The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-07-20


I.all creatures assenlbledito llaveiahciria
I ifeatim esapponted, tho ass sadyaneedo
first, and asked how long he wodld
ll'a s tossf ~ sas 4a;..a beas 1900.
-sIhirty yeats" -rcphcdGN atnre;d
|,awill9 FLAT be1aagfeeable TO tlleeis,9
"Aias" answered the ass, t'it IS q.
long tue! Rem mber what wear
isomes existence niiueswiIla lie; from
,rornibgslmeir night shall have to
lbearrzshe;tyy burdens, dragging corn
sacks si,,llh Tic. nil, ,sSlat Others may
eat bread while IssLalE haze no renss
couragemept, nor -bea.refteshed with
| anythingsb,lt BIO asgah.i lsicks. Give
Inc but d portion u nat li.ne, I pray
Il ,,ssis,sz sasa8 8as 10 ! 81 9gss@5 5gsNa as VI
'' -: 80 aasAaa asaa! SD ,gssnE8glSJ
Nature lwass mloyeasWil b Gomnass.I
sion, land presented iinn w IT'D s TUT
eighteen years. iqThe9 ass vent a AVA assyy
Icomforted, aud ths dog came = oiE:s r.
w9aartdatg ssx 10 sa&sAgaaaaa Sat
willow long dost, Ettioaaseasiife etoa
llise?' ssksd attire - a,'thiltya scars
were too many forsgtlle Ass, bassg willT
/ you be- coatchl I'd with chat amaay?pa,
|, "Issit'thyy VIII tlst (, shodldr' e y
piled the dog, aTAink how much
shall have have to .runs aboa VI; myrfeetS will
not lastas tougsa time and when Iai
shall have lost.myvoiee FOR BARKING
and my < teeth s f0f biting what else
shah Az Def BE llt afQa fer . BIT lie in acofsw
|tneefiahAigsewlN 10 je|is1 sd 81 aeast
Nature thonght he was right, and
gave him twelve years. The ape then
approached. .s >. ss,sslss,4 .rT
|, sSllshiop5 wilt, sdoahtless, swillinglyasi
Tive the sstirty years. asaidg Ns.mesH
lt"Ia,ou Wilt not have tosiabor as thsa
FPSs5sa1Sd ne 3d. i11ssSs VII II lls Pleas,
!, AM 70 thNesea,SYw v4af sd'T deg issx
l. S0,noH cried he;;assoit may, & a.
TO others, but it will not be. 1noun
buildings ever rain sdowsall 4 sn ol
have no spoon! / pptaI play merry
tricks, and excit.elaugh1er by my
I grimaces, and .4ens be rewarded with "a
Il soar nipple. How often sorrow les sss,,s
Il concealed Betipa q Jest, + shall not
| he able toepaure for thirty years.
!Natu,e was gracious, and lie receisgs
we'd ,at ten. - --,s,,--
A.last came man, strong and heal.
siiy,, and asked the, p um,bers SffLissa
dayssw llat ,luos 7oaae {, Oh alsfss ssilssa
IS evil thirty years contentithee3'ow
10 IaHow shnrt1ta timer exclaimed =
nah. nah: J aWGen 1ssti al haye built my
house, and kiaJlessaag Greaon my Own ~
i,he aftlls- en- the trees I shallohaseaa
planted sore taboutaso'bloo d and bears
fruit when life wish me win seem 9 {
t-most desirable, T. shan dis!i Q, Ea,sss
,Eture,s grant me a longer period!'aa
E"Thou shalt have The. eighteen -
years of the ass, besides
E"'fhat IS not Jet ehougb," repaiseaAs 1. /
man an su8bsssq5 stI'1' .sseS saas'hsaa ssa
'Fa I"Take; likewise, s,tbs5luelvesyears as
}oef the dog ssa1 ese.saos SIS 10 {Tafses
H at is not " Sufficient a Sei 1srs:ss
tied man; "ggis 'gs ne 81, more,n'b n ,otd0 10
F. 81 give ,aee, then, theeten years of1Y
4 Che a %, in vain wilt thou crave for Il
mora '''sfisaesass1i 8 wv easiss osss
ii d. alan departed. nnsatisGed. ( ID sI..@
Z Z. THUS man lives seventy years. - ~
The first thirty are,his human years, q
and pass swiftly by.ss He is then
! healthy and happy; lie labors cheer :
3Ffully, and rejolces in his existence,
1 The eighteen years oftLe ass come 9
|, next. and burden upon burdeal e L;
Z heaped upon him; he carries the con- .s1
stthat is to feed others;i blows and i
= kicks are the wages Of hisifaithtui {
service. aThe5twelve years OF inc
:. (dog follow, and he loses his tessf,
Stand lies in corner and gro"is' --ss
okW Randi csc ara--4~~sse apes tens
q .---~-fufm the conclusion, Thea
linen, weak and silly, becomes the
Z sport Of children. sts.sssgsa 1
il A CLOSING OF Tones BAYou.-This
II bayou, which depleles the waters of
hi Red River and SO seriously interfeYes
il fwith its nav gation,s iss to be closed.
se The CONTRACT has been awarded to
. Mr.. A. L. Geryin, for 1924, 900, "A.
e. dam is to be built across the head Of,
'yl the bayou, Is miles below Shreye-.
r. port, and the two thirds of the river
4 water which flows into this bayou.
~ and are Adissipated in the lagoons aDd
pc |swamps, forced down the channel Of
't Red River. Mr.. Gervin intends TO
OF begin work shortly, and expects TO
q. complete the. work within a month.
Is He viii employ 400 men, all Of whom
er will be engaged in New Orleans. .sa
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