The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-09-23

testant Orphan Asylum. No sooner is it
ascertained that he is in the Protestant
Orphan Asyl lum than a howl goes up at
the terrible outrage of sending him to
the Protestant instead eof the Catholic
Asylum, the ohjecting papers insisting
that the boy should be brought up in the
religion of his father and his mother.
What the special value of a religion is
that permits Il man and woman to become
common drunkards, and which educates
its chill dren to become paupers and
thieves, I am at a loss to understand
Nobody appears to have troubled himself
about Patrick Mitchells religion as long
as the drunken vagabond Was reeling
about the streets; his children might die
in the gutter while the priest and the
Levite passed by, but when he is picked
up and provided with a comfortable home
they become exceedingly soiicitous about
his spiritual welfare. The secret lies
lust here-there are a number of so called
charitable institutions whose revenues
are derived from the children of just
such miserable drunkards as Patrick
Mitchell and his wife. When they are
committed by magistrate they at once
become q charge upon the State, and the
institution receiving them receives
sum equal to about two dollars and
half per week. I hardly think it will
injure young Mitchell much If he is not
brought up in the religion OF his father
or his mother. The effects Of their pious
teachings are not calculated to leave a
very healthful religion impression on his
young mind. It would seem as if almost
any kind of religion, from Bob Ingersoll
to Confuclus, would answer quite as well
as that which consigned him to the gut
ter and his father and mother to the
penitentiary.
The last striker has disappeared from
our streets, and now the unfortunate
victims, after starving for four or five
months, are piteously begging for work.
The feeling with, the railroad companies
is very bitter, and they have expressed
determination never again to employ
any of the leaders of IL, late strike nor
any man who belongs to q nnion. Great
destitution prevails among the families
of the strikers, and it will take many
months, if not years, to place them back
in as good position as when the strike
began.
A couple of remarkable cases Of rob-
berry occurred here last week, for which
somebody will have to pay. When the
excursion boat was coming up from
Couey Island, a well dressed woman
declared that she had been robbed, and
pointed out respectable looking young
man as the thief. On the arrival of the
boat at the city, the young man was
arrested, and the policeman, the Thief
and the complainant started for the
police office. On the way to the police
Office the woman disappeared, and when
found she was hurrying towards the
ferry. She was brought back to the
police office, but refused to press the
complaint, and on being cross questioned
by the officer i'll charge she confessed
that she had just discovered the pocket
book hid away i'll her stocking. A
couple of ladies were arrested by the
detective of fashionable dry goods
house, and notwithstanding their pro-
tests of innocence, were dragged through
the streets, followed by u crowd to the
police office. On their arrival there it
| was discovered that the detectives had
got hold of the wrong persons, and now
a suit for damages is threatened, which
may lessen the profits Of tI.e fall season
| Once more tho theatres are going il
| full blast, and before the season ends we
are promised variety en- ough to satisfy
the most e1acting. Society plays will
high life, Roming Rye, opera bouf1e
standard comedy, first class tragedy, TIA
liam opera, Patti, Nilsson and Lanstry, the
Jersey Lily. The churches, too, have
been furnished up, and tho coming o
reyivals, bothin temperance and religion
promise to make it rather lively for the
devil and all who sympatlize with him
| He will NOT have near as quite q time al
lie has had for the past three months
Stocks, too, are coming mp, and the rusl
of Saratoga trunks and bandboxes make:
us think there is no place like home.
Yours truly, BRoADBRlM.
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