Louisiana capitolian., 1880-06-01
Local Out Again.

Feeling satisfied that no ono ca, nc
cnsc III this time Of writing per force,
without having anything to write toabout,
VIC venture another communication.
Havm't wc had picnics jug smasllings,
concerts, decoration days, etc, enough
to fit 1uircs of toos-cap We are ac-
cHsed Of being u little addicted to boast
my Of onr town and while we acknowl-
edgo the charge to some extent, we
claim to have to boast, not only Of Onr
beautiful and healthy location, our in
stitutlonS Of learning, our sweet singing
birds and rare flowers, and Of our fair
women; but in addition TO alt this,
tfavt|e's-not tfanpS say that ioHf Of
the hnn'lsomrsi men they ever saw live
III Baton Rouge! Two Of the number
are widowcrs; have very winning ways,
and they are very amiablc, but so diff
dent that even witt, all the leap year
privileges, they can only be caught by
stratnscm, We should like to say, thc
editor Of the tArtroiiAN is one of the
number" but we are afraid he ia too
bashtulto let Mr.. LcSllrur publish the
fact!
Our Decoration nay attendance was
not so large as usual, owing to the I'm.
certain weather, but passed of pleas.
antly. The address by Prof. Nicholson
was ihttnitah|c, in cotuI,osition and dc
livery
The ladies Of The Monumental Asso-
citation hcmurrch littlo before invest
ing funds in city bonds; but when re-
minded that duty called them "to live
or die, sink or swim, survive or perish"
for connt,y. they invested. When "sink-
ing or swimming was suggested there
was slight stir about the cxpc,licncy
Of liic-prcscrycrs; but with the amia-
bility characteristic Of their SEX, they
gracefully yielded to the Democratic
principle of bcin. "rnlcd by majority"
As to picnics-you just had your pick
of "by land or wntcr,' for chur-
cltcs, schools or societies, and they
have all been well attended. The lug
smashing was financial success. We
especially admired the "littlc speakers
by Masters Stanard, Lytlc, Aldrich,
Tunnard and lavrot. 81 drcam't that
dwclt in marble halIs,' was swrcny
sung.
Apropos OF singing, we must own to
chronic aversion toopcratic singing, cX-
ccpt by prima donna. We have often
suffered from the screams sent up for
"NIornIa to hear me- when We wished
in out hearts that "Morma' had to lrur
them instead of Ms. We generally cn-
dorsc all VIZ sec in fhc CArlroLIAN, but
we differ with ".Jcssic' lit the kind of
home attraction most palatabc to gen
tlcmcn. True, tIsy do "cravc u close,
warm tcmlclmrsS-luyc's presence ever
near, etc" but they also crave some
thing more tangible. Smiles should
over greet them at home but if you
surprise thcm u few times Niit hot
lunches and suppcrs, YOU wi|l be con
vincrd OF i's Hatracfiyc,css. Invest
less in French kids and ilounccs. and
more ~ chocolate, oysters, poulH-Cakc
and icc-crcam, and your husband will
be as regular as one of those old time
clocks that used to stand like sc,itinrls
in the corners of dining rooms. When
TIC gives you money TO buy u new hat,
80" spend it lit his fayorio dessert for
dinner, and just as he is leaving, hint
thae there is plenty for supper; anil our
word for it, that man will be on time
that night, and you will always have
hat money! Local. d
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