The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-03-27
A New Suit Of ClOtHacs-.EtS Re-
suits.

He glorles IN gray clothes. Editor, (that
is "we, ")had but one suit; that suit had
served US we'll both as reminder of the
s'lost cause" and against chilling winds.
They were worn thread-bare. But there
came change. We went to clothier's
and dressed out in spanking bran new
suit of broadcloth, from top to toe. We
then went to barber-shop and paid four
bits to have our classic locks trimmed,
and our silken beard shaved. We felt
complacent like. In this mood we went
to the office. We gave the type-setters
poem con earthquakes They said
the editor would have to see it. Told
them "we" was editor, but they couldn't
see it. Went into the editorial room,
and sat down to the table on which had
been spread much of these here brains.
In short time, man came up. We
knew him, but he didn't know us in our
''new ssclose.' He had horse-whip,
two pistols, and bowie-knife, and looked
savage.
"Is the Editor in?" he asked husk-
ily.' holding out our paper, abusing him.
"The editor is not in at this time, my
FRIEND" said we in our soothingest
strains.
Pistol man left. Mighty good thing
to have new close, thought we.
We again became calm and compla.
cent. Another man came up. He had
bill against us for $13 81.
"Is the Editor in?' he asked in a
sharp, business-like way.
"My kind friend, the editor is not in,
inst now: he will not be in for some
days." said we in our sweetest accents.
Man with the bill left. Mighty good
thing to have new close, thought we.
Went to our boarding house to dinner,
end walked down to take our accustomed
seat.
"This seatbelongs to aregu1ar boarder,
sir" said the servant. "Sit down,
stranger" said the landlady, 1--WE owed
her for three weeks board } that old editor
who sits there is very irregular, and may
not be here at all"
We smilingly sat asked landladv if
she could tai ke another boarder She
said she could. She had one room
which was Occupied by the " editor" but
he was very irregular and mighty bad
paw, and she wanted a better boarder,
and told us we could take the room next
day. Told her that we would do so.
Mighty good thing to have new close,
thought we.
That evening we called on our
sweetheart. We knew she would be
looking for us We had sent our card
for her to 60 to the theater. She had
accepted. We wrang the door-bell and
was ushered into the parlor. Belinda
came in. She stopped near the door,
rather startled like at seeing stranger.
Belinda, dearest
"What do you mean, sir?" said She.
"Belinda -
"Get out :" said she.
We were agbast.
"Belinda -
"I'll call pa, sir. I don't know you,"
she said with a stamp of her pretty foot.
We dropped into chair. Belinda
stood off. looking daggers at us.
..Who are you ?" she asked.
We told her that we had come to take
her to the theater.
II don't go to the theater with stran-
gers" besides she was engaged to 60
with the "editor," who she said, was
her true friend, who she thought more of
than anybody else.
This made us feel good. We went
back to town and got a mutual friend to
90 with us, and introduce us to Belinda,
but Belinda was still incredulous till we
read one Of our pieces OF poetry. Then
she knew we was "we," that is, the
"editor," and she took us by both
hands.
=. We went to the theater, and Belinda
was very tender to us.-Mghty good
thing to haze neao close, thought zoe.
t@SL&f>r, TGalveston Star.