The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1869-02-06
MIS- sCELLASEOUs.
How Fathers may save Sons.

to escape them, are anxious to follow il
ruinous ways and seek the pestilentia
company. OF the bad. We say to all ia
theirs. make companions of your sons, OF
more Justly, make yourselves companions
of vnrr sons. Enter into their interests
their pastimes. Give them an occasional
SUGGESTION Of interest. Seek to interest
them. Watch the bent of their inclina-
tions. their likes and dislikes, and seek
todircct them Alright. Use as much more
care in developing your sons that you
would in developing fine colt, as your
sons exceed the colt in value. Do not
sttle but encourage in them the love of
the beautiful. If they love reading, fur
nish it them. Readlngnoney is cheaper
than grog money, as thousands on thou
sands of fathers can testify. Be careful
how YOU foster 4 love of fast nags, "a they
lead to the waste of much time and the
formation of bad habits. Two-torty nass
make market for two-forty whiskey. 1t
is seldom that a young man of correct
habits becomes the trainer of fast nags.
Interest Your sons in the Improvement of
your farm. not only where the severest
l,bor comes in, but in improvements for
ornament and pleasure. a little effort
at something in the way of home recrea-
ton. even if it brings the neighboring
bows to your house and makes IL little
trouble, A very lite done in this way
to interest your boys and neighboring
bows. will bind the whole of them to you
in links of adamant. You will not only
be the hero of your own family, but of the
ncighborhood.
If vour sons love flowers, which pray
4 ii, ho fnu
Cultivate it as carefully as you do your
best paying crops. Feed 1t with horti-
cultural, chronological and Horticultural
money by giving it to them in books
which will increase their love of Gods
l,eanties and goodness-the annual, un-
translated language of heaven written all
over the broad expanse OF earth for man
to see and believe but not read-not yet
until he Miorns through Gods own
planting the paradise OF eternity. Do
nnt expect your boys to love what you
take no. sort of interest i'll. Do not be
disappointed if they do love what you
lone. dislike what you dislike, and hate
what You hate. Hence what you desire
to cnl.iv!ste In the boys cultivate in your
self, ''es
We know that boys can he thus reared
to love home--love the father, love the
farm, and love to embellish and adorn
and make beautiful the farm home.
A boy will take interest in farm In
the crops and income of which he is in
tested. A farmers boy is as willing to
have little spending money OF his own
as any boy. We knew father out West
whose orchard (young and thrifty was
injured by rabbits frequently. He offered
his boys fifteen cents each for killing
rabbits. The boys cleared the woods OF
the pests and had little money OF their
own. The father interested the sons in
using their money for good purposes, and
GOOD resulted all around. Fathers, If
you want good boys, be good old boys
yourselves.
MlscEGEs Ar1oN-Dtsgusting Results ot
INonyreI Teaehings. - strange couple
came up from Erie, ON the Lake Shore
Road, Saturday evening - exciting the
disgust of 9 every passenger in the car:
1t comprised a sooty, greaay negro, and
pretty white girl whom be had married
the day before at Erie. The gisl evf
IDENTIFY felt q great deal OF shame at her
situation, for she kept herself doubly
veiled, and looked out Of the car oil the
time Her "Othello," ;" however, was all
passionate tenderness and attention. We
have learned the antecedents of the pair,
which we lay before our readers: On
Thursday a tall, gaunt, very black negro,
about forty years OF age, registered at
the Morton House, Erie, as William
Lindsey and wife, Ohio" He requested
the landlord to give him the best room
in the house, as his wife wonld arrive on
the next train. His "wiEe" not putting
in her appearance by the next nrorning,
lie went to Oberlin after her. 1t hap
pened that the girl--Carrie Brown by
name--howevers was en- roate for Erie,
to join her lover, tagh y and the train
that he was ON passed hers. Arriving
at Erie and learning the state Of affairs,
Carrie remained in the depot till evening
when Lindsey returned from 0beFiin
They then went to the hotel and asked
to be shown to his room. The landlord
asked th<, negro If the lady with him was
his wife. Lindsey answered in the af.
frmative. The landlord then interro.
gated the lady, who is beautiful young
Irish girl. She said they were not yet
married, but that they had come for the
purpose of>being married., The two were
then told that they must produce q GER
tifcate of marriage before they could
occupy a room together, whereupon they
called upon the Rev. Mr.. Nutting, oi
Erie, and were married. The girl said
abe came fl rom Boston, Mass; that she
had been living in Oberlin, attending
school; that she there met this man, her
present husband, VIA. Delaney, alias
WIN. Lindsey. He says he is o Wesleyan
Methodist preacher. Prof. Allen knew
of her leaving 10 marry the negro, and
was in favor Of the marriage. They left
Erie Saturday morning for obeflin. The
bride is very pretty girl, and was we'll
dressed. She says her pasenta live, in
Boston. She has been in Oberiin since
October Lsst. The girl IL about f8 or 19
years Of age. Delaney were y stove
pipe hat, and carried 0 cettop umbrella
in his hand. We woalal like to comment
upon this case, but it 10 too disgusting
we cannot trust our feelings.
(Ohio) PlaiRdeaier. III
DEEP PLowrSG.-The Commissioner
of the Agricultural Bureau at the city OF
F. Washington, lately announced expert
. ments made hv that iratikution hayN de-