The Opelousas courier., 1884-02-02

and scorn us if we made such propo-
sition. No, Messrs. Republicans, we
can't do this the most we can do is te
furnish the candidates and then call on
you to give them the votes necessary to
elect them. Oh no don't ask us to do
any more than this, because if You do
we'll either vote the straight Democrat
lc ticket, or else on election day we
will abstain from voting altogether.
The more we reflect on this so-called
Independent move, the more we are
reminded of the story of the white man
and the Indian, who went out hunting
together. When they returned the In
dian had turkey and the white man q
buzzard. How inquired the Indian,
fare we to divide ~ Said the white
man II viii make the division" :"
agreed" said the Indian. Whereupon
the white man took the turkey and
handed the Indian the buzzard. The
untutsred son of the forest gazed long
and pensively, first at the turkey and
then at the buzzard, and then Struggling
his shoulders exclaimed "Ugh, white
man mighty smartp and walked off u
wiser, if not richer man.
Here the proposition of the dissat-
isfed to the Republicans is: "You
furnish the votes and we will put up
the candidates, or we will take the tur-
key and give you the buzzard.n
GENERAL NOTES. Mild and dry
weather during the past week. Itwould
have been good time to fill up bog
holes in the public roads.
A new amusement in the way of a
Skating Rink will be opened on Sun
day evening at 3Oo'clock by Messrs.
Hebrard g. Dietlein at Perrodin' s Hall.
The young folks will all doubtless be
present to witness the first lessons.
Good, fat pork has sold on our streets
this week at cents per pound.
Our Nimrods have slaughtered many
woodcecks and partridges during the
past month.
Game has been quite cheap of late
teal ducks selling very often at four and
five cents and mallards at 125 cents
apiece.
Fire Company No. was out squirt
ing water with their beautiful engine
On Tuesday evening. Practice makes
perfect
Dame Rumor says that there will be
an independent ticket for State Sena
tors, District Attorney, Sheriff and
Clerk OF the Court. We doubt it, be-
cause it must be apparent that such a
movement is doomed to certain and
overwhelming defeat; for lltrue DEM
ocrats will support the nominees of their
party.
Smallpox is raging in Shreveport.
Are you vaccinated The pest can
easily be brought here by rail in one
day
You can buy three gallons OF coal
oil for twenty cents in Shreveport.
The Texas Legislature is still wrest-
ling with the ssWire Fence Bill" and
the aBlue Devils go on serenely cut
ting the wire fencing of their neighbors.
Mcdonald of indiana is looming up
as Democratic candidate fer Presi-
dent. Morrison of Illinois is also a
strong man.
Secretary of State Strong has been
appointed brigadier general to com
mand the fifth military district of this
State, rice CosgroVe resigned.
Mr.. Adolphe Alex. Mouton, highly
esteemed citizen Of New Orleans, and
well known in lower Louisiana, died in
that city last week aged 50 years.
The trial of the Jenkins brothers,
for the killing of Rev. Mr.. Borden, is
progressing at Mansfield, In.
SPANISH PRIMER. We have received
from the publishers A. S. Barnes g.
CO., New York and Chicago, H., the
First Spanish Book, after the natural
or Pesfalozzidan Method, for schools and
home Instruction. lii this little work
the full rudiments of the Spanish Ian
guage are fully explained, from the
alphabet mp to the grammatical con-
struction Of sentences. If you wish
your children to learn pure Span
ish easily and correctly, send for this
elementary work.
Hope Hook and Ladder Co, assisted
by some of our fairest and most talent
ed lady amateurs, gave ON Thursday
night TO an appreciatiye audience,
Nine Points of the Law and then
threw in the tenth point--in the shape
Of an excellent gumboin the bargain.
We are pleased to learn that the affair
was a success, financially as wellas oths
erWise.
For SALE OR RENT "A large, COM
rnodions town residence, with ample
grounds, kitchen, well, cistern, flower
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