The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-05-30
About Women.

Bill Arp Gays: There is norecord any
where in any hirtory, Of. a happy mar
ried State whe,e a man has more. than
one wife. Lamech had two. but the
Scriptures say no more about him.
Adam haG but one, and Noah one, and
they started the business of peopling
the world. Old Father Abraham had
one aud when he took another OH the
sly old Aunt Sarah got after him aud
failed out the second one with IL thrasl,
pole and ian her of. Jacob bad two j;
and if ever IL mar deserved two he did,
but they didn't get along we'll, though
they were sisters. Moses had ouly Quo.
King David had several, but he was
cursed with EN-, and lived in anguish
eve after, for he said, Only sin is great
er than | can BEAR Old Solomon
must have had an awful time of it. f +
he had a Thousand, and they kept him
harrasseI and bedeyilled that he flew
to his inkstand and wrote that he had
found u good man, but a good *o
man in a thousand he had not found.
Of course not. How could a n
be good when she is only a thonsandth
part Of a wife3 But Solomon repentrd
of his folly and said it was all vanity.
and advised al: men 10 "live j"yfnlly
with the wife whom thou lovest,' and
'.beware Of st.ange women" | never
think Of the surplus wives who are
sealed to the Mon mons without u feel
ing of sadness and pity, for every new
n causes the others a pang Of shame.
They are all in prison. and there indie
pendence is like that Of a Gagged bird
that tamely looks for food. There is
no escape, for woman lisa proud creature
and will suftr in silence rather than
parade her folly to1the world. Did you
ever notice how woman will suffer
and be strong, especially if she has a
child to keep her company!
A dozen or more men were sitting
around . saloon, in . mountain town,
when the door opened aud . rawboued,
ugly. mugged fellow came in with .
whole armory attached to his person.
He looked at the crowd . minute, with
ont speaking. and then stepped up to
the counter.
..Here barkeep." he growled. ..gim
me some Ticker, an gimme it raw.
Don't put NJ trimmin' into it, fur i'm
no woman, to want my Ticker ornament
ed"
eyes, sir" replied the barkeep. qui
city and politely. reaching under the
counter for the jug.
''Shove around sharp thar" he went
on, speaking a little louder. I'm tibet
dry inside l kin hear my liver rattle
round agin my ribs"
He took the ing, poured out a tin cup
1ul and swallowed it.
twenty-five cents" said the bar
keeper.
"Whar r. asked the drinker, looking
at him iercely.
'In your pocket. l recken. to pay for
that drink"
mot much thar hain't. You don't
know me, do you I'm Bill Bloody
Bill, from Troublesome Creek, an yer
don't want ter get me riled. I'm quiet
~ June when I'm pleased, bat I'm
March and Janiwary when l get riled.
/ never pay for my ticker, and yer'll
hev to lsrn who Bill is. Bloody Fill
dyer hear :"
"And you won 'tpay for that drink1'.
! toll yer Bill never pays tor his lick
err,
Nobody knew what happened. exact
~, but in about five minutes the bar
keeper got up off a pile Of indistinguieh
able humanity, boots aud pistols in the
corner. and remarked quietly, as he
kicked the pile
''Say, boys, won't some of YOU please
take this Bill out and git it changed r.
Merchant Traveller.
"C0llared All the Doities,"