The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1879-11-29

days. l could tell yon plenty of
stories of financial shipwreck, but l
fear it would do no good in saving 9TH
ers like disaster. ] saw one posrfellow
ON Wednesday, who went into Wall
street on the third Of November, with
twelve thousand dollars, the result of
the savings of a life, and on Wednes
day last, he staked his last two hun
dred dollars and lost, and if it had
pct been for friendly loan, he would
44ot have llad enough chat night, to
pay for his lodging and supper.
Our virtuous... Postmaster General
is now engaged in raid on the lot
tery men, and has even arrived at a
point where he has actually refused
them their letters. | have no doubt
that lottery gambling is very hurt
ful and disreputable business, aud |
hope the devil, in an evil hour, may
never tempt me to go in for a. twenty
five cent straddle, but if he did, and
my wife did not find me out, l should
have quite as clear Il conscience us l
would in dealing in "pnts" and
"calls" or margins " in any degree.
A clever pl'ilologist, who thinks Of
getting up new dictionary, has been
trying for the last four weeks to find
out the difference between bucket
shop keeper and banker. The day
before yesterday. he gave it up, as
something which no fellah could
find ou!," and he finally concluded to
define it as follows: stock banker,
a feller wot takes your money, and
don't give it back-never no more"
1t isl pleasant thing t" leave " the
devil and all his works" behind, and,
in spirit of thankfulness, to fnd
yourself in fairy land, and in COM
pany with the fairies. About the sue
cess of the Seventh Regiment Fair
there never was the slightest doubt.
The Seventh is our pet regiment as
well as our crack regiment, and we
all feel proud of the Seventh. Ask a
boot black or banker, clergyman
or a cobble1, which is the crack regi
ment of New York city, and he will
answer without hesitation, the Sew
enth. Not that we have not plenty
Of good soldiers in many other regi-
ments here. but somehow the Seventh
has always occupied a foremost place
among the other military o1ganiza-
tioDs of the State. Their armory is in
the most aristocratic quarter of the
town, and it is safe to say that no
finer building for military purposes
will be put up in New York during
the present generation. | said last
week that the receipts would not fall
short of $4,000 Will you allow me
to shift my pegs, and make it $780,
0O09 which: l think, will be bearer
the figure. Mrs. Stewart and Judge
Hilton gave sort Of quasi promise to
loan some expensive pictures to the
Art collection. At the last moment
both the Judge and Mrs. Stewart
backed out; but they made partial
amends by each sending check for
five hundred dollars, so the Seventies
boys think there is still balm in
Gilead." The collection got up for
the fair is very wonderful and very
beautiful, and rs you wander among
the various stands, and look on the
bright eyed Hebe's that guard the
treasures, it really seems as though
the Seventh regiment had not only
enlisted the services Of all the pretty
girls in New York, but that they mus:
have kidnapped all the choice bean
ties to he found between Maine and
Minnesota. The list of contributors,
is marvellous. One lady, with spirit
of chivalry which, l am proud to say,
is not uncommon in her sex, abso-
lutely took the camel's- hair shawl
from her beautiful shoulders, and
gave it to the boys, as a prize to be
ratified for, at Il dollar share. l don't
approve of lotteries and raff1es myself,
for our church has passed resolu-
ton against them, except when we
have a church fair, SO guess LII loan !
my nephew dollar, and let him try
it, and then if he should happen to
win that camcrs- hair, and bring it to
me, why then, OF course, couldn't
help it, but | never gamble myself.
When you read Dickens, people are
apt to think that Il g school for
thieves" only dwelt in the imagina-
tion of that brilliant novelist yet
only the other night the Brooklyn
police arrested full fedged thief,
only eleven years of age, who used
to go about the streets. with haLy-
wagon. stealing shoes from the front
of shoe stores, where they lay exposed,
cabbages from grocery stores, or odd
bits of dry goods, or other un,onsid-