The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1857-04-11
Cbs feIitiana Ilemotrat.
From rortcr's Spirit Of The Times
DEACON TlIROPE'S PIG EONS.

Several wears nro. when the masts and crops
in some of the Western Stncs were about TO
be destroyed by the large number Of wild
pigeons thnt came about, Deacon Throre aud
several Of his friends were sitting outside the
LOG mcctng.housc one Sunday morniug, waiting
for the minister to arrive, and, as . matter of
course, talking about the prospect Of having
"no.hing to feed on through the coming winter
1t's orrnl!" said one Of tho company. II
never see the pigeons so thick afore. NJ Bill
and Ben went down to the roost last night and
killed bag full with clubs. / think they'll
take al my corn.
ooh. yes it's orful!' replied the others.
CHATS nothing TO what me and my Felix
Joshua did day before yesterday" said the
deacon. "Yon know my bottom field there?
Well, they come in II so thick you couldn't see
the ground. went down to scare 'rm ont and
peradvcnture. they riz M ike clond, you
couldn't see the sky for 'cm hollrrcA aud
slappca nv hands. and tore around till was
plum worried out, M. did no good They lust
swarmcd around over my hoNd: and as fast ms
I went to one side Of the iinl they berm to
pour down in t'othcr. Felix .)o.'ua had jest
got to the crib with load of corn. for he was
gathrrn' the ridge field, and wen to Nhar he
was and told him 10 90 TO the house and gnt
his shotgun and my shotgun, and see it we
couldn't drive them ar pigeons ont'n the hot
tom field So he goes down to the house aud
gets his shot Gun and my shot gun aud we
goes down. He slpt along on one sid" OF the
field and Slipt along on t'other, till We got
about middle ways. and then | gina boiler,
and up they flew like whirlaguSt. hnzcd
away in the thckrSt of 'cm, and Felix Joshua
blazed away in the thickcst of 'cm, and what
do yon think? They were all gone in second
Then me and Felix Joshua elem over the fence
and says he to me- Father this beats all crea-
tionv Says | to him, GO and fetch the
steers and wagon" and upon my word and
honor, we picked up ten bushc'sr'
The good brothers stared wildly around them
and would probably have acrnsed tbair deacon
of lying had they not been interrupted by the
arrival of the preacher. and the announcement
that 'mectn' was goin' to Begin
After the services was over little groups OF
the faithful might have been seen here and
there, engaged in earnest conversation. Their
subject was an exciting one, ns you might have
inferred from the length Of their faces and the
carnestnoss Of their gestures II yon had lis
tened to their conversation Won might have
heard something about nc follows:
"Did you hear what Brother Thropc said
bout him md his Felix Joshua KILN ten
bushels Of pigeons ut one shot?
eyes it's orful, aint it?'
'It's lie as sure as shootin,' | don't know
what's got into Brother Thropc.'
"Whnt'll be done about it? 1t mustn't &C
so.-it'll ruin the name of the church.
1 "We'd better fetch it up next mnetin,' and
/ 4,1. 4 hnn ul,,,
And so il would 90 on OF course the gooo
deacon heard whisper Of it, which gave him
no little rncasincss However, he had beer
: into several scrarcs before and had come on
clear, and doubted not he should meet wit
the same good luck on this occasion. Unit
the meeting day arrived the entire s"tt'omon
was in an upronr Nothing wns talked OF bu
Deacon Thropc's ten hashcs Of pigeons Th'
good brothers said il was too hnd 10 have Tia
church disgraccd by deacon who wonld tel
/ such unreasonable tales: while the p'ous Oh
= sisters wiped their spcctHclrs. Sig'led and Sn''
at is hard telling the power which the evil on
cNcrtcth"
At last the exciting day arrived. tn
preacher stated that the church was ready 70
! the transaction Of business; whcreupon, brothe
I, Finglc arose and said:
e "Brothrr Deacon Thropc says him and h
Q Felix Joshua killed ten bushels Of pigeons Il
. one shot. The church don't believe it, am
) would love TO hear what the brother has to sa.
| for hmself'
n With much solomnity the Deacon arose, nm
after casting serious look over the congrcgn
ton, and elevating his eyes to the raftcrs
few times spoke as follows:
: "My brethrrng there is a sad mistake out
didnt say We killed ten bushels OF pigeons
$ one shot, but"
" whit did You say, them" interrupted ON
|, of the brothers. who was present when tn
Deacon first told about the pigeons. "l,'dn
j, you say you and your Felix Joshua both blaze
,, away" !"
v "Ycs.o
Z Didn't yon say you both elem over tn
fence
eyes pcradvennre."
"Ddn't you say that Felix Joshua said 'Fa
tler, this beats all creaon""
d II Did brother"
$. Didn't You say Felix JoShna fetched til
!, . steers and the wagon, and You picked up tie
e bushels ofpigeons?'
"There is the mistake, my brother" replle
nd