The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-07-07
Communicated.
Apropos of Bad Faith.
BY their fruits you shall know them.

, ApfopOS OF 5aQ FAITH.
BY their fruits you shall know them.
! Once upon time, Mr.. Editor, not very IoHt
, ago, I read somewhere :" Now that. the court
have decided in our favor, no one will presun
to question our title.'' When saw that, lait
down the paper, wiped my spectacles and reae
the ipse dirit again; and behold! strange to say
/ at once understood the contrary. Talleyrand.
quaint saying, lie parole est doss7ee phon,n,.
pour cacher so peasee,' struck me, and neryee
myself to await developments. Would you be
lieye it, the same Sunday a notice duly signed
by legal lnminary was sent by mail to some
person, calling his attention to bill for rent
OF church property in his possession, and in.
wiling him to step up and pay. Unfortunately
this document was looked upon as SO much
waste paper. The Bishop was consulted and
his advice followed. How is it possibIe2 Quos
ego: sed motos pyaestat. shall see. The case
| was taken up again and behold, Constable, " a
| convenient person to have at hand sometimes. y
appeared on the scene. this time with q legal
order signed by the court and commanding ap-
pearance after ten days; but lawyer was con-
suited and employed, and after ten days an an
swer was fled. The decision, however. is yet
| IN allegiance. 1t was too warm to try the case.
you know. Every body now seeks cool and
shady place, and our Judges, being but human,
avail themselves of the opportunity. In the
| meantime. you can see conspicuously some
where, Important notice to owners of church
property Notice is given by somebody that
he will forthwith proceed to collect the rents
due on church property, and all this in the face
rf tho kr,oru lodi kho&k Lo
only the recognized owner OR administrator and
that by no means are they justified in paying
mere claimants under process of simple injunc-
ton. If they listen only to the hungry cormo-
rants they may be obliged to pay a second time
There is nothing like having ali eye to bust
ness nowadays. By shaping your course you
may find plenty of work in sight and thus pro-
vide for rainy day. I am no lawyer, Mr.. Edi-
tor; only studied law theologically. studied
law at the school of st. Thomas. To him the
law is ordinatio rationis I'd bonuns commune,
but what is the learned doctor to our legal adj
versaries? Nevertheless, for the good of these
gentlemen, 1 venture to assert that nice little
opening could be found to feather their nests.
Here, for instance: the church wardens SO called
have sold 160 pews. If was one of the fortu-
nate holders would soliloqutze thusly: Here
have paid for pew in the Catholic church. |
What consideration have 1 received? Nearly |
four months are gone and I find myself only |
minus my pew rent. The church wardens prom |
ised me to trot out Catholic priest, after their
fashion. I suppose, and can see none on the
track. As Catholic I know that no one but
my Bishop can give me one. The Bishop has
eIray, 30 kl,nk r
for my pew rent. I believe that
is case of taking money under false pretenses,
and little claim of damages may be left at the
1oor of somebody
Mr.. Editor, am the parish priest of the rich
sst parish in the State OF Louisiana outside of
New Orleans squandering my 5000 year, if you
please, but somehow for the present time-on
account OF circumstances, SUPPOSE am not
1ch; and still, for the good of the cause, out of
ny curtailed resources am willing to present
'25 OF $50 for like amount of damages assessed
" the court against que de dro;t to the first
catholic who will obtain it, Here is an opening
or rising young lawyer. 1t may be q good
tart in business, and assure him that he will
ecure the everlasting gratitude of the Catholic
community OF this parish. You see, Mr., Editor,
you once get your little finger in the clutches
the law. how easily the arm, nay, even the
7hole body, will go through, and there is no
cling how Hat you will be when you get
trough. Even the columns of the Church of
ne Sacred Heart may come in for their share of 6
40 law business. Poor columns! who would
ave thought that they also would suffer perse-
1tion! With what delicate wit they make fun
your albino color and still on your arrival
ou had the privilege of raising the redness of
name on the cheeks of some persons. The very
sssei, which was not built, came in for its :.
lare. Poor Plod! your Slayonic Specification
heart, but to our newly enlightened Catholics
~ had quite another name. Alas, poor col y
ms! you also need the strong arm of the law .
get you out of the mud of the Bayou La a
urche banks; and If vandals would only re- q
ect your misery and mine!
Up to this time, Mr.. Editor, the great weapon q
some would be Catholics against the church Z
s been peculiar one. I must call it mud
rowing. AS have some peculiar notions of
at KIND OF business, I may as we'll give the
ople the benefit of them. In my school days
vas very fond Of the Latin verse, Quis, quid, 81
4, q't16ats aasri'iis, cur, quonaodo. gua,sdo.
We frequently had occasion to apply it, and
W Will try 1t again, Quis-Who is it who
'oWs mud! Momentous question! It makes
tie difference who does So There are per-
ls Mr. Editor. who could throw at ne ali the -
I'd OF the cutters of Donaldsonville and / +
lid not be offended. Q.id-What does he
o,y, e,-oo NJ 1.,s.N,,, Tvs Ao Tg
ce9 The Catholic church. Quibus auriitis W ~.
Who are helping in this fine occupation? who 90
the alders and abettors? Cur-For what va
pose do they do it? What reason, what in GU
sst have they? Quonaodo-How do they go :.
Tut 1t! Qudndo-At what time, under what
do they do it? There is great
of comfort in the judicious consideration Of
hese points-there is heap of food pab,.- ~.
J n'e'atis and can afford to rest easy. I do a
claim, Mr. Editor, to be infallible. do not VI
m to be blameless, God knows it. / admit - pa'
IN the foulest mud something will stick; ~
every thing that will stick l candidly adj to'
Ii am wrong, prove it, no matter how. D''->
passionate lover of truth and justice, or '0'
to be. will accept truth and Justice with e''1o
regard for myself. Reason tells me, fas est ct
oste doceri. 1t makes very little difference . =
10 whence the good comes, provided 1T be cnr
REALLY good and no sham. want to act q,
riding to the dictates of a poor Judgment 1893
Dig heart do not seek notoriety. l do 80
wish to obtrude myself upon the notice nf
elbow citizens. All l ask for is the full free
OF exercising my sacred functions accord.
g the dictates and laws of the Roman Cath ~
LILY attacked. did not lift a finger in INV nv
defense. Some persons who knew the cir.
stances could have spoken, but they did not
!, and Gid not complain; but by the grace
% and the will of my Bishop | an placed
the CATHOLIC community of Ascension par \
POSITION have occupied for twelve years , l
the CATHOLIC rIohtG of nv r,nn.,lSS - Roo