Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-03-08
SMOKER WRYTOUT, ESQ'S. LETTER
MIR, WRYTOCT is SERENADED.
NO, 2.-BY MAID.

BUSGuOGLYN, March l, 1879.
My DEAR EDITOR:
You have no idea ofthe trials and grlcV-
ances we men of prominence have to put
up with. The announcement that l. was
a candidate for tho position Of Commits
s;oner for the Examination of Indispens-
able Productions, had no sooner appeared
in the Bnnghoglyn Blouer, than my trou-
btes began. was obliged to shake the
hand of every voter in the town, TWO or
three times a day, and express to INN the
intense anxiety felt, to know II his lam
lily was well. So popular did become
by this, my dear sir, that whenever
PASSED an institution for the dispensatlon |
of spirituous liquors at one tenth of a
dollar a glass, I would Immediately DC
button-holed by a crowd of patriotic vot-
ers, These would all inform mo at one
and the same time, of the great admlra'
ton tliev had always entertained for me,
and how many times they were gong TO
| vote for me on election day. The consc-
ouence was, 1 usually required new set
of button holes, per day, greatly TO the
disgust of Mrs. Wrytout, upon whom fell
However, all thisI could stand without
murmuring-without even murmurlnG as
loud as an inquisitive mosquito preparing
to alicht, But my strength of endurance
was submitted to an Herculean-good
word, that Herculean-s strain, the seVcrl-
tv of which has lett mo Il wreck OF my
, former self. TO speak more plainly my
dear sir. I was serendded. Were you eVe1
,, serenaded9 Imagine see a look OF tcr
TOR upon your editorial couptcnance an'
l., hea. Won raso out, ':N-o-o-o," while you
venerable head wags sideways III corro
Grafton. If such is the case, let me assur
G. YOU. my dear Sir, that you should consid
er Yourself fortunate, very fortunate. Fo
" q man of YOUR exhalted position to laV
escaped that in]iction is really wonoerfu
was seated in my study last night
The cool breeze of q Chinese autumn
coming in through my open window wa
10, tanning my throbbing temples, and niah
III ing me feel as if was being slapped
the face with u wet dish:rag In rcrcr'
~ my mind had wandered far from rerer
~ scenes of ordinary life, into the myst
snares of the realm of thought.
I was rutleiy brought back to the v
cisitu(,es of life by hearing q tramplinG
- many feet in the vicinity OF my aood
~ and the first thought that occurred to
was that q sheriff and posse had come
ter me with Il warrant. But it ararTa'
l. AS tho sounds ceased I regained my usu
vel serenity of mind. Little did know
tie diabolical plot some human 1iends nj
ed planned against me, and that even
that very moment, beneath my windo
cd, that infamous organization known as t
Bunghoglyn Brass Band, was maxi
preparations for the torture.
she When the ticnd who manipulated
trombone signified his intention OF beg
ell: ming, my impression was that % cir'
IL had suddenly come into town anu the
ephant was coughing. I did not e'
= suspect any thing, when the youth,
~, by tho way, would have disgraced :
,,o+ insane institution i'll the land. be:
mannvering on the French horn.
thought it was only n ncighborlng
I 70 practicing it's voice in new Varla'
in order to introduce it into its petltl
for food next day. 1t was not until q
the whole band struck up with Il gr
flourish. that I realized the awful tn
was Now sir, never did have any objec
to music; in fact have often been thr
Id. into ecstacy hy the dulcet strains c
Mating fiom Il hand organ, while the
odics of Il tin whistle have enraptl
''i''' me many times. I can walk down
'''oi main street Of Bunghoglyn and not t!
of hearing twonty-thrce young la
gun; pound out a conglomeration OF sh
est and flats from twenty-three pianos OF
run, rious degrees of age and intirmity. W
pos these twcn5y-thrcc young ladies, la
inm under the delusiop that they '
ri yaliur the renowned Patti, would
anu sbriek and howl at the Same time,
no dro-- e--he--am again." 1T prod
Selio no effect on mo. 1 have even allo
nv son Samuel to practice upon no
as and infirm ACCORDION for three days W
COM out disturbing him. But tho hid
strains of s'Baby M ne" that were wa
-, up to mo from below, actually dazcd
''"'N wildercd, paralyzed me. lfever l loi
zpcct for the volubility of speech and terse
of expression possessed by certain
small fornia gentleman, it was then.
, ~, Suddenly detected that another
str1mcpt had been added to tho re!