Louisiana capitolian., 1880-06-19
saturdays edition.
At POPLAR GROVE.

passage on board the staunch little
Femyboat in company with some ff-
teen or twenty ladies and a larger
number of the gallantry Of the Capt.
tai City. For awhile the northern
sky had a cyclonish look, that seemed
to weaken the nerves Of some of the
..fresh water salts" on board. 1t was
but a zephyr though, when the cloud
broke; the pale moon threw it's soft
light on the Great Father Of Waters,
the boat blew her shrill whistle to
hurry up the strugslers, Rear Admiral
Litlo ticturow, of the Russian Navy,
now spending q leave of absence
among some distant relatives here,
who, by tacit understanding had
been placed in command Of the excur-
siOnists- with his sOnOrOus bassO con-
tralto voice, in stentorian tone was
comprehended by the linguists of the
party to have yelled out in his native
tongue, words which seemed to have
sounded as the common expression
"all right Far from us do we drive
the thought that the Admirars hap
piness would have been marred, had
not the ladies arrived, whom he kid
gloved aboard, in a style that would
do credit to q Partisan salon before
he saw fit to make known to the Pilot
that "all was right"
70 the Scandinavian who limited that
the madam wouldn't like it, he respond
ed with a look Of offended innocence
that made the wretch sit down ut the
end of bench near by.
But enough of this. We will pass
hastily over the incidents attending the
quick trip to Poplar Grove, where some
gentlemen were in waiting at the edge
of the river to light up the pathway of
the visitors. The hill was st0rmed in
double quick time, and the Baton Rouge
delegation entered the hall in triumph.
Seats were provided, when general at
tention was directed toward the stage.
In due time the manager appeared to
the left Of the footlights to announce
the Stereopticon. Many interesting
views and portraits were shown to the
the subjects being ably ex-
planned before each tableau, with q
tone and manner denoting that the
"Judge' was something more than an
amateur on the boards. Several very
pleasing choruses were sung, followed by
recitatiors, and the programme conclu-
'led by the Hungarian March," which
was handsomely executed by a number
of brilliantly costumcd boys and misses.
The hall was then cleared for dancing
and the dcvotecs of the ''heel and toe"
impellcd by the sweet music of Pages
string band, captivatel the attention OF
the spectators for the remainder Of the
evening. t
lowering around the tastefully deco
rated stands, and among the fair sex,
ike butterfly among the latter and a
bee among tue roses-the sparkling
bowl-conld be described, the iocund |
editor Of the Sugar Planter, who, as
soon as he approached us, whispered in
our ear the startling intelligence that |
5he first quarter of one hour had fitted
by ere the thought struck him that the
Governors of the Carolinas would con-
,ider that very long time, had elapsed |
between drinks. In imitation of Burns |
piper, who, '1ouder and louder blew, |
shorter became the intervals separating
me draught from another. BY one heroic
,ffort, we shook Off our weak brother,
md joined the gay dancers.
Time few rapidly while admring the
many fair damscls of West Baton Rouge.
1t was now Il brunette, then a blonde,
whose beauty filed our imagination with
.hc most charming thoughts. We wished
hat they We're prizes in u lottery; that
we held dozen tickets and that the boy |
lrawing from the wheel, subsidized by |
,ur humble self, had Our numbers in his
lceve, to be brought out when we
ipped him the wink, 50 that we might
heat knowingly, deliberately and with
malice aforethought. Like a scamp or
| common pick-pocket, we would have
lespoiled some happy mortal of his
That's all.
A change came DER the spirit of our
lreams, when the Admiral gave the sig
,al to retire, a movement which, though
With reluctance, was effected in good
,rlcr.
After exchanging lock of hair with