The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-01-02
"Yi,.aH's" Letter.


that We catch Our breath and say, what
lEive We done with the yesri'' Where
arc ail of our plans 1haJ were bright in
the begindius? They are shattered to
rtoms, or else, stare at us with Feproach-
i,ii eyes IN Il baif-iinisheJ state. What
right have We to Les the year close on our
unfinished tasks? should We trammel
The Infant Year with old duties, regrets,
ana lhings thas belong 10 the aged year
that is sn lilly drawing near its end. Shall
we throw On the young shoulders of 'S5
the burden that rish;ilily belongs to 81,
Indeed time waits for none. and events
that seemed far. far in the future have
come to pass. Tomorrow, The day on
which our eyes have been turned fer
months is almost here, a few hours, and
the grand Exposition opens. What u
crowd will throng those mighty buildings
High and low, rich and poor, great and
small. will go To make mp that assembly,
just rs the various elements make the
universe. After all our doubts and fears
We have :; nice lot Of exhibits, and our
parish holds TIP her blUshing head among
her sister parishes, and feels '-kerrect
and proper" We have lovely inlaid
wood work, Il table, boxes, cabinets, pa
godas etc, showing the artistic skill of
some of our townsmeI, palmetto and
shuck work, quilts and antique articles,
sketches, lace work, aud-and, but l
hope you DO not think we are egotistical.
Ne, not exactly, our pride is toe new FOR
that. During these many iaenths, We
feared our parish would send nothing to
the Exposition. for eyesy one, apparently
worked il the dark, breathing 10 word
to their nearest neighbors, when 10.
| their productions all mt once became re-
yealed, just as if 4 magician out of i fairy
tale had been at work amongst Us.
4 number Of gentlemen from this city
viii visit New Orleans tomorrow, hue
there is q decided preference eyinced by
our sex, TO wait later. In fact, we are
bid TO stay at home, .'until the rush is
over" by solicitious Papas. shall visit
the Exposition early in january, very
likely, and shall ..take in the sights
serenely and thoroughly, so promise
myself.
Do you know that learned after had
mailed my last letter to you. that Buffalo
Bills coming show was delusion, or u
fable invented by an ingenious youth, to
raise my hopes TO Il pinnacle that over
reaches caution. Buffalo Bill. alone and
individually. visited oui town. evidently
prospecting, aud was regarded by US, as
a mild sore OF curiosity, but is not going
to bring his show here. in fact, L have Il
faint idea some one told me, his show had
dissolved, but Will not credit anything
mGss tells me, for in that ease l should
lead you astray.
The circas was not . delusion, it was
sad reality, strange anomoly, we were
deluded by its very reality. But 1t has
passed from Us and nothing remains but
the SAW dust ring. all sodden and damp
with the rain. How melancholy, almosL
as sad as some Of the jokes the clown
perpetrated. But one thing | must say
fUr the clown in this circus, he did not
even try to get out of the cid groove, no
wild burst OF originality or late newspa-
per joke. that would have startled the
audience out of their good humor. lie
made the same funny % remarks that
clowns were wont TO make, when cur
parents enjoyed circuses, and slipped nn-.
der Tie gaping TENS, on al fours-that
blessed privilege Of the juveni,es. Phil.
ip Phillips, the singing Pilgrim with his
charming sun pictures, had very little
success, financially. owing to the inclem-
ent weather during his stay. am really
sorry, for an evening spent with the
singing Pilgrim was indeed profitable,
for his displays are refined, instructive
and entertaining. win you believe it?
but of cou- sc you would not credit it, did
your information come from any other
source than '.yours reliably.n Yes, we
are actually going to repeat ot.r late dra-
matte entertainment, Tor the benefit Of
I the Pnbiic School Fund. It seems Il cruel
thing to do, considering that the public
| has been kind, and refraiaed from crush
ish us with criticism, at our former dra-
matte effort, but fear that time, for "a
worm will turn under repeated pres
sure. Next Friday is the night set for
| the entertainment.
| Well. dear SENTINEL, a Christmas day
/ will have dawned, ere | write TO YOU
again. must wish yoH before | close. A
| Merry Merry Christmas. IiadI Aliadin' s
magical wishing lamp, | should wish u
combination wish ICr you. To spread it
out panoraula-like, see. A jolly subscri-
Der bringing yen p great lat turkey. an
| other a rich brown frtiit cake, others fol-
lowing laden with iuinee pies and all
kinds of Christmas cheer. and here, comes
/ a procession of n.en, who have nso doll
Lar bills in their hands. they halt ut the
SENTINEL office, aud subscribe ior year
in advance. There comes another squad
to pay for their last years paper. Nay