Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-02-22
NO.. "a
LETTER FROM SMOKER WRIGHT.
OUT, ESQ.
BY MAID.
BUNGHoGLYN, Feb. i3, 1879.

lleillti CI VIC LOW IL IuS ChpIiodA""
coGnomen OF Eunghoglyn; ifso, let me
tell you that although rot down upon the
map, it is located within the boundaries
of our glorious republic, somewhere be-
tween the Mississippi and Atlantic.
BUpshoglyn, my dear sir, is similar,
very similar, to other towns. Here the
ladi S 50 to church to study the texture
Of their neighbors' dresses, lift their deli
cate noses and sniff ut a last years bon
net, the same rs in other towns, anC the
average Burghos! !ynite, when returning
from an evening party, hungry
as an ex-hibernated bear, can find his
way to the back pantry, no matter how
dark tho night, and hook out cold beans
with his fingers, in as easy and graceful
!, manner as any heightened and refined
tleuizcn of cultured Boston.
In something's we claim 10 be far ahead
of other towns. When I find out what
they are l VIII let you know. We can
boast of an aged inhahitaDt who is dis
family related to a person who knew q
man that saw George Washington ride
along on Il imping horse. OF course he is
greatly looked up to and vencrated on
| this account.
| For the last two or three weeks we
| have been thrown into the greatest en-
| citen!ent. Need I say that the cause of
oar being so violently dealt with is that
we arc preparing fog an election ? Posters
are pasted around town, tleli3tting the
| eve of the hungry goat, and either ad-
| vising the patriotic voter, i'll large let
tcrs, to support the Eat-much-and-no-
| work panty, or implornG him to study
his own interest and vote the Eree-lnon-
ev-and-lunch ticket From the first have
taken an active part. When the CAM
pai%n commenced ! smugSlca the follow
ing notice in the advertisement columns
ofour local paper:
After the greatest reluctance on his part,
we have finally prevailed upon the Hor.
Snic:1er Wrightout to become II candl-
date for the position OF Commissioner OF
, | discrimination of Indispensable Preduc-
TONS HIS Many 1dmiring Friends.
l then purchased IL pair of leather
gloves in order that could shake hands
with the horny and tlirty handed SONS of
toll, with impunity. When l aclualnt-
ed Mrs. Wvightout with what had done
1 received the gratifying assurance that
Twas Il supcrauuateh imbeci5e. do not
know whether she used that term, but
>, words to that effect anyhow; but, my
dear sir, didn't mind it i have become
| to be parfcctly used to it.
Ny son Sainncl, who is both his moth
| er'ss pride and the cause of much unens;-
. ness to me, received it quite differently,
and it was with some difficulty that /
- restrained him iron giving vent to his
. delight III sunlry blooh-curdliIG yclls, for
u which ho has become famous in this
Il nei yh hborhootl. After bcstowing upon mo
l. such epthcts of approval as "Bully for
Won. old man :, 600 in and win, old
} hoy,' and several others of like nature,
" he corii,leutialy informed me that he
' was going to have nothing moro to do
~ with that Brociiy WeeEoN, as his father
was nothing but Il Judgc. Since the time
,s I first mentioned my aspirations to him
re- Samuel has been thoughtful and silent,
" sometimes even absent minded. 1 have
III frequently detected him, at the dinner
ff table, making frantic cndcavors to ampu'
or tate Il Niece Of meat with no other imple
IT mcut than 4 desert spoon and nu'
~ cracker, while occasionally he wouit
y, make abortive attempts to spread !; piece
m Of bread upon q s.ico of butter. Now
TO- from this, I coniectured that ho wa
e,. either suffering from his first attack O
70 falling in love or, he was evolving SOM
,. Grand idea. had not long to wait be
fore things came to Il crisis. l was sit
est t;nr in my study cogitatlng upon TIL
tbo subject matter of MY first election Speec
49,, when he suddenly burst in upon me. I'h
Z" same smile illuminated his classic fac
1t that must have boamel upon the cou,
ur- teuance of Achencues when he was vel
;vs ing 'Eureka."
>" In his hand he held two rings Of IN
YES lasses candy joined together, and felt
'oor vague prcseutiment that something tie
L. riGlc WAS going 10 happen. Changing h
smile to Il look Of iichdish delight he hel
up the candy thingamagis g and warble
lilo ont $40
''ie' dad, kin you tell me the di:fcrep'
she between this and you :"
ties. I was Just going to say that thcre Vt;
,hil n vast deal of difference, lnasmuch as
was human while the object he held
hdcf was only a manipulation of one of Il
lagc prpductions of LoUiSianas fertile so
par but lust then an answer occurred to II
.rThe difference, my son, is that V,
can lick one but not the other.'
-o, "Naw! Naw.. faint it, yer wron
exclaimed my hopeful heir.
''9' 'What is the differences, Samuel t"
ling asked. as reached for small dictiona,
l on EyciHg the movement with suspicic
der nc lSptle"' l?eca"se-oecauSe' l NE;
the difference is, you're u candidate, Il
is a cnndicd cjyhi."
The look OF intense torture that ca,
isNet over my face Just then must have frigl
is. is cncl samuel out of ID weeks growth,
NOR he slid out ot that room quicker han tt
aa,,, dictionary could reach him.