The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-11-03
ALL SAINTS.

1t has, perhaps, not escaped the
recollection Of our fair readers, that
All Saints day last year came on Sat
urday-now, can any of them sur
mise, by what legerdemsin, it has
been able this year, to leap over Sun
day. as it were, and come around on
Monday? To some of them, who are
beginning to realize that they are
verging on that rather indeterminate
and very obnoxious period, common.
" designated, the sunny stde' Of
msidenhood, it may be some conso-
lation to know, that Times remorse-
less sickle has not cut . wider swathe
than usual, and, by ono fell swoop,
brought the virgin OF twenty eight
summers to that hopeless state of
despair which 10 said to confront
those who have turned one score and
ten. The fact ia, it being Leap year,
there has been I skip, Of leap Of one
day in the twelremonth, and We has
ten to Inform our nervous, and per.
haps trembling fair friend we put i,
in the singulsr) that she should re
cover courage, even though it be in
hope deferred. But, pardon this d.
erosion, IS ve had intended, in this
article. to tell our readers something
OF bow the day set apart by custom
to visit the Cemeteries, was observed:
As moot Of our readers know, Pine.
Vile has, from the earliest settle
ment 10 this vicinity served al the
place Of burial for, the residents of .
large territory, and among towns it
may Be called the sepulchrsl, with
better claims to the title than Balti.
more has to that Of the "Monumen
ta'' city, or arrogant Boston to that
Of Club Of the Universe" With a
population Of about Eve hundred
souls, she has no less than eight dis
tinct Cemeteries, including a United
States National Cemetery. The total
domain comprised in these several
buryfng grounds being about sigh-
teen acres.
The time was when our people
scarcely noted the recurrence of this
day, which is now religiously OBJ
ssrved almost throughout Christen-
dom, and which had its origin among
that powerful nation in central Eu.
rope, which, in temporal aud gov
ornamental affairs, now dominates the
rest Of the Continent.
From an early hour Of the morn
ing, a continuous stream of visitors
was to be seen making their way to-
wards the various cemeteries. With
in the Enclosures, the throng was
greatest about eleven o'clock, and
the tender and thoughtful sympa
thies Of woman's nature were exhih,
tied in the care and attention be-
slowed on the numerous graves OF
those who are without kindred to
perform those little Offices. which the
practice of Christian virtues has 40
feelingly taught US, and which,
though inspired by no teachings Of
philosophy, have been imbibed from
that purest fountain which flowed
from the Cross on Calvary. We
were enabled to recall with singular
appreciation the lines Of the poet:-.
ut is a beautiful belief, that ever
round our head,
Arc lowering, on noiseless wing, the
spirits of the dead,
1t 10 . beautiful belief, whom ended oul
career,
That it will our ministry to watch o'el
others hero"
The saddening reflections Of the
day were, perhaps, increased by the
anxiety and solicitude, consequen,
to the violent pulsations which, on
tho eve Of q National election
fraught With serious dangers to the
country, disturb by an under cur,
rent even social and religious affairs.
--PRoF. A. Albert has no superior
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