Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-01-12
Special Correspondence

EDITOR SENTINEL.
THE CHRISTMAS PANDEMoNIUM
for the past week, Or mote, ont
rivaled our Congressional circus.
with its hordes o: noise and contu
sion. Every body hiss been o..
Zig jamborec, making night hide
Gus with ng"dly glee, and day
time diaholically blue. Times We
dull, money scarce, end the wealth
err as bad as the tlme- which were
abomiuahle. H,oclpms 5n"n OF
tie devil, with to"t-ho:nS. ard r's
to- ACCOMPANIMENT were granted a
carte blanche to btrate everything
ard every boGy. 1t was III" big
gest fraud we eve: saw; and almost
dove our people % b b ln4ersoiIs
version Ct holy wri:.> The vino e
OF the past year has been one Of
starvation, fraud ard rasca ity,
and we are exceedingly jubl'nt
thai we have sen Il! c last OF Il.
which We bid farewell Ni,h"at re
yre,, and we'c",:e the clear bright
sky and stiff bracing air which cur
New Year day gave u. The
weather pro; he: had been e"=c !,
watched for I, week past. Tor New
Year day l. ore of 40 small con-
sid RAJ, ton TO a Washington com
mrni,y. On this day. all Nations:
borh great and small, We with each
olhcr. through t,cir DIPLOMATIC rtr-
re.cu1a,ives. in g Getting tie "tcu-
pant OF the White House. &c e.
mony aud etiquette are strictly Oh
served willie Rank and rec dencc
GAZE u.on each o'ler w',h ia ms
care. The White House presented
tho same gay and brl!tian: appear
ancc it wore at the anniversary
Silver wcGdi, g If Mr.. Ha. cs, the
Monday night previous. the cur
flowers Lavitg been REPLACED by
fresh odori!erous ones. The thou
sa2 d AID orc brilliant G.s jet:
of the Chandeliers. tog"'h"" w''l
the merry a,blirg o! .he five hon
d,cd Canar,es, distributed "4u'
distant around the G and I'D Ea
Rom, and the iu, her addition c
ninety ulcccs Of music in the vestl
bulc, added much to the hrii''arc..
OF the scene. as the For"ign .Hm
ba,sadOls, in full Court cnSlun
with the hands m'iy dressed Il"
dies Of their re-rcc i've h"u-c o'd'
aud the Cab;l G; officers and thc'
wives. as well "a an 'ninen~e mum
Der Of bo'h nal" a. q tma prem
enaders SURFING 20 aHC If" "Fe' Z
the ccep,ion with a grand IN GU
fjccrce, seldom i! ever cqA!led
the Nations Capitol. t" the 90 c.
s:rairs o: cniivenirg music, Wh'c
completely fiji Cd 'hr surto"nd'n
air, and all went mct'y a. the ma
riauc Belle The Of cr various +
ccption- We;c eqra i as 'crl'nd''
aid every body called from h""
to h, use, on every other booy, "
receiving with open front WHO '
which let ~ The SWEET light
Heaven, streaming &C osS the sc
vet and moQucltr carpets. throw II
a rromsi"u Of light and s .ad
over satin and danask char,
we'll as tie iuXuriart hair al'C ma
HE bruws ni the l"il sex, VIII" +
Cc,ved their guests. making sec
of beauty unsurpassed b tie M
RAIDS of Gas hnrn'r>. u-ua y q
played on such occasions.
marnifcent feast I'll beauty a
dress was one If C. mrlelc he"
dermeit. over the far forms, .le
els. iacl 5. trimmings. buttCns "
.uches when prevailed liz numb
less profnsi, II, even The 'Rcd m
now iere. such as the Cherokt
Creeks. Chock'aws and seve
other Indian delegations, joined
the festivities, aud were among
observed Of all observers, as +
called al the W hi,e House, and
on ,hc head OF Dcl ar,ncn,s
others. where they were iurn's
with a! lie huSui alitieS Of the
f,ce. 1t was day long to be
member cd, aud we earne-'iy l.
your many leaders passed I
New Year day equally as mcr
with many kind wishes Tor
succ, ssfut happIncs, lAroug
the coming year; ara 90
sEa,e Cor you, self and ncwspt
ENTERPRISE. Yours,
NNDERSO