The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-06-28
June 28-IOI
TIGER BEND, La,
June "a, 1852.
EDITOR nEMOrpar,

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EDITOR DEMOCRAT
Warm and hot weather is all the OF
nowadays, but warm weather ia ma.
King the cotton grow. Rain is beina
needed or corn may be cut very short
see that your old correspondent
Tobias has come back to life again.
Friend Tobias gets off on progressive
Thought" We do not know who he
terms "churchmen," but to tell Won the
plain truth, Mr.. Editor, Tobias re-
minds US of both Mr.. Frowd and Mr..
thompson, ex-President Hayes Secre-
tary of the Navy. Mr.. Frowd came to
America few years past to teach US
something about the "Sciences," but
poor Frowd got nicely seated down by
a little man known as Fathsr Tom
Burke. Now, friend Tobias, Father
burke is churchman, and you might
profit by reading MI. Frowd's lectures
and the answers by Father Burke
Aud Mr.. Thompson, he, too, wrote a
book about "The Church." Then an.
other little man, a "churchman," the
Rev. Mr.. Vinegar, s. j., lifted him
completely out of his boots. He and
~ MS book are reposing in the shades
that truth sboken by churchmen have
consigned them. In reading over a
lecture few days past, delivered bv
Kew. Ferol Girardy, of New Orleans.
we came across the following passage.
which we are inclined to believe will fit
Tobias case: "Appelles, one of the
greatest painters of ancient Greece,
used to expose his pictures to public
gaze to invite criticitm. Remaining
concealed behind the canvass he could
hear all the remarks of the visitors.
and never failed to profit by Just criti.
clsm. One day a shoemaker pointed
out an error in the drawing of tie
shoes. Appelles rectified the blunder.
The next day the shoemaker returned
md was delighted to see how his re.
marks had been followed. Embolden.
"a by his success he began to find fault
With other parts of the painting, which
we're as perfect as human art could
make them. Appelles being disgusted
It this. cried out: Shoemaker, stick
o thy last" Now, friend Tobias. if
he shoe fits stick to it like the shoe
maker should to his last. Read both
ldes of the questlon-and tell US, To-
las, where did you learn all that
oasted Progressive Thought" and
mile you are at 1T, let US know who {
as preserved the sciences and learn s
1g from age to age, and given you to- I
ay all you have in literary sense, /
nd claimed the nation to which y,u (
elong from the life Of the wild savage.
which you might be one to-day if
lere had not been any "clurchmen Z" +
We have been informed, and our in i
'rmant is said to be good authority. 4
lat If the station known as Bunkie-
lie, on the N. o. Pacific Railroad. ia :,
be called by that name, that they, -
e intelligent citizens of Marksville. y
ould not ship or receive goods at u =
ankleville, just because they think " "
q name $50 ugly" Poor mortals - \
mt somebody plant few acres in :,
nttowers for the aesthetic Marks =:
lleitesq The name was suggested by "
prominent railroad man in honor Of -
'ptain A. M. Haas little daughter. T"
mike. | thought ACKNOWLEDGMENT
IS dead long ago, but this piece of =
VS. shows US plainly that the old ha. r
ID to forgiveness is only slumbering. i
q every now and then wakes partly
and growls more. We were told
at the good people of Marksville had
much hatred for Bunkieville that
~ are going to build branch road
m Marksville to Big Cane station.-
me give them bit of news. Cap
n Haas had about completed ar
'gements with company to build
row guage railroad from Bnnkie-
le to Marksville, but under present
cumstances Marksville will be &C. q
ded the full pleasure of building all y
railroads she wants to Big Cane or
or stations. This may suit them
ter. Yours, ETC.,
J.CARor. Be