New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-17
Our Friend Rip Arian in Trouble.


EDITOR REPUBLICAN,:
Since the date of my last letter certain
occurrences have occurred in this parish,
about which, for fear you may have been
misinformed, take this oppOr tunity to in.
form YOU. As have been somewhat mixed
mn with the affair of which have to tell
YOU IAN eye witness, 80 to speak, my testi-
mOny may be of value.
Shortly after your publication OF my last
letter to you was as much aston,sheo as 1
was surprised by finding the following in
the Trumpet:
1--WE are informed by telegraph from our
reliable correspondent in New Orleans that
our hitherto esteemed subscriber, Rip
Ariap, is a scoundrel, a liar and villain OF
the deepest dye Our reliable is 80 much
80 that we feel it our duty to call for an in
vestigstion of Rip to be made by the friends
of the Trumpet
When Tom brought me the Trumpet,
"a ia his usual custom, l was enjoying my
after dinner smoke on the second floor front
gallery of lsy house, with my feet on the
railing, and was peaceably dreaming OF jet
ties, levees, ETC., as is my usual custom.
You will no doubt imagine the intensity
of NV wrath after being thus disturbed by
the Trumpet.
The editor of the Trumpet is friend of
some thirty years standing, who has been
but recently estranged on account OF some
difference between him and myself about
ietties and levees, which l have been free
to tell him is due to fnanciering.
But to return, after reading this article
which have quoted, / called for my bOots,
nv shotgun, my pistol, my bowie knife
and nv horse, and was soon on my way to
interview the editor of the Trumpet.
Arriving at his Office, l tied my horse to
the post provided for that purpose, and
myself went up stairs to the office.
1 had made up my mind that calmness
was the proper thing to observe, but when
l saw the crowd felt irritated and may
have spoken indiscreetly, for all the rap
scallions of the parish were in convention
in the Trumpet otice just when 1T was de-
srable to have a lew words In private with
Saws /, "Boys, did the election 60 all
right" As they all scowled l saw that l
had made q mistake, so l said. Ibid the
meeting adjourn at what you thought was
some Of the boys commenced picking
their teeth with their bowie knives, and II
flashed across my mind that had in some
way lost their esteem.
The editor was evidently engaged on a
red-hot editorial, and when l tapped him
on the shoulder, smiled at me in melan.
choly sort Of way, as if it might take time
tor MIN 10 recOueCC mo-
introduced myself by calling his atten-
ton to the remarks I had shortly before
read in the Trumpet. He then recognized
me, eprang, up, shook me cordially by the
hand and leading me into the confidential
corner said earnestly:
"Trip, my dear fellow, you have got your
self into bad scrape in your usual good
natured way. 1t is the duty of your friends
| to help you out, and as one OF these allow
| me to advise you.
The great we'll known who furnishes
money and bonds to blow this Trumpet is
| angry with you for spreading report
| which was only intended for local circula'
| ton. You know how it is with us-difierent
| communities require different sorts OF pap
| and we must cater to their peculiar tastes
We had Catalonia all right until your last
| unfortunate letter to the editor of the New
Orleans REPUBLICAN was given, by that EN-
barrassing journal, q wide circulation
| through Grant and other neighboriDg par
ishes. This kicked up row on our borders
which must be put down, even II 1t Dc
| necessary to temporarily sacrifice friend
| in order to do so.
"You must be sacrificed for a time, and il
| is my duty as friend to give you warning
| It is nv duty as journalist, however muct
may personally regret it, to take up th'
hue and cry against you, and this Is tht
heading OF what l am preparing Tor this
| afternoons Trumpet:
| "'Friend of peace and Order-There is
traitor in camp-Hang him"
snow take my advice, old fellow, ant
leave the parish until this SINNERS down.
As some of the boys had crowded around
while This friendly advice was being given
thought it best to peaceably say 'goot
day." and 60 quietly home. When GO
| home found the following note:
MIDNIGHT Box.
Grip, git" COMMITTEE;
After what had just seen and heard
knew what this meant.
said good-by to my wife and children
bade them look out for the levee, the mule
and the crop; then, after dark, took to tn
swamp, from which have Just emerged
. nameless point lower down the river.
I have an ounce of ammonia for the mos
quito bites; q box of cold cream for tn
sunburns and . good Samaritan has loane'
me suit of clothes. :.
In . few days / expect to greet You i
New Orleans and depend on your friendl
aid in getting me few jetty bonds and
pardon from the Governor of the State
with which can safely return to my bt
reaved family.
Failing in thil, shall be forced to 81
peal 10 the honorable Secretary of War IL
Ifroope to protect me. YOurA . ever.