The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-10-23
YE GODS AND LITTLE FISHES

YE GODS AND LITTLE FISHES!
Acartoon suggestive of the above
title was sent to this Office last week
by our special artist. It is good
illustration of The anin,sss of the OPP
position Of this Parish. We regret
we cannot get a wood cut of it, so
that all of our readers could get
view of it. The scene is in the Dead
Sea-a fitting place, to be sure, but
still better had it a modicum Of the
"Black" thrown in for "spice." The
characters are made up Of a whale,
(rather short one, however,, and
various little fishes, (smaA. fry.
The whale wears the familiar face of
the Grand Mogul of the party here;
on his brow is stamped in plain let
ters "Custom House, along his back
we behold the Returning Board, and
in conspicuous words upon his entire
length loom forth the Republican
party" There is q benign express
sion upon his "phiz" as he glances
patronizingly, first on the little in
nocents to the right of him, and then
on those to the left of him. Here
they come, (darn their fool souls,
on both sides, all struggling to get
right into the whales jaws. To his
left and close to his jaws, is one with
a fin.clipped, floundering along and
remarking something about Spring
Creek being good for "us ishes.''
No doubt he meant Salt River. To
close proximity 10 him, and imme
diately above, we observe long,
symmetrical "Yellow Jack" fish-a
veritable Bronze John-gliding along
as serenely as if he wanted to repre-
sent something, but didn't know ex.
actly what. And still another, in
the same neighborhood, moving.
along heavily, yet with cleneency
beaming Upon his countenance, and
apparently flushed from worry and
excitement in trying to keep up. A
little to the rear is Custom House
No. 2, looking quite natural--thatis,
looking dark, bat keeping his eye
upon the main chance. Aud yet here
comes one more, ''fopping" along,
appearing to think it will be his duty
to hold an inquest, on the whole
party. 8a'aa
To the right is another layout
The National Greenback Working
mans party is represented by an eel,
making direct for the whales mouth
with the remark, "That's easy to 60
down." And with his mouth close
to the cells is His Majesty's Royal
minnow. We suppose that is what
the.monogram H. NJ. R. stands for.
His ambition seems to be to slide in
ahead of the eel. Just above him is
a sorry-lookfng t'top-water" - yea,
sorry and weather-beaten. He ap-
pears to have been "baited" and then
cast Of. In The rear of the whale is
the Swamp Fox" grabbing for a
tail hold, which he finds very slip
perry. In the back ground are few
sheep-head and gudgeon.5 But To-!
and behold, right under the whales
belly is a ''goggle-eye' representing
the man Friday, for we see The PEG,
pie newspaper about. He appears to
be almost smothered to death from
the heavy pressure upon him, for he
remarks, Boss, my position is nigh
ty uncomfortable"
The finale is, the whale, tired of
dallying longer, opens his capacious
Jaws and, guzzles down the whole
kettle Of ish--7;with the exception Of
the aforesaid half dead top.water,
which is left out in tie cold, "the
cold, chilly winds Of November
The Democrat, standing of at q res,
Epectable distance from the scene, is
therefore enabled to give the report
to its readers.
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ALOVE EPISODE. II
T The usually quiet community Of