shine, light fourteen times stronger than
that which we receive from the moon. We
recognize our own light lent to our friend IL
the taint grayish glimmer of that portion Of the
moon which before and after the new moon re
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-09-15

VALUABLE UNIMPROVED LANDS
Y AT PRIVATE SALE.-The undersigned offers
at private sale, on reasonable and accommodating
terms, the following described Tracts Of Land:
l. .576 acres lying east of the Bayou B9uf and II
miles of the junction Of Bayous B@uf and
Crocodile, adjoining lands Of DR.. L. Webb
and Moore g. Prescott.
2. 1886 acres on the west bank of Bayou B9uf, ad.
joining lands of Mr.. Littell above and g. l.
Swayze below.
s. 400 acres on the west bank OF Bayou Wake.
A. .442 acres on the east bank of same, bounded on
the east by the plantation Of the undersigned
g. .724 acres bounded the west by the plantation
of the undersigned, on the south by G. r.
King, on the east by A. Wartelle, and on the
north by lands of B. R. CAN'T and others.
6. 200 acres on the Elm Bayou, near lands of Mr.
Foreman. ~. ..r.I
The new State road, as surveyed and partly com.
pleted runs through the center of the lands on and
east of the Wake, which are not surpassed by any
lands in the Parish for fertility of soil and timber
having been selected especially by the proprietor
after first seeing all the uncultvated lands of the
Parish. ....I.,.
Apply to Jonathan Harris, Opelousas, 7. g. Ander
son. Washington or the undersigned at his residence
on Dry Bayou. JAMES MORGAN. '
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-09-15
EDUCATION.

EDUCATION.-To repair in some mea-
l the disadvantages occasioned by the closing
of the st. Charles College, the undersigned haye
opened Private School ut Grand Cotcau and are
now prepared to receive pupils. The English and
French Languages will be taught. The course Of in.
Geography, Grammar, History, Mathematics, Chem.
istry and Natural Philosophy.
Price Of Tuition, For the primary branches sac,
and the higher branches $50, for session of ten
months, payable halfyearly in advance or board
washing and tuition, $3.50. No deduction made for
lost time, except from protracted sickness.
JOHN F. SMITH,
W. TURBEvlLLE.
References DR.. R. E. Smith, s. c. Mcpherson
ESQ.,, Jos. M. Moore, Esq, P. D. Hardy, Esq.
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-09-15

OM1Nous.-The anti Americans had bar
becue and speech-making at Houna, in the
parish Of Terrebonne, not long since. The
great guns Of the party-Messrs Bush, Heron,
Beatty and Roman-explotled with tremen-
dous force, throwing hollow shot, round shot.
red-hot shot shells, and oil manner Of destructive
projetctiles into the ranks Of the Americans,
who, however, "faced the music with cool
ness and determination becoming the defenders
Of Sebastopol.l lF 4 s.i sz45ap 74ds34 77N
The consequences Of the terrific onslaught Of
these gentlemen may be summed up as follows
serted, none. f''l !p 4''' sl aH' 'aFF
But, twenty-three good and true SONS Of the
soil were introduced unto "Sam," were de.
lighted with the old fellow, and were formally
initiated into his mysteries" Wont tho
Antics please get up another barbecue at
Houma! Crescent f77 ~ G4r
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-09-15
OPELOUsAs FEMALE ACADEMY.

nPELOUSAS FEMALE ACADEMY.
" Mr.. and Mrs. HOY, with the assistance of Miss
Hoy and Nine. de st. Ange, will open on the 18th of
March, in the Town of Opelousas, first class School,
where the Practical as well as Ornamental branches
of Female Education will be taught.
They are prepared to give thorough instruction in
the English French, Italian and German Languages,
also Music Lessons on the Piano and Guitar, Draw
ing, Painting Transferring, French Embroidery in
Silk, Chenille and Worsted, Plain Needlework, Cal
isthenics, Department, Dancing and Equitation.
The Principal hopes, with the assistance of able
Teachers and the advantages pupils will derive from
constant personal care, to secure the patronage Of
the inhabitants of Opelousas and vicinity.
Terms, per session of twenty-one weeks, payable
onehaf in advance the balance in the middle Of the
session:
Tuition in Primary Department ............s $40 90
4" Advanced rs 90
French, Italian and German. ....... :. each Is 90
instruction on the Piano o.................3 80 90
I" f" Guitar. ar....................3O 90
French Embroidery in Silk, Chenille, Worsted, 10 90
Calisthenics, Department, Dancing. ~ 90
Boarding, Washing, Fuel, etc. .............GO 90
Nine. de st. Ange, having entered into prior en-
gagement at Mrs Henrys School, in Natchez, will
not be able to join the School until next session.
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-09-15
FAIR WARNING!!

GE001ALL TAXPAYERS who have
ReJOV. failed to pay their Parish Tax for
1854 are hereby notified that the undersigned is now
causing to be served on each the written notice re-
qured by law, and that, thirty days thereafter he
will seize and sell the property Of each delinquent
for the payment of his said Tax.
For the next thirty days (Sundays excepted) he
will be found in Opelousas, at the Office of i. Il E.
N. Cullom. ELBERT CAN'T, Collector.
Opelousas. Nav s. 1855.
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-09-15

STATE OF LOUISIANA - Estate of
~ FRANCHISE LANGLO1sE, deceased. =. Tab
leau, ETC.. District Court, Parish Of St. Landry.
No. 1910. .-.
JosErH NJ. CARR1ERE, Of the Parish of St. Landry.
Administrator of the Estate Of said deceased having
filed an amended tableau Of said Estate, accompanied
by his petition praying that the same may be ho-
mologated and confirmed; And whereas, the prayer
Of said petition has been granted by an Order Of
Court. bearing date August g. 1855;
Therefore, notice is hereby given to all persons
interested to make opposition, If any they have,
within the time required by law, why said amended
tableau should not be homoogated, the said Admin
strator discharged from all further liabilities as SUCH
and his bond be Cancelled. 4. ~rsg,@T
Clerks Office, Opelousas, August IL, 1856.
Ma5ll A. GARRIGUES, Clerk.
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-09-15

NOTICE-Wi Be Let Out to the lowest
IN bidder by the undersigned, on the 25th day of
September next the Bridge on the Bayou Teche, in
front of Jules Mestrick's. The plan Of said Bridge
will be submitted on the day the Bridge is let out.
Will be sold on the same day, all the Lumber Of
the old Bridge which they will deem necessary to
sell, for the benefit of the Parish.
SIMON MARKS,
NAPOLEON ROBIN,
F. c. DEVILLIERS, Directors.
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-09-15
!. TA. Last Lsar". By OLIVER W. HOLMES.

1saw him once before,
As he passed by the door,
And again
The pavement stones resound fs-
As he totters DER the ground
With his cane.
They say that in his prime,
Ere the pruning-knife of Time
Cut him down,
@ Not better man was found
..so By the crier on his round ..1..e
'-. Through the town. ...o.
But now he walks the streets, t'
And he looks on all he meets
Sad and wan;
And he shakes his feeble head,
That it seems as IL he said,
70 They are gone! uW, a'.a5s q.
The moss and marble rest
... On the lips that he has pressed
.. In their bloom,
And the names he loved to hear
Have been carved for many a year
On the tomb.
My grandmama has said
(Poor lady she is dead,
Long agoD s--I
That he had Roman nose, u.s.
a. And his cheek was like rose
In the snow.
But now his nose is thin, '- t,,,.,
And it rests upon his chin
Like staff; u.
And crook is in his back, ~ '"
And melancholy crack IT.
--. In his laugh.
1 know it is sin ,.'',..
For me to sit and grin
At him here;a
But his old three.cornered hat,
., And his breeches, and all that,
Are so queer! .,,
t. And if should live to be .I
The last leaf upon the tree
In the spring,
Let them smile, as do now,
At the old forsaken bough
'te Whore cling! -@
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-09-15
RUNAWAYS, ETC.

GTRAY MULE.-Taken Up by the under
~ signed, at his plantation on Bayou Bouf, about
three miles from Moundville, Brown Mare Mule, of
ordinary size, about ten years old branded nearly
thus: RE. ut is impossible to describe the brand
accurately The owner can get the above described
Mule by proving property and paying charges.
GREEN HUDSPETH. q
STRAY MULE.-Taken Up, by the under
~ signed, at Coulee Croche, an American Mule
bay, aged about years, of ordinary height. Said
Mule had been about the neighborhood for two or
three months. There is white spot on the neck,
forming nearly the letter H. The proprietor will
please come forward, prove property, pay charges,
and take his Mule away. ANDRE MECHE.
NWENTY-FIVED DOLLARS REWARD.
l. Ran away from the subscriber, residing in the
Parish of ST. Landry about the LIST of November last
the Negro Man named BILL. Said Slave is about
thirty years of age, six feet high slender and straight
built disposed to look down when spoken to !; in
color, black; carpenter by trade.
The return Of the negro, his Judgement in any Jail,
or any information leading to his recovery will be
literally rewarded May H.
S. A. SCRIBNER, Washington.
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-09-15

HANDSOME RESIDENCE For SALE.
Ill Twill sell my residence in Opelousas for -Four
Thousand Dollars payable in four equal annual in.
staments with eight per cent interest from day Of
sale. Possession given in month. 4a.-s.. ..
July 2l, 1865. {. II. MARTIN.
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-09-15
HOTELS, ETC.
REgAyER CREEK sPR1NGs--FARE

REAVER CREEK PRINGS-FARE
~ REDUCED.-From this date, the charges for
Board and Lodging at the above celebrated watering
place will be One Dollar per day, and Seventy. Five
Cents per day for Horses to transient persons. To
those who remain by the month, and especially to
families, very liberal deductions will be made, to
suit all parties wishing to remain by the week OF
month";
Her establishment is now in the most perfect or
der, and the Springs give forth an abundance of wa
ter. The bathing accommodations are good, and her
table cannot be surpassed So Call and see =,
RACHEL GRADENIGO.
GAIT HOUSE, late GARDEN HOUSE, >
~ Washington, La. - The undersigned, having
leased the above House, hegs leave to announce to
the public that it is open for the reception Of
transient and permanent boarders, ladies and gentle
men,. The house is situated between the upper and
lower steamboat landings, fronting on the Courta-
bleau. The premises are being thoroughly cleansed
ment of the house will be superintended by Mrs. CA
RANTlN, and no effort will be spared to render the
house as pleasant and acceptable to its patrons
any establishment in the interior of the State.
March 81. DAVID HUSON.
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-09-15
STATE OF LOUIsIAN NA-District Court
~ Parish of st. Landry. No. 1889. Estate o

n U
JOSEPH McCLELAND, of the Parish Of St. Landry,
Administrator of the estate of said deceased having
filed final tableau, settlement and partition Of said
estate between the widow and heirs Of said deceased
may be homologated; And whereas, the prayer of
said petition has been granted by an order Of Court
dated August IA, 1855; 10y
Therefore, notice is hereby given to all persons in.
terested to show cause if any they have within the
be homologated, and that the bond of said Admins
traitor be Cancelled and annuled and further that he
be discharged from all responsibility as Adinistra
tor eff said estate.
Clerks Office, Opelousas, August ls, 1855.
A. GARRJGUES. Clerk.
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-09-15

TDW. p. DOREMUs, Dentist, respectfully
IL offers his services to his friends and to the pub
lie in general. Orders left at this office will be
promptly attended to. Opelousas, March 3, 1856.