The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-12-02

ffei dsit hot lDfe w Ieppib' I'Ao thtbS
is certain, neither Bridget nor her niis-
tress is happy unless she has u jersey. II
there is any unfortunate female in your
'deestrick' who has not got u jersey, get
up n subscription for her, by all means,
AID procnre ons for her at any cost. No
woinan's character is safe in New York
without :. jersey. Her position iu So
ciety is g.nged by the set Of her jersey.
It is ali unqnestionable certificate of
honor. honesty, intellect and social stand
lug it is {; present passport to respect
able society, and, nnIike charity, it does
not hide multitude nf faults. The Jer;
sey is not solely confined tn fc,uaIrs OF
beautiful shape; wonla that it were, but
Metlcian Venuses, with waists like lager
beer barrels, and Ciytes with shoulders
like a woel sack, aud arms like II badly
stuffei bologna, do much delight in jer-
seys. may not live long enough to see
it, but perhaps in d happier age, when
| the men are not all tlonkies and the wo-
men are all angels, this passing madness
may be regulated with bangs and false
hair 10 that nethermost region where
trailing skirts and enormous bustles are
now paying the penalty If their crimes.
never get aesthetic without putting my
foot III, so had better stop right here.
Do You think that the age Of miracles
is passed out your wayf Well, can as
sumo it has not. In Brooklyn flourish
eth Il gospel minister who can cure yon
by just putting his hand on the part
affected, and hey, presto, fly the disease
: vanishes like ghost. Tho City of
Churches is very much stirred by this
new evangelist, aud like the apostles of
old, he does not require faith as n siat
qua non for his euro. don't know that
he can restore au ampntated leg or a
lost arm, but ordinary cases of diiapisia-
: ton arc mere playtlings in his hands. 4
woman who was deaf as Il pos: for TWEEN
ty years was cured i'll Il minHte by the
watch, and now, like the old woman III
the Tale of; !, Trumpet" she can actn
ally hear what people are going to say
1t is all very we'll foT doubling Thons
ases to cry "phoo! phno!" and all thai
sort of thing, bnt the fact remains thai
this Brooklyn evangelist makes his cures
in public, every Sunday night, :snt
\ L
Ii is seldom that Broadbrim is callet
npun 10 apologize for his overdaings o.
shortcomings; but fesl that l do ow'
} an apology to my readers for an absurt
b mistake which occurred in q previous
letter, and it refers to DR.. Storrs o
Brooklyn. Just as I was writing IN
New York letter late at night, frcnt
rasl,el in, pale as Il ghost, aud informed
me thu: Dr.. Ssorrs had mad. nip his min;
TO leave BnuokIyn. Now, when hl:l
: talks of Dr. Storrs in Brooklyn, there i
enls one man he cal, think of, that is ti'
Rev. Riehard s. ssosrs, TEs h1aose'
pastor Of the Church Of TIE Pilgrim.
: There nigh: be fifty other Dr.. Stores il
Brooklyn, but Whom the name is iaes'
sioaes, f,.e oosiynite can only think q
one. This WAS my case. I vas 81 su:
" l,.Ised at the announcement t:ist fer Ill
: ti:a.,ent les. my head, aH.l il my saliva
Z ,iass had depended Oh it could not hav
s recalled, on tie instant, Dr.. storrs' iii
t tails I asked my friend DR.. S:orr
'' initials, a'd lie gave them TO me correct
+ ly enough for tho person for whom the
- were really intended, but ! did nt
detect the mistake till the mischief va
y done, us;sl l had penned the article III N
=" letter in reference to Or. st"rrs. ID
T. Henry Il. Storfs is no doubt Il ni.'st eS
- cei,ent Christian gentleman, and ":
prove !, great acquisition tn the aelisi
: full suburb of Orange; but under no ci
. cumstances cnnId look upon bis d
- rartnre in The light of pubic ctla'n;t.
- DR.. Richard S. Storrs, l am happy
state, is still Il resilient of Brooklyn, All
be will doubtless dispense the Bre;sd
Life at the Pilgrims Chrrch till IL;
Master summons him away. ] Gan on
say that anl glad that l WAS mistake
aud that the City of Churc!ies, for Il
;" present at least, will not be called upe
~ to mourn the loss of one of the mo
- splendid pulpit orators and noble Cbri
~ tian- gentlemen in America. Trusti
. that q lenient psblic will bring in Il
:" verdict of the Yorkshire jury: an
= guilty, but don't do it again. offer II
- = humble apology.
Langtry is pretty, bnt she can ns. pl'
Rosalind; still, she draws, and that
90 tile main point with MIR. Abbey. In Il
language of the Bowery, ''she kin trav
OH her shape
i, Our noble Romans are causing us co
siderable trouble. For a nntion til
boasts so mnch about art, the camp
bricks we get here in the United Stat
- are about the scaliest, dirtiest lot to
" fonntl on the face of the earth, and ms
~ Of them are ignorant rs Hottentots. |
=. stead of musicians. scniptors aud pair
- .rs, til. greater body Of them are sea
" eneers and rag pickers. Here and the
some man of genius and brains rises
;. the dignity of an apple or peanut stan
but he is an exception. AL! Of them q