The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-04-16
Vivian's yagariss.
Apr,. roon- Anoth~ Blast Al kansaroo-
remaining. Infeliciies-Fhe University

remaining charlottesville O"''erS''s
Garden, Etc.
n,y,s ROUGE, Ia, April !, 1881.
II Is April FOOLS day, though ! guess
YOU ar, aware Of the fact as we'll Us l. :,
Did you get fooledi One does feel solo,
AZ the morning ANAL comes in, TO fancy !;
yourself tie happy recipient tot q two 9, OF
three letters, and find that you are inc
unhappy preseason Of that number OF
blank papers or worse, with "Apr'i 1901
written conspicuously on them. Are 20"
,stouished at one being in a bad h"mor
e., the next few hoursl Whatp leasnre
the perpetrators of such tricks derive
from them I've never been able 70 ascer-
tain, for they are not present when Inc
missye is received and can not note inc
e.,uer. expectant and hopeful look as IL
fades from Your face, while one OF DIS
onno;ntment and chagrin takes its place.
I'd like to know who favored me tins
morning with those reminders. u IS *
asperating. No one likes to be cai'eo
eo, much less have it written to them.
I wonder where and whence such GUS
tom originated Can't say much for the
originators.
Rv the way, see my Old friend exam
oaroon has come to the front again., and
lila woes have been poetized and laid be-
fore the public. Two Affections III sach
4 short time: first tile poem, for one with
, a heart of stone wonld lie touched by the
nathetic trials Of Z" Kangaroo" and sec
ondly, hear he has resigned his oh
, Ditship. How will the CHIEF survive
9 the loss Of his brilliant items! wonder
if he furnished those about the "l'ttle
6 boysi" Now, I'm very partial to "llttie
9 bows" especially those Of the Blue Store
: and if 50, Pm real glad he has vacated
J his position, for one, trust, moro con-
9 genial, aud that will give wider scope 10
= his numerous talents.
l. / also noticed that base ball was being
Ii revived in Donallsonville !; but, Hope
why in the world did you call your cl"'
g Starvation Club ~ and even If Sfake
y speare does ask "What's i'll a name
10 there is IA great deal in starvation. 1t II
IL 50 suggestive, and the reality IS horrible
y +, fact r. ia a most unsubstantial name
70 even "Misery" is preferable, thougl
ID they are almost Synonymous. I'm sur
r, any member, including the Captain
10 would I've indignant il it were said q
ny him, " He hath a lean and hungry LOOK.
er Did YOU hear about our shooting ga
iv lery' We had one, though perhaps 20
he WON'T believe it, and for q week or tw
ut every boy and man aged from five
~ TWENTY-FIVE, some older, were standln
I'd about the building, i'll front Of winch ";
ia a sion of some festive looking fowl,
III don't know exactly what. Yesterday
passed along the street, but alas, ht
&c, former glories, it had vanished and u
1T stiffness Of an equinoctial calm reignt
oaa supreme.
~ Did Won ever see ten girls trying
ord write :, note or petition to he slsned
Dhs the ten If you have ever noticed q
ties writing any thing y"n may have fa'
ngs idea What a connection ten must crea
'eo' how many suggestions, contradlctio
and disputes. Well, we tried it II
,o,- week, and who do you think the petit
,ost was TOT Why, to our refuge III eve
he'd social calm, tue editor of the Capitoti'
..r r. is so dull that we wanted him to
,rge and inspire, through his columns, SO
of our Young men with the p'cnlc
marty spirit, so that after Lent we
). ~ den our new spring dresses, with
irish consciousness of soillng them III =
dry. cause. Girls are SO contradictory
mus sooner had We finished our petition
real nice style and put it i'll a very SCI
u Of mental looking envelope with dove
(nme it. when Leila thought an excursion
- - Donaldsonville would lie nicer, SO we
con down again and Thought over it,
that concluded a moonlight picnic in
con- State House grounds would be deli
EMU fully romantic ;.but practical Sue co
arisll our zeal by remarking, I'VE wonld
firing H. o,,,,r we.,hcn resumed the
made hate. and if the editor conld imagine
er, to Nc racked our brains and searched
" al dictionary for words to express our
"a ;n sires. lie would appreciate our ct
other though they never reached Inn.
:. were so sure our Representatives,
was-woull be attended to and e
10 the thing possible done in our behalf,
etheh we planned how at the prospective
lat've tain,nent we should present our
celved Mon with some gift, and Nab propo
body. tnhacco pouch made by the ten, am
laws a smoking cap, DOR BOTH" l vent
Is no Some half-dozen propositions were
} gam then a dispute arose as to who
ming" wife III. nrett;est and neatest. All
Is nui- estly claimed that Accomplishment
On III became indignant, and the npshot
' ;, was that the petition remained w
u Pio ten and we none OF rs speak TO
other now.
ch, by believe promised to tell you (
was Agricultural garden. Well, it is sit'
"re 70 as we say in geography, just behi'
proper University upon two hills, bel
'est t" which is that sinking of the groun'
hen "f trayerses a part of Baton Rong'
claim bears the romantic Int clafact'
over of .,,,',o .,f Goose Hollow. The Sarde
t qnes- vas Int I really forgot to look g
lurahle :,,,t.,l,,ns for The nnveity of the
y have ian nccnnied nv whole attention.
to sup . ,rl,r;ons rice farm one would hay
unlmon +,,..,, +La Hills far IL becomes a L,
Ii their .rrro,t ,fter every hard rain.
classed p.,.f,ssor of the Agricultural Depal
lces." i,.,I s+oom l,nuch IL would he
) thank ,,;a,,t onI Tn snrc he will need ii
Sbor AiitA'', 1919