The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-07-07
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Temperance Picnic at Plague
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/ On Saturday, June Both; was the oc.
easion of one Of the most pleasant anG
sociable gatherings, which it has beer
the good fortune of the writer to atten6
in St. Landry. According to previous
announcement, this day having beer
set apart as a festival for the Plaque.
mine Brulee Council OF United Friends
of Temperance, was the signal of call,
ing together large concourse of the
good people of the surrounding country
Although the weather was very sultry
from the hot summers sun, still the
numbers which gathered from far and
near, gave eloquent proof of the inter
est felt upon the subject OF temperance,
and of the solid enjoyment to be derived
from the laudable object of this frater-
nal gathering. The Rev. c.. A. Frazee,
visiting brother, from the Opelousas
Council, and Capt. John NJ. Taylor, a
member of the Plaquemine Brulee
Council, delivered appropriate addresses
upon the occasion, covering all the
salient points of the subject advocated.
The close and polite attention given to
their speeches, was an ample cOmpen-
sation for their efforts, and will en-
courage them to perseyere in laboring
for the success of "our glorious cause"
Now comes another interesting feature
of t4he day. The audience is dismissed
for dinner. There are so many present,
that you hear several asking the ques-
ton: Will there be enough to feed all
the people? just wait few minutes,
my uneasy friends, and watch the "Alad-
din " store. See those groaniDg hampers
unloading their we'll filed depths of
everything which can tempt or satisfy
the appetite of hungry man. The long
and capacious table is literally covered
with the g good things Of life," and you
bill Of fare" because of your ina
bility to enjoy the full merits of its
generous variety. If you think this
exaggeration, just ask Mr.. Frazee or
any other guest on that occasion, if this
is not plain and truthful statement of
facts. There was "enough and to
spare - and like the five loaves and
fishes, it seemed to increase by distri
button. And what made this feast more
enjoyable, was the1t and Virginia
style of hospitality in which it was dis
pensed. No individual went away hun
CRY or in an ill-hrmor that day. Bac
chus alone was snubbed." The rosy
wine cup of the "merry deity" was
banished altogether, and the clear and
limDid wafer of natnre,s true God. only.
furnished libations for the thirst and
good cheer of the joyous multitude.
After dinner the company gathered in
groups in the cooling shadows of the
forest oaks, and whiled away some two
or three hours in pleasant conversation
upon different topics. The members
then repaired to the Council Room for
the transaction of business. Seventeen
applications for membership were re-
ceiyed, and under suspension of the
rules were balloted upon, and all duly
initiated as members of the order. Our
worthy visiting Bro. FrSzee officiated as
w. P. and discharged his duties as such
in an effective and very impressive
manner. The good citizens of Plaque
mine Brulee a3e thoroughly aroused
upon the question of temperance; and
the time is not far distant, when we
think. our Council will include every
man and woman, as active members
against intemperance throughout this
entiresection of the parish. The ladies'
God bless them-are the most Jealous
ard influential of our members; and to
their efforts, more than anything else,
do we ascribe the progress and success
of our cause. ;aAnather Picnic will be
given in the fall, which the people. in
tend shall exceed he last; and as we
expect many more accessions before
that time, we hope to present much
bolder front to the enemy than upon
any previous occasion. May God speed
the cause. TEEToTALER.