The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-05-06
DASHES HERE AND THERE.

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The Saturday morning sensation
and excitement sbrokesson us bright
knd early,.3ast as weswere imbibing
our self-made cup of coffee, andsover
our fence we spied the sso6icial OK:
gam being heaved over to us'by its
carrier boy I1.course we at once
adjusted our golden specs, relicts of
old decency, and took peep at "the
old one's' back ticks at our young
and gallant contemporary, and soon
found the old horse had come to
| time, took well the rowels and had
| made fair time on a heavy and mud
dy track. Like jobs war horse he
fumed, fretted, and pranced; and
, made the best of bad case, and
merits some consideration at the
hands Of impartial newspaperdom,
and the Democrat sings out to him,
go it old horse, stick to it like grim
death to sick niger, and never
cry enough. ........
Our game Glencoe colt, Cauca-
sia, though not getting his usual and
early start, came slashing down the
back stretch in laundering style and
made the fur fly at every touch of
the spur, and reached the winning
post an easy winner. Cooling off
we'll, with yet the full confidence of
his trainer and hackers, he will come
to time, head and tail, erect, next
week, and does not propose to give
it up so, Mr.. Brown. .,...,.
But seriously speaking, the Dem
ocrat has much work ahead in bette.
directions, and like a true christian
would like to see the Ratchet buried,
that calumet Of peace smoked and
our twin-confrere, the Caucasian,
urge its talents which are enlisted in
glorious cause, in some better di-
rection, than the present useless at
tempt to make white out Of black
There is much work for lis both in
the true path Of journalism, and all
side shows should be ignored. So
Caucasia, give lis your hand, and to-
gether let us march on the right
road; we have work ahead.
AS passing dash, our concern
thanks the old man eloquent, Of the
organ, for the compliment paid our
last Issue and really trust he was in
earnest-an enemy's praise is far
more appreciated than the false Iaud-
atious of friend in disguise.
The Caucasian merits and we
hereby tender them, our sincere
thanks for their kind favors of words,
written in our behalf in their last is
sue. Let them be assured we know
how to appreciate the true uttciings
of the friendly aspirations vouch-
safctl us. and the Democrat will al
ways be fond 9TH them, heat an!
hand. so long as the present path is
treaded together. Plenty Of room
and work for both, though we cant
even get the official cast of crumbs !
of the old one of the ':OBicial.'
Talking Of war horses reminds
us Of fact, which the conservative !
element Of Rapitles had better know,
and knowino, Govern themselves &C
cordingly. 1t is nothing more nor
less than the plain fact that the ne
gro Radicals Of Rapides, are organ
izing for the coming campaign, and
are eagerly at work at their old tricks. !
All the leaders and ring masters of I
the Menagerie are here, the big pos I
ters are out. the programme for the
small bills already written and soon I
the entree will be made in full dress,
clown and all. We think word of
caution in time can't hurt, hence we
give it free, gratis, for nothing
The closing dash Of the week |,
must be a tip of our new beaver to
several kind ones, who have made us
congratulations on our newborn
Democrat. We feel these little
amenities meekly and bear Their
praises with matured modesty. We
ire on the old war path and will
make our old foot prints visible again
n old Rapides, and our friends shall
feel but proud at our regeneration,
md our earnest desire to cater to
heir intellectual wants.
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90 We are compelled to state
hat the first days races, were any Z
hing but pleasing or gratifying to