The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-04-26


Senator Morton, of Indiana, in res
ponse to lserenade, gotten up for
the two fold purpose of making a
speech in the interest OF Radicalism
generally, and the party of moral
ideas in the District here, who ad-
vocate mixed schools, and who are
very anxipus to elect their delegate
to Congress. Morton treated his
hearers to the usual Radical stock in
trade, denunciation of the South and
the Democratic party, falsehoods in
regard to the outrages in the South
and the designs of the Democratic
party in the event of their accession
to power in 1872. result which he
evidently greatly fears. Also a gar
Ebled statement of the finances and q
left handed compliment to Ulysses,
by saying "that he has done his duty
to the country as he understands it. !"
Poor Ulysses is not supposed to
know much, and Morton wants the
people to know it. Vice-President
Colfax followed in the same strain
and hit his Indiana brother Morton a
blow by saying, that Grant would be
re-nominated in 1872 This is what
Morton himself is after and Colfax
knows it, and so struck him.
TREBLA.
HOME CoURTEsIEs.-I am one of
those whose lot in life has been to
go out into an unfriendly world at
an early age; and of nearly twenty
families IN which made my home
in the course of about nine years,
there were only three that could be
designated as happy families. The
source of trouble was not so much
the lack Of love, as the lack of care
to manifest it. The closing words
of this sentence gives us the fruit
full source of family alterations, of
heart-aches innumerable, of sad
faces and gloomy home circles.
"Not so much the lack Of love as
the lack to manifest it." What a
world of misery is suggested by
this brief remark /! Not more than
three happy families in twenty !
and the cause so manifest, and so
easily remedied All, in the ':small.
sweet courtesies of life," what
power resides! In look, word,
a tone, happiness or disquietude
may be. Think oft, and take the
lesson home with you.-[Exchange.
! UNHAPPY MARR1AeEs.-The univer-
sal expectation of married. people is,
that their married lives will be hap
by ones. Deluded dreamer They
imagine they are different from other
people, and that when they enter the
portals of matrimony, love, peace and
prosperity will ever be their attend.
ants. Such had better by far con.
slider themselves the same as others
but form iron resolutions, to do diff
ferently from other married people
resolutions that will keep from dan
gerous coasts on which SO many
have been wrecked and ruined. I'm
happy marriages depend upon many
causes. Previous to marriage man,
try to appear more intellectual, mor'
amiable, or more accomplished thar
they really are. Depend upon it
that love brought into existence by /.
moonlight stroll, strengthened by de
ceit and fashionable displays, and Fl
nally consummated through the in
fiuence of intriguing friends, will fad,
in after life almost as fast as tn,
flowers which compose the brida
wreath Exchange.
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| a. A gentleman of leisure ant
scientific tastes, living near Glas
gov, Scotland, gives to the world
the following: While out walk
ing he observed two bees issuing
from one of the hives, and bearing
the defunct body ola comrade, will
which they flew for distance o
twelve yards. He followed then
closely, and noted the care will
which they secured conyenien