The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-03-23
A SERMON ON SUNDAY RECREA-
TlONS. -

A SERMON On SUNDAY RECREA-
TloNs. g,..r.,
The toll weary, care-worn soul
halls thee with delight. Oh, the
bliss in that word, rest. The Joy,
the intense, ecstatic, unspeakable fs-
licity OF being able to sit down with
clean face and paper collar, and
feel that you have nothing to d, but
stare at the new spring styles and
conjure up swindles for next week.
Remember the Sabbath day to keep
it holy" .. - ., -
Day otsnoozing and strolling and
tattling. Day on which Miss Ara.
minta Augustine Seraphia Tadpole
puts three layers more Of roseate
coloring on her cheeks; dons her
highest WASTED and longest-.railed
rainbow.t tinted silk; mounts her
stunningest braids, most costly curla
and egg-shelliest love Of a-bonuet,
and sails forth to see and be seen, to
criticise and to be criticised. Day
on which lovely heads are bowed
over gilt-clasped prayer books and
breath. elbow shockingly Angelina
Brown does look in green;'' or "You-
der is that hideous Jones girl With
the same old dress she has worn ali
winter" or "What a beautiful nous
tache Mr.. Charles Frederick Fitz-
noodle has."
Day on which pompous old Chris
tian gentlemen With heavy gold fob
chains nod stupidity in easy cushion
ed pews; young bucks with theif
first COATES wink and squirt, and
grin like apes or genuine pigs, at.
every silly little creature in sky. blue
silk or peach bloomy muslin, that
happens to glance in fifty feet OF
where they sit. Day on which ugly.
inly, aching hoofs are squeezed into
boots that rack every nerve with
agony, whilst the idiotic suderea
hobbies along in a vain attempt to
look at ease. Day on which little
snubbynoses get many an extre
scrubbing, and their diminutive pos
SCISSORS manga lecture for initiating
the weekday manners Of their pa
rents.
Day on which averagely pious Cit
liens in the old.fogy regions devout-
~ close their store fronts, and retail
maggoty cheese, mackerel, crackers
ank jug-vittlea, At their back doors
on the alley. Day on which people
60 to church to see the fashions,
gossip with the nelghbors, yawns
stretch, dozs, sing, say "amen -.
and come home to grovl over 4 cold
dinner, .scold the servants, have
prayers, say oatechism and wish Ii
was Monday. Sic transit gloria
Sunday. ~ -~ .s.t naa,.s =,
Day Of black coats, immaculated
linen and solemn pbiz1ss. Dsy, Of
buggy riding, park rambling, ser
vant.girl counting aud sancti6ed dull
ness. Day Of organ music, qnarrel.
some choir chants, somniferoua Lon~
lilies and insane chittle-chattle. Day
Of sautimonous rascality and trebiy
deceitful appearances.
Such is the fashionable sabbath.
Little boys, put up those marbles
and tops and sleds. Do not 60, be-
hind the house to play; remember it
is Sunday 10 the back yard too. Do
not read naughty papers like the
Chicago Times, the Cincinnati Com.
mercial and the Police Gazette 70.
day. Do not put brass buttons Or
counterfeit shinplasters in the col i.
lection box as puritanic hypocrites
and latter-dsyr Pharisces often do.
Do not spit tobacco Juice on the
floor. Do not snore 90 as TO disturb
the slumbers OF the elders and the
tdeacons. aga. y,s sas
Finally, be good, live temporarily,
honestly and peaceably. =. Never
swear or tell faIsehood. Never
permit a vulgar word to escape your
lips. Never be seen where you
would DO ashamed to meet yonr
mothers and sisters. Remember
that true gentlemen should be. as
pure in his daily life as the purest
woman with whom he associates
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WIN. HusTMYRE, at his Clothing
House, corner of Second aud jackson
streets, will sell you Spring suit alta
much lower figure than you can posi-
bly, buy it elsewhere. fsaa u,taQo
| TIE gift Of a red rosebud means
"Thou hast stolen my affections;
LOT = white rosebud, II an to be Won
or 81 shall win you II l can Botl
are declarations of love, differing on