The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1889-09-21

The Lake Charles AMe5ic0H has re
Gently heen Interviewing Northern
residents If thss city relative to theil
| opinion If Louisiana. From among
several If these Interviews we select
| thai held with Mr.. D. NJ. Foster, ~
being Oh If greatsvalue.
Mr.. Foster ia a native Of Maine, and
removed to Lsuisiana twenty years
ago: hence he has l1kl ample oppOr-
tnnity 10 form = careful estimate ri
this section, its desirable features and
it's people. Mr.. Foster is a prominent
merchant Of Lake Charles, and this
Interview is particularly interesting
and worthy If having the greatest
weight attached to it.
Said Mr.. Foster, 81 am Repnbli-
to the very core, vote that ticket
openly and express my opinions as to
politics as freely AND unreservedlv as
Though on my native heath. / find
the Creoles h~nspitable, friendly and
Easy to deal with. l regard this ~
try as exceedingly pleasant to live in
and a man with energy and push
makes a good living quite. easily.
'My children have all been born
right here, and they and my entire
family have always eni"yed good
health; certainly as. good a. a be
enjoyed anywhere. A Il can work
in the open field all summer without
,being at all imconvea. enced by the
heat. The climate is mild and equa-
BILE drinking water from the wells is
perfectly pure, clear and soft.
"Aa to the soil and crops, | should
say that anything in the way Of sta
pies al be produced with intelligent
farming. have never had occasion
to use fertilizers. Corn, tobacco, rice,
oats, sweet and irish potatoes. are
easily ard profitably raised. This is
a natural grass country, and as to
stock raising l consider this section
just the place for it.. Cattle, horse,
mule, and sheep raising il paying well.
Butter also is another thing With good
profits in it. 1 have had good results
with fruit growing and l cultivate
peaches, plums, grapes and figs"
Other valuable testimony has been
elected, bnt We select this as coming
from q gentleman who has had the
Longest experience.
We call particular attention to his
assertion relative tn his politics. His
statement gives the lie tn those shame
less slanderers who still wave the
bloody shirt.
An angry looking man called at the
office at Maj. Riddleford. II have
come, sir" said the man, Ito tell you
that while passing your house this
morning your dog ran ont and
you don't say SO !" the major ex-
claimed. l4S ~ Et3
"fes, / do cay so. L was walking
along the road, attending strictly tS
my own business, when on a sudden
the wretch leaped over the fence aud
piece ont Of lne."
"Y0u don't say so!n
But collfound it, | do say so."
"Oh, l see. YOn do say So"
eyes, | do, aud moreover, / wantt to
what You are going to do about
it,
"!can'tdo anything; I'm no surgeon"
"But I want t. know if you are 60
ing to kill the dog Z"
"kiiling the dog wouldn't help the
wound, would it 2,
"No, bnt it would he of great sasis-
action to me, and 1demand his DEATH"
"Did he jump owe the fence and
lab yOu!"
"Of course he did"
''Didn't crawl under the gate p
"No I tell you he jumped over the
once." y b,}a ne
"Did le go over with a clear leap
II did he scramble on top 2"
"Hejumped clear over, bnt what diff
erenee does that make -
"Makes considerable difference. A
log that . jump 10 high q fence
must be valuable. For some time
ave intended to kill him, but now
hat yon have given me 10 strong
'rOof Of his worth, why his stock
'oes up. He shall live. Now. il he
lad scrambled clumsily on top Of the
ence, ! should vt once have signed
ls death warrant, but as he cleared
he fence at a bound ~ I
"YOu are . fool"
THANK you. When he bites you
gain call around and see me. Good
lay." Arkaxsaw Traveller.
When Gen. o.. o. Howard was