The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1889-03-30

Raceland News.
RAcELAND, La, March q, 1889.
Editor SENTINEL :

Hc merry ScitsoH VI AoPc. plU"'Aoo
and sunshine is upon us, and Dame
Nature, with all her beauty and grace,
looks just too sweet for anything.
Such lovely weather, the balmy air,
the pretty flowers and all the trees
and plants with their freshness and
verdure, seem to lend a certain en-
c~hantmeat to nature. The birds re-
joice with their songs of JOY and love;
the tiny gauze winged insects tiutter
in the sunshine; and the soft noon
day breezes seem to woo us to plea
SAINT reveries, meditation and prayer.
1t is the spring time of the year. and
everything proclaisns it. Truly well
coined thoa art, 0, gentle Spring! for
you seem to intise new life into the
soul of man.
Since my last writing, nothing of
unusual interest happened to mar the
beauty Of our season OF propitiousness.
r. L. B., we hope you will 20 get
over your grief at not being invited by
President Harrison to the Inauguration
ball. Although we did not attend, we
imagine that everything went OF in Il
lofty style and in every particular be-
fitting the namesake of the hero of
Tippeeanoe.
Miss Mamie Bourgeois was the beau
ME Robichaux last week. MIR. Albert
Braud, one of Lockport's young swells,
was also one Of our welcome visitors
last week, on pleasure bent. Come
soon again Albert, or the girls will be
lonely.
Messrs. ClodOmire and Thc0phile
Waguespack and Eles Nicholas, three
of II most energetic young men have
left bayou Lafonrche for some parts
on the Mississippi river, where they
have leased a large plantation and are
going to try what virtue and money
there is in the culture Of rice on u
large scale. We wish unlimited sue
cess to you, boys, but we are sorry to
lose you.
Miss Argentine Nicholas, Ole of CO.
teau Folse's most charming bellies. is
the fascinating gnest of Misses Cecile,
Louise and Blanche Rome this week.
Be careful, boys, for some ones sweet
sunny smile may lure you to stray and
carry your little hearts away.
We were glad to meet and press the
hand of thar gallant young levee con-
tractor and prince of good fellows, MI.
Aleslie z. Robichaux this week. He
is looking admirably well and claims
to have been quite a swell III society
circles near Labadieville.
Among our visitors to the N. o. car
niyal were Misses Victorine Knoblcch,
Alice Thibodaux, Anna Dragonne, Ar
gentine Nicholas, Mrs. S. SEWN, Messrs
John B. Gazzo, Alfred Tastet, Re-
mi Roussel. G~ustave KnObloch, NJ. Ro-
bichaux, Ernest Diaz and il host of
others.
Mr.. Justly Theyiot made his depsr-
tnre for Jefferson College during the
week.
Mr.. 7. Lalande is spending a few
days in the Crescent City.
1t m be true, our section of
country seems to be infested with a
few jokers, who are sparing no pains
whatever, to make it hot tor the young
%lotharios who stay too late at night at
the wigwams of their inamorottas, es-
pe.ially if they are on horseback. Of
late several have been the victims of
practical jokes.
The other night a certain young
swain, mounted on n fiery steed, sal
lied forth in all his beauty and pride
to pay homage to his best girl, re-
siding about four miles from his home.
1t is said he passed tOute unc nuit bIan-
che, and Lad to walk home in the bar
gain, some n having appropriated
his saddle and bride and turned his
horse loose to Craze on the public
highway. You can imagine the feel
ings of that young man better than I
can describe them. Half the night i'm
bliss by the side Of his beloved and
vOwing to love her ever; the other
half looking for his horse and singing
'Sweet spirit hear my prayer. Ali
his wailiDg and searching were useless,
he had to take it on foot homeward
bound. His faithful animal was wait
ing for his master ut the gate.
Our young lothario kept the matter
secret for Il few days, in the hope of
catching up with the miscreants; but
the whole affair leaked out on him.
Resolving not to be so easily batf1ed
he rallied a second time and then the
browning incident of the joke took
place. The jokers, appraised of his
being in the neighborhood, hung the
same saddle and bride, wI,ic, they
had taken from him two weeks pre-
viOus, on the fence near the honse in
view of the lovers. This Sc angered
him that he swOre to himself that he