The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-07-18
FROM A NEW CORRESPONDENT.
ALEXANDRIA, LA.,}
July IL, '83. {

July ls, 's3. {
Mr.. Editor of the Democrat
have been very much annoyed for
good wbile--and I'm not the only one
ei,ter-by the writings of q certain
impertineDt scribb|er in your paper,
who signs herself sometimes Bridget
Douahue, sometimes one of the Bird
gets and sometimes the Bridget. She
holds on to the Bridget part Of her
name like grim death to a-well, I
won't finish it, because l don't like
slang and never use it except occasion
ally. suppose she thinks Bridget is
II mighty pretty name, but I think it
is just simply horrid; and if l couldn't
find prettier name than that to sign
inst wouldn't sign any, SO there!-
But whatever her name may be, just
wisl, somebody would make her mind
her own business aud let other peo-
pies alone. say she and her because
I'm sue nothing masculine could ever
be half SO spiteful; and in spite Of her
talking about her five feet eleven, aud
drumming up customers and all that, I
| Just kn0lv she's a red.headed cantan.
kerous old maid, just as we'll US if she
had told me so. And the only reason
why she's down on us girls about pro-
meC aiding in dark corridors and sitting
on dark stairsteps is just because no
body ever asks her to do the like il
they did she'd be willing enough, y"u
bet! l just wish she had broken her
old neck when she stumbled over that
couple sitting OIL the steps; it wasn't
me though, she needn't think it, for l
wasn't in the corridor at all l was gu
the gallery having the incest time yon
ever saw, and with the incest yonng
man in Town; one that Bridget Doua-
hue would give her eyes for it she
could only get him. 1t is true We had
to 60 through NJ. Somebody's bed.
room to get on the gallery, but that
didn't matter at all; he was sound
asleep and neither saw nor heard us,
40 WHAT difference did it Makei 1t
didn't hurt him Il bit and it was so nice
10" as. Now, Mr.. Editor of the DEM
oC.Ar-l suppose TRAITS your proper
title and aiwaya like to call people
by their right nam"s L do wish gu
wnn'dn't let Bridget Dpuahne put any
more of her scandalnus pieces in your
paper. Its just to" awfuIly hor'id thar
we poor girls can, go to 4 party and
waltz Il, d pr"nrna''e and cHj v our
selves as we like without its all lie rg
in the papers hexr nurhiD2. don't
cali thai having or civil rights by any
means; it's very uacivil, aHi you onght
To be ASHAMED OF yourself 10 publish
such things. Bridget n,n.hue will
get hc,sef prosecuted for libel before
long it she d5n't look cut; my pa says
ne would do it now if he was exactly
certain Of WHO she is; but ntcrd t."
lind out before long if live. dnn'1
set mp to be smart, aud | can't u,aL
quotations and uss French phrases like
she does, but I've got Il pretty eoo:
pnir OF eyes, and l intend to nse then,
at all the parties l go to hereafter, and
when see anybody sitting III corner
while everybody else is dancing, aid
looking as sour as verjnice, ! shall
know that I've tnund out Bridget Dan
ahue, especially if / see her pctpiug
and pryiug about at what don't con
Germ her. AZ for you, Nv. Editor, W,
all know who you are, aud If you don't
take care you'll get yourself into trou
bic with your Bridget Donahur; take
my advice aud cut her acquaintance;
if YOU don't you'll he pretty apt to hear
again from BELLE.
:; --THE "Slripet Stockings" and
the "BIue Socks" base ball clubs
played a game at Colfax last Sunday.
the former winning the game. The
former club is composed of girls and
the latter Of boys.