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That Particular Night.

Recently, man charged with steal
ing chickens was arraigned before an Ar
kansas Circuit Court. The proof against
him was pretty strong, and when the
Prosecuting Attorney arose he showed
exactly how the defendant lifted the
chickens from the roost. He described
the surroundings and the extited haste
OF the prisoner, until the charged man
arose and said:
ledge, Ireckon youth let me say
few words" No objection was ex-
pressed, and the man continued /" Jest
sign me down guilty
DO you plead guilty 2"
l reckon Ia jest as we'll This fell
Ter is determined tnat I did steal the
chickens, an ruther than dispute his
word, fur he seems to be q clever sort Of
Teller, I'll let it go bis way"
1.-The question Is, did you steal the
chickens p
No, Jedge, / was at prar-meetin' on
that night, an can prove it, but ruther
than make the young Teller feel bad I'll
let him have his way. =
You say You were q. prayer meeting
on that night ?"
Yes, sir. !"
Which night q
Why, on the night I stole the
chickens. y S
Ten minutes after bis declaration he
was sentenced to the penitentiary for two
years.
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THE BABY BOYS.

Two little baby boys own;
The elder scarcely walks alone;
His sunny hair and light brown eyes,
His earnest look Of sweet surprise,
His funny ways and joyous shout,
could not tell you all about
II should try year.
He creeps so fast to catch his toys,
And then he sets up such noise;
His horse and dog, and book and bell,
He throws them all about pell-meu.
o, Mother Goose! if you could see
This little boy, SO full OF glee,
Your sides would ache, fear.
In hammock low among the trees,
Rocked back and forth by passing breeze,
/. The baby swings, and COOS to see
The gentle rustic of the tree,
The lights and shade, the leaves that fall;
The sunshine brooding over all
IT'S Indian summer here.
Wav over head, in the blue sky,
The downy clouds float softly by,
A lullaby fair Nature sings,
And through the air it's music rings
All things peaceful tenor keep;
My little one falls fast asleep,
His mother watching near.
Two baby boys! God OF love
Sends us gift from heaven above;
And like the shifting rainbow bright,
Tingeing the drifting clouds with light,
Their souls, SO fine and sweet, shine out,
Breaking through mists Of grief and doubt,
And make my pathway clear.
Boston IranscTip
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call It q view from a part Of my oWn
grounds, and invite Il 4 friends Is yiiew
the painting and meet the artist at the
same time. q S.
.sThat Is grand said Mr.. Leicester.
Really, you are developing beautifully
as q woman Of the world. I am proud
Of you.' MI 4.
Florence said nothing, but went on
with her planning.
II shall have new dress for the occa-
slon,' she said to Mrs. Pentwater, ssand
want your help in selecting it. / am
going to give up my Grape and adopt
half mourning" a'
s'Charming1'' said Mrs. Pentwater,
who imagined by this that her brother
was getting demonstratlve ssand this will
be the time to bring out the Barham
diamonds. The full set, my dear moth
ing less!''
80 the dinner was grand affair, and
Mrs. Barham quite the star of the even
ing: but she managed so as to shed all
her radiance upon Mr.. Poindexter. who
became from that moment quite the fash
ion OF the hour. He sold dozen pict-
ures in as many days, and went back to
Pelham to gladden. the heart Of his sister
with his success.
Florence made her summer campaign
with the Pentwaters, and every where she
shore as reigning belle. MI. Leicester
grew more and more devoted, and pres
emily, in spite of all her efforts to pre-
vent it, he proposed. To his mortifca-
ton and surprise, he was promptly re-
jected.
That ended Florence's visit with her
relatives, and with the falling leaves she
went back to Pelham. She found M.
Polndexter there painting industriously.
and making the best of his sudden har-
vest.
II am so grateful to you,' she said to
him one day. "You cannot imagine It,"
''Grateful to me?" he exclaimed; in
deed cannot imagine it. All the graft
tude is on the other side, and it is q bur
den rom which can never be released.
Whichever I may become from this dav
forward, shall owe it far less to nv
own exertions than to your goodness
"Nonsense!' she exclaimed. "Let me
tell nay story. You already know that
my father was an artist; all that have
done for you was but a worthy tribute to
his memory. You owe me nothing what
ever, absolutely nothing
The artist grew pale and then red. Flor
ence saw that he was agitated, and for
moment she saw how the sense of her
beauty, her wealth and her power must
and in reality did Cypress him.
'But in saying this" she softly added,
II did not mean to rel1nquish my claim
on your friendship. Nothing which I
have done could give me any pleasure, if
it were not for my deep assurance of your
worth, both as an artist and as man.
We are friends, are we not2''
She offered him her hand, which he
took with enthusiasm. Perhaps there
was at that moment something In Flor
ence's eyes which maiden would not
have known how to express. At any rate
Philip Polndexter felt q great tide of
emotion swelling in his bosom, and he
madly kissed the beautiful hand he held.
She crimsoned to the very temples, but
she did not withdraw her hani. and there
he made it his own forever t
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Safe.

A Dutchman was relating his marvel
GUS escape from drowning when thirteen
Of his companions were lost by the mp
setting Of boat, and he alone was
saved. < And how did yuu escape their
fate ss aaked one of his haarer sssI did
not 50 IN te tam pete = ~ sc Dutch
mans plaGid ansWAr. as
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-16

A ROSENFIELD, dealer In dry goods, ready
IN made elpthing, boots and shoes, hAis and
caps al af the latest styles.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-16
SHERIFFS SALE

STATE OF LOUISIANA, Seventeenth IN
- aisial District Court, Parish of East Bator
No. ). We e'''''""
ny virtue off writ Of seizure and sale issued
In the above entitled and numbered cause ana
to mo directed from tho Honorable Cont afore
said, holden In and for said parish and state
have seized and will expose to public soie, In
front OF the Courthouse door of said parish, on
Saturday, the 18th day of January
next A. D., 1881, between the hours of eleven
o'clock a. II. and four o'clock P. AT. of, said
day, all che right, title, interest and claim Of
the DESCENDANT. George w. Cochran, an absen.
tee, Represented by Lindsay d. Beale. Curator
ad hoe, In and to the following described mort
gagged property, to.wit.
A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND MEAS
uring 100 feet front on Front street, running IN
Second street, being all Of Lot No. 4, and as 6et
Of Lot NO. 8. in Square No. |, In that part of ths
city OF Baton Rouge laid out BY Gilbert Leon.
ard, being the same property belonging former.
iy TO the succession Of Philip Hickey, seceased
and purchased at the sale thereof BIZ w. a.
Waller. See Book n" folio $40, OF Conyen.
tional Mortgages of this parish. The above viii,
DO sold In two lots of 50 feet front each "a
shown IN plat on day of sale.
Seized to pay and satisfy the amount Of jude.
ment, interest and costs claimed in the above
entitled and numbered suit.
Terms of sale-eash with the benefit of an.
PraiseMeht. j. w. BATES Sheriff
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-16
JUDGMENT.

RELLE G. WILLIAMS vs.. j. BARNETT
~ Williams. f7th District Court.
This case was assigned and taken MP instsnte,
and the plaintiff having fully made out her cas-,
BY competent and sufficient evidence, the law
asd the evidence being In favor Of the plaintiff
and against the defendant, II 10 therefore order
Cd, adlndgaa and dscreed that plaintiff, Mrs
Belle @. Williams, have Judgment against tbs
defendant Jas. b. Williams, her husband: ths,
she DO and 10 hereby recognised a. owner Of The
three horses named In the petition, and also
owner ofthe three head Of caitle named therein,
that ~ to the stock Of hogs thsre be iada,nen,
Of non.snit. lis further ordered and decreel
Thai tho community Of aquik snd gains here.
so'ore existing between plaintiff and defendant.
her husband be dissolved; that plaintiff, Mrs.
belle q. Williams have tho control and admin.
tssration Of the above named property ssnarate
from her husband and Of any she may hereafter
aequire BY her own industry or o.herwise Il
70 further ordered and dssresd, That this
Judgment be executed and advertised accord.
Ing 10 Law.
tsfgned) H. N.SHKRBURNK,
My. y, leSG Judge l7th judicial Dist
Clerk: ONCE, parish East Baton Rougs No.
vember llth, 1880,
A trus copy. y. l.. WOODSIDE,
yxnotjH. Deputy Clerk
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-16

The Old Surgeons Mystery,
A Tale Of the Charity Hospital at New
Orleans.
Globe Democrat.


| TWAS near the holidays in the Crescen,
City. The Charity Hospital was over.
crowded with patients, but the younger
members of the faculty had been granted
a few weeks leave of absence. It seemed
the people Of New Orleans had chosen
the most inopportune time to fall victim,
to accident, casualty aud disease; SO
much so that tho older physicians were
scarcely permitted to leave the building,
and tho old, gray-haired chief Of sur
geons remained every night till near tho
morning hours.
This was an unusual thing with Dr..
Dardenne, for the oldest employs of the
hospital could not remember when the
Doctor had staid over night in the insti-
tuition. DR.. Dardenne was q very tall,
straight man, iron.gray hair, a gray
moastache, dark complexion and black
eyes, in short, tho appearance Of q
Frenchman with the manners and char
actcristics of an Englishman. His every,
attitude was indicative OF great nervous
energy and intellectual power, while his
firmly closed lips and oyershadowing
brows expressed, in the language of the
street, that "he wouldn't do to fool
WITH" but could be counted on in q
daring emergency. (
On this particular night, several stu
dents, who had been assisting 1t = sur
gical operation performed upon one Of the
patients of the Charity Hospital, wore
grouped together i'll the waiting room of
tho building, learnedly discussing the
method and probable result Of the opera
ton. At last, one Of the number oh. /,
served that DR., Dardspnc had entered
the room aud was nervously walking up
and down the floor. M !,
81 say, Jennings" said u student,
"now is our time to get ut old Dardsnne's
mystery. He's in good humor tonight,
and our opportunity may not occur again
soon. What do you, say Z" 1
They all agreed, but it is easier to
agree than to act in compliance there
with, for Dr.. Dardenne, though kind
and gentle as woman, was always dig
atied aud unapproachable.
A long silence eusued, which was only
disturbed by the doctors firm, quick
tread, as he continued hisjournsy to and
fro. At length the students lii the gas
jets upon the centre-table and seated
themselves. Then they waited, and
when the silence grew oppressive, DR..
Dardenne suddenly turned upon them
with:
swell, young gentlemen! What is on
your minds, and why are you 80 quiet
this eveningw
doctor" said Jennings, "there hos
been whispered story concerning your
'elf and the hospital, and tho gossipiug
have made wonderful mystic.
~ oft. Now, sir, ifnot intrading upon
privacy, we would be pleased to hear
The story from your own lips"
The doctors face hardened in an in !
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-16
RObt. Ii. Hereford, M. D.,

OFFERS bis professional services TO the citi.
" lens of Baton Rouge and vicinity.
Omce--Corner Lafayette and Florida streets
BeReca2e Building, ResideRee--Africa street.
between Sc Ferdinand and st. Louis streets.
Refers by permission to DIR, TT Burlington,
uon A. HERON, Andrew Jackson, VIM Garig,
Rev, DR. Goodrich, Major W. 4. Cluverius and
Messrs. Courier & McNair
Baton Rouge, January 10th. 1890.
Having known DIR. HEREFORD for MANY
years II affords me pleasure to recommend him
to the citizens of Baton Rouge, as q gentleman
and physician, entirely worthy of their conf.
dence Ganl7.lyl THOS, j. BURLINGTON.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-16
NO. lO8

D I"Bnt the great mystery ives, and Is,
how that corpse first got ont Of and then
under the bed.'
It is still the mystery Of tho Charity
Hospital. RoBERr N. Yosr
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-16
HERE I AM,
Little Folks;

With my pockets filled with letters and
and great many surprises stored away
in answer thereto at W1TTINo's. While
| have presents for all Of you, it depends
entirely upon how you obey your
parents-whether my gifts are accepta-
BILE or not. I hope that my little friends
will coax their Pas and Mas to 60 10
WITrINa's at once and check off what
| have to give them. My abode will be
at W1TTlNos-and you will be surpris-
ed to find how many Toys, Fancy Goods
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-16

and Christmas Gifts Of every description have there For
the little boy girl who promises to be his or her good
behavior for the next year. learn all Of their lessons and run
their errands promptly have got something real splendid
shall not slight any Of youand my country friends are
cordially invited to visit me at WTINes on Third street.
opposite Pixies Bank Where came FROM you know, is
very, very codn fact the people eat candles to keep
warmand that's the reason why you me dressed 50
warmly. Please write down-WrrrNas ON THIRD STREET,
and oblige your well wisher
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-16

THE CELEBRATED ss y9,g,
Tor Coughs and Colds, is prepared and sold by
w. ]. CLUVENuS. Druggist.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-16
ATTORNEYS.

II &. BIRD, ATTORNEY AT Law. WIN
". attcrd promptly to oil business intfasted
TO him. Office on Convention street, between
Third nd Church streets. Baton Rouge, La.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-16
Cl loen<plREcToM.I

/ STEENSEN, Druggist, dealer In lrny, inedi
- eiHe,r elteHieals, eigard, fancy and toilet
.attielea Itnrd stteet.n L-..L -.- --L-LL
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The Minister'S GrieVan.
CcSs

"Brethren," said the aged min
lister, as he stood up before the
church meeting. "I'm afraid we.
will have to part. Ihave labored
among you now for fifteen years,
and feel that this is almost
enough, under the peculiar circum
stances in which I am placed.
Not that I'm exactly dissatisfied;
but a clergyman who has been
preaching to sinners tor fifteen
years for five hundred dollars a
year naturally feels that he is not
doing a great work when Deacon
Jones, acting as an officer of the
church, pays his last quarters
salary in promiscry note at six
mouths and then, acting as all
individual, offers to discount il
for him at ten per cent if he will
take it part out in clOverseed and
pumpkins.
feel somehow as if it wouli
take about eighty-four years 0
severe preaching to prepare th'
deacon for existence in y felici
tous hereafter. Let me say also
that while l am deeply gratetu
to the congregation for the don;
ton party they gave rae on Chris
mas, 1 have calculated that i
would be far more profitable fO
me to shut my house and take t
the woods than endure anothe
one. will not refer to the i'm
pulsive generosity which persu
ded Sister Potter to come with
present of eight clothespins;
viii not insinnate anythin
against Brother Ferguson, VII
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This Office will require a "Dev.
ir' in few days. The present
incumbent is about to sink him
self further into iniqoity. He is
to study law under the tuition Of
Mr.. p. II. MentZ.
Henry has been very attentive
to his duties while with US and
hope he will show a like regard
to his studies. He will have a tn
tor who will him all the advanta
ges for advapcement that is pos>
sible, and with a little effort, 10 q
few years he may wake up some
morning to find himself a full
fledged lawyer. We believe he
will do it.-Fyee Press.
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USE THE BLECKBOARD.-Prof

USE THE BLECKBOARD.-Prof.
+. Robson, OF Lancing Michi-
gan, says: "The blackboard is
the teachers ever-ready hslpmate
in skillful hands a willing and
efficient tool. There is not !. sub
ject in the board geld of educa
tional work, which does not offer
some opportunity for its Use.
Cali pupils, aud especially
those in lower grades, learn much
and learn quickly from illustra-
tions. For this reason, if no
other their books are filed With
pictures, often colored, that they
may appear more natural, Gel tain
ly more attractive.
"The pupil is thus enabled to
comprend the matter quickly, per
haps acting on the principle that
seeing is believing Here, then,
is our reason for frequent black
board work by the teacher.
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brought with him a quarter of q
peck OF dried apples of the crop
Of 1872 !; shall not allude to the
benevolence of Sister Tynhirst.
who came with a pen wiper and
a tin horse for the baby | shall
refrain from commenting upon
the impression made by Brother
Hill, who brought four phospho.
resent mackerel, possible with
an idea that they might be use
tCl in dissipating the gloom in
my cellar.
I omit reference to Deacon
Jones' present of an elbow of
st0vepipe and "a bundle of tooth
picks, and admit that when Sis
ter Peabody brought me sweet
ened sausage meat, and salted
and peppered mince meat for pies
she did right by not forcing her
own family to suffer from her
mistake in mixing the material.
But l do think l may fairly re-
mark respecting the case ofSister
Walsingham. that after careful
thought am unable to perceive
how she considered that present
Of u box of hairpins to my wife
justified her in consuming half a
pumpkin pie, six buttered mullins
two platefulls Of oysters, aud .
large variety of miscellaneous
food, previous to ojamming herself
full OF preserves, and proceeding
to the parlor to join in singing
"There is rest for the weary -
Such q destruction of the necessa
ries of life doubtless contributes
admirably to the stimulation Of
commerce, but it is far too large
a commercial operation to rest
solely upon the basis of a ten.
cent box of hairpius.
AS for matters in the church, I
do not care to discuss them at
length. | might say much about
the manner in which the congre
cation were asked to contribute
clothing to our mission in Sene
gambia ; we received nothing
but four neckties and brass
breastpin, except a second hand
carriage whip that Deacon Jones
gave us. l might allude to the
absent mindedness which has
permitted Brother Brown twice
lately to put half dollar on the
collection plate and take of two
quarters and ten cent piece in
change; and might dwell upou
the circumstance that while
Brother Toombs, the undertaken,
sings ~ would not live alway''
with professional enthusiasm that
is pardonable, l should not see
why he should throw such unc
ton into the hymn, 'I am un.
r worthy, though l give my ALL
when he is III arrears for two
;. years pew rent, and is always
/ busy examining the carpet pa,
d tern when the plate goes around
q | Also
But here Brother Toombs sud
denly turned off the gas, and the
meeting adjourned, full of indig
nation at the good pastor. His re
rinnatiOn was unanimOuSlv ac
ccpted.
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TOWN HALL.
Monday June 7th. 1880.

=
The Town Council of the Town of Thibo-
dany met III adjourned session this day at
O'clock p. NJ.
Present: W. G. Ragan, Mayor, T. Alber-
ii, c. Azoma. J. F.. Blanchard, L. keefe,
IL. w. Tabor and Jos. A. Trone Trustees.
The minutes OF the previous regular ses
sion were read and approved as recorded.
The special committee on Building
Town Hall presented the following report
Your committee on building represent
that the collection of taxes heing stopped
until an assessment roll IS completed, do
find it unwise at present to build u Town
Hall ard respectfully ask to be discharged.
June 9TH. 1880.
(sighed) J. E: BLANCHARD,
II. w TABOR,
On motion duly seconded the said report
was accepted and the committee discharg-
ed
The committee on improvements present
ed the following report
Your committee ON improvements hav
ing thoroughly examined the petition of
Mr.. +. Zernott concerh.ng the repairs to
be made on building corner Main and St.
Louis streets find it not conflicting with
building ordinance, report favorabIy and
recommend that his petition be granted.
June eth. 1880.
(Signed) c. AZEMA.
J. +. BLANCHARD,
r. ALBERTI.
On motion duly seconded the above re-
port was accepted and permission asked ip
the petition granted.
On motion duly seconded tho Finance
committee were authorized to revise the
Tax and License Ordinances and report
the2enn Monday June l4th. $780,
The following claims approved oy the
finance committee were presented and on
motion duly seconded an appropriation OF
One Hundred and Forty and 2SIl0(
Dollars was made to pay the same by the
following vote.
Yeas: Blanchard, Tabor, TronG, Albert
| Keefe and Azema.
| Nays: None.
Theo. ThibodauX, Collectors Fees 18 0;
-" Market Master lS OF
! II. Hoffman,, slndries "a 8.
| II. w. Tabor, SuntlrieS 90 81
| Thibodauy Saw Mill Co., Lumber 80 s:
james \. Frost $50 bbls. shells % OF
| Total. -..---....-.--.......l40 z
On motion duly seconded the council ad
| jourued to Monday June ,4th. 1880 at
O'clock Z. H..
w. RACAN, Mayor.
| A. j. PERRIN, Clerk Town Council.
| A true copy:
A. j. PERRIN, Clerk Town Council
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Notice.

The public is hereby notified not to nego-
tiate for three certain mortgage notes exc
cuted by Drauzn Triche to his own order
aud by him endorsed in blank, under his
ordinary mark, dated November lst. 1863,
and identified with an act of sale passed
that day before E. E. Leblanc theu Deputy =
Recorder of L;tourche Parish.
One note for $1,000 payable in March 1871.
One note for $1,000 payable in March 1872.
One note for $4,000 payable in March 1873.
Each note bears 8 0l0 interest from its
date. The said notes are the separate prop
erty of the undersigned and have been lost
or misifid.
MRS. LEONIDAS TROSCLAIR.
Thi6odaux, April %, 1880.
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DY VIRTUE OF \ WRIT OF Fl FA
- emanating from the above entitled
Court IN tie above entitled aud numbered
case, have seized and will offer for sale
at pubic auction pursuant to law tn the
last and highest bidder av ihe Court
House III the Town OF ThibodauX on SAT
UkDAl JULY Eth. 1880 between the
hours OF II o'cloci, A. NJ and o'clock =.
Nj. the following described property to-wit:
All that part or portion OF a certain town
lot in the town of Thibolaux which said
lot is designated ona plan of said town
made by j. b. Grinage on the lst. May
1912 and deposited in the Recorders Office
of the Parish of Laiourche as lot No. 50
which said part or portion Of said lot is
bounded North by Rose street, East by
Henry Clay street and West by st. Philip
street and extends one hundred and twen
ty five feet South from Rose street. Togeth
cr with all the buildings and improvements
thereon.
That that portion of said lot from the
foot of st. Philip street to a point distant,
one hnn,lred and twenty ave feet from
Rose street is Iot included in the opera
ton of said mort gage.
Terms oi sale Cash on the Spot i'll United
States Treasury Notes.
dune 18th. 1880
L. \. WEBRE, Sheriff.