The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-09-14
A Soldiers Dream.

A Soldiers Dream,
81 dreamed" said the soldier a.,
the day of judgment had come aas
contrary to all teachings of INV ron aaa
it appeared that mankind were mn.
be judged individually, but by govern ~
meuts, by nationalites, and BY Stat.
The first government called to ind
ment was that of England; and as sosS
as the name of England sounded Nv
immortal Burke arose from his c,. -,
and declared that he had lived -.
died in England, that he knew her -. ~
pie to be loyal alike to God and ks
country; and on his recommendssa
England passed into the celestial s;.s
The next Government called q :.
count was the United States of Ame.:
ca, and when the name Of Amsr;I
sounded, Mount Vernon trembIed
the immortal Washington arose -.
his grave, and prayed that his po,sss
ment should not be tried az Enolass
had been-as a consolidated despoti,.s
but as free sovereign independsns
States. E, sss.s1s
The first State called to account = :.
old Virginia, and as soon as the name =
of Virginia sounded, the immortal
Henry arose to his feet, and decda,ss
that he knew her people to be lorsi
alike to God and the county ana !.
his recommendation, Virginia nass@
through the gates into the ctr. - ~
The next State called to iudsns,,
was South Carolina and as soon as III
name Of South Carolina sounded. Join
C. Calhoun arose from bis grave and
declared that with all her faults L.
loved her still; that he knew her peo n
pie to be loyal alike to God and the
country; and on his recommendation
South Carolina passed into the celesti-
al city.
The third State called to account
was the State of Louisiana when that
sounded, Henry Watkins Allen, burst-
ing asuEder his beautiful fower-decked
tomb, arose and proclaimed that he
had lived and governed in Louisiana.
but died in exile, that he knew her
people to be loyal to God and tie
Southern Confederacy; and on his re-
commentator Louisiana passed into
the celestial city, amid the rejoicing
songs Of the heavenly hosts.
The next State called to judgment
was the Lone Star State of Texas; and
as soon as the name of Texas sounded,
the immortal Houston rose from biz
tomb clothed in the habiliments ofa
soldier, spoke of the battle of San ia
cinto, and declared that he knew her
people to be loyal alike to God aud the
country; and just as the Lone Star
State was about to pass through the
gates into the city that scaliawag, Jack
Hamilton, sprang to Ills feet, and swore
that he represented the cow-pens of
the Lone Star State, that he knew her
people to be disloyal alike to God and
the country, and on his ipse dirt, Tex
as went to h-l."-fShreyeport Bulletin.
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The IMPORTANCE OF LEARNING A
there is such repug-
nance on the part of parents to putting
their sons to tradef A killed me-
chanic is an independent. man. Go
where he will his craft will bring him
support. He need ask favors of none.
He has, literally, his fortune in his own
hands. Yet foolish parents, ambitiors
that their sons should rise in the world,
are more willing that they should study
for profession, with the chances epn
of moderate success heavy against
them or run the risk of spending their
manhood in the ignoble task of retail
ing laboriously at the accountanth
desk, than learn a trade which win
bring them manly spring, health and
independence. In point of fact tho
method they choose is the one leanf
likely to achieve the advancement
aimed at; for the supply of candidates
for the position of dry goods clerks,
and kindred occupations, is notorious
ly 0verstocked while on the other hand
the demand for really skilled mechan-
les of every description is as notorious
ly beyond the supply. The crying
need of this country to-day is for skill
ed labor; and that father who neg
lects to provide his son with a useful
trade, and to see that he thoroughly
masters it, does him grievous wrong
and runs the risk of helping by 50
much, to increase the stock of idle and
dependent, if not vicious members Of
society.
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