The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1858-08-28
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reaching a h~eter0g1rleons mass Al I'M s Nv sE
end Of the ROOM, when a banssomaIr ' $3.50
boz volume of SHAKESPEARE. togasIo. s.sa5
81 saer books and papers' etiaesnali,, L Il
a pur progress, and cause N alrs.,f u
aesA-ee"1f eyes liking our anal dpstinss;.s
A little pntig sowever, aided us mi s;L
the exception jumping our head aoaipst I'M M
open doors of the bookcase, and nearI, fsii;.N,
caused by catching our feet in 4 yest IN M,
OF nnmentionables-on the aoor-we $780,. INV
in reaching the heretofore aIIpaea Il 49, ,s...
when. to our surprise, we f0nna H Il " 1
large and handsome beauro. but ID cbran,s,sI.
covered with things as to be mite MI
~nizahle. With the privilege of ,5sT III
need, We opened the drawers thersBf u q y v
some Of many thing, on The MI, Mi ID u I
placed therein. But no that vas ;mnos sas@
for they were already crowded ard .;A
what? you will ask. Well, that i tha W. "
ton. The contents of the drawer npmhas III u,
consisted of a dozen fine shirts. ernsbsa I'M N
they looked as If they had been worn Il ~ II
tie a backing brush and box Of hlaek;na !, !.
paper of pins in a shaving bog: a razor III ! !
bundle Of letters Ia black vest and ! rS'.
one q few cigai. and a roll Of tobacco !
book Or poems and couple. of crayats. a nprs
paper and a hair brush.
Drawer number two, already half onpn Y.
contents. half therein and half On iii 3aaor
consisted Of a bottle of " T'rieopherous 7 ana
one of Cologne, a coat and some more shirts;
a bottle OF wine ard q good Ioeket ; d ybjte,
cragat and a satin vest a pair Of pants aid
some wiring paper, two combs and halfa
dozen pieces OF soap a box Of motto waiets
and some visiting cards. are a few Of the neoes
sary articles which inhabit this drawer aIonp-
The third he told lis he was in The habit afj
Keeping a little of everything in. And surely
we were inclined TO believe him, for nowhere
conlcat %14r vag-~.lEWo smal
hammers and d large enc; a DOZEN ossSSs
handkerchiefs a pair Of pistols, and b couple
Of razor strors ; half u dozen dirty collars did
two or three clean onea a novel, some more
letters, a cap, and one slipper three or fotr
pair OF socks a pin-casbion and a ring some
poetry and a darning needle " blight cnFl
from the bead OF bis lost f%atorite some but.
tons, together with a cigar box bali filed With
crackers, was the sights afforded by an iuspee,
tim of drawer number three, while The top ID
flied to OVERLOOKING with a variety which W
have neither time nor space to mention.
|. Breath less we paused 10 look abont The
room Richly bound volumes, the nanesid
whose author, should have entitled them to
better usage, lay scattered hither and thitler
about the floor. The posts Of the beasteads
were ornamented; one with adirty shirt, another
with a dressing gown, the third with q night
cap and the fourth with a pair of pants,
On the Handicapped w~ashirgg-stand steods
bowl half filled with dirty water, into which
the towel had fallen, some soap aud powder
tooth, nail and hair brushes. A gun, over
which hung q large bag OF shot, occupied Que
corner of the room, aud a couple Of candk-
sticks which had played their part in " lies
dream " before the days of gas, stood coser6
with greese in another old boots and shoes;
useless cravats !; stockings out at the heel do
cayed vests; stringless dickeys and the le,
occupies The third while the remaining one WGq