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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-11-17
A GOODDEED.

There is nothing 50 noble and
touching rs q really spontaneous
act OF generosity. after all. The
other day a rough, Understanding
stranger was walking up Mission
street, when he observed a lot Of
hcodlums clustered round the gate
Of a small farm house, weeping Tit
terly, surrounded by her terrified
children. A scanty array Of house
hold goods "n the pavement show
ed that 1t was a east. ut ej-clment.
"What are yOn abusing that wO
man for T. 'iemaud,.n the man from
below, addressing an i'll favored in
III iL"al who VIA, carrying out the
furniture.
IL ai"'t abusing her." gr0wl-d
The landlord ; ">i'e cant pay her
rent, aud I'm going to Onmce tue
whole outfit. that's all"
''l've ii good mind 10 bounce YOU.
said the strang-r, Indignantly
"whl,'s tue amount she owes yOu!.,
Twenty-Five collars"
"Here, take II Oat Of that,'s and
the angry man took out his wallet
and handed aver Il one hundred dol
lar green back.
The ev,c,~r respectfully turned
over a receipt aud the change.
Forcing all additional W. on the
happy woman, the stranger walked
rapidly away.
eccentric cuss, that,'' said the
house owner, locking after the phi
lanthrOpist, m%usins!y.
But the phiIamihropist said moth
ing until he turned the corner,
when he murmnted softly to him
self, as he put Oh a little more pc
destrian steam
"It's no use talking-virtue is its
OWL reward. | couldn't have got
ten another such chance to work of
that counterfeit III a year, San
Francisco Post.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-11-17
MALL WE KNOW EACH 9th
Err THERE?

The minister of a fashionable
church once preached y beautiful
sermon upon this subject. He drew
the picture Of a very beautiful heav
Gu. We would walk in sunli!
groves. by the music of waterfalls,
and gaze out upon Amaranthinr
fields.
And then, too, tive shall know
each other there" said the minister
and then added, "there:Il I've no
stranger in the New Jerusalem ;
we'll all be- friends"
"Beaut,ful u said Deacon Sham,
as he trOtted down the aisle.
"a lovely sermon 2" said Miss
Simpklus, as she put her hony
hand int" the minister's. She was
stopped by a poor mechanic, who
came up and addressed the preach
er.
"Mr. -, l am glad We shall re
cOgnize each other up there"
"YeS,s said the minister, it il one
of the greatest consultations of our
religion"
"Wcli I'm right glad We shall
know each other. 1t will be Il great
change, thongb ; for l have atten
ded Your church for over four years
and none of the members OF the So
ciety have recognized me yet. But
we shall know each other there"
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-11-17
WHAT TO SAY.

Say 81 would rather walk" and
cot 81 had rather walk"
Say Il doubt not that / SHALL
and not but II shall"
Say ''for you and me-" and no,
"fOr you and l."
Say "whether I be present OF
not" and not "present or no."
Say "not that l know" and not
"that l know Of"
Say ''return to me-" aud not Gre
turn it back to me-"
Say 81 seldom see him" and not
"seldom or ever see him."
Say ''fewer friends" and not
s'less friends"
Say "game is PLENTIFUL and not
sis PLENTY"
Say ~ am weak in comparison
with yOu," and not Ito you"
Say cit rains very fast" and not
"very hard"
Say 'sin it's primitive sense" and
not "primary sense"
Say she was noted for his VIC
lence," and not che was "A man motto
ri0us for violence"
Say ~ lifted it,: aud not I'll lift
ed it up"
Aud last, bnt not least, say 81
take my paper, aud pay for it in All
vance,"
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-11-17
THREE WO
kEN.

Two ladies Of Terre Haute were
returning from California. The
parlor Il was crowded with passen
gers. AT a small station a woman
in snowy attire entered and denlal,
ded u whole section. 1t was not to
be had, and the conductor, brake
man, porter and cook, who seemed
to he impressed with the new pas
sengerss Importance, were all pain
fully exercised to know where to
put her. The cause of this commo
ton was very blonde, very large,
very richly clothed, and very swell.
When it seemed impossible to get
her whole section, or even a ham
one, she turned to the youn: ladies
and said: "Will you consent to
take the upper berth of your section
and let me have the lower Z"
''Sorry We can't obIige you," re
piled one of the pink cheek fairies ;
1'bnt really we prefer to keep the
lower berth ourselves"
Then the big blonde Strengthened
herself up, threw ineffable contempt
and Importance into her pale eyes,
aud said: "Perhaps you dou't
know who l am
"No, We DON'T" replied the Ter
re Haute girl, in il tone Of serene
indifference.
~ will tell you," said the woman
Of silks aud jewels. III am Mrs.
Col. Dudley Dunlevy Wickersham."
> Danlevy Wickersham is known all
along that end Of the road Is Q DO.
nanza man-bushels of money-so
much SO that he needs nothing
more.)
"Are you, indeed" replied the
Hoosier maiden. "Perhaps you
don't know who I am
Madame Bonanzass face said that
she didn't, and, also, that she had
somo curiosity.
SWELL, I am Mrs. Grant,"
"And IL" said her. companion,
Who had hitherto remained silent,
fam Queen Victoria." -I.diasepo
Js R1visse.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-11-17
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Paired and guaranteed.
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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1883-10-27
Sad Case of Ethical Culture.

It was in September, 1879. The train
that bore Bode Hawkins to college
caught him away from the arms of his
moth + and the kisses Of his sisters.
Very glunl WIS Bode Hawkins, and very
reluctant he to go to school.
CAV, shaw, he growlcd, Il donkarc
to go nuthcr. 80 what's the use? Dog
gone the collidge, it don't do no good,
an l won't know no more Wen [ come
back than wen GO away. I'd druther
drive team r learn trade r somethin'
bod fetch the thing, anyhow"
June, 1888. Ambrose Hawkins re-
turns to his ancestral halls on the farm,
his family weep for JOY. All rush to
embrace him as hesteps from the train.
Ambrose Hawkins gazes tixedlv at them
through the oriel window that in
cltldcs one eye and delcately extending
two fingers for them to grasp, he MUIR
murs:
"-Aw, fathaw! gently, my deah fellah,
gently; easy on the rings, We knaw; bless
you, me mothaw-how, no, thanks; kiss
you when We get home, ye knaw; how
do, brothaw-brothaw-w bless me
soul, but aw I've forgotten the boy s
name. Sistah deah, will you kindly
hand these brawses faw me boxes oIhe
luggage mawstah? Avis this-is Mis-
the vehicle q
And all the way home the old man
didn't say word, but he just drove and
thought, and thought and drove, and
nearly all the night he sat up twisting
hickories and laying them TO soak In the
watering trough down by the COW barn.
And he told neighbor the next morn
ing that Charles Francis Adams was
right. and that "he had about four wears
Of college larnin to unlarn fer Bode afore
the hoy could holler at yoke of steers
like he used to. but the boy seemed to
I've comm round all right, and he reck-
enel he'd DO, by'n by
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1883-10-27
What has Become Of Them.

What has become Of those graceful and
accomplished liars who used to write the
romantic tramp stories for the news.
papers? Lrt us see: There wiz al
ways rich htiress from the city in the
business. She sits on the porch in the
cool, old farm house reading book Of
poems. The rest Of the household are
al away. Suddenly the gate opens ana
Il man with handsome face but show.
lng the marks OF dissipation, approaches
aud asks for bread. The Young and
beautiful heiress goes into the kitchen
and brings out big bowl of bread and
m'!k and all apple pie, and the tramp
a.fs down on the cool porch and eats
with new light in bis eye. When he
Las finished, he begs to look at the book
"f poems, and selecting one at random
ne reads it aloud 80 af1ectingly that the
"onrg girl ls moved to tears and las to
90 INTO the house for dry handkerchief.
Then the tramp tells how he was once n
pFlght and happy boy, but has been Jed
away from the straight and morrow path
by evil associations, until he has finally
come 70 drinking 100 much after break
lust And now he is tramp l:t the
kindness Of the hcireas has made him
resolve to lead different life. The
lelrcss gives him a bright gold piece,
and shakes hands with him. and :lldulgcs
III another weep, and then the tramp
goes down the lane with new resolve
~ lls heart. A year later a han.'-omc,
wcll-drcssea young man calls at the city
nome Of the >hciress and sends up his
ard. :" q. Washington jones'" she
reads, and running down, findc il. the
parlor the tramp she inet out in the
country at her Uncle Peters. He is re-
formed all over, and has been wonder
fnily improved in appearance by a years
course of regular bathing. Some rich
old relation had died and left him some
money, too, and there is mutual pledge
OF undying affection, an embrace, n
"bless you my children from the old
folks, and then wedding and bridal
tour to Europe. This reads all right
when it is properly fixed up and en-
hciIishcd by graceful liar. There used
10 be five or six Of these pretty little ro-
mantle tramp and heiress stories travel
ing around through the newspapers
very summer, but there is dearth of
this sort of literature this season. Per-
hHps the graceful prcvaricatur who wrote
these stories ha, been struck by light
ning.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1883-10-27
A Persistent Voter.

knew man once who told me he
him If he had told me that he Lad
been old aud WAS young should have
called for the papers on the spot.
He said he had voted ut every election
i'll "lr town during the past quarter of a
century. In AL that time he had never
known Il man to be elected for whom he
voted. 1t got to be SO that his vote was
equivalent to defeat. Sometimes q
candidate would pay him SIC TO vote for
the other man.
But his heart always failed him when
he got to the polls; he had an abiding
faith that his luck was going to turn
that year, he couldn't find it in his
heart to vote against his bcnefactor, and
SO he wonll vote fer him, and beat him
anywhere Fl pm ten to five thousand
votes.
He Topped in politics every fewyears,
own side every time. His party, which
ever 1t happened to be, tried to buy him
oft or ship him ont of the country.
But he was true citizen, and he did his
duty He voted every time, with disas-
trous effect. y
Last wear at the election for Council
men there were five candidates in the
the ward, two regulars and three bush
whackers. The man communed with
himself He felt that he couldn't live
forever, and he was boun to vote for
one successful man before he died, if it
klle him. He went down. and at diff
ferent times during the day he vote /
seven times, twice apiece for each of the
two regulars, and once for each O. the
bushwhackcrs.
The fraud was discovered, the election
in that ward was thrown out and a new
one ordered The man wen. to jail. and
mt the new election n new man came in
and beat the five men for whom he had
previously repeated clean out of their
boots
The man told me that as soon as ht
WAS out he was going 10 run for Con
gress and vote for the other man, and SC
he would either make spoon or spoil Il
horn. n.-BURpETrE.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1883-10-27
The Telcgraphic Project.

It is said that the latest scheme Is for
the Government to purchase the West
ern Union and go into the telegraphic
business as it is now in the postal busi-
ness. A Washington dispatch says that
Mr.. Jay Gould intends TO offer to give
up to the Government the whole OF the
Western Union property upon the basis
of yearly payments Of the surplus earn
ings for twenty years to come. The pay
ment is to be made in bonds or cash, q
the Government prefers. This new plan
would give the Government the imme-
tliate possession ofthe lines for nothing,
since the yearly payments wouldConsist
only OF the money earned over and
above the expenses Of running the con-
cern upon the basis Of existing rates for
messages. 1t is by similar arrange
ment that the British Government pur-
chased the telegraphs, and Gould sees
there very acceptable precedent. The
'<t. II successful, would give him and
bis associates III twenty years something
like $3.50, 600, 600, for the net earnings
are estimated at 81 500, 900 year. A
strong lobby is said to be getting ready
TO carry ont this scheme.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1883-10-27
What Frightened a Diver.

mo. I was never frightened bui
once n my lie, and you will laugh
shsn tell You how it happened. l
have been IN some mighty tioklish
places, as vou know, b-t I never knew
hef".r shat kind Of feeling it was to
have the cold chills run up my backs
bone, making my teeth cl:a:te, tnon-
sand times minute and my knees knock
together like pair of drumsticks.'
The speaker was T. S. Wilson. the sub
marine diver. The occasion was when
he descended to find ont what had
caused the wreck Of a large lake steamer.
"When l reached fifty feet" lie said
II began to feel the pressure considera-
bly,. But this was nothing, for l had
been below that depth a number Of
times. Sixty feet, seventy, eighty!
Great Caesar /! where was /? It was
darker than pitch, and couldn't see an
inch before the glass in my helmet. /
thrust out my arms and touched some
thing cold and hard, which seemed to
be all around me. At first I imagined
that / had gotten into big hole in some
"ay, but just what kind of hole [
couldn't say. climbed up little, but
my cylindrical tomb still surrounded me.
| climbed ten or fifteen feet further
down, and it was the same Stories of
extinct species of immense and horrible
sea sepents that were still )llnd in the
ocean began to float through my mind,
and | felt my hair begin to rise little
as I thought that possibly / bad gotten
into one of their dnns.
BY the shades Of my fathers, I
must get out of here, said I, and I
yanked that sigma! rope to come up for
all l was worth Up | vert, and -shen
[ was pulled III, On the scow and my
helmet taken off / was met with loud
burst Of laughter from every side.
what's the ma,tcr?' asked T. trying t.
look unconcerncd. 'Oh, nothin', Tom,
except we guess you got down the
smoke-stack by mistake, didn't YOU 2
said the other divers. I looked down. at
myself and sure enough, I Was caked
over with SCOT from head to foot. Well,
yes, [ replied. chat ladder fell in the
wrong place and didn't find it out till
] had gotten down step or two. but
hand her up, said !, bravely, 'and We
will try it again. They suspected that
| was a little scared, | guess, but | tried
mighty hard to make them think differ
emily. SO, assuming an oft hand man.
ncr, [ began the descent again. This
time | steercd clear of the smoke-stack
and accomplished the task that had been
assigned TO me-"
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1883-10-27
COULDN'T OMIT THE KISSES,
Wasted Sweetness anA What IL CeM
A Train Fall of Fassensers.

Yes, she was pretty and very charm
Ing. and ~ns the saucy possessor Of one
OF the most kissab,c little mouths that
man ever set eyes on. There was no
doubt at all about that. She liked 80
kiss and lie kissed too. At least she de-
monstrated the fact TO the perfect salts
faction OF car full of people. II nj
happened In just the easiest way pos
slble. She and her young lady com
panion took seat in the icrward part
OF car or train that stood in ofe Of
the railroad stations Of the Hub. The
train happened TO be an express, which
run ten miles Gut Of the city before step
ping, but of this :he young lady was
most charmingly ignorant. She laughed
and chetted and chatted and laughed
with her companion as if there were TO
such things as express trains, or at least
that they would stop at her own sweet
Will. The warning bell struck, the en- :
CINE backed into the depot, the man
with the signs shouted his fliUlm"nous.
"All :hoard." and the train was Of.
The conductor q,i,CLl~ put in an appear
fer town about mile ont of the city.
I'VE don't stop there. miss don't
stop till we get to II. Express. you
see. You'll have to get offat 'No.Noth<
ing station just this side of 1.-the
place at Which she wished to stop.
That's the best can DO for you," and
OFT he went. At first there we're threat
enlngs of q slight April shower, but Try
the time the "No- i cthing" was reached
the clouds had vanished atld the skies
were clear. Only an instant's stop Is
ever made IT this station, but the young
lady with the klssahlc mouth seemed to
be IN most blissful ignorance ct this fact.
10 be sure she started off all right to
ailght III good time, but when she had
reached the door she returned quickly,
retraced her steps, and in the most naive
manner imaginable, and, rs if the whole
world were st her disp posal, threw her
arm about her COmpanions neck and be-
slowed upon her two crispy little good
l'y smacks. Then she tripped through
the door and the train started The
April showers came and likewise the
conductor. He was a chlvalrous man
and she : pretty woman in tears. II
she had been homelr the, result would
undoubtedly have been different, but as
it was the bell rope was resorted to aud
the train brought to q standstill. Pro.
fuse in her thanks, she alightcd, and
then ifs she started, womanlike. she
turned and threw kiss at her friend
whose anxious face peercd at her from
the car window.
Eyes, said the figure fiend, who has
not grain of sentiment in him, "but
III wager a fO'Dence she never thOupht
how much that kiss cost. Just see
here. These cars seat sixty people
apiece, there are ten of them and they
are al full. That makes 600 people,
We were delayed one minute. That
makes GOO minutes, or ten hours--a
whole working day. Reckon it up as
You are mind to, there was money in
it. Thunderation +! All for kiss, too -
and the fiend settled back in disgust. -
Boston Globe.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1883-10-27
A Haytlan Princess.

The Princess Soulouque, whose death
is announced, was born in Port au Prince
in the year 1843 and lived there till the
overthrow of her father, the Emperor,
in 1859
On that occasion she left with the
father and large retinue Of followers
for Kingston, Jamaica, where they stayed
for several years. On the outbreak Of
the negroes in that Island under the adj
ministration of Governor Eyre they
thought it prudent to retire and left for
Curacao, where they remained In retire
ment till 1867.
President Geffrard, of Hayti, having
been driven from power and Salnavc
succeeding to his place al invitation
was extended to the Soulouque family to
return TO Hayti. To this they responded.
but when they reached the harbor Of
Port All Prince the officer In command OF
the ACCOMPLISHMENT, General Philantro-
pho. declared that he had no orders TO
allow them to land. and If they attempted
to 10 so he would instruct his soldiers to
fire upon them
The Emperor was greatly troubled, and
at once suspected treachery, thing Of
which he had much experience when
rnler OF the country, but the Princess,
his daughter. was one OF those women
cast in the heroic mould, and despite
the protesta,ions Of her father she boldly
| took boat from the steamer and ap-
preaching the shore, where a line q
| soldiers was drawn UP with guns loaded
and ready to FIRE. she proclaimed who
she was, and by the style ot her manne'
and address she won over TO her side not
| only the soldiers but the commando
himself, and she and her retinue wcr.
permitted 10 LAID. hi. the shock wa'
too erea. for her father, the Emperor
who. looking from the deck of 'iis
steamer. expected 10 see her shot dow
ike dog, and in che day after he wa
rs.ruait.ed to land and TO proceed IN hi
native place a. Petit Goases, he sudden
ly expired.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1883-10-27

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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1883-10-27
An Instant Remedy for Poisoning.

II person swallows any poison what
ever. or has fallen into commissions from
having overloaded his stomach. an III
Simultaneous remedy IS a heaplns tea
spoonful Of common salt and as much
rrouud mustard stirred rapidly III a sea
cup of water, warm or cold. and swal-
lowed INSTANTLY. 1t Is scarcely down
before ii begins to come up, bringing
with it the remaining contents oi the
stomach; and lest there be any remnant
Of poison, however. let the white OF az
egg or a teaeup Of strong coffee be swal-
lowed as soon as the stomach Is quiet;
because these very common articles
null,fy large number of virulen' poi
sons
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1883-10-27
The Third Time.

Captain Webb's death at Niagara re-
calls the similar fate of q man in Sicily.
lust one hundred years ago. Nicholas,
surnamed 1.-THE DIVER" on account Of
his many wonderful exploits, undertook
in the presence of thousands Of specta
tors. to dive 10 the bottom Of the Slcll
ian Gulf, where there Is dangerous
whirlpool. and bring up somethir &
which had been thrown III. H. made
the attempt and succeeded. Again
something more precious was thrown u
and again he succeeded. Finding that IN
the second attempt he encountered some
submarine difficulties which he had not
expected, be declined 10 make another
attempt. but Sicilian noble throwing
III gold cup studded with brillian.s as
the prize. he dived into the gulf and was
never again seem
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1883-10-27
4 Denial.

4 person who describes himself az a
descendant Of Leofrlc and Go<iiva' has
written 10 London newspaper protest
ing against The Godiva fes;ivi,y at Coven-
,rv. he Is indignant that the memory
ot his fair ancestress and excellent an
c,ssor should he kept alive only by 8
falle-a fable too, WHICH, as he says, i
"a disgrace to English history" Thi,
descendant" tries TO show that Godlvs
never did rlde naked through the market
place. and tha, Lcofric, Earl Of the
Msrcians, who is spoken Of by Mr.. Ten
nv{on as the "Gim Ean,'.> was q WIS.,
s;e1esman, loyal subject. and devoted
bulband
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1883-10-27

A LITTLE fellow, some four Or Eve
years old and who nai never seen ne
zro. vas greatly perp.sxed one day when
one cane by where he and his father
uere. The vouncsser eyed the stranger
,uspiciouslv TIL he had passed, AID then
sked his father: Pa, who painted
.ha. mar all 50 black God did, nv
.on, replied the father. We'll. said
the little one, still looking after the De-
zro. II shcnldnt have thought be
would have hels silll. !"