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DICKEY AND SUSEY.

Dickcy was poor. Susey had a rich
mother. Dickey loved Susey, and rice UcrSa.
Dickey wanted to marry Susey, and Susey
di1n't care if he did but Suseys mother
was down Oh that measure" Dickey was
forbid the premises; notes were exchanged
through higa board fence that enclosed
the yard. The old woman went out "calliDg"
one day, and Dickey was duly informed Of
the fact; called on Susey remained little
too long; old lady was close at hand no
chance to escape without detection. At the
Instance of Susey, Dickey popped into the
closet old lady saw that Susey looked con-
fused guessed Dickey had been about but
supposed of course that he had made good
his escape !; thought the young couple had
made arrangements to elope together; de-
termlned 10 be too smart for them, and ac-
eordingIy shut Susey up in the same closet
where pickey was concealed, throwing her
pillow and a PAIR of quilts. and locking her
up for the night. Didn't see anything Of
Dickey about the premises during the night,
though the old lady sat up all night for that
purpose. The next morning went TO the
closet to let Susey out.
A scream--" Oh, Lord" couldn't get
breath for mnnent finally
"Ahem, Dtakey, is that you2"
s. Yes, ma am. 4"
"Ahem .ahem! Well, Dickey-
i" susey, dear, go and see about the break
fast"
Exit Susey.) ...
Well, Dickey."
"Well, ma am"
"Dickey, you must stay for breakfast"
Couldn't, ma'am."
"Oh, but you must"
hickey concludes TO stay.
Breakfast table" Dickey, | have been
thinking about you a good deal lately"
$50 suppose, ma'am-avery lately"
You are industrious and honest, | hear"
II never brag, ma ann
Well, now, upon the. whole, Dickey,
think youand Sassy had better get married"
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NOTICE.

q LII persons indebted to the Estates Of
- Thomas and Mary Gardner, deceased,
and falling due on the first of May, 1857,
will please pay to Mr.. Robert Befguerel who
is authorized to act for me during my tenn
porary absence. Prompt attention will save
costs. @ HINCkLEY,
AdHaiatstrat0r.
Opelousas, May I'd, 1851. I'm.
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miscellaneous.
S;z2 II & 1ssss .sSra3a
No. Ii Il. Lnn;S EtfpPt. New 0r1eans

SEazg<sz11 & & i.s.5s 5s II zraaan,
No. Ii St. Louis street, New Orleans.
e AFING established wholesale Dry
III a8 Gonds Commercial House as above. in
New Orleans, a~e now ready to supply country
merchants @irb dry goods ar ali kinds at a
lower price taaH they have been purchasing
in New Orleans until row
Their commercial transaction with the
largest Houses al. I nlanuia. ares If the North
and fo1otgu countries viii enable them to
attain their aim, chat is, selling at whole
sale at lower rate than can nov be sold in
city.
They hope, by their Punctuality and indus
try to merit the continuation OF the patronage
ct the inhabitants Of ST. Landry.
SHWAHTH i hAC ENAN.
No Il ST Louis Street, New Orleans.
February l+th, 1857.
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Gl9a. - gqsa G. 80 - Egagg
csss - w ~ - gs.t srAs

: s. sIh unlieTsignej takes this method of
II informing In7 friend. and the public in
general that he haa just arrived from New
Orleans wirh good assortment of dry goods,
cnt!ery, hardware etc, which he will sell
cheap for cash only, hi, experience in this
line Of bnsuesa having convinced him that
quick saies and small Prttits are preferable as
much tothe buyer d, to rhe seller.
lie has opened his store in Main street,
opposite Mr Ierrodu's. .
GGSNAN ESTORGE.
Orelousas, FebruarI ! In, 1857.
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For SALE.

q N excellent SUGAR MILL with the
- kettles; the whole in good order.
For the particulars, apply to the editors of
the Courier, or to Mr. Simon Richard.
Opeiousas, November lst. 1856. 48-tf
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- AFING purchased plantation in
Il 81 Bellevue, perfectly convenient to re-
eeive patients, will devote himself most ex-
cluaively to the treatment Of chronic diseases,
and his prices viii be moderate that Is 10
say, ole dollar per day for slaves which do
not require the Attendance of nurse, and
for those To whom nurse is necessary, the
price viii BE- agreed upon with the owner.
E)r. Sales moreover offtrs his services to
al! shose who may honor him with their con-
fdence. b. J. SAbLES, VI. D.
Bellevue, Nov, 29th, 1855.
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70 The real estate of Mr. Zimmerman
lately killed in the Canada Railroad accidan.
estimated to be worth 1000, 900
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FEVHE public are hereby notified not to
= trespass On my plantation, Oak Grove,
Or to hunt On same with, or without dog or
gun. All persons SO doing will be dealt with
according TO law JAMES C. HILL.
St. Landry, Feb. 7th, 1857.-10.-tf.
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:.
Opelousas, April 25th, 1857.
stare ct Aottls1aua.

Stase of lotll. fapsa.
pd2;,H n,s5n,sT os s eoT1g; In.z,u No. sos5.
Estate of Celeste Normand decd.
vVES D'AVY, of the Parish of st.
q Landry, having fled a Final Tableau
of Distribution of said Estate, accompanied by
petition praying for the homologation OF
the sane And whereas the prayer of said
petition has been granted by an order Of
Court, dated April -, 1857.
Therefore, notice is hereby given to all in
terested, to make opposition, ifany they have,
within thirty days from the date hereof, why
said Tableau should not be homologated, and
said Yves D'AEy be discharged of all further
liabilities. L. LASTRAPES, Clerk.
Opelousas April 25th, 1857.
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q HAVE the honor of iDf5rn1ing the pub
z lie and parents in particular, thai, from
the lst of July next my Institution viii be removed
to the property Of the late Mr. Jacques Lsstrafes
and that from that date shall be ready 10 receive
the scholars, whom parents will cosiide 10 my care.
That well known position, at short distance from
Ope!ousas and Washington, being GnqUestona0!y
situated in the most healthy part OF tue Parish and
not exposed to annual maadies, will assure 10 pa
rents the health Of their children, whose studies
will never be interrupted.
So far as regards instruction and educattsn
shall neglect nothing to merit continuance OF the
kind, patronage, with which have been houored
here.
Bad weather, alone, will prevent the scholars
being accompanied to Divine Service, every Sun
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Notice 20! EgssEgslers.
TJG1ETaTg AC

!. SHE undersigned hereby notify planters
q and others that trou and after the 1st
Of November next 1856, the: storage now
existing will henceforth be charged for mer-
chandize and other articles laying in their
warehouses for the peFaod Of osae month, and
for every additional month or part of a
month, the same additional rates will be
charged.
Nothing viii be delivered until the
storage is paid. .
DEBATLLON Il CARRIERE.
Washington, October llth, 1856.
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Cards. sc.
LITERARY INSTITUTION eF OPELOUSiS,

Directof--A. DE ST. CYR D7ARTHUN
HENRY FRAzEE Professor Of English
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- ERRMAN B0DENULLER;s r. Bar Der. Main
= u Street, ner Mr.. Chretien's Taflqr shop
will aisn repair musical instruments and tune pla
nos l0peiousas, April 18th. 1857 8
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D0GE0ER u. I'm. LEE.
JOEL 4 sAMD07, NOTARY PUBLIC

JaEE = RAY, NOTARY FUBEKc.
w ILL panctnaIly attend 10 all business entrusted
ID his scare Office at 0peousas.
Opelousas, april 25tb, 1857.
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Organization of the Institution from January
s.e.# - 1st, 1851.
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DAILY DIVISION OF THE CLASS

FROM 9 O'CLOCK A. NJ, TO I2 O'CLOCK, Nj
H9ndag-English and FreHch translation
Tsesdoy-EngIish and French Dictation and the
Mathematics.
Wedaesdag--L Latin, Sganis1, French History.
1Anrsday--Latin, Spanish, Mathematics
Ffiday-Repetition Of the general work of the
week Preparatory Examination for the
Seuestriaf Examination, Reading.
Class from 2 to 5 P, lk-An hoar and half for
Interior English Pupils, Aff hour and halt
for Superior FrenchI Pupils.
Glass from 2 to 5 p M-An hour and half for
Superior English Pupils, All heur and half
for Inferior French Pupils
Voluntary Study troln t9 O'Clock P. NJ, with
out any extra charge, except the light and fire.
Ihe scholastic year is oftwetre months. Entire
Religious and PnIitInai InIarance
The Placer herald., 1857-05-16
The King of Slams AmaZOnS.

The Moniteur de ! Arnaee publishes some
curious details relative to the army of the
King Of Siam. One corps particularly at
tracts the attention Of strangers, which is the
battalion of the Kings Guard, composed Of
women. The battalion consists Of 400 wo-
men, chosen among the handsomest and most
robust girls in the country. They receive
excellent pay, and their discipline is perfect.
They are admitted to serve at the age Of
thirteen, and are placed in the army of re-
serve at twenty From that period they
no longer serve about the Kings person, but
are employed to guard the Royal palaces
and Crown lands On entering the army,
they make VOW of chastity, from which
there is no exemption, unless any of them
should attract the Kings attention and be
admitted among his legitimate wives The
Kings choice seldom falls on the most beau
tiful, but on the most skilled in military ex-
ercses. The costume these women wear is
very rich. Their full dress is composed of a
white woollen robe, embroidered with gold.
The cloth is extremely fine, and descends as
far as the knee; it is covered with light
coat of mail and gilt cuirass. The arms
are free and the head is covered with gilt
casque. When wearing this dress on State
occasions, their only weapon is a lance, which
they handle with wonderful dexterty. With
their undress they are AIMED with muslet.
The battalion is composed of four companies,
and each company of 100 women, comman-
ded by captain Of their sex. Should the
captain die, the company is drilled during
three days by the King, who appoints the
most competent to succeed to the command.
She has the same establishment as member
of the royal family, and ten elephants are
placed at her service The King never un-
dertakes any expedition without being accom-
panied by his female guard, nor does he
ever hunt, or even ride without an escort of
the same guard, who are devotedly attached
to his person. Every individual Of the bat
talon has five negresses attached to her ser
vice, and having thus no domestic occupa-
ton. she can devote herself exclusively to
the duties of her profession. There is pa
rade ground near the city, where one com
pany is stationed for two days every week to
exercise themselves in the use of the lance,
the pistol, the musket and the rifle, The
King attends once month at those exercises
accompanied by his brother, who shares in
some degree the sovereign power, and dis
tributes prizes to the most deserving When
the death Of one of the parties epsues, the
deceased receives a magnificent tuneral, and
the high-priest pronounces q papygeric, de
claring that the deceased, by her valor
has merited eternal rest in the abode of the
blessed. The survivor receives the congra-
tulations of her companions; but as a mea-
sure Of discipline, she is sentenced to pass
two months away from her company, in
fasting and prayer. The military organiza-
ton of this company is 50 perfect, that the
entire army endeavors to initiate it.
The Placer herald., 1857-05-16
Names Of Ships.

The following will be found interesting to
almost every reader as 1t gives lnm the rea-
sons for the naming of our ships Of war,
and by it he can ascertain to what class any
vessel of war belongs, with the name of
which he may meet:
NAMES OF SHIPs.-The system of naming
classes of vessels after the fixed plan is gam
ing ground, and it is one deserving OF en-
couragemert. 1t is no small convenience to
the inexperienced landsman to be able to
know at first glance at the name what kind
of craft it indicates Thus the Collins steam
ers are named after seas and the Cunarders
after countries. Bearing the rule in mind,
one can very easily recollect to which line
the Baltic Atlantic, Adriatic, Asia, Africa,
Canada and America respectively belong.
Ships of the line in the United States Navy
are named after the States. For instance,
the Ohio, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, &c,
all mount "A guns.
Frgates are named after American rivers,
the Columbia, Raritan, Santee, Cumberland,
St. Lawrence, Merrimac, Sabine, Potomac,
&c. When you see the name of river given
to Government vessel, it is safe to conclude
that she will not carry more than SO or A
guns.
Sloops of war are called after State Capt.
tails and other cities. Captain lngrahams st.
Louis, the ill-fated Albany, the Vandalia,
the Plymouth, the jamestown, all belong to
this class.
Briggs may be known in print by the name
of some noted rival commander. Thus, the
Decatur, cambridge, Perry, DC.
Revenue cutters are generally named after
The Cabinet, and something's change their
names with change Of administration.
Thus we have had the Walter Forward, the
VIM. M. Meredith, the VIM. A. Graham, the
}. S. Dobbn, and probably now have Wm
l.. Marcy, James Guthrie, &c.
These rules were not adopted until the
close of the last war. There are some ex-
ceptions therefore, in each class, consisting
of vessels that were built or captured be-
iore that time.
In the British Navy there is great con
fusion of names among the sailing vessels.
but the steamers are generally chrstened
with the names of some Internal deity or at
tribute, as for instance, the Pluto, the Pro-
serpne, the Cerberus, Charon, Styx, Tartarus,
Vixen, Spitfre, Terrible Dangerous, &c.
Merchant vessels might be advantageously
arranged under classified names, and perhaps
will be, but at present the od-fashioned
medy of Polly AIMS, Betsy james, Daniel
Websters, Jenny Linds, Washingtons Tom
Thumbs, Wheatfelds, &c, still prevail among
them. Albany Eve. Journal.
The Placer herald., 1857-05-16

We copy the following from an exchange
paper, and we would ask our readers to give
it an attentive perusal, and if it leads even
one person to hold out helping hand and
endeavor to save those who have almost un-
consciously gone astray we shall feel that
it has not been in vain that we have inserted
it in our columns:
"There is no crime, not even murder, which
entails upon the offenders as horrible a pun
shment as that which falls upon the unbap-
py girl who is driven, it may be by the er-
ror of one unguarded moment, into life
of prostitution--a life which is worse than
death,-a life whose average duration is com
puted by some at three, by none at more
than SEVEN every moment Of which is en-
bittered by the sense of overwhelming degra-
daton, and by every physical evil which can
render existence hateful and miserable. And
how monstrously disproportioned is the pun
ishment to the crime. Ayoung girl Of sixteen
or seventeen, in ignorance and inexperlence
of the ways Of the world, mere child, at a
period of life when reason is feeble, but when
the new passions of her being have sprung
into sudden sway, the stronger for their
novelty, is subjected to the studied tempta-
tions, the deliberate and systematic arts of
the selucer; and in this most unequal con
test what wonder that the poor young crea-
ture falls-falls where? Down, deep down,
into the very darkest and foulest abyss Of
society. Nurtured tendery in her lost paren-
tai home, and in consequence Of that tender
ness the less prepared to resist the spoiler
when he came appealing to the affections of
her nature, she is now an outcast from social
life cut off from every tie of relations, aban
doned by every friend, the helpless and mer-
ciless slave of every reproach- cursed, scohed
at trampled upon every side-and at last
sinks exhausted into the grave. Ard mean
while, what has become Of the primary cause
of all these horrors? The seducer, where is
he? 70 what pandemonum has society con
signed him? Surely, the community, which
had so little mercy on the tempted, Will lind
some new extremity Of torture, some still
more exquisite refinement Of long protracted
agony to in6ict upon the tempter! Not so!
lie has nothing to fear from society. Just,
humane, immaculate society, anxious for the
purity Of its morals, stamps its inexorabe VIC
tim of seduction, crushing her into the mire,
and at the same time holds out its friendly
hand to the crafty and prohigato seducer in
token of undiminished esteem"
The Placer herald., 1857-05-16
1.-THE Old Woman

It was thus, few days since, we heard a
STRIPPING of sixteen years designate the mo-
ther who bore him. BY coarse husbands we
have wives so called occasionally, though in
the latter case the phrase is more often used
endearingly. At all times, as commonly
spoken, it jars upon the ear and shocks the
sense. An "old woman" is an object of re-
verence above and beyond almost all phases
Of humanity. Her age should be her surest
passport to courteous consideration. The
aged mother of grown up family needs no
other certificate of worth. She is a monu-
ment of eXcellenca approved and warranted.
She has fought faithfully "the good fight"
and comes off conqueror. Upon her venera-
bic face she bears the marks Of the conflict
in all its furrowed lines. The most grievous
of the ills of life have been hers; trials I'M
told and unknown only to God and herself
she has borne necessarily; and in her old
age-her duty done, patiently awaiting her
appointed time-she stands more truly beau
tful than in youth, more honorable and de-
serving than he who has slain his thousands,
and stood triumphant on the proudest field
of victory.
Young man, speak kindly to your mother,
and even cqurteously-tenderly of her. But
little time and you shall see her no more
for ever! Her eye is dim, her form is bent,
and her shadow falls graveyard. Others
may love you when she has passed away
kind hearted sisters, or she whom of all
others you may choose for a partner
she may love you warmly, passionately ly-chil-
dren may love you fondly; but never again,
even while time is yours, shall the love of
woman be to you as that Of your DID, trem-
bling, weakened mother has been.
In agony she bore you through pulling,
helpless infancy her throbbing breast was
your safe protection and support-in way
ward, tetchy boyhood she bore patiently with
your thoug ghtless rudeness, and nursed You
safely through legion of ills and maladies.
Her hand it was that bathed your burning
brow or moistened The parched lips; her eye
that lighted up the darkness of wasting
nightly vigis, watching always in your ftful
sleep, seepless by your side as none but her
could watch. Oh! speak not her name light
", for YOU cannot live for SO many years as
would suffice to thank her fully. Through
reckless and impatient youth she is your
counselor and soace. To bright manhood
she guides your mprovident steps, nor even
then forsakes or forgets. Speak gently then,
and reverently of your mother; and when
you, too, shall be old, it shall in some de-
gree Tighten the remorse which shall be
yours for other SINS to know that never
wantonly have you outraged the respect due
to cold women"
The Placer herald., 1857-05-16
Antiquity of Table Turning.

The London Notes and Queries copies the
following extract from M. Maimbourg's Ellis
tory of Aranism." 1t will prove interesting
in connection with the accounts of the mo-
dern phenomena, in which the newspapers OF
the day abound
While Valens (the Roman Emperor,) was
at Antioch in his third consulship in the
year $40, several pagans of distinction, vii
the philosophers who were in so great repu-
tation under Julian, not being able to bear
that the empire should continue in the hands
of the Christians, consulted privately the
demons, bv the means Of conjurations in or
der to know the destiny Of the emperor, and
who should be his successor; persuading
themselves that the oracle would name a
person who should restore the worship of
the gods. For this purpose they made a
three footed stool of laurel in imitation of
the tripod at Delphos, upon which having
laid a basin OF divers metals, they placed
the twenty four letters of the alphabet round
it; then one of these philosophers, who was
magician, being wrapped up in large
mantle, and his head covered, holding in one
hand yervap, and in the other ring, which
hung at the end of small thread, pronounc-
ed some execrabe coniurations in order to
invoke the devils; at which the Mree,tooted
stool turning round, and the ring mocjng Of
itscb, and tarnj3g from one side to the other
oUer the letters, it caused them to fall upon
the table and place themselves near each
other, while the persons who were present
set down the like letters in their table-books,
till their answer was delivered in heroic
verse, which torefoM them that their criminal
inquiry rouid cost tRem their HyeS, and that
the Furies were waiting for the emperor, Che
was subsequently burned alive by the Goths)
at Mimas, where he was to die of horrid
kind Of death; after which the enchanted ring
turning about again opey tie letters, in order
to express the name of him who should sue
ceed the emperor, formed first of all these
three characters II II EO; then having added
a ID to form TIlEOD the ring stopped, and
was not seen to move any more; at which
one of the assistants cried out in transport
of JOY, 1--WE must not doubt any longer of
it, Theodorus is the person whom the gods
appoint for our emperor" TleodQrus was
a patron of dolatry; it was not he, however,
but Theodosius who assembled the throne
after the dreadful end of Valens. II
The conspiracy was discovered by one Of
the accomplices, and Nalens ordered them
all to be put to death. And that cursed race
of false sages who under the color of philos-
ply, exercised the detestable art Of Internal
magic, particularly from the time or Julian,
was almost entirely destroyed, with their
magic books, which We're strictly inquired
after, and publicly burned in large parcels.
The Placer herald., 1857-05-16
The Chinese Sugar Cane A Matter Of In
terest to Californians.

The Introduction of the Chinese Sugar
Cane into the United States has been attend
ed with the most perfect success. 1t bids
fair to give the great staple almost without
money and without price The present high
rate of this necessary article of diet with us,
should call the atteption Of agriculturalists
to the new plant. Speaking of this cane, the
Washington ,Star says:
"lhe conclusion to which we have come
is that in ten years from this time, the United
States will be large exporter Of sugars made
from it. Out of thousands of experiments
made With the cane in question, not dozen
have proved unsuccessful. That is, all the
rest have demonstrated that families engaged
in agriculture, can manufacture an excellent
quality Of sugar for domestic purposes, at
less than the cost of the supply Of the Louisii
ana or West India sugar they would other
wise require; the labor of grinding the cane
not being greater and not requiring more
skill than that Of grinding apples for cider,
and that Of distiling the sugar from the Juice
not being more troublesome or diificutt than
the preparation of "appple butter" from cider.
The cane grows equally we'll from Alabama
to Maine, on any land that will produce In
dian corn. Indeed, any land that will pro-
duce Indian corn, is found to produce amore
abundand yield Of Chinese sugar cane.
"Under such circumstances and these are
all established facts well known by all read
ing agriculturalsts to be such-within three
or four years, the production of sugar from
this cane, for family consumption, will be al
most as universal in this country, as the pro-
ducton on each farm of the Indian corn
necessary for its purposes. Improved ma
chinery for grinding it and boiling the juice
will also as surely be speedily invented and
come into use. If, without any machinery
designed for the special purpose, its capabili-
ties have been so thoroughly and satistactori-
ly demonstrated, there is really no telling
what it will prove worth to the country at
large in few years. That we are to become
speedily exporters of the product we have no
earthly doubt, nor can it be possible that its
cultivation in the United States will fail to
work as great a revolution in the sugar trade
of the world as the successful introduction of
the cotton plant in our Southern States has
certainly made in the trade in all articles
with which cotton goods have come into
competitions"