The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-02-05

go. X for nobler body ofmen neve
walked the earth than those who compose
our Fire Department. The largest ;crowt
was collected near the Judges stand, OF
the ladies' gallery, on theg entlemen's stant
and in and around the Saloon in the OLE
building. While knocking about, waiting
for the boys to get ready, ! went into thu
Saloon, and there discovered
The aposition Of honor" was given t
the Rouge ct NOR" table, under TIL
able direction Of George Who's
practised eye continually ran over tn
crowd, and with unerring certainty detect
led aganle," whenever q soft one up
preached. A tall man with black wills
kers, was playing with George, and KNOCK
ing the bank higher ner kite. 7 ! motto
ed that when others bet they did not hav'
the same good luck, and that whenever tn,
game Jagged the "man with the whiskers
went in again. Maybe he was acquainted
with the animal !!
Another table was devoted to the Geor
gia Lottery game. The table is divided
into sections, numbered from one to sixty
six twenty-five blanks and forty-four pr
zes-under the prize numbers is marked
the AMOUNT Of the prize, some paying two
three, and twenty for one. The playe
throws ten dice and takes the number OF
the table corresponding with his throw. =
The keeper was young man Of PROPOSES
sing appearance, and large "gift Of thu
CAB" "Get away from here boys" HI
said, as the young lads crowded around
"get away, its bad enough for men to b.
here, without you. Now who is in for q
dollar, its q fair game, gentlemen, thu
board is before you and can't alter it,
Some one put down dollar, and shaking
the dice, made his throw-after rapidly
counting it up, the keeper said, "Thirt,
three, that's your number, find it on thu
board here IT is and blank, the none,
is nine. Can't help it, the board is before
you and ! cantalter it. Ifyou had thrown
sixty-six, I'd have. paid you Eve hundred
for one. Whose in again !" ] saw one
man betting here, who first lost two Of
three dollars, and then by two lucky
throws won forty dollars, wnen to the
amusement Of the crowd, he said h
thought he would quit Whenever you
like !" replied the keeper, adont play i
you don't want to-" Here we are again
that gentleman won forty dollars and he's
got enough, who wants some niore2 Who
is in for dollar y You have seen insects
around lamp at night, and have watched
them fly near the fame and then away
again, and then back nearer, nearer and
nearer until at last they would perish in
the fire. Just SO with the man got the
forty dollars, he went off and then came
back and lost q few dollars, went away
and came again to lose some more, nntil
finally he had anary a red left" There
were besides these, three Roulet Tables
and another game Of dice. Notwithstand-
ing the dull times the Tiger Family seemed
to be doing very well.
THE FIREMEN's RACE.
This was the great event Of the day, aud
as the preparations approached compile
ton, the excitement was very high amongst
the friends Of the different companies
The race was half a mile, with hand FIRE
engine, the engine to be drawn by horse
and ten picked men from the company on
trial to run with the engine, unhitch the
horse at the Judges stand and pump watel
from The canal-the company getting va
ter in the shortest time to carry off thu
prize, offered by G. Il. Zimmerman, Esq.
the well known Jeweller, a splendid bronze
clock, with figure Of Neptune on top
Each company used their own horse, but
all used the same engine.
American Hook md Ladder No. 2 was
the first to run, and when they left tht
post expectation was great -away the.
went, now we catch glimpse ofthen
through the trees, now between the build
ings, hi how they tear along, here thel
come around the bend, whopee! here the,
are, unhitched in q twinkling. and waite
thrown, all in two minutes, forty and ,
half seconds! As each company compile
ted their run, and the time was scored b,
the Judges, the widest excitement, bu
almost good feeling prevailed. The priz
was won by Hope Hook and Ladder Com
pany No. 3, who made the run and threw
a good stream in 2-34. This ended tn
amusements and ceremonies Of The Secon,
Annual State Fair Of the Mechanics an,
Agricultural Fair Association, and I can
mot leave the subject, without expressin,
the hope that all the people Of our Stat
will be in a condition of prosperity tina
will enable them to enter with spirit lat,
the next exhibition.
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