St. Landry democrat., 1882-04-22
communicated.
BAYOU CHICOT, La, !
April 18th, 1882. !


Editor DEMOCRATS:
For the last three days old Boreas has
howled dismally, accompanied with a
cold rain. Genial spring has surely had
old winter to sit down in her lap with a
jolt. Farmers look grum and the at
tenuated ratlons of provender for our
work stock Is growing beautifully less
while but little work is being received
therefor. The young cotton looks as
sadly out OF place this weather, as So
clety belle at a corn shucking. 1t really
looks as II the Gods Of disaster have
marshalled their hosts and come upon
Louisiana as the "Wof upon the foldn
But faint heart never accomplished
anything, while perseverance will
''snatch victory from defeat,' and if we
only will all may be happy yet. The
nlsfortunes OF the past are not what we
have to contend for, it is the future
alone in which our destinies are woven
and it behooves US to meet them with
stout hearts and the faith that 'all
beginnings make good endings. [ have
friend John O'Shane, Esq, Of Tiger
Bend, and from his writing one would
suppose he had the blues. He says 81
have nothing to report, only floods OF
rain have fallen for the last week. Send
| me last two copies OF tue Opelousas
Democrat to Eola. Our mail line is de-
| moralized at present, nothing but rain
rain all the time.n We learn that our
young friend DR.. Z. w. Cushman, pu-
pill of DR.. Hawkins, our most efficient
and widely known physician, will locate
in few days:in Old Grand Prairie near
Wilson's saw mill. AS that part of the
parish has been so long without a doc
tor we doubt not our young friend will
enjoy a good practice. Mr.. Editor, we
notice in a late copy of your estimable
paper, under the head Of personal
Mention" a squib to the effect that Sam.
Haas was again in Opelousas, driving
around like he owned the parish. We
don't suppose he does, but if he did you
could swear he came by it in a legiti-
knack OF strictly attending to his own
business, going wherever that business
calls him, rarely if ever consulting any
one. Don't be uneasy young friend, he
will leave enough for you, and rest as
sured the next time he wants to come to
town he will seek your advice. In an
interview yesterday with one of our
young friends, not many months from
the old country, he stated that it was
so "Tarn Tark" the other night in going
home dot he run NIT his nose up
against der vence, und der vence, noct
him in der mud up" Luckily he fell on
his head or he might have knocked his
brains out. Now he says 81 pecome
meyer more dot way oud." Can you
tell us what has become of the recent
railroad boom that sent so high a hope
to the northwest section of the parish.
Has it been abandoned? No mails, no
newspapers save the local ones and
they like ourselves know but little out
side OF home affairs. And still it rains.
Oh! the terrible overflow, no letter
from my girl in many days. [ hear she
too is overf1oWed-with letters and at
tentions from other "felloWs.n This is
the most affecting overflow to yours
thereafter as in the previous"
Respectfully,
PIX.
IS. We were pleased to receive a
visit from our young friends Messrs. C.
NJ. Thompson and Mike Mandell of
your town. Mr.. Mandell will spend a
week at the residence Of DR.. Hawkins
before returning. After four or five
days Of fine weather it is again cloudy
and we may soon look for rain.
Respectfully, T. X.