The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-09-21
'"HIs FOOT UPON HIS NATIVE
HEATH"
TOBIAS RETURNED FROM HIS TRAVELS
'sNoRTH."

oBIAs RETURNED FROM HIS TRAVELS
''NoRTH."
Dear Democrat
After Drawing the sitting dust, de-
ying the dangers Of travel by rail
nd running the gauntlet of that "ltt.
lie bald.headed lawyers" puns and
okes, in the heroic devotion to duty |
md the bold pursuit Of the almighty
dollar, here am I returned from my
travels North, at home again all safe
and sound, with Colfax and its trials
and tribulations already assuming
the shadowy shapes that belong to
the long ago. l hope that the wire
edge of the wrath of that 81. b. b. |"
and of the Chronicle man will have
worn of before l go back again or ]
am afraid that the climate there will
be unhealthy for me. However, Shell
by is friend Of mine and I will take
him in as my fighting partner.
THE LAST ROSE OF SUMMER
has BIO med and gone, and Fall is
|upon US with it's cool nights and
mornings. The harvest season is here
but this time the reward of the hus-
|bandman's labor and patience will
/ be small. On this account it is al
ready predicted that next year will
! be hard one. 1t must be remem
lbered though, that nearly everybody
! is out of debt, and am of the opin.
( ion that the failure of crops will not
seriously impede our progress to-
wards prosperity. We can stand one
failure after so many good crops. A
9fact in connection with the Summer
Through which we have just passed
worthy of our most sincere &C
( acknowledgements, is the remarkable
agood health as people we have en-
djoyed. This has been the healthies
slSummer we have had for years
aAnother proof that Nature compen
asates US for every misfortune with
ablessing. No evil comes to us un
#mixed with some good.
N"THE WILD FLIGHT OF THE LOVERS
{ OR,
THE TERRIBLE TEST OF TRUE LOVE.
+ have had those two lovers up i
hthe air with the balloon on fire lon
+ enough, and I must get them down
B $50 here goes for
b CHAPTER II.
When AlgeEnon discovered tia
1.-THE balloon was on fire he clasped A,
aminta to his manly bosom an
swore that 'twould be sweet thus t
Elic. The fire had now gained sue
headway that their fate seemed to b
Is inevitable when happy idea sLruc
r his fertile brain. "Ah, ha! my lido
II I'VE shall not die" So saying he CT
b lone of the ropes which fastened til
Ebasket in which they were sitting
= the balloon and tied it to Araminta
Ewaist and another to his own, an
} then severing the remaining rope
they both sprang out. The bask'
turned upside down aud acting as
parachute they gently aossed dow
81 wards to the earth. They passe
u the intervening time in such gent
Hconversc as lovers use until the
! acame in sight of the earth. But ho
! aror of horrors! had they escape
a1eath by fire only to be drowned
4 Flor they saw that they were imm
1diately over an ocean whose angl
swaves were flashing themselves in
fury. But again their luck save
@them. The current of wind in
/ which they descended blew the
Eupon the shores of beautiful islar
land they were once more on teri
eE frma. They we're about to kneel
a prayer of thanks for two such
"a markable escapes from death by Fl
and drowning when they heard
n terrible noise and saw body of he
ribie savages not far off, dining of
@roast Missionary. Cannibals! Ca
Huibals! Cannibals!
n TO BE CONTINUED.
E A little of such folly should ga
'Hlong ways, so l give it to you in br
D ken doses. Perhaps that gala
Aman of medicine who came to car
Chatty to the excursion train, wou
Hcall even this much a heroic dose.
u "oN JoRDoN's STORMY BANKS I STAN
IL I did not so stand in fact, but
',,Ethought / did for the while. T
'Mriver was there, the crowds looki
"a lon were there, those with the bow
, Eheads and the scoffers were there a
III seemed to hear a voice conf