The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-11-21
merged into dusk when thew ,et,.

regularly domesticated in the house 6.
stayed there alone with her all the TIM !.
her husband was in the city" "A,os., !.
it possible9 Well, there is no account;.
for the way some folks behave. An,. =
the house with Mr.. Brownr' well ~.
| is, she was as good as alone with him. rs
one else in the house but her children .ss 5
the servants Perhaps-sile detracton :. q
not bold enough to utter downright a.,. 3
sation; they prefer more cautious moIss
Of attaining their object.
skilled by touch to deepen scandals.
tints
With all the kind mendacity of hints,r
Or more skillfal still
Convey alibelin frown,
And mink a reputation down.
Perhaps there is unhappily no need Of an.
ton or surmise- perhaps the evidenca !.
too strong, the guilt too overt for doubt,
What a feast for these vampires! Ha.
they gloat over the foul story as it is ban.
died from lip to lip gaining fresh yenon
from every one It passes-how qnicklv /.
supersedes all other topics of interest-.bov
often is the sad story repeated amid
chorus of obscene jests and heartless lanob
ter, when it should rather have been heard
in silence with feelings Of sorrow and ia.
initiation for the frailty of our common -.
ture-how they exult over fallen sister. i
ruin The betrayer, the destroyer, escapes
with but slight castigation; while TIA
full phials of Pharisaical wrath are 4,
served for the hapless victim of his treacb,
cry. Yet these fierce denouncers and Is.
relenting judges of an erring fellow.beip,
will flock to Church on Sunday, and prus.
trate themselves in mockery of worship
before Him who said to the guiltiest amonr
women" Neither do I condemn thee; .
and sin no more" Oh, Charity, "longsus
fering and kind that tkinketh no eril," hon
seldom hast thou an abode on the lips orinS
the hearts of men! Can any one wonder.
that our society should be SO lamentably
deficient when it is gangTened to its very
core with this plague-spot of scandals
Every one complains of the general dearth
of sociability and kind feeling; but how
can it be otherwise? How can we blame
q young man for hesitating to visit at 8
house where there are grown daughters,
when the consequence of his doing so iss
sure to be q report that he is Immediately
going to marry one of them9 On the 9th
er hand young girls dare not show the
pleasure they naturally feel in the society
Of intelligent men lest the charitable world
should say they are flirting" or "desper.s
ately smitten," or trying to catch hus.
band" What wonder that the pare il
mind and upright in principle prefer to Sc.
'lude themselves altogether from society.
and rather bear the imputation of pride
ind exclusiveness than run the risk Of
hearing worse things said Of theml Scan.
1al here is like death, there is no hope Of
escaping 1t. When grey hairs and long 6
life Of probity and honor are NO safe guard
when the sanctity Of home is invaded
ind servants bribed to betray the secrets
II the honsehold-no wonder that there Il
% little sociability in our midst; and IN.
ess there is change for the better soon
We might as well make up our minds to
i've ID desert at once.
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REvoKED--Some weeks ago it was tele.
,raphed throughout the country that
stephen G. Burbridge had been appointed
olonel of one Of the regiments Ia the reru.i
ar army. Though this was correct. it Is
lso true that the appointment was made
y the secretary of war without consulta-
ION with the President, and without hisa
nowledge or appreciation. We are graft.
ed to be able to state that, upon proper
presentation of Burbridge's course Is
lentucky being made to President John.
on, ne promptly revoked the order for the
ppointment, and under his administration
ne regular army will not be disgraced BY
aving asone of its officers man whom s
ov. Bramlette denounced to his superiors
5 being destitute ofthe ability of an officer,
ne courage of a soldier or the principles Of
gentleman. It is not certainly known
'ho procured this revocation. but Cen
'obson, who despised the Incapable who
as his superior in grade, but his inferiorx
every quality Of the officer and the man,
nd Governor Bramlette, who, after having
enounced him as above, went through the
rec OF q reconciliation which all knew 10
hollow and del,tsive, were both in Wash.
lgt0n at the time, and we can draw onr
'nclusions. Hated by the people Of his
alive State whom he oppressed and rob.
sd, despised by the politicians whose
lserable instrument he was, but who now
lun his society, with the money souapder.
in vice which he extortpd from neace.
Die citizens as the price of their liberty,
70 ghosts OF his murdered victims crying
1t against him from their graves for ven.
eance, let the wretch live on with tho
rrlble consciousness Of his own ndisdeedD
MS only punishment, and as an evidence
lat those who misuse shortlived power
purposes Of tyranny and murder rarely
oft by their crimes.
LMaysyille Eagle. CONSERVATIVE
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Ia The Saturdays Afternoon Edition
the Picayune has the following Mexican
rvs
The Emperor Macmillan had arrived at
ordova, When it was suspected he inten.
d to leave the country, and he was
opped, and not allowed to proceed until
should abdicate in favor Of the person
med by Marshal Bazaine. The Emperor
Fered to abdicate in favor of young
arbide but this was not accepted and
refused to abdicate to any one else.--
aximilian then returned to Mexico, whers
was at the last dates, which are to tho
b inst.
A French VIEW OF THE Mexican
SSION.-Tha C0ur,.;er dea E,c,e Ty.;s ne