The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1858-05-01

general occupation Of the term, tur, 4
way Some undeinablc ra pscallion' NM
perhaps the name Of Smith, moves inios &,
takes a store, adyertises a grand pchsra j
thousand dollars il gold, Ten thoisapa y
watches Fifty thousand gold fddlesash \
any other trasbl hundred thousD n
yer pitchforks, or any thing else eaiiissly /
surd, and no blanks. Ny nanlbosiuha
Philosophers, see the men who ,oDlvsaa issS ns
utes before were heard to sneak Tins
could not be taken in = ne are TOO srsyS
. experience has taught as = I no one asS
pull the wool over our eyes ALI III
hundreds rush 70 the bogus lottery sios
vest their dollars by the score, pocsetda
highly ofnamented tickets, chnckle oyef Il
certainties Of their putting their hay iuola
barn with sitrer pifehforks, read soyf ii
columns Of Smiths tantalizing adveritarAs
that are never to be paid fvr, 90 10 lRa ns
fed hey will all awake after their / opsp u
sine" dreams, to fortune and to fame, M
10! the celebrated J. r. Smith become
my h-vanishes into thin air--aud tt pa4
are as purely imaginative us The silver auAfM
castles which had been raised by ihfses ssij
people. OH! my delnded followers, / ali; III
none of yon fell into that trap, else mi pfsx
ing would have been all in vain, and yun Eosa
have had snme idea of lie lotteries of BIZ.
Lei us now turn 10 lotieriesin another seIss
Who knows, my pur bind aoits, That III |
you all 30 iir,n,e tiifs essHfHg,, ilstttuaayfEt
the sunshine of pedce and bliss you left hRl
hour before, you may be enyelopeai HI ipN
and the dla Of confusion. Yonr darling {
Sposa. whom you kissed in sunshine when
left, has perhaps stumbled over the col, aa
letting the tea-kettle fall spilled lhe boals
water oyer the child--the doctor has been sTl
for but could not be found, SO The "a granA
mother has got the child up to ns neck !
DaHey-s saire, which she was never karste
be withoHt--whiIe the dog is chased BY M
other children Cor Stealing the toast thst WI
made for your Tea. and in his sSsht ilaa1|
jumps into your face through q tge pspss N
glass, carrying the window frame with Bin
All Of which, with the cries Of the injured, sd|
the sobq Of the parent by whose WRsaaaai y
accident occaarred, gives you . fngstas na
the Lotteries Of LIZ. ].
Let us view lotteries in another shape ~
hold, my loving mariners, a youth q ,gssh.
bearing, just like one of yourselves slsnsay
at the altar, hand in hand within oeaAuAN'
young and bashfnl maiden of seventeen IVY
mers--here pouting lips have just npsea
telling the parson as some Of you nass vi
before now in presence OF your susIsyu
preacher) that she Will love, honor .ala os
the man to whom she is now resiggtlng nessl
but look into her home years aiter3a1r, =
there, my too trusting seafarers, is 1ne ~
far arm, raised poker in hnnd, knecklls Y
children head over tip--down 60 1es eo'a,
one after another-tea-pot snasled--SsIn
upset-cups, sancers. and plates ny tlfoesa
the air, performing gyra'ions, while ifa'esss
the room in parabolic curyes-Baeel .xon
c%onfoupded and you have another slnepga
not a very hatteripg, illustration Of lle w
series Of Life.
Finally, in conclusion, let us take one nos
view of the doctrine of .chances. You nln
love { OF course yon do.) Miss Anggelluae ep
pima is an adorable girl--iet BLACK evsr
raven locks-tee,h a row OF pearl.a W.
comparable only to the Grecian Needless
Grace in her s~teps-heaven in her eye
In all her actions dignity and love-
You pop the question she rsfueteal,y ~ ~
SCENTS you both hurry off to the pflesl -, !,
knot is tieh You,go of on a h,yInenfal ".
and return with-your finger in yoLf n.,' A.
Why? Because you have found ois H.. I; n
wavy curls you doated on were the HOWE Z
carnations Of a jet black mig-the teelpysss
admired had been left behiud on the a'sssrs !,
table. One of the eyes, that pe1elfasa !,
deeply into your affections, was Q gas "
which your bride had swallowed py lals,si \
in a tumbler of water, where she mao Pa' X
over night to keep it cool That inc sos ;,s
som, you SO fondly believed would DC . lsssl
place for your weary head when tbe IVY, ~ \
life assailed you, was made Of sassp : I'M
Eliminating that the wool had been co'a IN x
pulled over your eyes). That when lAsfs
paratus for keeping the bridal dress uu;S
hind was removed, the dress itself hung s'i WI
up and down like a wet mainsall u Y 's XII
Then, with your finger in your NOUN ~ i
,you reflect, and you have some leehs '@'
the " Lotteries Of Life" Wxld
am sorry to see that some papers a;,ig
MS are copying my sermons wilnuas sis
your worthy preacher credit for ,hel', ii !
is wrong, and a poor way, you VIII s asaer il
man to try to get into Paradise ;, u ,ssy ss
cloak and credentials of another. II tns' M
in want of a preacher, it would De nv. u ia
orable to apply publicly for one than s.
other peoples. sermons without .h;s nolic
Louis True Democrat please copy 1ns n III
As l understand tin has gone VI a.
market considerably, | shall not eSPe''
lection this evening.
Snnihhs wants to Know ifa doctor, BY loes'i