The Louisiana Democrat., 1881-07-13
FROM 4 FAIR FRIEND.
NOBODTS MUSINGs--sHE VISITS TIE
EPISCOPAL CHURCH, AND Is MUCH
PLEASED WITH THF BISHOP.
COMPLIMENT TO ONE
OF OUR YOUNG MEN.

A COMPLIMENT TO ONE
OF OUR YOUNG MEN.
/ ALEXANDRIA, LA.,|
| July III. {
/ Dear DcM0erat---
| HereI I have been nearly @ half hou
holding my pcnciI-vacantly staring
at this unsullied paper and wonder
ing what / shall write to you tlfi
. week. Vague conscientious whis
perings of "had ! better write at alp
would be very available, if did no
remember that my character for pro
misses was at stake, and, l am deter
mined TO write or perish. Ina rasi
confident mood / promised lots o
news, and you shall have the news i
I have to manufacture it myself ant
tell it next time
OF course the regulation 'lette1
must begin with that everlasting
unfailing topic, the weather. 'Tis
the drowsy hour of noon and so ho
there is not leaf stirring mot ont
gentle zephyr tanning the parched
earth; the drowsy god has infected
the whole place. The cat lies fast
asleep on the shady gallery--the dog
stretched at full length on the steps
is fairly snoring--a motherly old hen
and chicks have scratched them.
selves dust beds aud contemptuously
watch some irrepressible ducks COB
bling grasshoppers;- while in the
water trough one old goose has com
placently seated herself regardless OF
the envious longings of two compan.
ions standing soberly BY, grayely
striving to solve the. problem why
that goose should have all the plea
sures of life and they SO few. A gau-
dy butterfly is mapping on brilliant
crepe myrtle bough, and two mock
ling birds are daintily dining on figs,
and tricolored woodpecker thrums
way at dead tree near. Under the
trees some lazy meek, eyed COWS are
dewing and dreaming of pastures
geen with running streams of crys-
|ta, ever and anon opening their eyes
to watch a mule kicking at flies--as
intent on annihilating them as a lit.
tie green worm is On measuring the
gallery, regardless Of the stupendous
task. Even Tommie the pride Of
the family, is soundly sleeping in the
hammock--bis busy feet and noisy
tongue quieted for the time--and
should l prove more prosy than ever
remember am talking in my sleep.
Alexandria has been overflowing
with Theology. Three weeks since
the Catholic Bishop Leray visited
this place, confirming quite a large
class. Then the Baptist missiopa.
ries 'held the fort" for one week,
finally surreudering to the Redemp
torists. sfe 4..
OF course you went to the Episco-
pal Church yesterday and heard
Bishop Galleher9 He is very much
admired here, and has the rare fac
ulty of retaining the interest and at
tention of his audience through his
whole discourse--then lie remem-
bers human nature and does not
claim that attention too long. The
colored portion of the confirmation
class outnumbered the whites; we
noticed one old decrepid woman
among the number. The church
here has good many colored mem
bers, and if they had minister of
their own color, like Dr.. Thompson,
to remain here, quite a large church
would soon be built up. 21'7.s"t +~
One thing I can say for Alexand |
Ha: | never visited a place where the
congregation numbered as many gem
tlemen; in fact, at church yesterday
there were more gentlemen than la,
dies, a very rare occurrence else
where, as the lords of creation have
a growing disposition to leave the
spiritual affairs of the family to the
adies, though why, l see neither
rhyme nor reason; they surely need
t more.
BY the way, did you ever see as
many Colonies, Captains and Doc
ors as are in this place? No won
Ter they put the graveyard over, at
tlnevllle--for If all these Doctors !
laye patients there must be a good
many go over the river, and they are
'ctually building steam ferry for
he business. If you we're to 90 to
ne Exchange Hotel and call for the
jolonel, they would swarm out like
ices, and they justly claim the title
'us What did become of the privates?
80 there are great hopes of the
residents recovery--a signal tri
'mph for the temperance men. !
zee that Governor Churchill, of Ar.
'ansas, has ordered day of PRAYER
or the Presidents recovery.
Alexandrians evidently like bano.
o1gs' II we are to judge by the way
hey turned out on Friday last. One
id Cnshite returning from the scene
nd discussing the vanishing pleas.
res OF earth with friend, said !:
Umph! dat was hard on him, jis.1 I
8 watermillions is SO plenty, but deu
e rid in Maj. Watts buggy."4 Could
9 have remembered that it was of'a !
elbow man be spoke? Capital pun
'hment as executed now is dread
nliy inhuman. Why not try elec- It
ricity or even soda water2 = , = Ii