Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-05-02
Letter From Arcadia.
ARCADIA, April 23rl. 1855.

Dear H'1coa: Winter still linvor~
in Ia" lap If spring. II Is now 23rI
Of April AMI .irao are not oily com
Portable but necessity. We arc
having mo-t Of oar March in AIril-
the weather very clustering ani uu-
settled. rs the Dr.. SAY: 1T is dis
tre,~ir-ly healthy" here nov. By
the by what precuious lives we VI.
DS. live. We make our living ON
other folk ; mi,fortunes-iikc green
file, light only upon the sore place,
of humanity. l once knew 4,
phyoician vino OH being solicited e.
contribute tu the erection ufa church
replied: if the gooiLorl would bless
him with Il sickIy season he would
give fifty dollar, to tho building Of
the house Of worship. We are rc-
minded OF the ftblO Of the fro8s ami
the boys.
see it is thought bv experienced
diplomats that the apparent truce
taken byEa3land is onl, ruso 10
more eflcctualiy prepare for war. 1t
Is Il be hoped the Afghan question
will be alnicabIy adjusted q, the effect
upon our commerce can be nothing
but deletcrious 20 send provisions
upand bring cotton down.
Aul HOW comes the ncwS that the
Prince of Wales has been rotten
eggcl by an Irish mob. 10 what eX-
tent will TINS restless discomfort of
the nlasse, grow iEthc east: Nihilism.
Communism. Parnrlli,ln, riots, strikes,
ct cctIra are bu, the legitimate out
growth of the disposition of the few
t. opprese the many to concentrate
the power and wealth Of the world
in a favored clas>-ihe conflict be-
tween labor a"d capitol. In addition
to her other complications England
has a prospective Revolution to deal
with in Canada. Rril's revolt in the
Northwest presents as many
problems Us that of Fl. Mahdi in the
SOudan. Central American adyices
confirm the intelligence of the death
of Barrios at the battle of Chalcaupa
Thus comes to tra@ic finale another
ambitious scheme which tiircatc ned
to involve our own government. Did
it ever occur 10 vOu that ambition Is
the procuring cause of nj. the sin and
misery in the world? The devil was
truly wise as a serpent--he knew
mans weak point when he appealed
to lis vanity and ambition-"ye shall
be as G0Is." Ambition raised the
first revolt in heaven--entcred the
garden of Eden and sowcl the seeds
of liscord and death which have
since sprung up i'll such II fearful
crop calamity ami suffering. There
is nothing too mean for it To stoop
to 20 place too sacred furit to invade.
Many man would Willingly be
waited into the port Of rehoWn by
the very gale that wrecks ais country.
The ties of consauEuinity are di6re-
carlad, the claims Of humanity IS
nored. manhood degraded and the
animal allowed to dominate the
spiritual Shall one say it-does it
not sometimes enter the very holy of
holics Of the christian religion and
lav violent hands upon the hallowed
Office of the ministry itself:
From the reading Of the papers
one would Judge ;hc country reyelling
in perfect holocaust Of crime.
Was the like ever seen of suicides,
rapes, murders, elopememts, divorces
&c? The st. Louis Preller-3laXwe!l
horror however caps the climax of a
tragedy whose mere publication is Il
calamity.
Well think it is time to discontinue
the discussion of the opsequies of
President Grant The latest te!o
gram saws he has been out riding
and the familv are hopeful and the
friends sanguine OF even ultimate re-
coverv. Those acquainted, though,
with the nature of the generals NAL
adv are aware, though his general
conditionin unGuestionahly greatly
improved, of the possibility Of fresh
onset of the disease at an unexpected
moment and of its suddenly fatal ter
minatiOn.
But l have already protracted these
rambling lines to an unwlrran;ed
lines to an unwarranted porlixity and
unless YOU newspaper men relax the
Draconian rigilitv Of your rules they
may find their may to the waste
basket instead of getting into print.
Very truly, 4.
This is an unmistakablc test OF