The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-08-03
COMMUNICATION FROM TOBIAS.
Editor Democrat: -

CettoF Democrat: -
The spicy letters of your "fair friend
VINO chooses now to hide her identity
h bnaet the "G4me dc plume of "No.
) o'oy," out who, if l have guessed cor.
'eStiY, was erstwdile known as "Chat-
"" IN the columns of a more preten.
t,ous paper than yours. has stirred up
ene sid,n.hterIng fires of, and given to
your whilome correspondent of tie
G %a" seH' another attack of the cacoe-
ines se'7benai. So here goes again, re-
CARELESS of consequences, though not
without many misgivingsl She yields
80 trenchant a pen that the boldest
scribe might fear to try conclusions
with her, but you know that "fools
rush where Angels fear TO tread y
l want, first, to quarrel with "No
body" for having selected such name
Her letters have proven it to be man
pfopfiate, and such suggestion as it
contains does violence to thu noetic
unltles of thought in connection will
her fair self. One cannot we'll IMAGINE
an airy castle inhabited by a graceful
petite and enchanting "Nobody;' nor
ian one hear the laughing echoes from
~, :" corridors repeating. the sivery
tohes Of an unsubstantial "Nobody.n
. oes OF the fair unknown permission
~ suggest change of name, and ift
nae VIII allow me the privilege 7 pro-
s m,'e TO search all history and fiction
NJ, " s%Tettier one-liowever much it |
~ '".' short of doing her Justice.
L;.; no picture she draws of herself
o'tinS hef peneil-a woman bites her
pehcll and man. scratches Ills head
Ior aspiration and not being ahla RI
nhd anything abont which to write
suggested to me that so much yaluahle
thought should not be wasted on the
'ha OF a lead pencil, and my excuse for
wiring this at all is that know of
several subjects upon which I would
IKE yol'r readers to have the benefit of
Ter opinions, and npon which she can
sflte for the public good. The first
-. that occurs to me is a question NJ
,onn nae to-, Is it right or polite for a
adv - s1n.ieman to offer or in young
;nns ". -, permit, his undivided atten.
, ,u"s 80. ~. oali or partys If"Nobodvu
'"s a',enaeh any such Pieces of amnse
neh5 mere she has, doubtless soen :
NAT Is a matter of common remarn ,,
ilth those who have passed ,l,a n,a y
Ihlan OF life, that at every patherinr +
the young folks certain Young eens !,
emen devote their entire attention, d
'eh to particular young lady and V
y others are utterly ignored. If a q
Dung lady is unfortunate enough not n
} have special cavalier present, she h
pes uunoticed and unattended The II
n"'e evening, while the same part. !,
erS dance and Promenade without ~ ~
'eF change. viii "Nobody" take "
g "0man,s side and let us know hs
] she thinks of such q condition of "
'a'fs and give remedy for itP I'll is
o she Is courageous enough for the at
sk' perhaps she would give the IN. alb
es themselves of this railroad Town Fc
'uoolng Tor their want of sociabjIity til
'"hSSt themselves and of their fail. OF
to practice those little amenities Of pr
which in other places 60 to make VI, or
a well organized society. A refor ~
j IS very much needed here, and if eni
role suits her taste Nobody" need I
'er be at loss for subject for her no,
ekiy letters. There are .lotsn of an[
hgs she can "pitch inton that are for
J much 10 need of being "pitched anc
y" 1t we are to keep progress with 9th
spirit OF the age and rise up to the pie;
nity which should characterize a all
at railroad center aud
second her motion rs to the reno des
OF the gallows from Front street. any
STANDS there as too forcible alre- p1ll
aef OF unpleasant things aud as s yLss
,tionoa h, 70 u ~ oa' oaiishi, to d
I'D not be paraded in public, any osop