The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-08-13
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On Dit.
That some Of the Terps were rilef be-
cause their bright particular stars were
not mentioned in last CHIEF amopg the
bellies Of the Baton Rouge ball.
That Pretty must bear the brunt Of
their displleaspre.
That it's ALFRED hard to please every
body and whoever undertakes it is a
luid gunp.
That Toms prospects on Railroad Ave
nue. seem to have faded into thin air and
he blames On Dit for it.
That tho only reason he doesn't go
about singing "Thou hast learned to
love another" is
That he can't.
That if it he true music wild soothe tho
savage breast, Tom eot,idn't make enough
of it to calm the Indignation Of the
smallest kind Of a papoose.
That Charley says it is good thing to
have q sisterin-law with COW, bat
That most young men ean appreciate
q sister,in-law whether she is with q
COW Or not.
That we hope tho Independent, boys
will take care that 10 Baton Rongcan
cages our Kangaroo-for disturbing the
peace.
That the peace is very likely to'bo dis
tnrbed when Vivian and Kang meet.
That clerical gentleman thinks a
shoemaker should stick to his last aud
not circulate lilelous reports against one
who is powerless to defend himself.
That Lieut.. Pierre Blanc is indignant
because SOME enc sought to confer his
title of Burnside gasser upon his Name
sake Of the big store.
That certain fruit dealer says if his
neighbor across the street doesn't stop
catching his fowls" he viii publish
something in the CHIEF that will create
q sensation.
That chicken feathers and feat il q
basket wRl seaHetipes tell tales out. Of
school.
That Storkey didn't want to 80 to
Baton Rouge until somebody whispered
base ball in lis car, but
That now he 10 the widest Red Stick
exoduster in the lot.
That friend of ours told lady the
| other day that some men were SO rough
"tlley didn't care d-n what they said
before q LADY,"
That Skipwith found q picture Of
| yoa%g lady that soWeb9dy had tlt'ss u
away, and now he tries to pass Mt off fof
!. photograph Of his girl.
That there's no keeping pace with the
moods of the fair sex.
That Ably doubtless thought as much
when the young lady who recently tried
to brain him bestowed a sweet smile and
a handful of goodies on him as she passed
the office the other day.
That Skip wears tho cocks collar
when he's dressed up, but ...
That the Senator sometimes forgets t
put any collar OH, even whom he, visits
| young ladies'.
Umfavorxl]e weather having ,nilitatet
l against nhar proposed excursion t.
Bayou Csrac, the members Of the Don
allsonville independent Brass Band have
decided to celebrate tho anniversary o
their organization by . trip. to Eato'
Rsupe Tomorrow OH the New Orlean
Pacific railway. The excursion train t
lH run by the railroad company will al
ford the band favorable opportunit,
for their frolic, as it enables them to re
main five hours i'll the Capital city AM
| vet reach home at the scasonable hour Q
SPIN. We commend our musical req
rcscntativcs to the hospitable citizens G
Baton Rouge as worthy devotees of til
Eutcrpean art and creditable specimen
Of Donallsonville's Young America; an
we trust the boys will have royal, roys
tering, rattling good time. We sugggcs
to Leader Clavcric that, after compl
menting the newspapers by serenad
, and giving Baton Rougeans taste {
the delightful music tho Independent
know SO we'll how to produce, it misi
be advisable to march the boys to til
Garrison grounds at the upper line of I'll
city, where they will find all abundant
Of cool shade under tho outrageous oal
and drinking water from subterranea
cisterns that requires no ice to give it
temperature grateful to tho parched pa
ate and TORPID throat. We have no doul
Sergeant Ferguson. who is i'll charge
> the grounds, will tender them u cortli
! welcome, and that our friend Prot. L. '
$ Conerly, who resides there, will do q
Q that lies in his power to make their st,
a pleasant.
O The steaWcr Laura Lee, running
y the Bayou Sara trade in place Of the III
q w. Cannon, struck q snag at Bruly Ian
ing, West Baton Rouge, on Monday IL
and stuck fast on the obstruction. III
water was falling rapidly, rendering Il
position of the stranded boat still mo
. critical. Tugs from BATON Rouge tri
i'll vain to pull the Lee of, but wltAo