The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-01-05
LETTER FROM PELICAN.

LETTER FROM PELICAN.
PLAouEMINE, DEC. 3lst, 1872.
To the Editor Of Morning Star.
This evenings sun will set for good or for
evil, for ever and aye ON 1872. How many the
thoughts that gather upon the mind, as VIC bid
adieu to the old year It is gone, and to-mor-
pow brings us the new. Will we see it close,
or will, ere its last day lights the west, some
one write Of us
1Ias: 4, S S be Ne , Isss sis then
1t is wise provision that We cannot read
the future with all it's trials and sorrows, fail
ures and disappointments, throegh which hope
that
Children follow through the mist,
lures MS ON with CLEANS that seem to brighten
in the gloom around us. Happy for tomorrow
indeed, would one be if one could reasonably
anticipate realization Of some of the faint
hopes left us in this hour of misrule and mis-
cry. As it is, we have but the poor consolation
that things cannot be much worse, but it is
really to be feared, that we have not reached
the turning point yet For all, let us trust
that God will bless US in the New Year.
What the planter is to do in the midst of all
the trouble now surrounding the people of our
State is the great question.
The sugar crop has been short, money is
scarce and getting acarcer each day, for in our
State troubles capital must leave us to so
whore it can do better, if not make as much,
at least be more secure in its operations.
There is now little doubt that many of the
plantations, worked this last year, must either
, lie idle, or be worked on q mere nominal scale
, for want of means to carry them on, which
} would not be the case were it not for the pres
emit political middle, the end of which We do
not yet see. Anarchy seems the order of the
day.
Seriously speaking, we want q change of gov
eminent, and the sooner we get it the better
3 will it be.
Give MS an Empire at once, that we may have
some hope of peace" for ut least longer
d term than two or four short years.
r believe the cards are being played for this,
Q and furthermore, believe-and facts and cir
3 cumstances point that way-that all the
:. trouble now brought upon MS by Messrs. KEEL
logg g. Co., was pre-arranged year or more
If ago, and is being pressed now, simply as feel
or of the national pulse, and SO far it has been
I . success. As far as we of the South are CON
q cerned, we have all to gain by the change.
l. We have had cold weather of late. The Their,
20 mometer went down to IL deg. with us, giving
d us "ice plenty for poor people" for nearly
IN week. One poor unfortunate darkey in GU
re- parish got merry, Christmas eve, and going
o. home, laid down to sleep by the wayside Tn
20 Coroner went to see him next day, and declare
a. "froze to death" the cause.
ia The intense cold weather prevented our hay
ing our usual Midnight Mass Christmas, IN
id last Sunday we had no Mass at all owing to til
ID indisposition of our pastor, Father DHeme
II, court, resulting from fall Christmas even
10 ing. The Rev. gentleman is now better, an
is busy tonight with dramatic entertainmer
he for the benefit of our Church. What the SD
he cess in these hard times may be, it is hard
AZ tell
F,r Wishing you, Mr.. Editor, and the "sTAR
Gods blessing for tomorrow and the year
ill brings ms, 1 am ever your
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