The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-04-13
1onalosunbllle Cblef.
- Two Dollars a Year.
Assumption Correspondence.
Two Dollars a Year.


NApoLEoyvILLE, La, April 3, 1878.
EDITOR CHIEF:
Until when the down-hiu portion OF last /
week brought with it slight shower, al
though attended by unusually heavy thun-
der and zig-zag lightning, the land-in0-
bers." to use nautical phrase, were get /
ting their iawing tackle aboard Some few
of the planters had postponed the corn
planting, waiting for rain. The majority had |
the maize crop in an amazing forward CON
ditjon-still il needed moisture. Cane, that
had been - barred of" when the earth was
too wet, required the return OF the sou, but
the hard baked clods thirsted for a heavy
downfall of rain in order to be recoHciied
ImIyerizedl. The amount of the liquid ele-
ment received at the time above stated was
mot canal to the demand at this point,
though learn from reliable sources that
heavy rain visited the just, further down
the Lafourche; also. that several head OF
cattle were killed by the lightning.
Four DAYS of last week were devoted by
the Episcopalians to worship, the Rev. Il.
Lewis of your town officiating. | do not
know that giving the biggest portion of the
week to religious services may be consld-
cred as q moral improvement, though, not
attending, | am uncertain as to the nature
of the proceedings / can only hope that the
affairs of Heaven predominated over those
of Tete Alley, and that our municipal busl-
ness was for the time forgotten.
A party encamping on the shore OF Lake
Verret, last Thursday night, hndled fire
near q decayed tree During the night
their repose was broken by the crash of the
falling tree, which had been ignited from
the camp fire. Mr.. Auguste Agreement, an
honorary member of Fire Company No. l of
AZ eha1 hanaath thn and
died the ext day. Miss Howard, lady of
the party, met with some serious, though
not fatal bruises. The remains of the unfor-
tunate man were consigned to earth on Sat
urday, escorted by the members of the fire
company.
There were many misgiVings, some aston
ishment, but more chagrin expressed by
Leo No. when the CHIEF of the 23rd came
TO hand, minus the Assumption Cores
uondenee." At first, | rehearsed over my
vocabulary OF choice " cuss" expressions;
then came the soothing knowledge of your
previous vindietive sciss orings in curtailing
less worthy efforts, together with tho recent
havoc displayed toward your N. Y. cores
pondent. But the devastation heretofore
had only been partial, while my unexcep-
tionable effusion was totally ignored l
could only attribute the circumstance to
YOUR unwillingness further to expend $40
per month for epistolary talent, SO, after
mature thought on the subject, | concluded
to accept an offer from the n. o. Times, at
the same salary, and one from the N. Y.
Veektg at double rates-when the CHIEF of
the Both appeared and my attention was
drawn to an explanation Of q g crush OF
matter" and also the temporary expunction
of DIR. SOphar (which so far as the public
veal is concerned, is unfortunately. Well,
the excuse, and that big advertisement, and
the Council proceedings had the effect VI
smoothing my rutfled feathers. By-the,b by,
this increased devotion you offer to the
"house of Israel" gives me strengthened
hope that your future may be one of unmo-
Tested beatitude-espeeially as according to
Beecher. there is no danger of torridity in
h-hefeafter.
Since the days when Eliiah's prayers were
offered and answered, we have no record OF
more substantial rainfall than that which
blessed us on Sunday last Slow, continu
Gus and effective the day tears brought joy
to the hearts of our parishioners.
Contagion or epidemic in the form of sore
eyes is the disease at present making the
"grand round,' and | don't know that
should feel more happy even if Packard i!
made Collector
From my juvenile days up to the present
week have been noted for my veneratio1
of everything that showed the " Footprint
of time " or the lmpfints of age; whether il
the form of nature or of art. A reverence 10
"
ture, an awe for the Creators handiwork
and the utmost respect for mankind whel
stricken in years has heretofore been tn
tI'ia jlt1aetd Sla u't0 of my religion. Alas, tina
even in youth | must, like the averag
patriotic politician, change my mode of wor
ship and cleaYe to other gods.
do not intend to infiet upon your en-
Iightened patrons detailed narrative c
the many humbngs that have been recent
practieed on the undersigned how on
voyage to ThibodauX and the sea shore, h
was induced to invest near half his patr
mony in mementoes of the Holy Land, sue
rs a crop manufactured from the bowspri
of Noah's Ark, a toothpick from the ident
cal rail with which Abel knocked his littl
brother on the head, halfounce vial &
water from Jacobs Well, and other saere
tid-bits too numerous to mention, for til
fact is, l dislike to expose my own veI
dancy, but, knowing the &c sell will eventt
ally be proclaimed, to my great disadvaI
tage, think it prudent to be in advance {
Uncle Silds, feeling confident that, out of n
spect for the victim, he will not re-hash til
sensation in too vivid colors.
But my former sincere regard for gre
hair and old fogyism has met with some tie
rible shocks recently which / feel incline
TO explicate for the reflection of those VII
would prefer % "clear field and no favor
and at the same time no despotic and III
promising opposition.
There was q social gathering of youn
folks the other evening, to which yol
beardless correspondent was invited, AM
considering that an item or so might
CLEANED for the deleetation of your reader
as well as the joyful expectation of meetir
with ninety pounds of various fabrics, i
GLIDING "eyes of blue and auburn tresses
jeSelry, smiles, pouts, etc, l natural
hankered Tor the delights thus pictured
my imagination. So arming myself with
Faber and notebook, and donning that s
dollar suit OF clothes purchased at Israel
] called at the residence of the Dulcin,
aforementioned My timid knock was a
swered by the appearance of-not the sir
not the siren, bat the stress, so to speak, ,
whose features the traces of dispIeasu
were visible, as though my benign count
nance was anything but welcome Howeye
my usual audacity assisted me in winning
rather hesitating invitation to entc
Jerasha Jane scarcely acknowledged II
Chestertieldian salutation, but. retainiI
her equipoise and reclining posture on Il
sofa, seemed in no manner fiattered by II
visit, 1t became evident to me that the
was something unpleasant in reserve a,
that " something amounted toau immensi
which was readily explained when | |
quested the company of Miss Jernsha Ia,