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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-11-04
A FORTUNATE ESCAPE.

Carlton has promised to be mine"
Hermon Fenton lifted his eyes from
the ponderous law book he was porin2
over, to the eager, animated face u
the speaker, but there was no look o1
joy in their dark depths.
81 can't wish you joy, Dick, on
what is likely to prove the greatest
misfortune Of your life"
"You are prejudiced against Helen
You don't know her, or you would
consider me to be what l am, very
fortunate man."
81 know her to be, what she is, q
cold, heartless woman, who has been
trained from the cradle to consider it
her first and highest duty to ensnare
rich husband. | wish that it had
been any one but you, Dick. /,
would be good thing for you, now,
if you were as poor a man as / am to-
day"
at would make no difference tc
Helen, if I should lose every cent l am
worth !" rctorted Dick, his fine face
lighted up with warmth and earn
cstness which showed how truly he
spoke the convictions of his soul
"she would still love me, clinging tc
me more closely than before"
"She would cast you off as easily
and completely as she would 4 worn.
out glove. Why don't you test hel
and see ~
"IIow 2
"Didn't you tell me that all you had
from your father was in the bank that
failed yesterday p
Eyes, but that was a mere trife
received the bulk Of my property
through my mother
every few people know that. Now
you write to your lady love telling
her of this failure leaving her to in.
fer that it was all you had"
M'll do it, if only to prove to you
how greatly you have miSjudged her.
"Isn't it perfectly splendid, man.
ma ?"
And Helen Carlton held up exult.
ingly the white hand, from which q
costly diamond flashed like dew.
drop in the sun.
Mrs. Carlton surveyed it with O
coolly, critical look, and yet one
that expressed full as much satisfac.
ton.
"He can we'll afford it,
"It has always been the first wish
of my heart" continued Mrs. Carlton
regarding the lovely face opposite hel
with an air of mingled pride and com.
placency, "that you should make O
brilliant marriage, and 1 must say
that am very well pleased with your
choice
Eyes, Richard is all right, SO far as
money and position are concerned, but
he has some horribly old-fashioned
notions about marriage talks as if he
expected me to settle down at home
and make his convenience and happi.
ness the chief end and aim of my life
Did you ever hear of anything so ri
diculous.
"Men get very foolish notions into
their heads sometimes. Richard will
see the folly of his in due time; only
be careful not to disenchant him too
soon'
I'll take care of that"
AS Helen said this, she opened a
letter that wasjust handed her, utter.
ed little shrek as she made herself
mistress of its contents.
"Goodness me I! mamma, it's from
Richard, who SAYS that he has lost
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-11-04

II THE DRUGGIsr OFFERS any kind
Of herb-ilavored alcohol for dyspepsia,
biliousness, or any other ailment, tell
him that you want medicine, not
bor-room drink. Ask him for DR..
WALKERS CALIFORNIA BrrrERs, the
best regulating preparation known,
and which you kno,o is free from
"Sman's Elaer." Reject all the fiery
"Tonics" and "Appetizers," and cling
to that remedy. There is no medicine
that compares with it. 4Sw4.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-11-04

The sensitive boy lives in Dele
ware. He arose at midnight, footed
it half a mile and awoke store clerk
and bought a fine comb. He didn't
want to have any one hear him ask for
it.
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the failure OF q bank ! Isn't it shocl

the failure OF bank Isn't it shock,
ing?"
every shocking for him." said Mrs
Carlton, after a careful reading of the
letter alluded to, "but only think my
love what a lucky escape for you
Supposing it had happened a few
weeks hence ? 1t makes me shudder to
think Of it,"
The willy woman surveyed her
daughter narrowly as she said this,
across whose smooth brow q shadow
had fallen.
81 rather liked Richard, mamma,
but suppose it's ofno use to think
of marrying now. should make
the poorest kind Of poor mans
wife,
"That you would. Nor have l
spent all that have on your educa-
tion to be willing that you should be
one. 1t is not to be thought Of"
"The poor foolish fellow speaks as
though he thought it would make no
difference"
"You had better write at once, and
disabuse his mind of that idea it's so
much easier saying such things by
letter, you know"
On sheet of rose -coored, perfilm-
ed paper, and in the delicate chirogra-
ply that her lover had admired so
often, Helen wrote the following
lines
"DEAR Mr.. Bronson II was
very sorry to learn of your great mis-
fortune-sorry for my sake as we'll as
yours.
showed your note TO mamma, ana
she is of the opinion that it would be
the height of folly and imprudence for
us to think of marrying now, with
which am forced, very reluctantly,
to agree. Ny tastes, feelings and
habits entirely unfit me to be the wife
ola man of limited means, who has
his own fortune to make. To such l
should only be hinderence and
drag, as | am sure you will have the
good sense to perceive.
But shall ever hold you in the
highest esteem, and be, what I sub
scribe myself.
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-Bayard Taylor's "Faust" sells in
England to the extent of 800 or 400
copies year, and is accepted there as
the standard translation.
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BAD MEMORY. "A village pedagog-
Tie, in despair with stupid boy point
ed at the letter A, and asked him ifhe
knew If.
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"Well, what is it ?"
81 know him very well by sight,
but hang me if I can remember his
name.
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Your friend,
HELEN CARLTON

We will not attempt to describe
Richards feelings as he read this
heartless note. But in the years that
followed, when seated by the wife
whose worth became more apparent
to him year by year, and surrounded
by the children by which their love
had been crowned and perfected, he
looked back upon it as the most fort,
innate event of his life.
We will leave the reader to imag-
inc Helen Cartoons chagrin and NOR
ti6cation when she learned that the
tew hundreds that Richard had had
In the broken bank were mere tribe
compared to the wealth that was still
his.
Still hunting for a rich husband,
she stands small chance of getting
any.
With the beauty fading that was
her only charm, the men fight shy of
her ; it being the general opinion that
she would not only 'make the poor
est kind of a wife for a poor man."
but tor any one.
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old yarns-Darned stockings.
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zen.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-05-22
LOCAL ITEMS.

F.rjE y 49,. h.aTH 81 H". o. tssa FEf HE 3
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures that an
organization, known as the "White
League" is now being formed in this
parish; and being of opinion that such
an Organization would be in conflict with
the public policy OF the country, and
preifdicial and detrimental to the agri-
cultural interests of the parish of St.
Landry, we hereby propose to meet any
OF all its advocates at such times and
places as they may select to discuss, be-
fore our fellow-parishoners, the propri-
ETY. OF forming such an organization.
HENRY L. GARLAND,
,~zsrga1 GEORGE w. HUDsPETH,
f. PERRoDIN, ea' o".
JOHN 4. KING,
Z. D.. EsTTLETTE, saF
B. A. MARTEL,
wv. "A. ROBERTSON. ..
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-05-22
The New soutraeFn University.

lFTom the New orleans Times, May sth.
On the afternoon Of the 28tli ult:, the
Ceremonies &c the LAYING Of the corner
stone Of the Vanderbilt U~niyersity. took
place at Nashville, In presence of 3 large
eoncourse of people, that the dreary
weather could not keep at home. The
members Of the Methodist General Con-
ference. Of the Board OF Trust, the Pro-
fessors. the city and State authorities,
and a large number of ministers were
present and took part id the solemn
PROCEEDINGS, in which hymns and pray
ers indicated the sacred ~characterof the
institution, 4. .Ei5e
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-05-22
Lit. Gov. Antoine,s Late speech.

The following is the report of a
speech recently delivered by 1t. Gov.
Antoine, at Shreveport:
Governor Antoine thanked the au-
dience for the honor rendered him in
calling upon him to address them. Aft
ter relating some incidents connected
with the early days of reconstruction,
and the efforts himself and other eoloTed
men had made, when they first became
voters, to come to an understanding
with the white voters, and the difficult
ties they had to encounter, he c%OngrRtu-
made up to-day. He believed the two
races were getting along more harmo-
niOusly in CaddO than in any other
parish in the State. He say In the au-
dience tonight q great many represen-
tatives of the white race and they were
staunch and reliable citizens too. This
he considered should be a source of
great qualification to all, as the day had
come when the white man would throw
aside, his p~rejuaices and come to their
meetings and listen to what they had to
say. It would have been much better
and saved much trouble If they had
done SO years ago. In speaking OF so-
cial equality, he said that the colored
man, didn't want it. That was "a ques-
ton which every man had q right TO
regulate himself. What the cOlOred
maj wanted was the justice and equali-
ty he was entitled to under the laws OF
the country. He noticed there was
more liberality toward the colored man,
and less distinction made on account of
his color, in Shreveport, than there was
ii file city of New Orleans. One of the
great difficulties had always been that
the white man visited the colored mans
house too much. He then spoke OF the
active part he had taken in fighting
Warmoth, in connection with his Demo-
cratic friends of "WilderneSs1 fame,
and was greatly surprised TO see these
self same Democrats, during the last
campaign hand-in-hand with Warmoth,
whom they had pronounced everything
but an honest man. He then spoke OF
the new issues that were coming up
prominent among them cheap trans
portation-and the effect they would
have npon the political parties. He
thought the day would come when
eol0rsd men would be found tO a great
extent on opposite sides in politics, but
that would be some time, IN the future,
as the colored man knew the RepublI-
can was his party of the two great par
ties OF to-day. lie Saa0 bLlaS q GAtsAI
many were ready to cone into the Re
publican ranks, but they claimed that
the coiored me wanted all the offices
and would give them no chance. This
was a mistake, as the colered man, as
u general thing, was not over ambitions.
He was certain they would not want
the nomination for Congress IN this,
district, as everybody TINT htad any
thingfo do with II before had died, ex-
cent George T.. Smith and Aleck Boar
,pan-they were the only living Con-
gressp1en up to date.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-05-22

We publish a communication from
Mr.. Vim. Tate, which shows that he
was nota vice-president of the White
League meeting held at Washington,
at that he is opposed to the thing. Now
in French his name appeared as one
of the parties who signed the list.
These newspaper reports and what Mr..
Tate himself says, are quite contradic-
tory. We have heard of others who
are in the same category. There is a
screw loose somewhere. @
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-05-22
WILLIE PLATE. Nav 1ath. 1874

III NAAN3 NANy AOUHJ 1UF5s
Mr.. EDrToR.-seeing my name pub
lished as a Vice-President Of a meeting
of the White League at Washington, |
wish you to state through the columns of
your paper that it was used without my
authority, and that | am opposed to the
movement, believing the success Of the
same would be preiudicial to the interest
Of the Parish. Respectfully,
MA TArr
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-05-22

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, outpost
master, has some books for sale at only
ten cents a copy, entitled: "The Great
Napoleon's Book Of Destiny--a sure
guideto all the important events of life
how to interpret dreams, to know if you
will succeed in love, will you prosper in
business Z what kind of wife or husband
You win get, will your sweetheart prove
faithful are you likely to live happy
all these and a thousand other questions
are answered in this extraordinary
work. ri ----
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-05-22

al discussion, charges, and counter
charges, concerning the Public Schools
nFour Parish, have brought out the
facts from Treasurer DeLacy, and NE
are pleased to know that their condition
ana the situation generally are far more
sound, safe and fair than the exigent
public gave them credit for. From this
exI1illit ne clean that since September
fst 1879 to May 1st 1874, there have been
nineteen schools in the Parish, of which
seven are exclusively white, and that
the sum of eighteen hundred and sixty
dollars has been paid to the teachers in
that time. In the Alexandria ward
there ii al exclusively white school of
which r. M. Fitzpatrick is PTlncIpaf.
ticular suitable and competent to teach
n school, and parents should be glad
To avail themselves Of the chance 70
send their children to so good q public
school. and we for one render due praise
til the Board for so just and wise 9 Sc
misunderstanding Democrat
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-05-22

Al Young bachelor who had been ap-
pointed Sheriff was called upon to serve
am attachment against d beautiful Young
widow. He accordingly called upon
her, and said: Madam, have an attach
ment for yon. The widow blusned,
and said that his attachment was re-
eiprocated. on Northumberland NE;
YOU must proceed to court IL know III
is leap year, sir, bnt I prefer you To 40
the counting. Mrs. p, this Is no
time for trifiing; the justice is waiting
THE justice! why, / prefer q pars0n.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-05-22

On motion, resolved, that notice be served by
the town constable and assessor on those per
sons whose assessment lists have been found in
correct, Ia appear before the Board of Police, at
their Office in the Court House. on the 2lst and
22d of May, 1874, for the purpose Of revising and
correcting said lists.
! On motion, the Board adjourned until the 21st
of May, 1874.
JAMES RAY. President.
Attest: Jos. D. RICHARD, Clerk.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-05-22

On Thursday Of last week the Hook
81 Ladder Company of this place had
a picnic and fishing party, which we
could not attend. We understand they
had a royal time; plenty to eat and
drink, of the best, and fish in abundance.
The O~pelonsas Brass Band was in the
party, and the members of it have our
thanks for q serenade on their return.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-05-22

Our Town Council are revising the or
dinances of the town. Several Of them
are published in this weeks paper
Every citizen should read them.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-05-22

aPICEIe.-MFs. Devices gave a picnic
for her school yesterday at Calleham's
Bridge, We thank her for an -invitation
but could not attend on that day, having
to get our paper ready for press, We
could The day first fixed.
We regret it exceedingly, fol. the picnic
we attended there recently was SO pleas
ant, that we would have liked to repeat.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-05-22

SUPREME COURT. Frank Knox,
Esq., Clerk of the Supreme Court ut
this place, informs us that the term will
begin on Monday, June the 9Th next.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-05-22
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Toscash In Parish Treasury. ....-..... 81 ,282 90
II, Louis Desmarais, Assistant Treasurer, for
the parish of st. Landry, do hereby certify. NM
der oath, that the above statement of moneys
paid In the treasury of this parish, by Jonathan
b. Morris, Tax Collector, mp to the 1st day Of
May, 1874. LOUIS DESMARAIS.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 9Th of
May, I'D, 1874 z 8E 49,
E. p. VEAZIE, Justice of the Peace.
The warrants referred tot In the aforesaid state
ment which had been properly cancelled, were
exhibited to the Jury and found to correspond
with the said statement and were landed back
to the Treasurer, to be finally disposed of ac-
cording TO law. or the Jury may direct.
!. On motion the Police Jury adjourned until
Monday the LIST OF June, 1874. |r
al; JOHN ROY, President.
Attest: E. p. VEAZIE, Acting Clerk.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-05-22

The MEETIG AT BoURQUE's STORE
This place il aboutnine miles from here,
on the Teadtt to Plaquemine Brulee, and
about half way between the two places.
The White Leaguers fixed last Saturday,
at three o'clock, for a grand meeting
there. Posters were stuck up, and
couriers sent out to notify the people to
rally. The orators for the occasion were
there at the appointed times but thepeo-
ole did notrally" worth acent.n Messrs'
Henry E. Garland, f.. Perrodin, G. w.
Hadspeth, e. d.. Estilette and w. A.
Robertson, opposition speakers, were al,
so there, but had no opportunity to ex-
press themselves on the stage" There
was no speaking, and no meeting held.
The congregation was too small. We
sympathEe with the few that were pres
emit thatstlse many who staid away de-
priyed; them of an oratorical treat; but
still more do we sympathize with the
orators of the occasion, who had filed
tb smselves with a big speech, and had
no opportunity TO get clear of it.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-05-22

CAUGHT AT LAsT.-Tlere have been
a good many burglaries committed here
lately, in family store rooms, and much
loss of groceries sustained, without any
burglar being caught. Last Monday
night MI. Camille Roos' warehouse was
broken into, and about sixty or seventy
pounds of sugar, a sack of corr and a
sack of salt stolen therefrom. Suspi-
cion pointed to a colored gentleman
named Wesley Williams, who dresses
well and seems to do nothing for a liv-
ing. He was arrested, and confessed;
and he confessed further, that he was
the pal of another colored gentleman
who had on the same day stolen seven
dollars and q half from Mr.. A. B.
Chachere's money drawer-the latter
thief has not been arrested. These in
dividuals are no doubt the same mes,
or part Of an organized band, who have
robbed sc many store-rooms here this
spring. Mr.. Williams is now in Jail,
where it is to be hoped he will remain
until the District Court sends him to
the penitentiary-taking it for granted
that he is the man who did the stealing.
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Lass ofLcssers

Remaining in the Post Office at opelousas,
May, LIST, 1874, and II not taken out before
the 1st OF June, 1874, viii be sent to the Dead
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-05-22

To appoint relief COMMITTEES for the parish of st.
Landry for the distribution of supplies in the
inundated regions of said parish.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-05-22

The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present, John Roy President; Z. 8. Fon-
tenoE Ineodule FOntenot and Z. C. Chaehere.
On nlotionof Mr.. q. s. Fontenot. the folIowine
resolution was adopted;
Smyrna times., 1874-05-06
Sarcastic Romance.

Appearing in q Nashville paper, whether
original Herewith or not, and credited to Que
j. Bateman Smith, is q tremendous romance
OF facts in Fayetteville, from which the ap-
pended chaste descriptions of the lovers con
cerned may be tastetully quoted:
lie was young, he was fair, and he parted
his hair, like the average beau, in the middle
he was proud, he was bold, but the truth must
be told, he played like fend on the fiddle.
But, aside from this vice, he was everything
nice, aud his heart was SO loving and tender,
that he always turned pale when he trod on
the tail of the cat lying down by the fender
lie cerked IN the store, and the way that he
tore OFT calico, jeans, and brown sheeting
would have tickled calf and make the brute
laugh In the face of quarterly meeting He
cut quite a dash with a darling moustache
which he learned to adore and to cherish for
one girl had said, while she dropped her proud
head, that 'twOuld kill her to see the thing
perish. On Sunday he ID search the straight
road to the church, unheedng the voice of the
sc0rner and demu:ey he sat, like a young
tabby cat, with the saints in the far amen cor
ner. Ho sang like bird, and his sweet voice
was heard fairly tuging away at long meter
and wo speak but the truth when we say that
this youth could outsing hungry mosquito.
She was young, she was fair, and she scram-
bled her hair like the average belle of the city
she was proud but not bold, yet the truth
must be told that the way she chewed wax
was pity. But aside from this vice. she was
everything nice, and the world much applauded
her hustle; and the Fayetteville boys, being
calmed by the noise, walked miles just t.
hear the thing rustic. She cut quite swell
did this wax x-chewing belle, and the mon flock
ed in armies to meet her; but she gave them
the shirk, for she loved the young clerk who
sang like a hungry mosquito. So she hemmeo
and she hawed, and she sighed and she chawed
until her heart and jaws were both broken
then she walked by his store, while he stood
at the door awaiting some amative token. She
raised up her eyes with pretty surprise, anC
tried to enact the proud scOrner; but to tel
the plain truth she just 0ri'laed at the youth
who loved the devout amen corner.