The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-10-16
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- LIS solHctiihc sfdcoSsSO many we'll
known aud friendly faces have glad
Fdened Udhf' aHision.,s phrs,tant to call
# our Club. sAx RttsHy. Nillapr time
aFe e my steps n & GtfsE S%i ss and .i eth
slender to every member my sincerest
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lse. not as the oet'saysss BY "rest on Il
'beaazalss aaaaaslsysu,. y4ssssSssyw
roll on, brighp estsars @ glhhiius among
its members, and taking rank beside
the best iterarK. .sseieties of the land.
Whysshppsa net ,I.ouisian"; sectnl to
none in tile genius of hey ,pe9p!e, rs i,iy
'the fertility Ct per soiL and and counting
.aiers and statsshfeh Of the Sge, egtsb..s.4s
culture sgg4{sfeetniSheit,7 9 soeiaf ana 10
iiteraty club ednaling in attainmsnts -.
W. proud fiuFstIhggs 81 cites; possessing
aIletite advantages lwhistpa cdhmutitca.
u .iHn MlA tse gfsst 1w9rd of,esfad isssais,i
tqre ana science give, advantages whiti
At o ID srhrfaglg besto*edG0flhsi oGraI
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ourselves Wnat we shoulq be; earnest
efdeav or' aaM 'friii Wi sSRr sdfit sGp-sn
pSrts,aa 4 lthat spiIit, atesdet egsaie;re,
Wliici,, anlmatlng bpIy like ours,
heads eye" OF 70 lfew efforts 'dhtl' ffiiats IS
ssqoeesssihfi gagoy adt ,snni; 10 hasha
FelleW msH1bers, We, ar, in -pursutE =.
OF an op!ect woMhy TING best endeators
81 hH Yassshtae en- hot she fame Nfath6w
YaFrl9Es and the POLITICIAN, peg the glo, ~
W OF fictes, whose Vanity has been :,
RfoeianHBd ny fsezrqf Eod From latidSd
time 70 q ~ .esYa not the petty satisfac-I Il;
Jpn ofsaying II have never harmed
an5ether,i lsafape mahagedsmy own at. ~
tfaiEs; "Ia9He of hhese .aalftshs aimsnaea 90
oprs; But to elevate and refine our,
csafacsers, To take olff conf "
!!iossT HHSh ErnA nast 90 Y .saiys ss'emAsi lsse9
" on 10 the work OF social and literary
'pII.osSSssss.xir RAllQAe ana YnRlaeq Weiall
sl.o sne vorte1 or ignorance aud social
eYVcst,T, ne@SsofT,reRaleHt lfUnfsdts-is
tresssdds se02Nntsy. UsA among sys;is TO, be
t9u IN. ren nl, culture anq beauty.
Mtus tMl 7shelragracettM adJ6Acts,,' and as
the wise moderation wlieh makes daty 4,
sompatiPle With pleasure, for, indeed
u WAC tiAs blehdfhg Of these Social eie-' ss
lA fsatNS P9slllN EiIteHaEY q
Mh n was the primary object Of this
sd'an,ish a Mn ,it, w,,e enaDis ~
tt1ke q, pnfitanica1 yisw If Fla s sn I -
Eot ,woiiitf denV fihyseifand hthsss' S III. q
Ftiiipg,frpmi wiich ,pleasure ;aio.ies,s siesey
rived, but, dear friends. I think tod :
!, many Of Us are in eager pursah q
p,e.sure aione, ahQ alnough young TO-
4a ~ a.' wnere' a!fsfe 'Masey4 wodH Hkg
tt9 Spggest that henaefsItlbtlsll9 esps; ba
clPiiy oy fne Lords Of creation" motea
satteha0H sh0uiP be paid To duty sdtitl no
less3 to- aglHss0eilto sOn .beimh0f thana
softer seq ,!yho haze hitherto, sapd AL
most rliasded, guided our little helm
tema ,aa hs1a ha mhat or
'sistefy hid 'sasethearts Nave done 1 i9r -
y, aye, lof US, for' ever in thefs fanaost 10
iiafarts our veal or Messss,uppermost.-
w Y9sl permit t'ls. Club to- Asatgaisk
-o u, your neglect, yhsn your zeal, "a
qsco-opefatlofi1s All mat is needed to 70
e e.. seetyslas, aiMtA toa.foreg0 NJ
we nohops Which - though no pro-
pGs us, r..I M,1, one Gay pe metedas
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