The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-07-12
RAPIDEs.
SOCIETY NOTES;
BY JACK HORNER.

BY JACK uORNER.
Day before yesterday, Mr.. johnson
and me went out to rally our boys and
give them q bait Of corn, (corn is
scarce, amt it3 l sed, Mr.. johnson
last Saturday went to Town and a,
night unyoked my steers and camped
in the ole Clapp field near the depo
Sunday mornin' about the crack of day
l herd rumblin' like thunder, and d.
rectly | seed a comm at race horse
speed monster with a fierce, bright
fiery head, a huge shiny black body
and long white tail, a strea.
min far behind i'll the mornin' air, that
made it look like land CONT. 1t was
the "Wild Cat" locomotive, and had
rally once been one of those wander
ing Arabs Of the heavens, which had
been kotcl on high and brought down
to earth and tanned to do mau's bid
ding. You should have heard her nm
earthly yell-the "Wild Cats" cry, the
wall of that captive CONT; but to nv
ears it sounded like the joyful shout OF
Jubllant progress and triumphant civ
lllzation. Size came with head erect,
and we'll she mout be proud, for she
had in her train the shivelry and the
best blood of old Natchitoches, who
were coming to measure lauces in
friendly contest with our procdest and
our best.
They brought with them one little
glrl-Fanny-and if she is fair spec
linen of Natcliitoches' beauty, lowell
ness and sprigltliness, our gals had
better keep our boys from going up
there any more. They might lose ,em.
The boys was received at the demo
by Col. Blackman, whose fondest dream
since youth has been to get into the
State Senate. He told them how much
he loved the people, how he was ready
to fight, bleed and die tor the people.
He was sweet OH the people, tell Won,
but when perhaps not more than half
way through with the people, | heerd
him say to hisself: "Wby, HI, l had
forgot-these NatchitocLes fellows ia
not in my deestrick," aud wound IN
abruptly by saying, Gentlemen, we is
glad to see you"
Mr.. Hertzog being called upon sed !:
"When big fish like the Colonel is out
the little fishes should 'git;' when the
gyar fish is about it is dangerous for
the minEows to be seed or beerd -
Mr.. Bryan, looking little big. but
toned up his coat, cleerel his throat.
and was delivered of litter Of elegant
and graceful little nothings, which are
most generally born of such occasions.
Mr.. Garfield Sed he was man offew
words and believed with Demosthenes
that true eloquence consisted in ac-
ton: "Gentlemen, let's take a drink ~
Canfeld's talk struck responsive cord
and was received with tremendous
cheers, and them NatcllitoclIes bows
seemed as thirsty as if they had not
touched drap since they left home.
After awhile our Base Ball Club and
the strange one rugged themselves up
as pretty as circus men. Natchitoches'
uniform was white shirt, blue bree-
ches and red stockings, a more SNOWY
dress than ourn. Ourn was a white
shirt and white breaches, trimmed Will,
red, and "wore such stockings as thew
could borrow from their mothers, Sis
tiers or sweet-hearts." Them furriners
is finer, larger aud perhaps better
lookln' set OF men than ouln. Our bows
looked scrawuy beside 'em; but, Mr.,
johnson, it was to be the meetin' of
David and Collar. We are gettin'
near the forks of the road whar we will
nave to separate, so ! wont have time
TO tell you all about the game. Our
boys led them from the start and wall
loped them orfully. I'll relate one lit
tie incident, which is one among many
OF the same sort, to show you what
enthusiasm he'd laid it's grip on our
boys. One little fellow named HAYES.
when his turn came, picked ND the
stick and knocked a ball. 1t flew like
thrown from Winchester rifle and
lodged on top of the Exchange Hotel.
There was a wild hurrying to and fro,
as them Natchitoches fellows made a
rush in search Of ladders, and there
vas SIGH gittin' up stairs in that old
Hotel as you never did see. HAYES
down his stick and started
around the track. On, ON he went, the
folds hollerin'-''go on, 60 ont" and
the women waving handkerclliefs.-
Speed, Malise, speed! the duu deer hide.
On heeter foot was never tied"
With the bound of the deer and the
speed of the quarter horse he came to
the starting point, amidst the widest
cheers, but he did not stop; around he
went again and again. About the
twelfth round Sir Willie Polk. X. B.
(knight. of the Bat.) seeing that he
would not stop and fearing that he
might hurt himself, started RYAN.
Hertzog and Flower in pursuit to catch
him; but, pshaw lie gained on them
from the start; on, On he went. Di-
rectly the niggers Joined in the chase,
and then the dogs, and on the sig
teenth round as he was about treadine
on the heels Of his pursuers aud they
shout to be in his way, for they had
following the course he was
going, Dunnenberg kotch the little
fellow and picked him up. Tue Cap
tain axed him if he was going to kill
aud he sed he had got under
such Roadway that he could not stop.
and was actually running away with
Just as the umpire sang out
tally sixteen for Hayes Natcliitoches
got back with the ball, and hearing of
Hayes making sixteen scores with one
ball they wilted and strnck a trot for
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