The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-11-28
"yirian's" Letter.
BATON ROUGE, La, Nov. Is, Is

BATON ROUGE, La, Nov. Is, 1881.
Dear Sentinel:
Shall add my mite to the general jul
bilee over the great Democratic victory
Our citizens eviuced their pleasure by
joining in wild. wierd torchlight pre-
eession. / never could understand why
people show their patriotism by deafen-
ing sounds. By yelling themselves hoarse
amid the din, and erecting benfires.
From the traditional small boy Of our
town. to staid. respectable merchants. all,
all joined in this Bedlanlite entertain
ment. and TO quote their own words '.had
the biggest time on record One dis
likes to question the wisdom of the lords
of creation, but as feminine eyes gazed
| on this vast display of patriotism, and
the antics of the sterner sex, they at once
| recognize their mental superiority, and
gloated over this evidence Of weakness.
this deprared mode Of rejoicing. Would
we, do you think, have acted in any such,
elected? No indeed! We would have
betrayed our pleasure in a gen;eel. de-
lightfnl way. and if it is the correct thing
| to have a procession, we would Lave pa
raded gently along, in our s.bes. bib and
| tucker and sung something sweet and
pathetic. most likely Under the Daises''
and refreshed ourselves with cOpious
draughts of weak lemonade. Speaking Of
lemonade. reminds me that the price of
lemons is likely to rise. as a temperance
wave has struck our town. Last week.
Miss Chopin lectured at the Methodist
Church, very successfully. to an apprec:-
ative audience. Unfortunately, the even
ing appointed for the lecture was the
identical night our public spirited citi-
zens signalized their approval of the
Democratic victory, so Tie assembly at
the Church was composed principally of
ladies and students. the latter though,
being unable to withstand tie attractions
OF torchlight procession. rushed out pell
nell, at the enchanting sounds of the
Brass Band, and the fair lecturer paused
/ in her remarks until peace and order had
been restored, and the patriots passed
beyond hearing.
Bayse's Dramatic Troupe is here ut
present, and last night. their first perfor-
nance was great success. .sRooms for
Rent" was presented, and shouts of
laughter was in order throughout the
play. The star, Ella Salisbury, is the
prettiest girl have seen On the stage for
a long time. and she has completely cap
tiyated our town with her sweet voice.
pretty face and naire acting.
Grinding season is nearly over in this
section, and several planters intend plant
Ing no cane for next year. At the pres
ent price of sugar it proves Improbable.
and cotton will be raised instead, mt least
on the plantations in the back portion of
the parish. On the river, rice will prob
ably be planted.
The sugar Refinery has been working
the past week. Just think of the enter
prise! One hundred and ten thou
sand dollars. raiscd almost entirely by our
citizens, who are the stockholders. II
cannot be said yet. whether it will pay.
but the stock owners are very sanguine of
success. While out driving yesterday, /
passed By the Mississippi Valley Rail-
lsroad's new depot. The painting is fin-
ished. aud 1t l. really ornamental to that
portion Of the river bank, much more
1 slightly than the row Of sl,anties thar far