The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-02-05

Dull Times at Baton Rouge-Hat an I'm
falling Sign of Prosperity is Seen~A
Damper on Surprise Parties and Univer
sity Hops-Prospectiye Entertainment
The Snow-Fayorite Papers-On Dit, Etc.
BATON RoUGE, Jan. 81, 1881.
DEAR HOPE:
With every feeling of WEAKNESS for the
world in general, and especially the
world aronnd Baton Rouge, I sit down
to write you letter which | can not
hope will prove interesting, for nothing
of interest has occurred. I've been wan
dering ai,niess'y about the house for the
last two hours, pondering over these
words of Shakespeare:
There is tide in the affairs Of man
Which, taken at its flood, leads on to
fortune.
Now, if that is the case, why do so
many fail to take it, and are still look
ing around for any tide, wave, road
path, orseven stcp-ladder that leads to
| fortune. / think my reflection was
caused by the numerous complaints of
"hard times" Pve heard lately. | don't
think any of our Highlanelers ought to
complain, for / saw an organ grinder
Will, his monkey in our streets yester-
day, and has is a sure sign OF prosperity,
for they wonla not afrilet rs unless they
did aourislling business, and from the
II
them, / think it must be a very lucra-
| tive trade here.
The latest idea that has entered tho
minds Of our original and economical,
young gentlemen is surprise parties. Per-
feetly regardless of tue Inconvenience,
annoyance and Brussels carpets, they
select some citizens residence whose
spacious rooms and piano are conve-
nient, and surprise the family. Some
times the parties are scarcely acquain-
ted ; still, it is All elegant economical
way Of giving dances; but think from
the cool reception the '' surprisers" met
on one or two occasions, theif zeal will
abate rapidly, and perhaps some Other
scheme for amusement will be projected
by their fertile imaginations.
Col. johnson has issued al order for
bidding any more chops" at the Cniyer,
sity until the end of the session. O1
; course the fair ones are very much
{ vexe.l, bus what of that ? We are tt
have-in the dim fnture-an entertain
, ment for the Confederate Memorial AS
sociation. The thought is enli9ening
for the last one that was given, som,
! three years ago, was delightful. We vii
, at last have II chance to display the tsra
) matte talent of Red Stick. Whenever
| think Of it I recall the school exhibition
5 in which displayed my talent, in tina
pathetic drama, "The Chinese Mother,
/ costume OF yellow and red calico,
| should have moved the audience to tears
t but didn't. / had Il directly opposite ei
9 feet, for every enc was conynlsed wit
a laughter, which attributed to my gre
e tesas.e appearance. | shall never, II
o neyer,-not even !sEartlly eyer"-try
6 personate hcathen Chince" again.
Il We have had lovely weather for th
u past week. Oh, what a scapegoat tia
J. weather is When every other topic
;, exhausted it, is taken mp. Som
people l know, can hold an animate
f. conversation for half al hour on it
Ii what it has been, what it is and what
Il will be-
r. Didn't you enjoy the snow last Nor
r, day cob. twas bright, twas heayenl,
v but It's past" Every body made snov
o balls, from the grave to the gay. O
G every gallery fair hands were busy sh;
is ping those innoccnt missiles which +
y called the unconscious pedestrian fro
q realms of imaginary bliss to the sad r.
V ality of life by melting dowa bis cola
It The effect Of such treatment on diterei
"a characters was noticeable. On IookiI
:e up and catching momcntary glimpse
n the roguish brown or blue eyes pecpii
e over the balce,nes, some Of our y0uE
% to be snowballed through life by Il
70 fair guilty one.
n, Have you seen any of "Cl,atty's" lc
J, tiers in the 3. +. Idrocatcs They are a
80 preciated by this community. We gil
is all agree that the .fdrocdte is a c!!arlni,
50 paper, lately, but not quite as much
- as the CHIEF, whose spicy :" On Dit is
,e source of much amuse ment, especial
y so, imagine, to The persons who find
their amaZeinent some mishap or shol
d coming in tile hands Of naughty ~
It, Dit" always read that column befy
ne any other.
er | was SO disappointed at not Iei
be able to come down Oh the 22nd-tllon
% I hear the fair &as postpone,l-I.ut
ed WIS no nsc rebelllng against the iaevl
BILE, i'll shape of rain, cold and eye
II other obstacle the combined cieaiel
o could raise against our projected visit
ed | f;iltl have written u real long /
w ter, considering | had nothing t. VT
I'll about, but viii not continue to iIntt
he upon your good nature. Ia reroty,
M VIVIAN
ch
us In the first terrible winter spent by t
Pilgrims at Plymouth, in Massachusetts,
r- seeds Of pulmonary diseases were plant
and took deep root in families which heca
the prorenitors OF thousands OF the Ana
can people. The prevalence OF eonsumpti
thus early developed, directed the attent