The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-02-17
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wing SisNHo.: WI sNEeSiNi my pci soAAo
indeed. We refer to the Myerses of
Natchitoches. They have been ostra-,
cised, intimidated and abused for no
reason in the world, at least none,
that ought to apply to Myers, and
now the unsympathizing minions of
Government haye dragged them into,
publicity, where .theirwoes and perils !
and prosecutions are to be laid bare, to,
the callous world.naa II s1:am.,a., "a
Myers is q Judge, ,-Jupdge Of tile
Seventeenth District of Louisiana,
lying about four hundred" miles from
New Orleans. He has resided in the
latter place, however, since last July. !
We believe Kellogg appointed Myers
and it was this impression which in
tensifed our surprise On finding that.
Myers was not popular, Just pre- 1
vious to Myers assumption Of the err,
mine there was q current rumor-a
mere pleasantry-to the effect, that he
had cribbed $4,000 Of the school
funds of the parish; but, of course,
we never associated this with the
frivolous enmity which this truly
worthy+,.man encountered, Indeed:.
the fact that he did not pay his debts
afterward has always struck us as a
triumphant denial Of the idle gossip.
But Myers was an ill-used man.,
Although he did not go to work in a
ridiculous matter-of. fact way to show
that he knew nothing about that $l0,-
900, he always told his friends he
had not bagged it, and that should
have been enough. Often, often in
the dead, unhappy night has Myers
arisen and gone to the front gate and
stood there in his bare legs wonder
ing why the world was so unjust, and
whether anybody was likely to find
the swag after all his trouble. Often
has he gone, at hours when the I'M
righteous were wallowing in sleep, to
visit the spot where he had deposi
ted this humble provision for his de.
Ginning years, and to pray that the
hate of his rcmorseless foes might be
forever batflel.
Myers had a father. We should
not make this statement if there were
any doubt about it. But there j:
g none; he had a father. He loved thu
old man very much. When the au
: thor of his being fell sick lie went i'm
mediately and hired a nurse to tax
care of him. Six. months afterwart
he called around, and finding the Sc
Nor Myers no better, hired anothe
nurse. These mercenary hireling
have made affidavits conlplainin!
that Myers did not pay them 70
their services. One waited on tn
mortuary Myers for twelve, and tn
other for six months, and they ha
the cold-blooded greed to ask his Low
:, ing and distracted son for lucre.-
Which Of course he did not produce
What had the soul Of Myers to d
with such groveling considerations
# Great God must men like Myers b
i forced to trouble themselves wit
it these vulgar details :? The benevt
e lent associations Of the p1ace-th
l. Masonic and the B'nai Israel fraterl
ties attended to. the expiring M.
=? ers. It was their business to loo
y after the friendless and Che destitu1
a and they paid his expenses. b
'e the spirit of the maglsterial Myel
at scared far above such things as sou
"a and squills, and .mehials. Four i
III FIVE times during, the year, or Or {
e. throughout which ibis progennitt'
at stubbornly persisted in living,
IS, called to see him and to rebuke mil
p ~ Of course, the grasping and ava1
d, cious disposition Of the nurses wi
ct wantedmoney for their ministrrtior
he And then, finding no doubt that q
of sordid and revolving circumstanc
of of his life were more than he cou
ma bear, he left them far behind a
IS waited himselftoa place where ett
If rial spirits like his are more at hon
en- and where $4,000 Of School Fun
Id are perhaps more readily sequester
is from the coarse curiosity of the re-
to, BILE. ~ -":@.tsl%3 10 ;al-a
y, This is all Myers did, and for Il
at he has been reviled by the ungod
- and made to unveil his SORROWS to
~ world. Grant has spoken Of hi
lis Sheridan has written of him, and
Fse Congressional Committee have ira
Let pied onshis sensitive and shrink
EAR delicacy with their honorable butt
'ne plying boots. At
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