Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-08-16

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flesh pom their summer bones.
He has an eye too to many other wants
of the even tempered ploddng farmer, as
evidenced by the gen rous manner in
which he instinctively swaggers against
q dingy colored gate post or newly paint
ed house and leaves his daub of red clay
and mud, with q stroke that would put
to blush the artistic brush of Billy Nc
Gearl cor any other man."
It sometimes happens that to assert or
demonstrate II thing without sufficient
proof is a futile effort. therefore with
your permi ssiOn I will cite an instance
where the ordinances of our law-gi vers
initiate heavily against every man. Nh.
Percy (whose name ia Ike the liberty to
use) planter in this community turned
out to pasture few years ago some land
which he perceived was rapidly being
over run with Bermuda grass, said land
lies beautifully, and well adapted to the
wants of his stock. Now where he graz
cs one head, others Craze ten, on his land !;
and for one lead OF tho delectable hog
| the "hewly enfranchised" nurse twenty.
Now Mr.. Editor do you imagine that this
I gentleman, as long as bis eye has been
accustomed TO the beautiful landscape
before him whose beauty is enhanced by
the presence of black, speckled and ring
tail hogs, roofing here and there and
chasing the nimb!e footed little lamb
over the green sward, could ever forget
the actions and proceedings of any Police
Jury, thar tended to mar the only pleas
ure of his life and bl; ght the only hope
of ex istence.
just across tho creek from Mr..
Percy lives colorcd man to whom he
sold Il tract of land but Il few years ago.
This individual has worked hlrd-and if
you could see his lots you would say. in
geniously, for the tIrtherance of his in
tercsts. just imagine his land, Mr.. Edi-
tor to be rectangular parrellogratn, and
his possessions enclosed from wood to
creek. Immediately on the line consti
t,tlug his northern boundary he built q
Cow-pen in order that his cattle could
feed in ease and freedom on "to'ther
mans pastor" On the cas- tern line he
built Il hog lot in order that the occu-
pants might 'iine' the aforesaid crew
and serve to delight the vision of NJ. 2.
by day and regale his ear by night, while
squealing and dog run they homeward
go.
Now can this man Though he is n COL
ored one) brook the insult, Gor 1 say it
is Such) and feel compelled to gather up
| and ring the noses Of 80 in offensive "crit-
ters' who don't bite Il blade of his own
grass nor root one foot Of his own land!
Forbid it, dear SENTINEL! and lift your
right arm and shove your ponderous quill
| in defence of the liberty Of our hog.
Probe the sonls of your people, and touch
upon their sense OF right and justice. APP
| peal to them to remove the intriguing
member of the the Police Jury Who first
suggested this hog law and send him to
the Legislature foc just such men as lie,
we want there; the i'enitentiary is too
good Il place for him. Appeal to this an
gust body of law makers to convene
again and reconsider their DEGREES, and
without inter Harding the matter with
| technical terms, revoke the law inyolv-
ing such restraint on the freedom of our
half: yal,cr," half black, striped, bomb
proof, tlop-carcG, spike -nosed native hog,
| who comes 80 us, with no pedigree it IS
true, but with I; thousand authenticated
crosses neinorize,l and committed hy the
oldest inllabtant from PiEey woods to
! the Mississippi river; Il scion of which
can be had ut the door Of any "niGger,
cabin for so cents IN cash and q plug
o'tobacco on time. 4 potato patch ana
ten barrels of corn will fatten him to say
nothing of the water to wash it down, so
what more does a poor man want:
| Urge these necessities Mr.. Editor,
firht for the abolishmcnt of any and all
restrictions upon the proclivitles OF TINS
"sow of the soil" Permit him to root,
die. pillow and fulrow our fields and pas
lures until his nose wears Of AID the
sooner his good work is done the better
off we'll be.
In pleading the cause Ny. Editor OF tins
domestic and omniverous animal have
youo but briefly into the merits when
entitle him to so much consideration. l
have omitted many other of his 'r'nNtHg
WAYS and qualities that render him OF slich
value to the the meek and patient farmer,
and which if narrated to detail would I'LL
q pork barrel.
have many friends, too, whose SYM
patlIies are enlisted in this same ca use )
who tell me with tears i'll their eyes tha1
they haven't slept wink since this dread
cd ordinances passed. They tell me it is
rot the hog himself so much, but an as
sociation with his walks aud ways that
has been maintained since the wheel OF