St. Landry democrat., 1883-02-17

new aspect. Even w. C. L. has quick
ened his pace since he received lee.
ture on lamp backing. etc.
Bayou CHIcoT, La, Feb. 18th, 1888.
Editor DEMOCRAT
More rain, and as a natural sequence
more bad weather. What is to become
Of us, we cannot imagine, unless there
is hold up in this weather business.
We didn't have any Mardi- Gras in our
city this year owing to the want OF
masks, but if it keeps raining, some
real faces will represent despair. for
lorn hope, etc, to perfection. Some
thing is wrong with OR State, Mr.. Ed
itor, radically wrong, Notwithstanding
We are from under Radical rule. The
great State OF Texas, the multuBs IN
D,ultuns, the Mecca Of every man North,
South, East and West, who wants to
change his location, is going forward in
the march OF progress with giant
strides. Every man who has resided
one hour in that State boasts OF his
land and her capacity and advantages ];
| is proud of being called a Texan. How
| is it with us. We have, | assert, a fair,
er land, a better climate, more natural
4 advantages end a soil as fertile as was
L Eucus LII dlOC ftAOaio aA0 W. tS~ASSAASSs
Still few OF us boast OF being
! Iouisianians. None SO poor as to do
her homage. Her long untitled fields
/ are lying idle, yet nearly twenty years
/ have come and gone since white robed
! neacep has abided with us, AMI yet OF
4 what benefit has peace and all our
pleasant surrounding been 7 Worse
i than pearls cast before swine. No
i changing machinery of the busy factory
i alarms the ear. of Louisiana's dreamy
! denizens. The Lotus eaters OF the
South. save the ill supported and worse
paid press, the State has no friends,
4 debt burdened with thousands OF idle
acres of inexllaustible fertility, and a
a cline more genial, more bright than
that of tabled Italy. Who is to blame
Where is the root OF evils The lml-
grant who comes to these shores makes
his debut in cradle, and generally
/, stays until able to ride or walk over tile
border to some less ietharglc ana more
progressive land. Shame shame men
!, IF fouisiana, We to whom has beer
Given a superabundance OF talents
What shall be your excuse When the
! boss of the vineyard comes Y Arise III
vnnr might from this Rip Van Wrinkle
: slnmber. and swear that Louisiana is
; ought to. and shall be great, as Natures
God intended the paradise OF the West
ern World, There is, we repeat, some
thing radically wrong. Having dis
! nensed with one set of Radicals OF thu
!, GEMS homo, now let us set to work ant
dethrone these radical wrongs of legis
lation. inactivity, want OF foresight o.
whatever it or they may be, and popu
late and rehabilitute the waste places II
!, IA. Relle Louisiana. Farmers in othe
states are out Ofidebt, in many Instance
while in our own State all Is mortgage
: all is debt. The atmosphere OF despai
| hangs like pail over the iand. Iher
3 is way out Of this state OF AFFAIRS au'
we hope for a Moses to lead us out.
Some bursted buds, an effort 10
! the grass to grow green ana tne oc
!, ster, shows us how near we are t
!. baimv spring. Now let the farme
: make start for the New Jarusalem o
prosperity by planting, not enough, bn
4 surplus of corn, oats, rice, peas, etc
lin fact any thing for man or beast T
EAT. and then what cotton or cane b
can produce will yield some profit
: Farmers. there is no other way where
Q hv Won can be saved from the debt AM
: humiliation. If you fail in this, you
4 last condition will then be worse tina
1 the first. and your cries will ascend for
: ever from the pit where the commissio,
= man and his satellites will salt you Worl
without end, debt without pay. 7.
q Goodbye, Mr.. Editor. In our wild
philanthrophy for our fellow man W
forget dear old Chicot. However, 20
can trust her to do just as she Away
has !; il she don't you will hear at one nnc
from "A:
p. s. DIR. John Haas, son OF our wide
awake merchant, Capt. Sam Haas, PAL
us q flying visit last week. Mr.. Mar
:, iiirsh, Of Homesville, La, spent Sur
y day with us. Marx says he las min
girl in Chicot, and when asked why h
came so far to see her, he said w,
likes mine girl, and | nc. like it for an
of the udder boys to make plum at n
when goes to see mine
It's with much pleasure that we not
n the return Of our efficient physician an
his estimable daughter, Miss Belle, WI
70 has been absent several days ID I'll
@ Crescent Crescent city. Capt. Sam. Has
% has been absent eight or ten days, on.
). business trip to Hickory Flat, Alexal
2 dria and other places too numerous !
70 mention. We wish him pleasant TIL
10 and q speedy return. 1t is again rall