The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-07-15
In Earnest.

1t Is no use any longer ukSs,uiSlhS ZIG
fact, patent to all, that the colored
Democracy of Rapides is now fixed
institution, alive, wide awake, in real
dead earnest and with local habita-
ton and name. Not content with
the Lamothe Barbecue, they got up a
Ball, a rousing Ball, ON last Saturday
night. They were gratifed and hon
ored by the proprietor of the Ice House
placing at their disposal the fine and
large Ball Room in his Hotel. We
must candidly admit that this element
of the Democratic Party of Rapides, is
far ahead of any new organization we
ever witnessed before in our Parish.
Their Ball was really we'll gotten up
and handsome affair. The room was
decorated and the reunion was truly a
handsome one of happy and contented
colored folks; and right well did all
seem to enjoy themselves. The Room
was crowded with both sexes, among
whom were few Radical darkies who
accepted the invitations extended to
them, and did not make jealous fools
of themselves and refuse to accept the
freely extended hospitality of their
political rivals. AS usual the leading
Radicals kicked up all sorts of antics
at this Democratic jubilee and resorted
to their usual tricks andlies. But they
could not come it over most of their
allies. Tie President of the Radical
Club, who is a bigot, with little or no
sense, spread himself in opposition to
the Ball, but he too had to back down
and hear in his disgustof the progress
OF the Colored Democracy. A young
lad of abont fifteen Summers, a relative
of this Radical President, expressed a
wish to him to go, but the black Presi-
dent come down with stout Radical
NO! and told him he must not attend
such an affair, FOR to say the least of it,
it would cost him a dollar. The
Youngster could not see it, however,
and left his Radical relative, with the
determination to post himself on the
dollar question. He walked off to the
Ice House, where accosting an enthu-
siastic friend Of ours, a whiteman and
a Democrat, he begged OF him to set
him right about the Ball. He was
soon told that it would cost him moth
ing and Welcome at that. Our young
darkie frightened up, started off in a
double quick to the house of his Radi-
cal relative and related to him, what
he had learnt and that he BELOVED it
and Che was g,cine to the Democratic
Ball'' This reused the Radical ire of
the Radical president, who told our
darl1ie chap, he should not 60 and that
he could not get his clothes. Our chap
did not tarry long with his Radical rel
alive, but returned to the Ice House,
where he again met our aforesaid friend
to whom he recounted his sad fix.
This supposed sad fix Of the darkie
chap was soon turned into a happy and
merry fix. Our aforesaid friend took
charge of the darkie chap and in less
time than we write it, he rugged him
off in complete and elegant suit, from
head to foot, that would grace any
Ball Room. Reader you should have
seen our young darkie strut into the
Room and advance and whirl around to
the good music the balance Of that
night. He was the observed of all OBJ
servers and enjoyed himself to his
hearts content and says, though he is
too young to vote, he intends from this
out to talk and work against the Rad
icals and dance at all the Democratic
| Balls!
u We have no waste space, this
issue, for any of the proceedings of oul
| Dunn-colOred Legislature, and are