The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-01-12

This citv. When he had entered the Il '
after, ami while waiting for the calo'- Ge
ate. thr minister suggested that some Alb
ody should sing an appropriate hyhh' 10
,nc Of the deacons who stood near ny Va
card the suygrStion and wlth"''' L, 'H mr TIL
no struck up the familiar hymn run ''r d
he Shore The hymn prove" $" S"Sss ' Sa
i've that neither the minister h"r 'm' E'
ON .rrration could refrain from an ''"''- Gi
No smile for some time, and tie ccr''no- Fl
" had to be postponed until the preach NJ
r could regain his gravity" J.
0, Bitch-uary.
on wAREEN's DoRG. ii
WRITTEN pvEp-ovSLN FOR THE PEOPLES
vlNpICAroR.
Tho moaning of the tied is heard no more
For "Qurcn' is dead.
Starvation came and knocked upon ncr
And her spirit fled.
Dogs have spirits, (at least that dog '''"|'
She uot them at the Ih~niN, where
she died,
Some say it was the spirits that made her
mad;
And that with spirits not with 'lct"a's
she was piled.
Yet it's said that with provisions she was
And wonld eat till she was often seen
full,
Alas, the proofs of this asSerf''" arc no"
dead
No living man has seen her as a 7"'"
FIJI,
Sir has shng7ea off this mortal coll
The last sad blow is dealt,
q drrIorate the cold cold soil
We hearts. who sorrow felt.
Deuce take the Quern--
At this point water was place" oe''re
+h. Poet, when he Immediately gave Signs
of hylrophoba.
Vernon.
,,ur friend Cavil Bray, Esq, writes us
, letter, which he does now and then amt
which are as welcome as the flowers III
Nav for he is a steadfast and long time
. friend, from Vernon Parish, enclosing a
t roodly list of subscribers and good wishes
|. as we'll as the news from our TRENDS
" there.
, Business is quite dull and the com
C. n,,iut is "harti times The health OF the
1T pcople is very iine-and with plenty OF
d hoo and hominy they do so much better
than we poor fellows down in the 10"
lands that there is hardly comparison
to be instituted.
10 An election was held in the "Biacl
- Land Cottayc' ward to prohibit the sal
20 20 Of whiskey, and the majority aga'ns
al rhisky was one:
NJ Orr friend wants whskey abated as
49,, nuisance. So do we, but our idea IS t
-, make tho whiskey drnker pay the erpe'
-,s ses of the government. Whiskey. is tt
49,. root of crime, for the suppression OF tn;
20 crime expensive Courts are organized, II
whiskey pay the bills. The Motfet Re-
lister is the thing-2! cents tax on eve'
drink. Our friend DR.. Harmon, We II
derstand fully comedies with us in IT,
view of.the case, and is working to ha
- . it adopted as a law of the State.
ary We ask our friends of Vernon to DIR
joy us on postal cards, or by letter. eve
lmo item of local news-of neighborhood 6
oht sin, politics, or anything that happe
we'd, and we will dress it up for yonr pari
hicll Don't be afraid, but send 'em along.
res
ang, Sabine.
tue Dr. March and J. H. Caldwell E'
Used were in our city on Monday last, look
lied as usual, hale and happy.
rock Business in Sabine has "fell down"
II ~ here, and it seems that Christmas knc
r to ell business in the head everywhere.
ttins Health, $50 DR.. March says and
knows) of the parish good even to stal
par t;on for the medical men.
1877 Times are so, so. Not good nor
per are they awful bad. Our good fr''
lance are now roting in fresh pork and wi
tax good corn crop the wolf has fled from
cent door.
tai of Sabine is for new Constitution tt
. Our last man.
,hools Some business changes in the paris
of not Mr., Beck, of Fort Jessup, has sold on
eteaf: mercantile establishment to Mr. L. 81
h last and the latter gentleman "holds the
each alone. Like Robinson Crusoe he is
teach of all he surveys TIL last l'ngerln
It men mains of the Garrison" We WIS
5 and friend Barbee all success in bis so''t
'mmon We invite our Sabine friends to
TO nan Gard ns. all events, Giving as they