The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1879-09-27

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Another Gha1rter Of the Irnepressible Cen
/ fiict Between Brudaer bones and His
| Critic-Aa Obstrepersus Gar.
Ascension. Sept. 4, 1879.
EDITOR CHIEF:
! In the last issue of your journal .ap
| pears another article from the same AZ,
| thor, in which, in his usual censorioa,s
style evidences the desire aud preposter:
| Gus opinions that his antagonism will
operate to the detriment Of your cores.
pondent, and further manifesting the
belief that Brudder Bones is an object
upon which he can bestow opprobrium
with impunity; but his conceptions re-
garding this matter are entirely erro-
neous. Brudder Bones has never given
any cause to the author Of the article in
question, to indulge i'll personalities
against him, nor in any manner, en-
deavored to do him a personal injury.
On the contrary, Brudder Bones is ami
cably disposed towards every one, and
the only object he has in corresponding
with the CHIEF is simply to furnish its
columns with items of news, and sub
jects which may be conducive to the in
terest of the community, and congenial
to its readers s=z---<
BY all means let it be understood that
Judge j. C. Brand is not Brudder Bones !;
and concerning the verbosity of the lat
ter and his use of phrases which are not
understood by his critics, permit me to
remark that Brudder Bones writes ae-
cording to his own style and taste, and
/" tastes are not to be disputed" The
aspersions with regard to associating
with that class of the colored people
who arc very often Stunned by the up
right and honest of their race, is simply
ludicrous in the extreme, for the gentle
man associates with them as much as
Brudder Bones does. His personal affil-
liations are just as exalted as any ones,
the receptions Of Brudder Bones being
cordial wherever he visits. The author
says that it would be blessing to the
South for all the colored people, includ-
ing Brudder Bones, to emigrate to Kan
sas." l would concur with the gentle
man, SO far as concerns vagabontls,
thieves, ETC., but concerning the writer,
it is another question altogether, and
bis opinion don't amount to row of
pins. Brudder Bones is disposed to ex-
ercise his lawful authority i'll Louisiana,
and q correspondent must not be neces-
sarily lawyer to know his rights and
privileges. Brudder Bones has no pre-
tensions to legal abilities, but he is pos
sessed with enough legal knowledge to
know his prerogatives and how distant
he can enjoy them. However, it is much
more preferable to be a Philadelphia or
Kansas lawyer than a Doctor of Medicine
without a diploma. Mr.. Editor, there
are two sorts Of men in this world, the
optimist and the pessimist. Tho former
is one who holds the opinion that all
events arc ordered for the best The
latter is one who complains Of every
thing as being for the worst. The gen
tleman must be of the latter sort.
A peculiar incident occurred in this
lately. While masters
Julien COIN and E. A. Lauve We're tax
ing All evening river ride in !. skitf, they
came i'll collision with a large stake,
when, to their CONSERVATION, a huge gar |
Jumped into the skiff Master Cohn |
'eized a plank which had been used for |
seat and struck the fish a heavy blow,
lot only stunning the fcrocious creature
nut knocking u hole i'll tho bottom of |
lie boat. The young men lost no time
n making for the bank, which they
we're fortunate enough TO reach in safety.
Damage to the crops by the late storm
las been overestilnated, and planters
re again hopeful OF a fine yield from
heir cane. Placidly yours,
BRUDDER BONES.
hootins ARRAY III Lower Iberville-An-
other Blast at the Critics-Nick of the
Woods Involved.
ASCENSION, Sept. Is, 1879.
iDIToR CHIEF:
A few days since, an alteration oc-
urred in the parish of Iberville, near J.
J. Babin's store, among several colored
Individuals of the gambling persuasion,
7hich resulted in the wounding of two
r three of the combatants. 1t seems the
fair grew out of a game of cards. A
arose respecting the
esult of the game, in consequence Of
'hich Thomas and Guy Meals, who have
cqulred notoriety as lawless characters
l that .neighborhood, drew rcvolyers
nd began firing at random into the
rowd, causing a general fracas. The
eals were arrested and subsequently re-
'ased on bonds. These parties and two
cheers, Frank Ventress and Alex Billie,
ldividuals of the same calibre, have
cen frequently connected with shooting
nd cutting ARRAYS i'll that and other
'calities and have always succeeded, so
+, in escaping the clutches of the law.
is said that these criminals have been