The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-10-26

nntrrious particles Of grain, placed it on
tn" fire, and the more it boiled the more
she took out, until there were not utru-
Slls enough in the kitchen to contain the
cooked grain. The citizen was asked hv
his shelter half to ',jnSt pull to pieces a
barrel Of ~hnrls" to make mat:rays. ".
pulled ami tniu, and t,i!.I and pulled
until tn" barrel beam" a ho"shraN. and
tt" hoy~|.rnl room full, with sufficient
''r"mnant>' left to kin'lle the fire for the
WINTER Clutch him ''pulliny Shucks'' for
another ma'tras-. Not many.
A nriGhhnr bought barrel of corn.
more "nuhhin>" than fuIl ears, and rs he
was Smoking them, little girl of the
household rXrlamcd 'Papa's got lots
of "funk>. Well, "Rcundy." to use a
YnMk'" expression. "rrrkonS our farmers
have any quantity of "rhunkS o corn
hut not exactly in the nuhhin style
I a>t Monday night the weather remind
ed your widr-awakr "Roundy' Of GER
tain Court House employee. official, what
Ger he might be called, "full of sound
anil fury siynifyiny nothing"
ir Lord be praised! Friday, Satur-
day and Sunday mornings agonr. Wis
ihl" white fro>ts in this section warm
clothing. cloaES and OvprcOats in demand
and a general congratulation among all
classes that 'yrIIow jack' was fast ap.
preaching his demise. Quarantine will
soon he at an end and more prosperous
days dawn upon our long isolated little
city.
business is looking up. More cotton
bales are coming into town than the
night police can either roll on or sleep
under. "Ronndy' advises the powers
that be- to increase the force, so that the
cotton bales vii, not suffer from negligence
The case Of Lawson Reid ct als came
mp last Monday, for preliminary exami-
nation, before his Honor P. A. Simmons,
Parish Judge, but owing to the absence
of material witnesses, and OH affidavit of
T. P. Chaplin. Esq, Dist. Attorney pro
tenn, the case was continued until Nov
18th. 1873. This is the case of conspiracy
with intent to murder prominent citizens
and burn houses in Ward 3, the testimony
whereof was given in the last Vindicator
Some of the accused applied for bail and
were required to give bond in the sum of
$500 each to answer the charge against
them.
Mr. Editor, "Roun1y" has been quizzed
| whether he aim your 'local' Are we
any "local" Mr.. Editor? The very
name bellies the '.inSinivation" as Sam
Weller, would say. We stir around and
are round about and don't stay in any
one place. Do we: Say meow:
A family were in want of eggs. The
only hen in the poultry yard was an an
tediluvian one something on the Methu'-
sclah order. She u|uoys laid an egg. "a
little girl in the family declared she laid
two day) That antiquated fowl went
on the nest early in the morning. The
cook ''hlntcd' her off several times the
children chased her away; the BOSS
of the house came home to dinner, and
hearing the complaint, he went to see for
himself. UWnd if thuf fort laid an egg
mill nearly smudoun. That's what
"Roundy terms .foul proceeding.
Town begins to look brisk, Mr.. Editor.
We see all kinds and conditions of men,
women and children, eating and cracking
and "chawin' pccans. We also saw two
men going down street, one of whom
said ''Ile hole We up and the other re-
piled "Lcmme go SAY, femme CO.,
Just then an OK team ran away splitting
the wagon bed by piece meal, with corn,
taters and SIGH like: It's getting decided
ly lively.
"Roundy' heard a new cause If con-
stitutional growing last Monday. The
postofice has been moved, It's "too fur
from Campte" for some, and a "leetle
nearer few hum" for others. We con-
graduate our efficient Post Mistress in
obtaining comfortable quarters at the
head of Washington street in tho Bos-,
sier building, opposite the emporium Of
McCook & Bro.
Speaking, of the postohice reminds
I Ronndy that he must say with regret
that "Chawles'' whose other name is
Porter has resigned from Uncle Sans
authority as Deputy P. NJ, but then bis
place is filled by "lightning" yonne
man who is favorably known as a popu
lar, good Sheppard in the telegraph
business. Long may "Johnny" wave
both as a wire'manipulator as we'll as an
expert among Brother Jonathan's" mail
sacks.
All the Independent candidates have
boulted except Beullt and he emphatically
declares he is bolt with screw and
nut on the end everlastingly fastened.
When the Democracy get through with
him in November he will be riveted i'm
movably-to stay 1t homo for all time to
come.
A murder most foli was committed
last Monday night. About 10 O'Clock,
when most of our citizcls had retired to
, | rpst and tha storm kinp roo ohrood tl