The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-11-30
Roundabout.
"There's !, chiel among We taking notes
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A Texas drover with number of ''cow
boys" was driving a heard Of cattle to
market and in passinga farm house, an
old brindle OK with broad horns was
driven along with the herd. The owner
saw the occurrence and shouted Justify to
the Texan to stop. Look here, mister,
you've got one of my stock in that gang
of your'n." "None of that, replied the
Texan, "Do you take ME for COW thief"
"l'll bet you have though, said the farm
err, and III show you tarnation quick'
"Brinlle, brindle,' he called. The broad
horn stopped and then walked up to the
farmer. who threw his arm across the
animals back and looking at the Texan
said, THAR, l told you so.' The Texan
was dumfounded and exclaimed, "Boys,
IN be dod-burned if that don't beat the
devil, tail, hoofs, horns and all, That's
none of our lay out, and never saw the
praries of Texas. Drive on boys. That
beats me how lie tanned that old broad
horns"
A little energy shows how quickly a
public enterprise can he accomplished
Last Tuesday, Mr.. T. P. Chaplin, Parish
Attorney, conceived the idea of lighting
St. Denis street with lamps at the head
of the street and at the corner on Second
street. In fifteen minutes he had raised
sufficient funds to put up the lamp posts
at the designated points, from the res
idents in that locality. Let the citizens
along the most public and travelled
thoroughfares do the same and our an
Gent town will be illuminated and
there will be no more splashing
through mud holes and stumbling over
the dilapidated pavements, on such dark
NIGHTS as those of last Monday and Tues
day.
After several days of Spring like wealth
er, it clouded up last Sunday, and to-
wards night it began to rain, with dark
storm clouds overhead. The wind veered
from South East to North West.
and at night fall the rain descended in
torrents, accompanied with vivid flashes
of lightning and heavy thunder. 1t fell
steadily all Monday and Tuesday, turn
ing hypoborean, and finally clearing of
cold Wednesday morning.
The late rains have doubtless put
water in the lakes hereabouts, and the
dnck hunters are out in force after these
migratory fowls.
"Roundy" called into the Clerks office
recently and found that official and his
deputy in high old glee. He modest]y
endured the cause of 80 much hilarity,
when he was triumphantly pointed to
the list Of marriage licenses. Well
.sRoundy" calculates that as the quar-
antine is ended the young folks have q
right to take advantage of that event.
"Roundy" dropped into the Post Office
last Wednesday to ask for his New Or
leans papers. They were all there, Mr.
Editor, but good Lord Ii in what condi
tiou! The papers mass Of pulp and the
letters with directions erased. Cannot
the contractor on the route be held res
ponsible for exposing the mail sacks
without protection, to the rain while ii
transit That's what both "Rouudy'
and about 1900 other citizens, want t.
know.
"Roundy" had grip of the secretar!
of States left paw, this week, and wa
glad to see him looking as robust an
smiling as ever. Our State official be
longs most assuredly, to the class yclep
1--WE, the "People."
More improvements going on! Co
Parsons is putting an addition to tn
building on the corner of Horn and Secon
streets, and it is soon to be occupied a
a store. That's right. March on.
Christmas is coming, Mr.. Editor, "Rou1
dy" knows it, from the quantity Of fres
pork, chickens, turkeys, etcetera, whic
begin to arrive, and the good thing
knick knacks, &c., which the vendor
carry out of stores. Say, Mr.. Editor, lie
"Roundy" whisper in your year softl.
+ dreamily, lovingly, "Give US bite 0
! that extra fat turkey, ~hen you get hit
3 Say, now, won't you"
t He labored earnestly, zealously, ye
:. moro muchly than he has, for 10 ! thes
Q many days. He dropped few grains
;. corn on the ground and then backed o.
That big black hog kept following hin
Still he dropped corn, backed up like
y stubborn mule, and that porcine had I
y better sense than to attempt to n
, against him with his nose. "Roundy
u sincerely hopes that the obstinate bru
did not eventually catch that citizen al
root him over. But "Roundy" does hol
10 that he succeeded in getting the amin
y safely home out ofthe reach Of the "po'
=, ers that be-"
3. Tho Court House begins to exhit
{, signs of animation. Tho officials have
% eye to business, and seem to be ''rushi'
Y things" with q vim. Lawyers are has
10 ening to and fro ; tho Judge looks cal
smiling and dignifed, as he always do
and these "straws".all proclaim that D
trict Court opens here next Monday.
n Mr.. Editor, "Roundy" notifies 70
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