The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-06-04

ceremony, anu tucIt were assem- Dleu 4
Mctarie Cemetery vast concourse o
people to witness it. Surely no Ameri
can, however loyal he may be to th
Union, can regard Gen. jackson as tn
hero of a lost cause simply. The who'll
of her proudest and noblest sons-ant
none should Le "too poor to do him rev
crcnce"
The monument was universally adj
mlred for its chaste design and artist,
execution, and when we remember tina
the statue was cast by our own Perclli
I we should not asseverate again so posi-
lively that New Orleans can accomplish
nothing.
Miss Jackson, the daughter of the i'm
mortal hero, was appointed to draw aside
the yelling from the statue, but the rol,,
caught and a man had to climb to the
summit to eNtricate it. 1t was Il touch
ing sight when this veteran soldier OF
Jackson's army threw his arms about the
neck of the statue and embraced it af
tecti"nately, repeating softly that he was
the first and only man that had kissed
the grand old hero.
| A very delightful excursion was given
| in honor of Mrs. Jackson and her daugll-
ter a short while ago. The Robert E
Lee left with its rich cargo of brilliant
women and prominent men at 6 p. NJ,
and, after steamng away twenty-five OF
thirty miles down the river, returned at
about 10 p. NJ. | wish you could have
seen the charming young daughter Of our
old general. She is evidently one OF
those bright, bithe spirits upon whom
not a cloud of care or trouble has ever
tloated. She was, of course, the belle OF
unconsciously did she receive the homage
and admiration lavshly bestowed upon
hc1, that all hearts were captivatcd.
Some one suggested the fear that she
would be spoiled by the continuous
aduIation Of the world, but | can not
think that one so sweet and innocent,
50 guileltss and elfforgetting, will ever
be injured by attention and Kindness
She is quite Il youthful debutante, and in
the first intoHication Of the pleasures of
the world, with all its manifold and
varied challuss seems almost bewil-
dcrcd-wholly fascinated. How sweet
is this freshness and hope of early youth.
There is u pathos mingled with it as
we'll, when we reflect upon the evanish-
ing nature Of these unaloyed joys Of a
tleeting youth. The holiday time of life
is very short, and practical, active work
must inevitably follow, when solemn re-
aitics take the place Of the beautiful il
lusions that gild the early years Of each
individual existence.
The grand Competitive Drill" was
the occasion of a brilliant and interest d
gathering on Thursday and Friday of
last week. While it was almost uni
vers;lly conceded that the Chickasaws
would bear off the palm, yet loyal Lou
isianans could hardly repress a sigh
that the Crescent Rifles did not s,rpass
their own and their friends expectations,
AMI carry off the first prize.
While we were rejoicing in the Won
derful success and Improvement of our
military companies, and admiring the
martial tread and solderly bearing of
the young men, 4 Northern gentleman
threw quite a damper upon our enthusi-
asm by expressing the opinion that the
prize had better have been awarded to
the one who had raised the most cotton
OF sugar. That would have been better
for the South than soldiering!" We
hope our friends Of the North are not
taking alarm from our increasing ad-
vance in military tactics. We assure
them heartily that we do not contemplate
Il second rebellion, however we may en-
dorse martial exercises, habituation to
discipline and esprit de corps. MYRA.