The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-07-21
News from Our Friends.
NATCUITOCHES,

NArCulToCHEs, July 18th, ISL.
Mr.. Editor
THE CROPS
The apprehension felt some TIM" go
relative to the condition Of the crops
and its prospective yield, is fortunately
gone, and the h.. of plenty has op'nr"
wide its m"Ntn Al anticipation OF an
abundant harvest. On the Bon Dirn,
Cane, Little and Old River, they are in
fine trim and if it BE-, true that appear
ancr sometimes lays aSid" its drrert'o:,S.
we think that the merchant and planter
will hr able t. shake hands across their
ral-S the coming season. IT," rain was
a welcome visitor Yesterday. and man,
beast and plant, mas thrven under lt9
influence. 1t was accompanied ny a
Storm-clond of wind, thunder and light
ming, and for little while it seemed as
if he'll was empty and all tn" devils were
dancing jig ronNd ahont here. No
damage however, that we have heard OF.
unless it was far below, where it looked
uslier.
A TERRIBLE DEATH.
If it comes within the duties of cor
respondent, Mr. Editor, to note down
events as they transpirc within his To-
calty, be they tinged with the virtues
ofs pleasure, or wrapped III the horrors of
the grave, then does that duty fall upon
me in noting the death Of
MIR, JULES LAMBRE,
with all the weight and bitterness of t.
cruel realizaton. On Thursday, the 3th
day of July, 1877, about a o'clock p. H.,
he took hi1 own and his brother-in law :,
Mr.. Antoine Prudhomme's boys to the
river near the house. to battle, AID stood
their Q ard, when one of the latter VEN
tured beyond his depth, was 1;oT aim:
Mr.. Jules Lamhrc seeing the peril. jump
ed in to rescue him. lie saved the child
but lost his own life. lie wa, seen n'
more until the next day abont tI' ~'H
hour, when he was discovered float =
short distance from the house L,"t.,
effort was nn,lc to find him, in the h"pt
that life was not totally axtin"f: but al
to no pnrpoSr, he could not be found III
til twenty four hours afterwards, 4:
above stated.
when disease, Mr.. Editor, has implant
cu her insiuous i;lnSs into the human
frame, and hour ny hour, slowly bn
surely drags her victim with unerrns
step towards the grave, those whom hit
dearly loves. and by whom h" is most be
loved. knew not half tn" hcrror an'
agony of such \ sudden, unprrpare9
and instantaneous parting. There ar
yradations in death. like in oil thing
else, but this is one of the instances il
which all her horrors have centcred an
gathered to crush widowed heart, an
show man how little he is. Poor Jules
friend of my boyhood | cannot lau
thee, for know too well that thou dos
"cntstrip all praise, and make it halt be
hind thee" If heroism be an attrlhnt
of the soul; if embracing death. tha
another might live be an approach t
perfection, then how heroic thy soul, ho'
perfect thy heart.
But this is not tho sa!lest picture {
all-my ink seems gall as | write an
think of his widow, and each drop is en-
Uttered with q green and yellow me]a'
choly that brings afiliction, sorrow an
grief to her cruelty oppressed heart. b
under great trials, great souls are bor1
the keenest suhtrings purify the hear
and their domicil is Heaven.
TO the family of our deceased frier
we tender our heartfelt sympathy
know how terrible was tho shock to thc1
and how still more terrible it is to II
J grief-stricken widow. May kind Hea,
en- give her strength to bear with rel
gious fortitude this great affection.
NAY, keep thy tears; .
And when in tedious winter nights, WI
good
Old folks thou sitt'st mp late
To hear 'em tell the dismal tales of tim
long past,
r Before thou bidd'st good night,
!, To quiet their grief,
Tell thou the lamentable fall of Jules
r And send thy hearers weeping to th'
beds"