The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1880-02-14
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NapOleONviiEc.
A town Mat has remained ia statu
gao for ten gears.
NAPOLEONvILLE La.
February 10. 1880. {
To the Editor Of the SENTINEL:

February 10, 1880.
To the Editor Of the SENTINEL:
Those OF youi readers who
knew NapoEeonviI,e ten years ago
wonit' doubtless be Surprised were
they to happen this way, 10 fnd
with what rertinacity it has chung
to its pIimeval stale situated, as
It Is, Iii the very heart Of enc OF
the most fertile sugar producing
parishes IN Louisiana,-prouuly
sitting on the classic banks of d
beautiful little stream which af
tords Its population daily CONAN
nicatlons with til" great metropo-
lis Of the Soulh West, it isat once
Il surprise aud ii disappointment
that 1t has not made more rapid
progress and that the shabby, Iii
iapiaated buildings which Offend
The eye OF tile stranger lii every
direction have not long since been
demolished a> a disgrace to civil
cation. The few neat residences
which stand ont III bold relief
against Their surroundings, were
here ten and fifteen Years ago,
and have no pre5eiltions what
ever 10 architecture AID comfort.
The inhabitants Seem satisfied to
rem;iln Ill stdtN gao ana 10 tleai
In the footsteps of those who pre-
ce,!ed them ; they are cO;.tentel
with tn. Canadian style Of archi-
lecture, ii architecture it may be
@aIleu, imported by their Area
dian f%oreiathers Ii. their iis,it to
this country, regardless OF the
s1ieers aud jears OF their neigh
boIs VIII" have kept pace with, the
times and discarded forever The
last "reminiscences of. the days
when the fina arts and Sci"ilces
We're totally ignored and when to
live unmo.est-.i constituted the
height OF mans happiness. | do
Hot mean by that that they are
not an intellectual cuaitus.iliGy d
people Of ability aal Refinement.
Nothing was farther from n.,y
tIiongLts. Despite their s'lo't
comin4s III soine respects, the In
haoltants OF Napoieonvlile are a
generous snciai and enlightened
,.eople. Its >OuS ar,- rs brave as
its daughters are TAFT. They ito
not drag out al existence tiiey do
not i've: they glide along
through life, as it were, DIS ulitue
as the lark, k uwing 10 trouble,
they enjoy the do'ce tar snieate OF
The present aud leave The iutu.t
IT, take care OF Itself. Theirs is
the ideal, ours the stern, real |itt
VI man. Alas! that, Idea: caiiIioi
last. As n,eits the conscaied
sparkling dew drop on ti,e mo. II
lug tiowci. before the ,iaacine
fats OF The il>ln. sun, tor heailt.f.
and tie seen no more forever. ii
viii take time it Is true, ut
lore tiley are injured with The
spirit of t.io tines, the s,:i:f OF
enterprise, energy aud persesel
aimee Dul they must coiiio ~ thai.
There is no alternative.
The heart of the town, so K
speak. is the iiod. Charles Dup;
~, now i.iilig tie post OF Mayor
with ability and credit. He i,
here, there, everywhere. Now ell
PERTAINING his gn"st, at ;iia hospi
table boaid, then dispensing
charity to the poor, ali,i again
giving the public the benefit oi
his talents through the medium
OF his lively little I'ioReey, he
knows 10 les,, no greater pleas
ure than to devote himself, heart
and hand. to the rao:lc good.
AiN a.NS courteous. charitable ai;a
ready to lend ii ready q to AL
! s:lieS OF distress. bis whole souip.!
nature has won for ni,n {, host ut
friends ani admirers, irrespective
OF race, color OF party utilization.
His defeat, by fraud, celiuittion
and intimidation, at the late eiec
iiou by the carpet Dagger Bn'ow,
ls IL stigma OH the TAI: uaina OF AS
sumptior which, like tine blood
stain in Macbeth, Twill not out"
ut The bidding 81 the political
.licksttrs who abetted this great
csline, without equal In the po.itl
cal annals Of the Parish. Ii the
Democracy OF Assumption cannot
maintain peace ut the POLLS aatl
l'rotect The purity OF the ballot.
iet it clothe itself Ia sack cloth ant.
be oarleu il the ashes OF It's
rulan.
Fnf this time, "ihnS for and no
farther"
TELEHCiM.