The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-01-27
LETTER FROM NEW ORLEANS.

SPELL OF wEATHER-RELEASE OF
LIEUTENANT BRAINE-ACA RPET-BAG
GER TRAvELs-BusINEss, ETC, ETC.
FRIEND DEMocRAT:
You remember the Farmers wife
when you and were boys, who said
generous old soul, that she wished ri,
would rain nights and Sundays so thai
the hired men could rest" If she had
lived in this vicinity, she would have
been satisfied with the Sunday per.
formances Of the Clerk of the weather
these, last four Or five weeks. Such
weather! Why, Jeminall hasn't been
able to wear her new cob-web bonnet
yet, and Elvira is almost consumed
with curiosity to know what the
Smiths will wear to church next. Wet,
windy, chilling, clustering, awful
weather we have been having, with
mud knee-deep on the levees and I'M
paved streets, and a sky as dark and
lowering as IN old maids face when
you tread on the tail of her favorite
cat. Such weather in fact rs would
make MS wish to "shuffle off this NOR
tai coil" if it were not for the fear of
getting into more trying climate. The
other day, while it was raining in
binding sheets, my little boy looked
mournfully up and said, "Papa, l wish
it would stop raining, want to go see
Santa Claus" "Santa Claus!n where
wauld you find him Z" asked. cat
Mr.. Piffet's, in the Touro Block, on Ca
nal street, Emile told niche was there"
II guess he was mistaken" I replied.
ooh, no, sir I! for that's where he got
his rocking horse, and he said there
were drums, bats and balls, guns and
all sorts Of nice things there" ooh,
yes" said one of the girls, 'sand Mr..
Pifet has such nice trimmings and
laces." "And work baskets said an
other. Gan sorts of perfumery, shell
combs, lunch baskets, Toilet soaps,
Fishing Tackle" they exclaimed, one
after an another. eyes, know that
MIR. Piffet has an extensive stock of
toys, fancy articles and trmmings,n I
replied, "and if you catch Santa Claus
there, l have no doubt he will give YOU
what you want" Piffet's is a regular
and is known throughout
the South as the most extensive store
IF the kind in the country.
: 8 TARDY JUSTICE. trr
After q long and trying imprison-
nent, Lieutenant Rraine has been set
1t liberty. 1t will he remembered that
le was arrested on the charge of piracy
utter the war had closed, and was hur-
led off to prison, leaving his family
without protector and without ade-
luate means of support. Although
here never was the least shadow of |
aw or justice in holding Lieut.. Braine
n any different light than his brothers
# the Confederate navy and army were
leld, the Yankee press have persist
ntly denounced him, and kept his
amily in continued state of anxiety
y their threats. His release empties
he prisons Of the war prisoners, as he
Eas the last person held for participa-
ion in the 'Great Rebellion.o Speak
ng of this, we must give our ''North-
IN brothers" credit for some returning
eason. The Springfield (Mass.) Re-
ublican, in commenting on the death
f General Rousseau, and the resigna-
ion of General Hooker, which creates
wo vacancies in the rank of Brigadier
|eneral, says, ftIt is greatly to be re- |,
retted, on many accounts, that we are
OF far enough advanced yet to take
dvantage of the splendid military tai
ut of the South.n ~.
OFF FOR A HOLIDAY. l.
There is family in the Fourth Dis
'ict, with two or three daughters who
ere during tile war rampant Confede-
ties. They were down on the whole
'ankee race, and would not look at a I
|ue coat without elevating their nasal
'gans. Some how it happens that
lose who were most bitter, have been !,
10 easiest to convert. Well. there
me along just after tue war closed a t
sry nice gentleman, who was in the \
'ternal Revenue or some other depart )
ent, who by his loyalty had made a !
&c little pile of ten thousand dollars 9
SO, and as he wasa very gentcel tel I
W, rather good looking and young, a
Re OF the young ladies laid aside herl
'eJudices and they were married.
a,ngs wenton swimmingly, everybody
Id she had made a fine match, and
ey were quite large lions in a wide =
rcie OF acquaintance. He kept a c
'nded warehouse, and through his ac- b
lalntance with the big guns of the I
lrty in power, his warehouse was kent .
II all the time. About four months 4
% he left suddenly for Canada, talk t
6 his wife with him. On his trim r