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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-09-27

ELLEN TERRY's first husband was
Watts the artist, some of whose pictures are to
be brought TO America. He loved another
woman who was too high above him In the
social circle ever to be his wife. In his dis
appointment he married the girl actress. Her
friends say that he treated her with kindness,
but also with indifference, and seemed scarcely
to take any notice of the fact when one morn
ing he was told that she had eloped with God
win, the architect and writer, At the end Of
several years Watts was persuaded 10 procure
a divorce BY this time Ellen had presented
Goodwin with two daughters, the eldest OF
whom, now is, is soon to make her debut as
an actress. Later, the mother married, not
Goodwin, but Charles Kelly, an actor of some
local reputation, This third union proved as
luckless as 1t predecessors Ellen Terry-Watts.
Kelly has long lived apart from her last hus-
band.
THE natives of Thibet somewhat re-
senble gypsies. They never cut or comb their
hair. The women are shade lighter than the
men, but are rather ugly In feature. They ar
range their hair in small braids, orRamented
with corals, small bells, and copper coins.
Both men and women wear sheepskin caftans
and leggings. All the men carry swords.
They live in tents, covered with hair cloth OF
their own make. Mutton and sometimes yak
meat are their principal food They eat their
meat uncooked. Each person." says Pre-
jeyalsky, Sitting at the hearth is served with
a piece Of meat. The head of the family
throws the pieces right and LEFT, as II to dogs.
Each member OF tho family then unsheaths
his knife, cuts his portion into small pieces,
and devours It," The Thibetans raise cattle,
yaks sheep, goats, and horses. Their horses,
| though small, are remarkable for strength and
endurance. Instead of corn they are fed
upon dried cheese and even meat. 81 never
met an honest and upright Thibetan," says
Prelevalsky They practice polyandry, one
woman having two, three, and even four hus-
bands. well-to-do men, however, have one
or two wiyea
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-12-20
TOWN COUNCIL.
December, 9th 1884.


The CounciI met this day pursu
ant to the call Of the Mayor.
There present Joseph j. Abadie,
Mayor. and councilmen Vice, Brous'
sard and Bourque.
The Mayor stated that as Mr..
Smedes had rendered his resigna,
ton as a member Of this body, he
had called this meeting to take some
action upon said resignation, and
also to examine the report OF the
officers and to transact any other
business that rtay be necessary.
The minutes of the meeting OF
August 2lst 1884, were read and
adopted.
The resignation Of Mr.. Smedes
was read and submitted as follows {:
Resignation Of r. G. Smedes,
Abbeville, Dec. 5, 1884.
To the Honorable the Mayor and
Aldermen of the Town of Abbeville:
1t is with regret that am obliged
to tender my resignation as mem.
ber of your hody. Having moved
out of the Town l can no longer act
as member of your body, send and
tender 1siy resignation and hope it
will be accepted.
Respectfully,
r. G. SMEDEs.
On motion of Mr.. Broussard the
resignation was accepted.
On motion of same resolved that
the Mayor order a special election
to be held under existing laws, fol
the purpose Of electing a member
to fill the vacancy in the To~r
Council caused by the es.gnatior
of Mr.: Smedes as a member thereof
The report of the Collector and o
the Treasurer were read and referr
ed to the finance committee.
The claim OF W. B. White. Sect!
for % SO for holding annual munic1
pal election in April last was al
lowed.
Also the claim of Jas. Robertson
for hauling dead cow out of tow
for $l.25
On motion the Council adjourne
to meet on Monday Dec Is, 1884
w B. WHITE, Jos. J. ABADIE,
Secty. Mayor
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-12-20
FOR SALE.

367 arpents Of land, bounded
north by Edmond Derouen, south by
EIoi Harrington, east by Euclide
Broussard and west by Joseph W.
booley. Eighty arpents of said
land enclosed, and the following i'm.
provements, consisting Of a dwelling
house, kitchen, two corn cribs; sta
bles and heh-house. Also the pres.
ent crop Of about 800 barrels of
corn and 100 barrels of potatoes
Farming implements, also two hor.
ses, two mares and a filly.
For further particulars apply to
E. o. BELANGER,
Oct: 1884. near Grosse.Ile.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-12-20
OTICE.
land Office, New Orleans, La,
~. "a aooA
Nov. %. 1884.

NOV. "a, 1oof'
Notice is hereby given that the
following. na!ned settler has filed
notice OF his Intention to make final
proof in support Of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before
the Judge or Clerk Of Court, at Alb
beyille, La, on January 3rd 1885,
viz :-Alexandre Geoff 'oy. Home
No 5245, for the sW4 Of Sec l, 13
s 4 East.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation Of said land,
viz Jean Boyance, Rosiclar Ian.
dry, Philemon Broussard and Fran
co.'s D. Lelue all Of V,ermilion par
ish La. G. B. DARRALL,
Nov. ..29,-'84 Register.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-12-20
N O T | C E .
--O-O-O-

To those wfro have anything in
the line of House painting, Paper
hanging ,.old furniture reftting, such
as cleaning vanishing, dphoslter-
ing, &C, sign painting a speciality
I will 20 in the country to do such
work as may be needed in that line,
satisfaction guaranteed, or no pay.
I can always be found in the town
of Abbeville or address P. O.
! Box II, Abbeville, La.
E. A. MAzERoLLE,
Sept-27'84.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-12-20

receipt dated Ncv 1924 roll '84
parish taxes 500 OF, les com 81 95,
664 IL.
rec !ipt dated Nov 1O,-'S4 roll '84
school tax l09 73, less com 8 9S,
ls9 IS.
receipt dated Nov. 1924 roll 's3
parish taxes l04,95 lie S commits
sion 5 "a, g9.74.
receipt dated November 10, 'S4 roll
'S3 school tax 4 81, less com 25,
4,66.
receipt dated Nov 1924 roll 's2
par taxes 8l,67, less com 4,0S, 1859.
receipt dated Nov 1874 roll 81
par taxes l 25. less com O6, l,19.
recpt d ted Nov 1884 roll 80 par
taxes 80 less com 04, 78.
rcpt dated Nov 1924 from w W
Edwards for sureties, roll 81, school
tax IS, less com 04, 81.
for sureties roll 'S2. school tax 1922
less com 1875, % 96.
Total $l9lo 80
Less Commission IS 81
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-12-20
NOTICE.
JUG
u. S. LAND OFFICE,

u. S. LAND OFFICE,
New Orleans, La, Oct. 3lst 1884:
Complaint having been entered
at this Office by John A Smith
against c. Smith for abandoning
Homestead Entry No. 69l3, dated.
November !, 1882, upon the S ] OF
NE4 and Sc ! of NV /. Section
81, Township IL, South Range 3
east, in Vermil;5n P Parish, Louisiana:
with view to the cancellation of
said entry the said parties are
hereby summoned to appear at this
Office on the go, day of December
1884, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, to respond,
and furnish testimony concerning
said alledgcd abandonment.
G. B. DARR4LL, Register.
NJ. N. MARKS, Receiver.
Nov..1,.'S4-(5D
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-12-20
Constable's Sale.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Vermilion.
End Justices .Court-Parish of Yer
milion--No.-
J. NJ. Brabson.
Desire Hebert, Sr.


By virtue of a writ Of fieri facias
issued out Of the Hon. End Justices
Court, in and for the parish Of Yer.
million, in the above entitled and
numbered suit, and to me directed,
| will proceed to sell at public sale,
TO the last and highest bidder, at the
Office of the End Justice of the Peace
of this parish, for CASH, with bene.
Fl Of appraisement, on
SATURDAY, DECEMBER GOTH,
1884, between the hours of IL
o'clock A. NJ, and 4 o'clock P. M,
ard continuing from day to day if
necessary, all the rights, titles, in
terests and demands of the defend
ant, Desire Hebert, sr., in and to
the following described property,
seized to satisfy said writ, to wit {:
Ono dwelling house, in which now
resides the defendant, together with
one acre of ground on which said
building is erected, bounded north,
south, east and west by the defend.
ant and his wife, in the southeast
Quarter Of section twenty-three
township thirteen, south of range
four east, in the second ward Of said
parish of Vermilion.
Given under my Official signature
this 7th dav of November 1884.
JOSEPH GoUr1ERREz, Constable.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-12-20
A. D. LIZ MAITRE, N. D.

From, Paris Dasimetrique Institute,
/. Hopes to locate himself in Yer:
milion-claiims as an opening all
chronic diseases--22 years expe'
rience-no conditions Whatever
neither bargains bat satisfactions.
Located al Simonet Leblanc.
Nov. 22.'S4 I'm.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-12-20
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF VERMILION.
18th DISTRICT COURT.

10Th DISTRICT COURT.
Ne. 703.
Succession of Frank R. King.
Application Of Fred. D. King
to be appointed administrator;
Notice is hereby given to all par
ties. interested in the said succession
or having any opposition to make to
the application of said applicant to
file the same in writing, in the Office
of the clerk of court within ten dayg
from the date hereof.
Given under my hand and seal OF
court this Goth day Of November
1884.
LAsr1E BRNUssARD, Clerk.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-12-20

Total q, : 22o4 IL
Credited BY the following receipts
produced by the collector: =, az
recent dated August 1s,-'S4ro 49,
school tax $2l SO, less cofim's'
sion 1,o6, 20 q. .4 80, %.
receipt dated Aug 1s;;,'s4 roil 9a
norisb taxes 447 Sc, less commits
sion % 80, 425 At. :, 90
receipt dated August 1884 roll 81
parish taxes SIS SO, less commls
sion Is rs, 299,57. :, 20,
receipt dated Aug 1884 roll 81 81
parish taxes s 10, less com 40, 7'o'
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-12-20
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
TWENTY FIFTH Judi DISTRICT COURT
Parish of Vermillon.
No. 800

Succession Of Advel'nc Faulk.
Notice is hereby given to all par
ties Interested in he said succession,
or having any opposition to make to
the tahlcau Of debts. charges and
final settlemen, filed in said success
sion by Olivier Hebert admr. TO fle
the same in writing in the office OF
the clerk Of court within ten days
from the date hereof.
Given under my hand and seal of
court, this Ist day of Nov. 1884;
AiCrDE LEBLANC, Dy-elerk.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-12-20
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
TWENTY FIFTH DISTRICT COURT
Parish OF Vermillon.
7o5.

Succession of Louis G. Ourblin.
Application Of Agathc Victorine
Ourblin and her husband G. A:
Mouisset to be appointed admin
istrators.
Notice is hereby given to all par.
ties interested in the said succession
or having any opposition to make to
the application Of said applicants to.
file the same in writing, in the office
Of the clerk Of court within ten days
from tie date hereof. !
Given under my hand and seal os
court this 6th day of December
1884.
LAsrIE BRoUssARp, clerk.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-12-20

Vcrmilion, met at the Court Honse
Town Of Abbeville, on Monday,
December lst 1884.
Members present ~ Howard
Hoffpauir, President, Fl Fl Bartels,
J A Leblanc, Robt Green, II j
Morgan, j L Droussard and J Hen
ry putnam.
On motion Of j L Broussard,
Be it resolved that a committee Of
two, consisting of one member of
Police Jury and one citizen be ap-
pointed to supcrintend the building
Of the bridge over Vermilion river
at AbbcvilIc, whose duty it shall be
to engage service of some competent
mechanic 10 daily investigate the
progress of said work, to reject or
approve any and all material or
work not being delivered or done
as per contract. Whereupon the
President appointed on said commit
tee from police jury. j Henry Put
nam, from citizens. Solomon Wise.
On motion of II II Bartels, it is
hereby resolved that in future all
fines collected shall be paid into the
parish treasury in full, with state
inent of cases in which they were
collected. and officers making said
collections and payments shall pre-.
sent claims for their commissions to
police jury at next regular meeting
after making same.
On motion of J A Leblanc,
1t is resolved that a committee be
appointed to confer with the Police
Jury of Iberia rarish on condition
Of mail route between Abbeville and
| New Iberia, and to adopt some
means Of putting and keeping same
in good order and condition, and
further to settle definitely bounda.
ries, between the two parishes, and
that the clerk Of this body shall for
ward a copy of fhis resolution to
the Police Jury Of Iberia Parish.
The following persons were ap.
pointed OF said comniitte J ALICE
Leblanc, chairman, II H Bartels
and T J Morgan.
The report of Treasurer was read
accepted, and on motion ordered
spread on minutes.
R EP 0 r T
Abbeville, Decent er 1st 1884.
70 the Honorable President and
Members Of the Police Jury o.
] Vermilion parish.
Gentlemen
l the undersigned respectfully sub
nit this my report showing the Fl
: nancial condition of the parish a
tits date.
The only money handed to tn.
Treasurer was paid by W W Ed
wards, on November Is, amount
ing to $lO5.43 as jugdment agains
If G b Shaw on IL months bond OF 4
T Broussard. -.
This leaves after having paid ou
on warrants presented and properI
signed balance on the surplu
fund of 1884. 5 1854
y from this amt 100000 has
y been ordered set asid for
>. y. first payment on the new ooo =
{ Bridge 2ooo "
T. Leaving an actual bal -
. ance on surplus funds Of $ 1894. 4
Besides the above l have $6H' ]
set aside same being taxes collecte
on roll Of 1884.
Very Respectfully.
A. ELI WISE,
nd Treasure
ID. Report If Finance Committee VI
: read, on motion accepted, and Q
dered spread on the minutes.
to r + P O F. L
,m To the Honorable president "a!
er. members Of the police jury Of t
III Parish OF vermilion.
Of Gentlemen THE finance comm
tee submit to you the following
port.
Having examined the stnbb DO
- of the parish collectors we ind tt
The following collections have be
made, to wit I: From Oct !, "a
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-12-20
..nu. OF SUBSCRIPTION
oa,cial Directory.

-O-
District '''1 CONRAD DEnAILLoS'
District Atto19eg; negs,r G. surDrs.
ci,ts ef Dis'Eie' FEie.,{s G@"Et: psorssApD.
R'Pres'''' GEO. N. ELDREDGE.
.,.,if { Tax Collector; = vu;,..
Coroner De. ". D. WHlfE.
Police Jury.
4. HorrpAu1a, President.
! T,l.,yKE J. T. BRoUssARD
a. 'n..s,ny ,aavI Jos. TRAHAN
NUSRz H. :
llerk Of Police Jury. = , o:,s
fa'''A elijah WISE.
ftwn Codhcil.
J.J. ABAD1E, Mayor.
R. C.SMEDEs, " nlu,D". noo"e0n un
s. WsE. hAsl'h p"oo'''D
''1'''''s' GinoRG;Et +. LYONS, is
Ju,Aiee; Of thc Peace, Sd. Ward
LC. LYONS. ". ''AnAo =
Surveyors,
II " EDWARDS, E. M0NTAGNh
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-12-20
ELECTION.

Whereas a vacancy exists i, the
Towr Council caused by the res's'
nation OF Robert G. Smedes, ESQ.,,
as member thereof, and it becomes
necessary that said vacancy should
be filled by an eleStion for that
purpose
Now therefore notice is hereby
given to the qualified voters Of the
Town of Abbeville that Special
Election will be held at the Court
House in said town on
Monday, December 2s, 1884
for the purpose Of electing member
of the Town Council to fill a vacan'
cy existing therein.
Given under my official signature
in the Mayors Office at Abbeville'
La, on this 18th day Of Dec. 1884.
JOS. j. ABADlE,
Mayor
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-12-20
v E n | R E:

List of jurors drawn for the regular
Jury term Of the District Court for said
parish, beginning on the A'h Monday
If Janua,v 1888.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-12-20
MONDAY, December 29, 1884

Mayor.
We nj R E.
List of jurors drawn for the regular
jury term Of the District Court for said
parish, beginning on the AIh Monday
of January 1885.
Grand and Petit Jnry LIST wee T..
l G. P. Campbell 9th ward
2 John H. Remick LIST s.
8 Henry Parish 7th
4 Alexandra Sohnicr 9th
5 Maxile Joiner 3rd g
6 + A. Maze,oile 3rd
Z Naaman Hofpau'r 9th "
s Joseph 0. Clement 3rd ="
9 G. T. Guidry 9Th %
10 B. F. Lyons 3rd IS
II Artstide Lequeux Ind
l2 Richard Gibson 7th 4"
II John Jones c 3rd "
IA Westley Moore { 1th 9
Is Joseph Theal' 9TH -
l6 Henri Senac 4th "
liz Aimar Liable 7th
1s w. D. Lyons 3rd
10 Anthony Levine C 3rd "
50 BE HiI(iard 7th
21 F. Troy Ewing sra 5"
% Peter Dubose 5th '
% Theophile Primeaux End V
"a Turner Foreman 9th .
25 Henry Smith Hh "
26 ULCER 7heall 4t1 -
27 Andrew Dezauche 3rd "
% Leon Boudreaux 3rd
20 F. D. Leleu lst :.
! 80 Oneil Curry 3rd
81 Antoine Bernard 4th ="
80 Ben Curtis 7th "
33 Joseph Boulleris th
"a Sam jackson ari "
IS Geneus Lemaire let
sc E. M, Stebbins 9TH a"
81 Henry G. Helm.ch 3rd
38 Thos J. Morgan End
SO Lucius Dutel 3rd ="
! 40 Jos W. Dooly Ora
) Al Beauregard Mia 7th
> AZ Pitre Clement TN
3 4s Edwin Lee Ind =
e "a Shad:ack Portor 7th "
}. As Isaac A. Jettun 7th
46 Isaac White 7t5
I, AZ p. l.. Terrier znd
/ De lev; Sarver 5th 4"
40 Onhel;as Bouroue 3rd 4"
{ so SEVERN Leblanc, # lst
J. Petit Jury for the End week.
= 1 Dupre St-Julien LIST wal
2 Westly Mathews 7th "
u 3 John Stafford c End "
:. 4 Aurellien Thsal1 7th
y $ Robert Stansbury Nh =.
u 6 J. A. Brookshier Ord e.
u 7 Holston Cboate nh q,
D. 8 Zachariah Lee IND q,
J. g Ludwick Sokoloski Bird :
st 10 w. o. Stephens :3rd .
e, II Thos Plowden c Ord :"
!e IL John Nugier 9TH :, :,
id l3 R Pickett, End "
ID Narcis N Leblanc 2th ;, "
re Is Henry J Moss End " ~
I6- H T Lee jr 7th -
II Henry :Delano 5rd "
1a WR Ellis 3rd "
10 Jesse R White 3rd "
20 NJ l. Eldredge 33rd
2l Alexander Aubbe 6th :,
% John Stroud c 1th y
% Peter Weber 7th
, ia Woodson Mitchell c 3rd 9
~ E25 Demosthene. Nunez 9Th
26 Charles Mcdonald 9Th
III y " Stansnury 7th
2s Henry Hill C 3rd
t29 VIM F Morgan End
E3O James Morgan End
Attest-December 9th '84.
LAsrIE BRoUssARD, Gle
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-12-20

a LeOIanC. CU1. 10 70
On motion the Jury adjourned to
meet on 1st Monday of January SO.
HOWARD HoFrPAU1R, president.
E. C. LYONS, clerk.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-12-20
Police Jury.

The Police Jury Of the Parish Of
vcrmilion, met at the Court House
Town Of Abbeville, on Monday,
December 1st 1884.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-15
Feeding frosted Corn.

To make the most Of it, after the
frost, it ,!loul. h v9 been "uf up AMI
rt,, t,..'- Ign II large ieeh cutt1r, stalks.
ear, and all, II M il in Y ry snort
0D'c:Is.,; nj, Il on.' hat Z s..,,, PHI ting
it iii 2. "a ! a. pO:sir:.' and preserving
II t',.~..- -. --,,;;...'cc &C - MOI having q
$40 IN wAci TO f>~"- We it, 1t would
ia pay besj, a.rr >j:c,ing short, TO
le,;yl i as fas5 IS tie ua.ala could eatjt.
4, nat time the cattle will eat eyafy-
IL n. clean, and the ears, which are
nof probably injured b. the frost, con-
ta neari y ;&s mE n nutrirnent as when
.1}n, and tA.s nuiIimeni is IN the most
.t..-.,st.o Die cotiAitjon. Wnan iJ,e kernel
rs H1 the dough state it i, easily digest
e.. and we have found. BY exper, meut;
viii make IS much beef as it ever can.
A good crop will make 500 Or more
pounds, live weight to the acre in that
conditions In the case of frost, what
can not be prUfsably used at once,
should be cut up and shocked, to-
prevent tie drying up Of the stalk too
rapidly, and wtsen rCa y to seea i run
thtouga the cutter. This reduces it
al into fine cii;sif. mixing the fine and
coafse parts. SO that cattle will eat it
up clear. Il there is too nuch rough
fod Ter for tiie gran. IL is q good
plan to nx with siii, rat :ee1I three
70 i1s potsn3s OF wheat. pran OF nidd-
lngs tor eaeh seer Per day; but Wien
10 oe obtained at q moderate price,
lin seed or cotton -see1 meal, in small
quantity, say 2 los. of the oil meal for
each steer. This will balance the corn
Fatiien so as TO give it the Uest elfect.
Aatsonal I.St.e-ssteck; .iouriiat, CascI.3o.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-15
~ Z l!sS. !s9 : :.
Ned Stokes.

E. S. Stokes, the assassin, may he
seen on Broadway every aftern noon bg-
tween drinks. At. liquoring times he
is,usually to Be found before his own
bar, raising his elbow at somebody
else's expense. IS This argues that
Stokes keeps a private bottle, Or that
he has degree Of courage that is not
usually possessed by men who shoot in
the dark, as he shot poor, big-hearted
Jim Fisk. Stokes runs the bar-room Of
the Hoffman house, and he has stocked
it with pictures Of naked women at a
great cost. There is more money in
The pictures than there is in the liquor;
which is one way Of saying the pictures
aye goel and tne whisky is bad: Stokes
employs the prize-tighter, Billy Ed
wards, as his pec.er and general
chucl1er out. Edwards is 81 gentleman
" looking young fellow, and he never
laid in ambush to kill an unarmed
fnaall.s Stokes 4 is~s 5wh;te-haired before
his time. He has a rather young look
ing taee, and he, carries himself as
though he owned the earth and stars,
and held a mortgage Oh most Of the
asteroids. He is always around with
rapid men and chain-.iy lightning women,
who press his blood-stained palm be-
cause he has got money and notor.ety.
There is something infinitely lifting to
Stokes in the catling Of rum-seller. But
| do not believe tnat the pugilists,
pan,erets, bur glars, Ills .,racsd police
III u, and intl eliminate blackguards,
w.:c keep most of the Il linking shops
ID New York, feel tlatter31 in finding
themselves cnoek- -Dy~jvwl with Edward
:, :oSes. All lis fancy pictures, all his
drinks at o;her people $ expense, all
u.s .chuekers-out, all his bad whisky,
aud al sais loose friends, cannot wipe
on the iIfamy OF The murder he dill
:nat day on tle dark stairway Of the
Grand Ccntral hote.. l wonder if such
men ever drcam.-Ncao' York Letter.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-15

Many . woman who does not know
even The muitiplioatipp table can hs-
HTe ir societ z
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-15
The Slavic MIST

Ia his "reminiscences of ''Tourguenefi
IN Par;s,' in the November Ct:stu-1,
Alphonse Daudet says: "When we had
finished with the books and the preoc-
cupations Of The day, our talk took a
wider scope: we came back to those
themes, those ideas which are always
with us; we spoke of love, Of death,
particularly of death.
;"Every one said his word. The
Russian, on his divan, was silent.
land you. Tourgueneff?'
"'Ob, me? | don't think of death
In my country, no one has it as an
image in his mind; it remains distant,
coyered-the Slavic mist
That word spoke volumes on the
nature of his race and of his own
genius. The Slavic mist floats oyer all
his work, blurs its ed~es, makes it
waver;- and his conversation as well
Was suif,sed with it. What he said
always began with difficulty, with un-
certainty; then suddenly, the cloud
was dissipated, pierced by shaft Of
light, by decisive word. He talked
to US Of Rus,ia--not OF the Russia OF
Napoleon's winter icy, historic, and
conventional bat Of Russia, Of SUN
mcr-time. and Of wheat and flowers
tnat have nest ed out Of the snow fur
ries-Little Russia, land Of bursting
heritage and Of the hum of bees. Ac-
cortiiugly, as We must always locate
somewhere the stories that are told us.
Russian life has appeared 10 me through
TourguSnef' as immortal existence
Oh an Algerian estate surrounded with
huts.
Encouragement lifted the veil which
covered this queer, quaint, siupeiied
people. He spoke TO us OF lis deep
alcoholism, of it's bennmbed, inactive
conscience, Of it's Ignorance of lib
erty!'
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