The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-02-24
President Grant as Mr.. Rumble.

A morning journal, now engaged in
attempting TO recover The influence
with the White House which has
been taken away from it by Che Com
mercial Advertiser, has the GOODNESS
70 say that it ''is quite certain that,
ION the day Of Lees surrender down.
ward, The personal course of General
Grant, in relation TO The Southei n
people, has been Of friendship and
magnanimity, not Of vildicSiveness
or oppression"
And yet those vicious and unre-
generate Southern people cannot be
induced to love and honor their
"great and good friendw Such black
ingratitude is really heartrending.-
Alter that little scene in the White
House when President Grant insult
cd Che Taxpayers Of South Carolina
because Patterson had slipped in and
told him chat somebody had spoken
disrespectfully of him in their con-
vention six months before. After
that neat little message from the
President 10 the most respectable cit
liens Of Louisiana advising them 10
stay at home and not trouble them
selves 70 come 10 Washington, since
nothing they could say would change
His Excellencv's views. After that
gushing and genial telegram to in
form Sheridan that CHE President
aad all of u.s. approved his friendly
and mAgnaaimous proposition 10 put
New Orleans AID her people out OF
the law rs a nest Of :baaditti." 1t is
truly melancholy. 1t is more. In
the pathetic Wo2ds OF Mr.. Bundle,
''lt is sickenin3; it is antimonial!'
The only parallel we can think of for
such insensibility, indeed, is sup
piled by the experience of the emf
nent beadle 10 whom we have just
alluded, who took almost as much
pains 70 make himself beloved by o.
liver Twist as Grant has taken 10 win
the affections of the Southern peo-
ple," and with as unsatisfactory a
result.
';Mi. Bundle entered The shop oil
NJ. Soweberry, the undertaken" says
the veracious chronicler Of that good
mans careea, ''aad, supporting bis
cane against the counter, drew forth
his la;9e leathern pocket book, from
waich he selected a small scrap OF
paper which be handed over 10 Sow
er5errv."
"Ana!' said the undertaken, CLAN
cling over it with a lively countenance,
San order for coffin, eh2"
"For coffin first and a parochial
funeral afterwards, replied NJ. Eum
Die.
Dayton? said The undertakes, look
ing f.om The scrap Of paper 10 MI.
BUNDLE, I never heard The name be-
noie.
BUNDLE shook his head as he re.
piled, Obstinate people, Mr.. Sowber
w; ve;v obstinate. Proud zoo, I'm
a;;aid, Sir.
P,out. ell? exclaimed Mr.. Sowbe;-
~ with a sneeI; come, chats Zoo
much!
Oh, lis sickeainy, replied The bca.
die; lis antimoaial MI. Sowberry
! A woman who lodged in che same
house made an application 10 The pa.
i'ochial committee 10 send the paroch.
ial surgeon TO The woman as was very
bad indeed. He had gone out 10 din.
ner, but his prentice (Which is 8
very clever LADY sent EN- some med
icine in a blackins-bo e,-otf hand
All! there's promptness, said the
undertaken.
Promptness indeed! replied The
be:sGle. Eut what's The consequence
What The behavior of those migrate
full rebels, Sir? Why The husband
sends back word chat The medicine
wont suit his wiHe's complaint, and
so she shan't take it, Sir. Coco
strong wholesome medicine as was
given with great success 70 two labor
ers and acoal-heaver che week before
sent 'em for nothing, with thu
backing bottle thrown in-and he
sends back word chat she shan't take
it, Sir"
Here is Louisiana taken sick, ane
Grant sends her free gratis for moth
ing and with "promptness'' Sheridan
"good strong wholesome medicine as
was taken with great success by lo
of Piegans'' only short time before
with gunboats and drumheat
"thrown ia"-ald The ung:ateful re-
bel acnually saws The medicine won