St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1882-05-06
songs of praise and exhortations OF

songs of praise and exhortaIions Vi
peace.
You mus. know about the 'eapl-
tai of this country of bright-dream-
ing peopls and picturesque land |
scapes. Should you come into the
parish at the State line on Bogne
Chitto, you would find a toleratie
road following the windings Of the
river. On one hand would be the
pine land, and on the other the
valley of tire river. interlaced with
farms. au1 here and there the cot
tage of a bold parishioner; and be-
fore You would be aware of the
fact, you would be among the few
houses that constitute the ancient
hamlet of Franklinton, the capital
of Washington parish. Probably
the first character you would meet
would be the bland and smlllng
squire, who for more than quarter
of a century has been tinkerlng at
the law points of the parish. The
great "Barnum Snowman would
be on hand to greet You with
series of clown acting, which, If you
failed to appreciate. would tend
rather to increase than diminish
his ardor. You would next OBJ
serve the poetic looking clerk,
paraaing the broad aisle of the
capitol, and probably installing
YOU for "swaiE" about to take
Benedict orders" gleefully patting
8 his pockets in anticipation of a fee,
The famous ex-recorder would now
attract your attention. tall, pcpu-
: lar man, remarkable for his skill IN
-, detailing the little yasaries of his
: eccentric countrymen. And now
comes the most warlike of all the
parishioners; you would be startled
= by his stentorlan voice, and recoll
at the glance of his eagle eye. He
: has conquered all the ills that hui
q man flesh is heir to, but rot IN that
y alone is he proud conqueror:
: For in the breeding of the swine, he's
the first and foremost man;
II In fact, his skill en- the hog beats tina
: ON the sickness of man.
: Then, in the growing of wool, he's th'
most distinguished man
> Rivals Jacob of old, bringing mp ewes
and lambs.
n So good en- sheep, sick. and the hog, III
% turns representative man;
He triumphed DER bacon and wool, hei
- now on the laws of the land.
= Should your entrance happen t.
be on Saturdays eve, you woul'
:, see the village III its gayest eoiors
! for then the wagons, with fresl
- supply of merchandise for tn
- stores, are nshered in, amid til
VI greeting of friends and defamation
:. OF the teamsters, and then the fan
=. mers gather In to discuss the topic
: of the day, and to meet the Satur
:. day evenings mail. the opening G
- which forms singulaf tableaU
- which Won might mistake for q pub
- lie auction. As the mail bags M
% handed to the Official, the HoGn
ne and the old crowd around hin
= eager to see their contents, an
10 curious to know the nature of til
- documents received by those pres
Z ent. In the style of q court erie
- he calls out Il name, and amid
= storm of sallies as to its content
:. and sender, the one addresse
~ Genes forward to receive it, and S
20 on to the last. The "Barnum
Il Snowman" is here in his elemen
= and goes through his pantomime
20 -, to the delight of the admirin9 ru
= ties.
II OF course you would find nothin
:. historical or classical about this +
lis mote village. 1t is beautifully ell
%. scunced on the east bank Of tt
%. more beautiful Bogue Chitto, al
81 contains three stores, a Mason
e Hall, q neat parsonage and
~ academy building.
"a Hoping, Mr.. Editor, that you W
w. w. cultivate an affection for yo
ne southern neighbor-be ever reaC
to sing the lovliness of her ia
~ ~ daughters, and cover the defects
,,a her sturdy sons with the mantle!
'i -. charity, ] am, as ever, youl qnl
% friend, QUIETUs.
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DO- W. bova rooo,va1 n apnv Of