Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-06-23
AN EvICTED MOTHER.
Six Children Amid the Ruins Of
their Home. \


saddening sight to watch evictions
carried on with the assistance Of her
Majesty's troops. After Kennedy and
bis family and household goods were
turned out of their home near this
city, and the door barred up and the
police had departed, your cores
pondent returned to the spot where
the eviction had taken place. The
mother and her six little children
were sitting amid or walking about
the ruins Of their once happy home
There was nothing between them and
the blue sky. Night was coming on
they had nowhere to 60, and thus
they were left without ray of hope
to cheer them. The Coldstream
Guards and the police proceeded to
the next tenant to be evicted, and as
these magnificent soldiers, the flow
or other Majesty's troops, fled down
by the little cabin, one could not re-
sist calling to mind their exploits in
England's greatest wars, and compar-
ing them with their present service.
"Up, guards, and at them !" were
Wellington's famous words; "Up,
guards, and at Jim Kennedyw is a
paraphrase available in their Irish
campaign. They certainly do not
look as if they fancied their work. A
band with green flag met the party
of soldiers here, but there was notthe
slightest sign OF hostility, except that
not one drop of water and not mofsel
to eat would the inhabitants give the
thirsty and hungry troops and police
as they passed through the country.
The newspaper correspondents
we're, however, received with well
come, and we're offered the most gen.
erous hospitality. Milk, eggs, fresh
bread and butter were furnished them
in abundance, and all recompense
from them firmly refused. Two more
evictions were accomplished, at one
of which number Of people were 80
noisy that the magistrate read the riot
act and the police dispersed them
with fixed bayonets. The last evic-
ton was in the neighborhood of Cas-
tie Quinlan, which, as it may be re-
memDered, played such an important
part on the last eviction. On June 4th,
however, twas deserted, and, in fact,
no one has been in 1t since fortnight.
It was never fortified, as was re-
ported, and no one has been in it over
night. All reports Of armed men hold
ing it proved utterly false. 1t offered
good position from which to throw
stones at the police while evictions
were going on beneath its walls a
fortnight ago, but % attempt was
made to take 1t. The police did not
care to do so, and SO the entire force
returned to camp about shutdown
without further adventure. They
started on the 5th to continue their
work in another part of Hare's estate.'
Thomas Butler, of Bloomington,
ILL.,, was to be married on Tuesday,
but during the day he overturned a
hive Of bees and the insects stung him
so, in so many different places, that
be had to send regrets to the bride,
and all bets were declared off. There
is nothing much more unpleasant to
an expectant bridegroom, than to
tip over hive of bees. The bride
felt awfully about it, but said a few
bee stings need not make any
difference, but when she was brought
face to face with her intended, and
saw how the bees had walked over
him with their harpoons, she conclu-
ded he wouldn't be either ornamental
or useful about a wedding.--Peck's
Sun.
None OF US are perfect, and we have
no right, therefore, to expect perfec-
ton in others. SO if you can not
speak well Of your neighbors do not
speak of them at all. A cross neigh
Dor may be made kind one by kind
treatment. The way to be hap
py is to make others happy. To