The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-06-09
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sons InfaiHy-A Feinale DOCTORS In
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If you suppose that in the Quaker Git,
the people sit down all of Sunday, il
the house with bibles and tracts in thei
hands, pious to the backbone, you are yer.
much mistaken, They do no such thing
Sunday and think it is just the best day fol
m outing, and when the weather permits
the cars, steamboats, and livery stables take
in more money than on any other day. Every
place is crowded. If you go i'll one direc-
ton you will be jostled and damned, SO that
you will imagine every body has taken the
same route; but it would be the same thing,
no matter which way you go. The only
way to rid you of personal contact with the
alI sorts crowd, is to take drive, and then
you must be master of the ribbons to avoid
tangle of vehicles. Last Sunday was a
gala day everywhere, but particularly at
Gloucester. The weather was perfect; the
water was like Il mirror-scarce ruftted by
the gentle zephyrs that were as balmy and
sweet as if from Araby, the blest-the hotels
were crowded with hungry and thirsty
people who refused to be satisfied with the
romantic beauty of the surroundings and
every body seemed heart full of happiness.
Many people preach and find no difficulty
in praeticing what they preach, that it is a
a +x,,
Park, and much more beneficial to their
souls health to praise and glorify God out
in the glad sunshine, with the birds, the
trees and the flowers, than to sit in church
sleepily listening to drawing reader and
humdrum preacher. Really, when one
looks on at the multitude thus given up to
enjoyment on Sunday what conclusion can
be drawn, except that the commandment,
pulpit teachings have been but as breath
against whirlwind. The mind is either
not convinced that to indulge in this wise
is dissertation of the Sabbath Or the con-
science is deadened-nay, gone forever
There are some places of resort, thanks to
the wisdom of the Philadelphia authorities,
that can be used benefcially by the Sunday
roamers and which have q tendency to edu-
cate, elevate, and refine.
The Franklin Reforrnatory Home for
Inebriates has been working faithfully to
benefit those who are struggling to get
cured of love for strong drink. During the
year there were 352 patients; 295 were dis
charged. OF the latter only one-half, per
haps, were reformed. One of Philadelphia
young hoodlums, much given to intemper-
ance, ought to be in that institute now. He
is only about twenty years old, and the
other night, having no other victim at hand,
he thought he would brighten an unoffend-
ing wife by feigning to take laudanum to |
commit suicide. He pretended to be in the |
last agonies of death, and the wife half |
frantic ran for the nearest doctor. When |
the doctor entered the hoodlum drew six |
shooter from under his pillow and told him
if he tried to revive him he would kill him.
The doctor concluded it would be better for
one to die than two and was persuaded. 1
think the wife might wisely have spared
herself the alarm in the beginning.
Alas! Lydia Pinkham is no more! The
newspapers will mourn her undoubtedly,
but the lovers of the beautiful among their
readers will, perhaps, not be sorry to miss
her picture and the everlasting Yours for
Health" She spent $4,000 year for
Advertising and every advertisement was
adorned with her portrait.
Mrs. Langtry, dressed in the garb of
spring, to all appearances in advance of
he season, attracted much attention on
chestnut street yesterday. She is beauti-
ut woman, and Freddy has not forgotten
t. He is at his post as usual.
Divorce is rife in the land; always to be
ieplored, suppose there are times when
iivorce is necessity. But the law ought
o make it very difficult thing to do The
aw is entirely too lax in this State-it is as
lad as that of Illinois. It is only necessary
o set up plea that there has been separa-
ion for two years without good cause and
roof that the applicant has been resident
+ the State one year. Gov. Pattison did a
God thing the other day when he vetoed
ne bill to permit separate sales of property
y married women and their husbands [
wing apart. He said in his message to the
louise, Legislation and judicial interpre
itlon has gone far towards impairing the !, :
.credness and weakening the strength of !
le marriage relations" What safety is 4
lere for home sanctity with such laws? O
he case of Major A. II. Nickerson, than
hlch none was ever more infamous, is an A
ample which shows how utterly insecure Il
g family relations are under the law.
aJor Nlckerson is retired officer of the
my; did gallant service for his country;
AS shot at Gettysburg, and stood high in i
Q estimation of the world; but he has i;
ted with treachery and cowardice toward b.
5 wife. His scheme to cheat and deceive X
r is diabolic, and to contemplate it is in
ough to make ones blood boil. He in IN
ced his wife to go to Paris to live for two Ell
ecould live there and educate their little ~,
lighter for very little, and he could live A.
eaplya a bachelor in Washington. He vi
me heresand rented a room for a year. w,
} occupied the room eleven nights in the ad
stating to the court that he was We
esident of Philadelphia, and setting up Oh
plea Of desertion On the part of his wife, pa
got the divorce and in three days was 81
rried to lady in Baltimore suppose
ther Investigations viii clear up the os
stery as to how he obtained the divorce