St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-10-05
VAUDEVILLE ITEMS.


NAxpEvJIIx OFT. 3, 1859.
EDrrcR 81. TAMxAxr FAaXna:
Thanks for editorial OF last week
We are yet under the "Tristssss.
- daily we are losing The beauties
that have graosd our town during
the summer months.
For the past few days our woods
have bssn rssounding With . per-
feet artillery. for our bastsrs are
reapiog . 6ns harvest in dove4
psrtridgss and the sacculsnt eaillss
dc laurisr. Those ever go-shsad
Dspes Bros. are shipping them to
the city BY the wagon load.
On last Saturday evening ~
were invited. BY Mr.. Alex. Band,
to the christsoing Of his 'Pig and
Whistle" sign. which VA painted
by our resident artist. Mr.. Cha +.
rsttle. ST.. designer and sngravsr.
The sign 10 = representation of .
large pig. three Ssst high. standing
On it, hind legs. AID holdisg 10 its
fore feet huge whistle. introdaoe.i
in bic vide snout. the whols being
veil Eildsd. and containing .ppro.
priats notices. such - wine, Iq.
uors and general family groceries.
ehsap for cash. The sponsor was
that polite aud genial clerk willie
~" and The young 'godmothsr. "
Miss Ctiequot.
Our new City Fathers have quail.
dsd. and held . meeting Last Sat-
arday evening and appointed their
Secretary. but whom il came to
elscting . Treasurer they got q
Ioggsrheads and oould not agree.
Il looks to me - il there 10 bot one
in the whole batch that can offer Q
motion and sign bic name. How
can our poor" Msndsvills prospsr,
for il the Mayor 10 not sustained by
bis Council. what will become Of
our town. He hes doue his utmost
for the welfare Ut the town, and il
hs does not get the support Of his
officers. Vaudeville will be wreck.
cd.
We paid . visit to Mr. Manaudis
truck farm this morning. and Was
sstonishsd 1t his success. Right
10 our town hs has raised the finest
corn that We have seen this year,
and he has transplsate6 900 cauli-
do ~ses. which are six inches high,
AMI three days ago his wife sowsd
csulihowsr seeds. aud they ire now
an inch high. He has also 6ne |
patch Of Brussels cabbage. which |
wall b. ready Tor msr kst next week. |
l see you are craving for oysters,
and then complain about the noisy
sound Of the "hora" u the oyster
L0at There must he . remedy for
that noisy blast. for We are csr,.in
that you have in your city rsmunsr-
stive 'swsss aud strong horns"
The Myrrot Bros. OF The Gle men.
tine A.. have their schooner on the |
ways At Bayou Castains. undergo
Jug repsir.. aud Gill start next week |
for the oystsr bsuks. aud Ne shall. |
have oysters here about the 18th.
but Capt Sandy says that he will
30 afraid Of Marshal Duliou.
On Sunday evening Charlie and
Henry Mugnier thought they would
have . nice ti@s killing CABLES.
Charlie loft the Cam slia' . bar n At
lend 70 itself. and induced bic
brother Henry. the renowned O.
tsrer Of the "Crssesnt." 70 60 and
and camp out on RAv;oe des Cas-
nee. After providing themselves
With ell ascsssary shooting apparel
aud satALlss. not mentioning tte
iqaids. q six O'Clock they Jumped
into . 'ja@psr." 70 which was
sitchsd . very 6as nag. and pro-
seeded to their camping groand.
What hsppsosd then ws do not
Know. bat the next morning the
sorss returned to the Crescent With
J rope aad collar. Nj. J. A. Meg.
''sr cot boy 70 take The hosss|
'aok. and b met the young hon.
ere halt way on the road rstarn-
ng. When they we're withis .lV0
'ards Of the Pig aud whistls."
NE Of The wheels Of The jumper
ave way. and The driver and %.
took . dusty fell. but
luckily no ono wss hurt They
oon arrived at Aieck's. and The
no thirstisst hunters I have ever
cen were Hsary aud Charlie. Wei
lops you will have bettss luck next
ime. i