Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-08-30
LOCALS RIFLE BALLS.

rant foliage affords cool shelter from
the sun, and everybody you meet looks
happy and SO glad to see you. When
not near enough to speak, you are some
times attracted by the waving of a hat,
futtering of handkerchief, or some
other familiar token of recognition, and
flatter yourself that you must be an
object of special interest. But just bear
in mind, friend-the election is Oh hand,
and nine-tenths of the people you meet
are candidates.! We were walking along,
the other day, when one of the candi-
dates stepped up and asked "why we
didn't ride" and forthwith drew from
his coat pocket a-bridIe. They do
say that some of these accommodating
individuals carry seven brides, eleven
sticks of peppermint candy and nine
Moody & Sankey song books in their
pockets-at one time With the bride
he gave us the confidential information
Of horse he kept, Oh the commons, for
the use of his friends.
Oft we started in pursuit of the horse,
meditating meanwhile Oh the noble ma
lures of some men, the generosity Of
mankind in general, and feeling wonder
fully charitable towards the whole hui
man race. After walking twice the
distance of our original destination, we
came upon an antidiluvian specimen of
horse flesh, answering the description of
the object Of our pursuit. He was in
tently nipping the grass, as if securing
here the only subsistence he had ever
known, and looking like an ocular dem
onstration of the poetic sentiment that
"horses want but little here below, nor
want but little long"
We stole up cautiously, and thought
we had him, but by def movement of
the head he escaped our hand, and quiz
city pursued his grazing. Repeated
attempts resulted in similar failures.
We grew desperate, and made violent
attempt to secure the prize, when, to
our establishment, he successfully dodg-
ed the bride, let fly his hind feet in the
direction of our location, soon put sew
eral squares of rea! estate between as
and him.; and when we got up, brushed
the dust out of our eyes and took final
look at him, he gave his old head dia-
bolical turn, then rested it on his left
shoulder, leered at lis with the whites
of his eyes, as much as to say: "Mr.
Voter, the old man got you, but amt
so easy caught" We've got the bride;
reckon they don't want it returned!
Our unknown friend, I'D. Faith" evil
IDENTIFY means to rebuke us severely in
one of his elaborate essays. After ex-
pressing his fear that we could not see
"the point" he concludes with a pm
which battles us entirely. He seems to
feel great contempt for newspaper con
trovelsies, charges us with inconsistency
and reproyes us for "want of respect
for religious faith.
For a while we felt almost FUSED m."
and felt like "calling for the calf-rope,"
till we remembered good old Balaam,
and the unexpected source from which
he was rebuked; and we comfortcd our
self by rejecting, "well, all them re-
proving animals amt dead yet" Nor
did he stop with us, but shows his weak
ness still more in defense he under
takes of DR.. Marshall. Nobody knows
what the Doctor did to offend any one
but Faith" writes as if he regarded the
Doctor as a good meaning, but "weak
brother" from superabundance of char
ity.
Uncommon case this; and certainly |
the only one on record. We warned him
about deep water; now he is after the
big fish. Attempting the charge against
us of contempt for the faith of any
church or the NJ. f. Discipline, is simply
absurd. This Discipline is not book
IF rules for any secret association, but a |
book to be read by the public, and we
referred to it for the correctness of our
statements and to prove our views of
The worldly amusements here de-
nonnced, we too admit, are immoral in
heir general tendency; but we advo-
cate some of DR.. MarshalPs charity to-
wards the offending members. The big
ooted, rheumatic old brother, who feels
40 temptation to dance-and couM not If
he mdnted to-must not be too severe on
he young folks, who are led off by the
seductive charms of the violin; nor
should the one who loves to lavish his
money in identifying and ornamenting
us house Of worship denounce too Sc
verely the one who does not like home
made lemonade, and when he goes for II,
loes not see 'the lights along the Shore"
'ut only the Weeks at the corlier!
The buildings and improvements 60
ng on in our town are quite encourage
ng, sereral residences on one square are
now being completed on Government
street.
We hope our amiable correspondent
and critic) will respect our humble con-.
essions of obtuseness Sin not seeing the
point" in his puns, and in the future
save us seven long weeks of pulling
orture over them, which only left in
greater darkness his friend and admirer.
LOCAL.
Tho Rev. Isaac Palmer Suspended
Va, lad 10, 30, =, ~