The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-08-31
FROM 4 FAIR FRIEND.
CHATTY voRs Us AGAIN.
ALEXANDRIA, LA.,l
Aug. 80. {

# and Mother Symptoms prophecy
ut of this letter--if can only steer
lear of the water famine and not
mention the aearth of ice, perhaps l
IAN retain my scalp a few weeks
onger and not hurt anybody's feel
ngs.
II was stranger and they took
me in" with real christian charity.
mean, of course, the army of letter
writer's that have taken. the press in
this section. My conscience! how
sensitive some people are! All my
life have heard of the man whose
children were so tender-hearted they
would cry if he asked them to pick
up chips for the fre--his descend |
ants retain all the tender hearted
ness.
l did not write o letter last week
for several reasons. I wanted room
left for all those afflicted like myself
with fur de plume--I wanted to
number my enemies--1 wanted to
write q story and poem--I wanted
to see who else was mad, and i want
ed to give that comet chance to
grow before said anything abont it.
Like old Matthew Arnold
"Yea take myself to witness
That have loved no darkness,
Sophisticated no truth,
Nursed no delusion,
Allowed no fear"
So here goes it again. Why can't
the firemen try their engine this
week, and while doing so water
Front street from the Railroad office
down TO the Court House, anyway?
Now appoint committee of firemen
to write this up-let them say the
4reets are not more dusty than we
want tusn--when we want the dust
LAID, ETC., we "~n't call on q stranger
to tell u.s.
Then why is all the ofts' nd dirt
put in the river from Front streen
Get another committee to write thi
up, and have nine columns in tn
leading papers devoted to sayin|
"because we want to-"
Then where's your Bergh? Tier
f is horse with a broken shoulde
lying on the sandbar without eithe
food or water--dyiug slowly on tn
parching sand. Why can't that gu
: club shoot him and put him out q
3 his misery2 They might possibl
! hit him in the course of the evening
T All communications gladly receive
I from the gun club. More than foul
l teen manuscripts in one week d.
clined for want of space. m
"'Tis thus 1 give these geese poke,
And foil their tauntings with q joke,
0 For that man has no claim to sense
Whose blood boils at impertinence;
Were to scourge each fool meet,
Ine'er must 60 into the street,
: Some poetry sounds right sensi
. bly,. l haven't placed this yet. x
> On Saturday night we had th
= sweetest serenade that it has eve
= been our good fortune to listen to-
for it was so unexpected, so pleasar
;. to stranger to be thus remembered
Among the serenaders we notice
=. the handsome Mr.. F. F; the fascin'
- ting Mr.. W. B; the talented youn
lawyer Mr.. j. R; and the aestheti
e Messrs. H. aud D. The other gentl
men it was not our good fortune
recognize in the darkness.
" Now to Tobias proposition to di
. cuss the relative merits Of the poet
y "Longfellow and Tennyson, or Eva'
geline aud the Princess" l will in
mediately begin to crow, and, as soc
as the days get cooler, and the ic'
8 man gets some ice, open the discu
sion. Thanks for his gallantry an
= courtesy in leaving me the choice I
g sides. Woman like, shall choos
: tue one I know least about. In til
- -. N, nlpN11e will Tobias enqui
- around and see if these people '
- are going to discuss have any rel
% tives or descendants around her
- Would any body's feelings be toucl
>, - ed if / say Evangeline is "too ute
=, - ly utter sweet for anything" or tn
- Tennyson is real bony old fello
+" No one can help liking Alexandr
A. aud the Alexandrians. Dimitry in b
- history of Louisiana says the Poop
b OF rhis Parish are noted for their r
I'd hneme",. hospitality and literal
I'd culture--aEa> the Parish is certain
"a one of the richsS.> aIluvial parish,
!, ~ of the State.
a, We have just seen cory of Il
~ Church Guide. The Rev. Mr.. nu
70 can is to be congratulated on I
. success as an editor. This pap
will instill new life in the whole d
rr cese.
- Now, Mr.. Editor, I shall have
~ quit writing, just for want of tin
- as l had lots I wanted to say abo
~ a variety of things. l wanted, tt
i, to commence my story, and to 81
" you the promised cake recipe, bu
suppose they will keep.
Ie l remain your friend and fello
II traveller, in this vale OF dust, 81