Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-11-23
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To the Editor Fcliciano>!Sentiucl.

GIL Aoues Whlle the breath OF the peSti
lence has swept over them, like the 81
moon OF the desert-leavi ng scarcely q
| green leaf in it's track still we find re-
freshing GASES, where the wine and oil of
the good Samaritan, have brought new
life and hope to spirits that were faintina
away. allude of course, to the geher.
GUS response made to our appeal for aid
i'll the name of our common humanity,
to the people Of the United States espe-
clally, as well us other nations. 1t is
honorable to our human nature (not all
fallen, but still retaining so many of
those glorious attributes with which it
was originally endowed) that in the
presence of such calamity III our strick-
Ell South. "the Niobe of nations" the
people of the North should forget all for
mer luminosity, send not only material
assistance III lavish abundance. but ex-
pose and sacrifice the lives of so many of
their noblest citizens.
Through the press and other organs of
public opinion, our people have fully
manifested their appreciation of, and
gratitude for the services rendered to
them. Nor is there occasion. for any
feeling ofhuniliation, or aba sement in ask
ing and accepting that timely assistance
1t has been said, no donbt, truly, that
the monied men of the south, the mer-
chant princes, the pleasure seekers, who
have been absentees, have not opened
their purses as they ought to do, nor
performed their full share in relieving
the destitution prevailing among their
brethren. 1t is not however, too late for
them to redeem themselves from this re-
proach; there is a great work still to DO
done. AS we too we'll know it is not on
the battle field, while the pas de charge is
beating, bayonets flashing, all the
"pritle, pomp, and circumstance of glo-
rious war;! around us, that the heroic
and brave spirit is most truly shown.
IT'S when the carnage is over, the smoke
dispersed, and the dead buried, we turn
the widows and orphans of the slain, in
fultiment Of the pledges made, when we
girded on their swords and blessed their
fl ags. While performing these duties
unseen by the world unknown to fame the
heroic endurance is proved. Great as has
been the work of charity during the last
three months, it will bear no comparison,
with that which still lies before us-pcr-
haps for years to come, III succoring the
widows, orphans all the helpless ones to
whom God gives the right to appeal to
us first for aiu-for as we said 80 patheti-
cally sour dead"-so also-Our poor,
We must not fold our hands in apathy,
saying, that it pleased God to take our
from us, and that when we
have paid our debts and taxes, there is
-''''-...e'' "urItu CitunoG be done
without real sacrifice and self denial,
We cannot relieve poverty and indulge
IL accustomed luXuries. The cominu |
iear should show but few purchases Of |
'elvet, silk and lace, wine, cigars and
Let the true women of the
south take the lead in this matter. LEFT
he style the most distingue again be-
haste, severe simplicity, that dispenses
Win superhuous ornament and entertain
lent. They need no teaching as to how
his is to &c made effective, the genera
oh mas not yet passed away, whose ex-
hples ought to be initiated in order that
e may do our whole duty to God, our
eighbor and ourselves. s
There is one class of sufferers AMONG {
whose claims are preemineut. who |
light without inreverence be called Of q
he noole army OF martyrs,' the desti- c
To families OF clergymen, physicians c
ia purses, who left homes of safety. and
lthout fee, hope of reward or even
NE, died to save their fellow man. $
1rater love than this no man hath n [
ere Is somewhat obsolte idea which
would gladly see revived, that when u
individual ora community has been /
lred some great peril or suffering, q v
INK Offering should be made, in some n
Ill as testimonial of gratitude to God. ,
he, lie needs not our gifts "the silver V
the gold are his;' but we have L;s e.
u word that he will accept the works
many done for Or suffering bretheren !.
III as IL done unto himself Newer ~
maps IN any yellow fever epidemic "
the disease prevail in so MANY re
ces at once, but still the numerous d
that have been spared the
urge, should now como forward and Ut
'loe Tor the wants of the destitute. tn
9less survivors in the afflicted region. NJ
lie Southern people should fail in TAX NO
up the burden of charity which the ~
epidemic entails on them, then in CT
II we may hang our heads in shame
blush while distributing the aims
'iiouteu from other sources. In look
over old papers, l have just taken
Il number of the New Orleans Times .;
1860 where l see an article which 49,