Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-02-21

and always in some stew or broil. He
had family troubles, also bis halt. brother,
the Clam was disgrace to the family,
always in liquor, and generally considered
"squirt." Some Of his family were
very lazy, and spent most of their time in
beds. There had also been some rakes
among them, creating great disturbance.
tie was most respectable himself; his
father was quite distinguished, and bis ma.
ternal ancestor was Mother Of Pearl. He
went in for his own rights, and did not
care whether the rest got theirs or not.
| The Jewish remarked, dat was very
shelfish."
The Oyster continued. There was one
Of his neighbors-he would not call any
names-who we're very surely and crab
bed; that he was one sided individual,
and no one approved Of his motions.
| The Crab protested against this abuse,
and said that the rest took advantage Of
him because he WAS sofi." He respect.
fully retired backwards.
Here the Goldfish entered and apologised
for his lateness, as he had been visiting
school. He thought the Whale was badly
of, since men took his oil to make light OF.
His own case was the reverse of this !:
they took his lishts-and liver, too, for
that matter--to make oil of. This might
be very good for consumption, but il was
COMPOUNDED bad for him. The most alarm.
irg kind he had ever heard of was the
consumption Of Goldfish. 1t might be very
good fun for ,nen to cut him open and salt
him, but to hang him up afterwards was
rather too bad q joke.
The Herring said there had been dis
position manifested to play tricks of this
kind in his school, and that lately some Of
his companions had been badly smoked.
Tho Shad, too, in his spring migra,ions
up the rivers, had been greatly prosecuted,
particularly by the members Of the legisla.
ture. Men had greatly nettled him, and
had nearly driven him insane. He wa. a
superstitious fish, and most unlucky day
for them was fryday. However, be
thought his enemies had suffered some-
what in the warfare, and found his tale
regular bonyparte.
The Flatfsh was not particularly flatter.
ing in reply to the Shad, for he did not be.
lieve there was z shadow of truth in his
remarks.
The Salmon, also, had his troubles. He
was an aristocrat-(h here there was a
general turning up Of noses, and some
tittering, not Of the Goldfish kind either)-I
and did not associate with small fry. He
spent most Of his time in travelling, and in
summer went up to the inland rivers, and
took his family to the springs and the falls.
He had been lately much afflicted and
grossly maltreated At the South. Passing
up the Savannah river bis family had been
surrounded by 4 party Of infamous kid
nappers, and some Of his children had
been hooked. Il was his intention to in
form Uncles Sam and Tom Of this outrage,
and the Union would be dissolved imme-
diately. Here there was 4 regular row
among the small fry. Tho Trout called
the Salmon Northern Fish, with north
ern principles, who had no business polk
ing his nose up southern rivers" He con.
sidered the story Of the Salmon all gam.
mon, and got up for political effect. He
was small fish, but any insult to his ma
tive streams be would not brook. nv !
The Flying Fish few into tremendous
passion, and appealed 10 tho Blacklist,
who n,odessly thanked Neptune that though
his back was black his belly was white.
Just then there was great disturbance,
also, among sundry others Of the small
fly, why had evidently been drinking.
There was lot Of suckers who were
much inebriated, and one small fish sung
q: the top Of his gills that he was = a jolly
old sole,' 2 aud the cospensioa like many Of
our political meetings, broke up in gene
raj row therefore il is presumed every.
thing will go on - ifnotbing had happened.
g s.s ='.aats = ~ - - - 3 ~
asAxsRIcAn. TITLEs.-N is time for a
change IN our American Titles, and we
see sentence in Governor Geary's mes
sage TO the Kansas Congress, which, it
seems 10 us, contains proper substitutes
for the present meaningless /" Mr., and
/. Esq." He sas: = Homesteads should
be held sacred. Nothing SC much strength
ems government as giving its citizens a
solid stake In the country. ] am in favor
of assuring to every Industrious citizen
one hundred and sixty acres Of land."
Now, why not preface simply honest in.
dividaal's name with !. c. e. industrious
citi.en,'' Or, If De has attained to the own.
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