Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-09-14
A SINGULAR MEMORIAL.

A SINGULAR MEMORIAL.
Passing through one of the streets Of
Baton Rouge, a few days ago, we picked
up the following document. 1t is quite
mysterious
To the Honorable Mayor and Board OF
Selectmen Of the City Of Baton Rouge !:
Your memoria!ist respectfully repre-
seuts that he is a citizen OF peaceful and
Ia%w-aLiding habits, without, in the slight
est degree, being given IT, the iniquities
ot a debased and wicked world ; that he
pays bis taxes, General, State and local
with answering correctness aud regular
lty, highly becoming to a man Of his sta
ZION in the community. Further rrpre-
sents, that in the parish where be resides,
his Importance is vastly increased in CON-
sequence of his being proprietor of a very
large family, all the offsboots Of which
are highly creditable to him as being nat.
urally inclined to follow the wise course
marked out by their patcrnal progenltor
10 attaining the high social position pre-
viously referred to-. The premises thus
considered, your memorialist will proceed
to lay his grievances before your houora-
bic body for such action thereon as wis.
dom and justice shall dictate.
Your memorialist, Influenced by a gen.
ial sun aud the prospect Ct a change OF air,
was prompted a few days ago to visit the
city wherein your honorable body occu.
py a distinguished and exalted position
Your memorialist would here %interpoaate
the fact that his approach to your beauti-
tul city was unheralded by any military
or civic display, or demonstrations usually
rendered distinguished guests which is
mentioned, not as Il desire to cast a retec-
ton upon lack of simple courtesy. but
because they were entirely unaaticipated
by your memorialist.
Your memorialist further AYERS that bis
promenade through your beautiful city
was unmarked by any popularity, beyond
his personal appearance, untll he reached
a street, or thoroughfare, known as the
Boulevard. Passing 10 tront OF a large and
spacious Observation-Disclosures with the
inmates of which your memorialist claims
the most profound iguorauce-he was in
duced to enter the spacious mansion afore.
said upon the very polite and cordial in.
~.itatlon Of an affabie gentleman sitting
at q window thereof. Iu q thoughtless
moment, your me oriaIist, seduced by
the captivating manner Of the afable gen.
tleman AFORESAID, did enter the spacious
mansion and Vas warmly greeted by tue
affable occupant. Your memorialist con-
tesses to a weakness having arisen in bis
neither ext,emities at the singular and
cordial behavior of the sffahle gentleman,
aud was fearfulIy apprehensive that SIN
'ster deslg ns mere meditated against the
person OF your Dcmorialist az well AS
against the peace aud dignity of the State
of which your memorialist claims to be a
bright aud shining light ; aud not being
provided with the traditional green cot
ton umbrella, felt him>eIf incompetent to
cope with the dangerous surroundings as
did Daniel in the lions den. The fearful
anticipations Of your memerialist were
realised III a rem rkably short space Of
time. Three or four persons entered tue
apartment wherein your memorialist sat
IN company with the affable gentleman
aforesaid, aud claimed personal and inii.
mate acquaintance with your memorial
lst. even to hand-shaking aud inst,tutlng d
series OF questions as to tie health Of the
family OF your memorialist, all Of which
was highly offensive and personal in it's
character, inasmuch al Your memorialist
was entirely ignorant Of the names and
personal status Of the parties who per
sisted in those tami!iarities.
Your memorialist still feeling insecure
in person, began seriously to think of APP
pealing to the police for protection, but
suddenly remembering that your beauti
fol city is u%nprovided with those metropol.
'tan indispensables, refrained from SO
doing. though with much anguish aud
bitterness Of spirit.
Your memoriaIist further AYERS, that
while suffering the grea: agony of mind,
caused by the excessive familiarities pre-
viously referred to, the parties proceeded
to put their nefarious and diabolical de-
signs into execution, the plans Of which
your memorialist fully believes were con-.
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