The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-01-09
"MeFag CARnAseatH0s."

4 now, an aWfu1Iy STUPID one, q though
some of our friends did wish us a "Mer
RE Christmas we didn't see the point
In fact we set about hunting for merry
Christmas; but the IL gentlemlan was not
to be found. We wondered who he was
visiting, and why he had left his ppc
with us, and t. we couldn't come up with
him in the streets, and so we set off on
a voyage of discovery. The small boys
were firing crackers and Roman candles,
and toy pistols; but, bless you, "Merrie
Christmas" was not in that crowd. AZ
ter every crack there was a howl. Some
body's nose was singed, or his eye put
out, or his Shins barked by somebody
else's foot. Then there were free fights
every minute when one boys crackers
got into another boys pockets, and such
punching and tumbling, and bad words
as wouldshave scared any but an Ope-
lousian off the side walk. However, we
listened and sorrowed at the depravity
of the small boys, got q cracker on our
nose and q Roman candle against our
ear and departed. TIE boys were not
merry, and we?-well re were in worse
plight than anhour hetare and concluded
not to hunt up Merry Christmas" that
day. ~, -
But we found him bodily, tangibly,
only yesterday, and we will describe to
our readers in what guise he saiuted us:
Walking ahead Of itsin the streets was
avery black girl of about ten or eleven
years with n large hen struggling under
her arm, and a brown paper package in
each hand. Clinging to her skirt was a
little roly-pOly girl of about five years,
very fair and rosy. Evidently q nurse
and her charge. The girl was talking
at the top of her voice in a most excited
manner
"Look-a-here, Cely, ANT you gwine to
to hurry up. We'se gwine to be all day
a gittin to mammy's, an den here's dis
here Merry Christmas (patting the
chicken) to kill and cook for dinner. I
clar TO gracious, when Miss Lisa she said
to me dis mornin', Here, Rose, you can
take de specify hen to your nanny fer
Merry Christmas an dis sugar an
-four, and Cely a 60 wild you,' I-jest
clar i was so 'stonished l didn't know
what to do"
"Aint we most there, Rose?" asked
the little one.
"Not so fur now. I'm gwine to stuff
dis Merry Christmas widtaters. Don't
you like taters,u Cely? And mamznys
got lots OBJ goober nuts, but dey'll glib
you belly-aclle if You eats EN- greedy.
Be quiet, will you?n-to the hen which
struggled i'll her arms. saint l gwine
to eat a heap, for Wash he jest gin ME a
mite oh turkey, Christmas day. But dis
here is my own Christmas, and If I
chooses l car eat ebery-" Her speech
was interTupted-a sudden slide on the
muddy walk, a squash on the ground,
the hen escaped and the brown paper
packages lay in the ditch. Rose sprung
up and flew after the hen. Cely, left
alone, set up an ear-splitting yell. IT.
>'"Hush, Gely," cried out poor Rose.
"Jest let me kotch dis Merry Christ
mas Be a good chile, honey. I'm
eenin right back. Oh clar to gracious
Pm Jest outdone!n 3
But Cely's yells continued, and "Mer-
" Christmas" lodged, and few, and
crowed until Rose was erazed. One
minute rushing to the child and pushing
her in the fence corner, that nothing
might run over her, the next in hotpur-
suit of the hem +" Head herr she cried
to q well dressed young man who ap-
puocied. He stared, sneered and passed
on. At last the hen few against a stout
ladywho had stopped to watch the chase,
and Rose, coming headlong in pursuit,
tripped up the lady, and, amidstscreauss,
bookings and abuse, caught merry
Christmas" picked up her parcels and
dragging shrieking Cely after her de-
parted to unknown regions.
So, after all, we have seer "Merry
Christmag and heard it too.
"E FFa a@8G #%h" E#E&A- %
JUSTICE Nox's CoURT.-In this court,
since the last report, the following cases
have been disposed Of In the manner
hereinafter set forth:
State VS.. Francois Richard, perjury,
dismissed. s6Bs4EG4s tfaaN
State VS.. Francois Richard, assault
--s4T, s,4c~4 %r lin J,arasccnl
State VS.. VIM. r. Richardson, larce-
ny, dismissed.
State VS.. Grandson Lucket, assault
with intent to kill, dismissed.
State vs.. Francois Fontenot, shoot
ing with intent to kill, dismissed, -.
State va. Palimof Guidry, accessory
before the fact in the foregoing prose-
cution, dismissed.
State VS.. Walter Thompson, carrridg
concealed weapons, sent to the District
Court, under aibond of $780, &
State VS.. Jean BITE Pierre Auguste,
obtaining money under false pretenees,
dismissed.
State vs., Thomas Frank, larceny,
committed to jail to appear befcfe Che
District Court.
State rs. Ben. Lavergne, assault with
intent to kill, dismissed.
THE LRGIsL8TURE.-This body met
last Monday. st. Landry was not repre-
sented the first day. The names of
Senator Daigle and Representative