The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-07-06
FROM 4 FAIR FRIEND.
ALEXANDRIA, La,
July 4th, 1881.

'long promised letter. arrived, / wa
really quite overcome. Here though
Ills
"The innocence that is so wise
The trust that dreams of no disguise
The simple faith in mysteries"
embosomed in an Editor. Have 20,
never heard that promises are brit
tie as "pie-crust"- -though why pie
crust? I have met "pie crust" tia
like some Texan ponies could reveI
be broken. Promises made this melt
ing weather are not warranted tt
keep. Here--weather permitting
a long dissertation on the 'difleren'
kinds of promises might be written
just think of the gaseous, elastic
malleabIe, mineral, herbaceous, solo
and cohesive promises made daily
For duct,le promise--one more
ductile even than gold--lend a friend
ten dollars to be returned to morrow;
it will extend over years and finally
become so thin you can't see it. Who
of US haven't met plastic promises,
that are formed, nodded and remod.
eled past recognition before we real
iZe them--but with the heat in the
nineties, we won't weary your pa
thence with another promise--only
strive to keep the rasl, one made.
Far away Ger the red banks and
waving corn the glorious sun is ris
ing, sending golden streaks athwart
the placid little river, with its quain,
ferry-boat that, snail-like, crawls
over, and whose name might we'll be
Thermometer, as it moves by de
grees-reminding rs that there is
another hot day in store for us.
Last week we thought Alexandria
the hottest Of all hot places, but the
cooling breezes waited US to day
family breathe of distant snowbanks,
and, for once, ice can be bought---nt
doled out by the "nickles worth"
BY and by the Jewel will come SLOW
ly creeping up, bringing more, and a
settled gladness will steal over Alex
andria, for there will be a supply of
ice.
Even the least supersti ions
amongst US have had our doubts
about that comet, and now we feel
sure to its door, and not to wicked
man, must the dreadful murder of
the President be laid. We have
proven that Republic is worse than
an Autocracy, as two Presidents
have been killed in sixteen years
and only one Gar. IT'S true the
present Car lives ia daily terror of
his fate, yet, should Nihilism become
fashionable in the United States< it
will be dangerous to hold the modest
little Office of Justice of the Peace
so whole souled are Americans.
The performance given on Friday
night for the benefit of the Schools
was a grand success. The hall was
crowded, and yet many more tickets
might have been sold-but it was a
home affair and for home schools, so
a matter of indifference to many
had it have been strolling company
playing Piuafore, etc., that would
have been another matter. When
will the South learn to palronize
home institutions, home wares and
home people? We would not have
you sit in vine chairs, but still help
The maker to ship them. Among
those deserving particular mention
in the "School for Scandal" was
Miss Mercer Garfield as Lady Tea
sle, and Mr.. Hetherwick as Sir Pc.
ter. Lady Teazle was as we'll per.
sonated as any we ever saw on the
stage. Mr.. Pardee as Tom Brown
was perfection itself. Picture to |
yourself a drunkard's home-a heart
broken wife, naked and half-staryed
drunkard in their
midst, as you perhaps may have
seen, and you will realize how per.
'ectly he played bis part. The ia.
'leaux were very good, and, in fact,
III did their parts we'll. The young
olks adjourned to the Town Hall
Ind danced until the "wee Sun = hours
# the MORN"
Can you realize that to day is the
'lorious fourth2 Where is our pa
r'ot'sm, our vann;ed freedom, our
unpowder and pennies. Like so = :
many of our othsr Institutions .
as bags. E
We have often heard that the bar il
I Alexandria is the Brightest in the 4
tate. We can testify that i, mum