The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1858-07-03

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he founded an Institution Of learning, which he
hopedsto see one LAY beneficial to Its people
when IT shonld be completed he would have
done a benefit to his adopted village, and he.
most probably would have the pleasure Of
knowing, ere deaths messenger came for him,
that he was considered by the people as d pub
lie, beneiactof.
The twenty.sixth of July, l84A-, broke out
a glorious emorni0g In the village Of D..
1t was the same day on which years before the
person who had benefited aud adorned the
place had left il disgnsted. low spirited and
broken hearted, to seek his fortune III q more
gelialclime and forget bis sutfhriBgs ID Tie cares
]. : business.
The day was beautiful. but like everything
else it was destined to end. Time, no matter
how long, will, too, pass away like the leeting
footstep. So also has every thing else its NOR
al end. Well may we say " what shadows we
are and what shadows we pursue r.
Evening was beginning to throw its sable
hue over tho village. The church was the
scene Of gaiety and Joy. Carriages and peo-
pie were plenty around it. The canse Of this
was a marriage then taking place. The bride
was none other than cur village qfieen, still
young and blooming, and the groom the ben
~efaetor Of the illage, Flo became victim IL
her charms, and was accepted by Ler and that
day was fixed upon to witness The connection
Of the knot, which was to make them one both
in huhia, and divine law, The ceremony was
performed and their I'D nervous guests were trea-
ted to q rich supper, aud the marriage cake
was widely spread. The rich the poor were
treated alike. The hand Of friendship was ex-
tended all iidl cFimiHately. Probably this
termination was arrived at from the fact tbat
the groom considered that he was once poor
himself and was nobetter than the numerous
assemblage that attended his o%leyee', thai,
night. Az q late hour tie company separated.
fully satisfied with their entertainment and
sincerely wishing the new couple good success,
peace and the NIL enieynent Of conDubial bliss.
me May Queen now the wife of De Vile,
has ever reason TO be satisfied. Her old sor-
9 are healed and forgotten. Shesis over
1oyed at the prospects before them her hns-
band Is one OF the most affectionate sofhusbands.
she is the most obedient and gentle Of wives /;
andsotten she reminds hin Of old times, and us
tsares- A'ta7 ss 49, 49, set eat lire fsfgssttteH they
knew, too, that the best standard Of those en-
Toying InatrimNny is to consider that it was
destined bysGod for mutual happiness ktweep
the sexes, and nothing is m~oreliaroruble to- bis
sight than to behold q strict and attentive per-
Etornance Of the marriage obligations. They.
too, remember that the sins Of the parents tall
npon the children. illustration IS fruitful in
this respect, The child Of ~yirtious ,arents
arises to greater perfection, and Is looked
upon with more favor than the child Of
vicious parents. All these they remembered
and are prepared to calry them out. And once
carried out their happiness il complete. Hap
py ~ mind aud happy in ench others society,
and peculiarly happy, and in that happiness
tbe:oft reIeatsa wiAli t4f the affectionaie wife A.
iulHlled. She bad wished to be The compau
,onl q q man who was every way worthy her
esteem, and with him the possessor of a mar
Lslona = pleasant, secluded spot, ere she should
go 70 iher grave, and she has them. Truly
trials and cares are for a persons good and
thus We take our leave Of them, wishing them
inc ample enjoyment Of the charge they. have
taken upon themselves.
WHEELING ONES SELF.--Going to dinner
the other day, we saw a little fellow. about two
years Old, sitting in wheelbarrow and trying
to wheel himself. II struck us that MANY ned.
PIE IN thus world are often caught in the same
ACT, and we shall always think hereafter
When we see u business man trusting every.
thing to his clerks, and continually sceIjnp lis
honse, yet expecting to get along-he's sitting
n 9 wheelbarrow and trying to wheel himself
When we sec o professional man, better ac-
quain1ed with everything else than sh;s profes.
sion, always starting some new scheme and
never attend g to his calling, his wardrobe
and credit Viii soon designate him as sittina
10 q Wheelbartow and trying to wheel himself
" men VIC see q larmer with an o~ver-abuudance
d ! hired help,a trusting everything to their
1,auagemeht. hls lence down, implements out
per tillage-too prond or. TOO lazy 10 take off
his coat and 60 to work--he's sitting in q
Whee,parroW and trying to wheel himself
When we see n man busily engaged %circula.
ing scandal concerning his neighbor, we infer
he Is pretty deep in the mud himself, and is
suing IN q Wheelbasrow and trying to wheel
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