The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-06-23

Y IiltN(>N
PARISH OF VERNON,
Juuc Q, 1871.

Dear J indicator
After two weeks silence I will now
Take NY tin, broken thread of my cores
pon,lvncr with YOU. Since my last there
has been little tp relieve the m"nuiory of
country litr in Vernon, consequently we
have moved along in our allotted spheres
without being ',>tl,d Ivy each other.
The planters have been wearing long
faces for some time. owing to an unusual
and excessive drouth which has lasted
about five weeks. but Was tc,li'lHt,d
on last Fri'lny night by a most disastrous
rain, washing up corn and cotton. sweep
inc away fences, and greatly lninrlnG the
land, in one or two instances he stock
found the gaps wasl,rtliH the fences brin'r
the tormrr, and madr sad havoc with
the corn gro" ing nelr. If the ram had
been generally As severe as II was III this
vicinity, a destructive overflow Wonld
havr resulted in AL the streams OF this
parish. Speaking of the mon"tnny OF
country life, reminds one that We are
deprived by the Game Law Of "Nr rlln-
! cplr $o,lrc, of amusement, that ls hunt
inr. ur that seems to he the feeling OF
most Of the people Of this parish, as for
myself think the law will prove to hra
blessing to the State, if it can be rnforc-
ed, because it will protect the Deer. "l'r
principal game, which has been rapidly
disappearing from our forest ''ndcr the
universal practice of indiscrmjnat"
slaughter OF Does, Fawns and Bucks.
during the breeding season. The law
only prohibits the killing of Deer during
six months in each year, and the Hrohih'
ted embraces the Whole red season, as
hunters term it, when the Deer are
worth less than at any other season OF
the year, either for food or their hides.
That is also the busiest time with the
farmer who really has but little time to
spare ON February until August, ont
Of his crop. think if the law does not
prove imperative, that in a few years,
there will I've plenty of Deer in all the
pine woods sections Of the state, when
it will y" d pleasure to hunt, whereas 1t
is fast l4cnming very hard wor k for an
unprartlcrd hunter to kill a Deer. 1t
seems to N" that the leading men every
where ought to advocate tn" law, and
call the attention Of the people to the
advantages to be derived from I'LL OBJ
Srr,anrr Of its provisions, and thereby
prevent it from heiny imperative.
Our Police Jury met last week, and
there was considerable excitement over
the election of the Parish Treasurer
which resulted in the election Of Phillip
Kooncr, who is. no do,ht, fully coupc
tent but l think Ineligible. as think il
is required by the law, that the Trrasn-
rrr shall reside at. or within three miles
of the Seat of Justice of the parish, and
Mr.. koonce'S residence is at least fifteen
miles from Lccsvillr. the Seat of Justice
of Vernon.
As the time is near at hand when thu
crops will be laid Ivy, many of our farm
ers are looking ont for some profitable
work to engage in until cotton picking
season, many of them have turned tncil
eyes toward the Railroad, but do not
f know whether they can get work there
or not, or the pricr paid for day Ia orer
if such are ever employed on the Rail
road. You are SO situated that yol
might post yourself on those point
, without much trouble, and give us thu
result in your paper, by doing so, yo1
, will confer favor on some of you
; friends here.
notice in late Issue Of your papc
a statement to the effect that w. J
Self had been appointed Assessor of Yer
non parish, this is mistake, Mr.. Sci
was appointed to fill a vacancy in tn
Police Jury from Ward No. |. +. A
,Winfree is our Asses; or.
, Yours Truly,
VERNON.