The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-11-25
DASHES HERE AND THERE,

do in a hot climate, and so thinking
Dasher took 2 respite last week, and
his friends and, fellow pitchers can
fiji on his>offending head either ofthe
abeYe on dts 81 suitable to his fail
ure and non appearance.
Monsieur Tonson come encore by
Gar! And it is really SO and no mis-.
take; the Certificate Mill is again
grinding in -Rapides, and unlike the
mill of the Gods it. grinds fast and
coarse, and.te the good old chime !!
Though .Dasheris in a serious mood
on that point, he can't help exclaim-
ing in grandiloquent tones as Caesar
of old did to Catalina, many years
ago, something about abuse Of pa
thence and all that sort Of thing
But it has been done and done over
again and the same old buzzards are
gnawing at the same old carcass and
leading trumps again, with full assu-
rance of fraudulent success. af7
Right here dashes in full view,
with all it's imperfections thick on.its
sinful head, the Counting-Roard, the
foster father Of these expected and
ordered certificates, and the be-
trothed of infamy and rascality.
The order was received in due time
from the President of the Board, the
order has been obeyed and a clear
Bill of Lading hastily landed them
into Keno Anderson's fingers and all
is now JOY there.
But if JOY reigns in New Orleans
with the Board, whose locality is safe
and well distanced, Dasher can't re-
port exactly the same here, where
the Mill does the grinding. The
trick uncovered here has caused death
like sweats among the feasters, and
uneasy lies the head, who has sent
grist to the Mill. The field of oper-
atoms here is not so extended as in
the Crescent City, the trick was dis
covered, and Dasher is not going on
anybody's peace bond on the ques-
ton, nor is he going to vouch for
anything in the thunder-line that may
be heard soon and without issue of
the small bills.
| Variety is the spice of life, even
of radical existence, and even if it
does not chime in right here, it will
do as farfetched Dash, to put down
in Printers ink, the record of the
precious cargo in the live stock line,
which passed down on the Bryarly
one day last week. Dasher really be
lieves that such super-cargo Of
sweet scented ours on velocipedes
never showed legs under Steamboat s
mahogany before, and it may never
happen again, IT'S awful to ask our
Devil to press his roller over the dark
layout: Philips, HUE, Ward, Bredd,
Van Dusen and-that's enough for
40 Dashes !!
The old Organ, the faithful old
one of the. Told man eloquent" has
changed hands, but yet plays that
same old tune with scissors from
faithful Organs. :, Its; handsome and
efficient Publisher, who has resumed
the guidance Of it's ribbons, is feeling
the public pulse cautiously, and will
yet make the old. hulk worthy of the
support of its party, if of no body
else. 1t is yet the official propounder
of FL: Fas, and all that sort of chick
en- pie and soon may she wave her
black flag over the Printers Bill.
~-Dasher, with serene indifference,
looks on with g neutrality which is
not benevolent but intensely maleyo-.
lent, at the machinations of the enc.
my right here in their morbid at
telnpts to keep heads above the slop
water of their base party, and assume
the official CARDS, through fraud,
which his people by victorious efforts
wrenched from them, and takes, his
swear never again to raise the banner
ofpeace in their, behalf, but let her.
slide to- Halifax or that other place
which rhymes with cow-bell /! -, !
The Dough, the Dough, green
back Dough, is Just the thing needed
to case the conscience even of Dash
| err, let alone the King as in Hamlet.
Readers, friends, eountrymen and ev-
cry one known to- be: a subscriber to
Dasher's Democrat, and who of course
are in arrears, are now officially in
formed that no better time can be
selected to come up and pay what you
owe. Next to death and taxes the
surest thing that ought to be certain
[is enuare nav nm with tho Printor