Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-06-23


at 10 minutes to 4 on Friday morning, We
drove, or rather were drawn to Aiudeu,
twenty miles away, in three hours, all be-
cause Monsieur J. Orlando TanksrsIey in
sisted on furnishing y certain well-known
blaze-faced serrel horse that runs away
without previous not iication Of his muir
derous tendencies 'rwere long to tell how
that steed flew over the hills and far away
while we elung for life and Ninden fifteen
miles away.
The rocks flew out In rattlng shower;
Ball STRIDE ON with uufailing power;
HIS cargo whispered, there is hope; ye.
hope.
That if Ball keeps up this swinging, long
lope,
We v i'll ent our beef and barbecued pork
At Minden, just ten miles away.
sheridan's ride to Winchester WAS no
circumstance 10 this.
The horse stopped. nor .taid for neither
food nor water,
His frs, loug leap had parted the halter;
the air,
With a long drawn moan we're there,
we've there,
And Minden nary mile away.
These verses IRE not going down 10
po~tcrty. They deserve the merit about
~ much as T. Buchanan Rrid's Twenty
Miles Away" THREE hours after we left
home found us nj the tavern Of that clever.
true-hearted gentleman, A. J. Reynolds.
He fell upon the neck Of his friend Camp
with many an embrace of welcome, and Al
sight Of the ponderouS editor Of the Guar
dian he lifted up his voice and wept
He had prepared for fearful onslaught
on his lnrdtr. but such a dire visitation ~
this he had not dreamed OF. With faint
and tremulous tones he bid Ms welcome.
ordered another pig the failing of the
brood To be offered mp ~ n sacrifice; consult
ed with his good wife aud declared that #
We staid only a day or two there was hope
that We might be fed. Joking aside, A
J. Reynolds is not only good hotel
keeper hut is II clever, christian gentleman
We have been hi. guest om many occ a-ions,
mud after each visit have carried away
pleasant recolections Of his kind hos.
ptality.
All stores were closed nj 10 n. m. After
that hour gallant Knights with uniform
and trusty swords were seen moving upon
on the lt.lc balcony that led into the
lodge room with drawn sword ready 10
kill any vrntur>ome outsiders. The
colorcd brass band procured from Shrrvc-
port at "A cost Of nine or ten Thousand
dollars, tuned their pipes in front VI
Gcrcn's grocery, and n the wind iustru-
mrnts poured their martial notes, a mel
aucholy mule moved ON the lower landing
at the rate of a thousand miles an hour
Other critters showed "A disposition to
follow snit, the crowd yelled and gained
accrssion, from all quarters, aud the indi-
cations pointed to Large, very large day.
At IL the procession of Knights moved
with band at their head. The Mndrn
lodge il handsome body of men, aud
with number Of visitors from Shreveport
Bellevue and other points in line with
them, presented quite martial and dis
iinguiShrd appearance. After moving
along the principal streets of the town
the procession entered the Concert Hall
NJ III" Female College there to hear M
address from e. f.. Mcdonald, a member
of the order Mr.. Mcdonald had Il large
and intelligent audience. The seats were
packed. Our anxiety to hear an old
friend and elass.matr was very great, and
we feared that We would have no nppnr-
tnuity A. We were a stranger and no ar
engagements seem TO have been made for
any member Of the press. But at the risk
of offending some Of the gallant Knights.
We forced Unr way through side door
aud sat upon the edge Of the stage, after
having received several ill.bred stares
from grnilrmrn that We feared for they
wore swords.
We did not regret having taken 80
much trouble The address was o most
excellent one. Its historical and classical
Illusions were appropriate and happily
selected. Although the audience was
large aud seemingly critical, the speaker
succeeded in winning them to al apprr-
citation Of his address, rs was evidenced 10y
frequent and hearty rounds OF annlnnsr