The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-07-17
DONALDsONVILLE LOUISIANA, SATURDAY, JULY II, 1880
which they have in Pennsylvania and
other parts OF the land, would afford


which they have in Pennsylvania and
other parts OF the land, would afford
the readiest fuel. Well, this young
woman, as remarked before, had 10
one hand a Kerosene. can, and in the
ether a copy of the New York Euan-
gelist when she went in, and when
she came out she had them still aud
for fear anybody might suspect that
there was any thing besides lamp fuel
in that kerosene can, it was labeled
on the outside Best Home Light" !"
could not help thinking that the
home which, is lighted by the kero-
seDe which is procured at the stFam-
lily Entrance can not be the l,appiest
in :he world. II the good old times,
when !" Deacon Giles Distillery" was
the standard temperance work, it was
said that the good old housewife used
to take her crock and rye" out Of a
teapot; rs choice between the two,
kerosene can appears to he no in,-
provement whatever. While stood
watching the " Family Entrance" old
women and young girls, fine ladies
and little boys, found their way there.
Some camo out Wiping their lips with
camblic hanlkerchiefs, and others
with the sleeves Of their tattered
dresses. Whiskey had reduced t:,em
all to one common level; purple aud
fine linen, rags and dirt, were all the
same at the " Family Entrance" 1t
was but the gateway to that road
which leads-w here? Who knows Z
Suffering aud rnin here certain. Will
iL follow us to the other silt-WhO
| knows?
1t must be IL fearful thing to be mis-
erably rich, though confess l should
like to try it for about two weeks.
We have plenty ofiIich men here in
New York hundreds Of them, who
were born with silver spoons in their
mouths as big as an ordinary soup
ladle! Time hangs heavily on their
hands; they hardly know what to do
with themselves; SD, out of mere
eanui, they associate with gamblers
and vagabonds, just to pass the time.
The most respectable manifestation
of this genteel vagabondis,n is the
driving Of stage coaches. There are
plenty of poor fellows who would be
glad Of the job, and who need it; men
brought up to drive as business !;
and yet these genteel vagabonds, day
after day, under the pretense that it
! is sport, carry loads If passengers, at
high prices, on the different fashion
able routes. If it is such fine spert,
and they really desire to do gentle
manly thing, Why don't they drive
along the road, and whenever they
see poor, fostsore woman going
wearily along, just give her lift Or,
go up to some Of the charitable insti-
buttons, where there are poor children
dying for a breath of fresh air; or
some of the hospitals where con-
| valesc'Dg patients are longing for q
sight Of the green fields, and smell
of the sweet flowers? A drive through
our noble park would do them a world
of good, but l notice that no fashion,
able Jehu ever thinks of such thing.
They are very chary of their invita-
tiOns, out of their own set; and if, by
chance, there is an invited guest, it
is always person who is abundantly
able to pay-the Hon. Mr.. Duxl,ury
Fitzboodle Fizzle. or Mrs. Senator
Backpay Highdandle. Another very
gentlemamly way Of killing the time
Is will. the game of Polo. Of course
every body understands it, though,
comparatively few have seen it. A
lot of aristocratic swell athletes, with
| arms like broomsticks, and legs like
pipe stems, mounted on a lot of vaga-
bond little horses, assemble together
in good sized field, a ball is tossed
in among them, and all the lunatics
strike at it like mad they galop
hither and tllitber like Bedlamites,
running into each other, knocking
over horses and riders, breaking legs,
dislocating arms, blacking eyes and
bruising shins. 1t may seem remark
able, considering the peril of the
game, that no players brains has yet
been knocked out we'll, the reason is
i won't tell you the reason, I'll leave
you to guess it yourself. But this is
high toned amusement, only to be in
dulged in by gentlemen. Tailors, shoe
makers, thinkers and bal bers never
take hand at it, because they are
unable to furnish ponies. Yet I no.
tice that these gentlemen, while seek
ing sport, do it in the most economical
manner, and while gaining health and
recreation, never forget to charge the
"plebs," who desire to see the fun,
25 cents head. Yet, if You want to
see the real stunning fashions, with
hats like an oriental conservatory,
Partisan redingotes, pink garters,
clOcked stockings, damascene skirts,
cardinal ribbons, yellow gloves, green
embroidered bandkerchiefs, and stun
ming red parasols, you must go to the
meeting of the coaching club on polo
match. Y"n may possibly come away
with much poorer opinion of our
aristocracy; but what Of that. Read
the papers next morning, aud they
will inform You that the polo mattel,
was splendid, that Mr.. D. played mag
niicentiy; that Mr.. F. could not be
surpassed, and that Mr. @. distin-
guished himself beyond every one
else in the field; aud all this fuss to
see lot of useless vagabonds who
have nothing else to do but knock a
ball about with stick. The reason
of these fi"usisling reports is, first,
Bennett of the Herald is an inveterate
polo player, aud his reporters are all
charged to write the thing mp. His
! friends all helnnp tn the ctla aching