The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-11-06
The Side Show,

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was spontaneous, heartrending, and
all but doleful-since reading David's
Psalms We have never been 60 con.
vnlsed with laughter. The writer
should be mnzzled at once, for fear
some enterprising man might pick
him up as a preface writer to chris.
tian tracts.
After 3 weeks hard labor the
mountain moved and was delivered
Of q very small mouse-after a years
vigorous silence and a jndicious non.
committal policy, the Natclitocbes
Republican, Ed. Ezcrnack, business
manager -(God knows who, Editor)
enters vigor"ntly into the defence Of
the Radical thieves Of Natchitoches.
Such tenn crity deserves applause. Its
an under taking requiring only blind
zeal, bnt that in itself is some com.
pensation in these degenerate days,
and the Republican having had a taste
Of the State pie continues to eat
without! grimace-and who cares
not any white person, certain.
Having, as it says, secured the ser.
vices of A STAR, without his consent,
we must admit, we trust that Blunt's
manager, E. L. Pierson, I've cannot
tell VIII ether it would be proper to add
Esq.,. to this ar not. oil ! ..'h"t " de-
lightful position Eddy has at'last Sc
cared, under the dark shadow Of
this ,lick-lipped negro chieftain {;
what a delightful occupation for such
a uice white legislator, and the "Man-
agrr Gu assure the parents, the adage
Of evil communications corrupting
good nj anners," does not apply in this
case eli he') but as We were going to
say, We trust the figure of the show,
Cosgroy We, will be allowed to say a
word.
L. y. Person, general Manager,
has portrayed us in many charming
acts, all honest, however, acts in which
Cosgro We was striving to support him
self al d family. He kept a wharf,
sold sewing machines, took tickets,
not fof Crisp, but for Mr.. Ford, at
Dallas, for $12 per week in fact
Cosgr,| I'VE has done in the course of
his lif9 many disreputable things in
the eyes Of this wilhom honest gene
raj Ma pager; Cosgrove has plowcd in
a field picked cotton, drove an OK
wagon, chopped wood, been a dry
goods clerk, printer, a book. keeper
aud y merclant-was a soldier du.
ring o. r war, and carried his mus
ket III roughout without deserting, in
fact al ! these things We have done,
but Mr.. Manager Pierson, We HAVE
BEEN HONEST. We sprung from
poor, but honest stock, sir, and our
sin, if it he any, 10 your eyes, is,
that We are not o Radical thief and
scoundrcl
Can you say the same for yourself,
with hand upon heart, Manager E. L.
Piers mi .~
Cosgrove was city Assessor and Col
lcctot and courts an investigation of
lis oficial conduct Us such. The off
&c is open; all parties interested can
call and examine the books.
But tho "trick clown" is not allow
cd to thus catechise the ring mana.
ger. Excuse Us from performing in
this Company, please-we don't think
Cosgrove will take. h.
lmpudence, isa strong word, but
We take it; take any thing, nearly,
from such q source. Does not the
Manager after his years trial against
race, clan, home and kindred; after
his & |aring misconduct, to put it DEL
icatel ", after his episode with cavalry
troops-bis ,nomentary triumph over
his former people with Mcintosh and
Stockton, aud before the Hoar Com.
mite &c, does he, We say, not think
this open brazening Of his name as
chief henchman for Blunt, smacking
Of impudence! 1t is worse, it is de-
gradiDgly insulting if such q thing
could 5e from him. ..r
Cosgrove had nothing to do will,
getting up either city government; E.
L. Plerson, general manager, was the
father of both.
Cosgrove wrote those letters: Cos.
grove was once Myers friend, but is
not so no,o, Manager Pierson; Cos.
grove dropped him when lie found
him dishonest, and you--you picked
him up, Selah. Cosgrove was never
q radical many good men were,
however, but they are so no longer in
Louisiana.
We commend these few remarks
from Cosgrove to the consideration Of
whom it may cooccrD.
Brigadier Genl. A. E. Barber.