The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1890-11-29
FATTY Y.A.sS Il f.!
BY UNCLE SILAs.
No. 9.

IN lSiU, q traveller passing along
Bayou LafomlclIe would have seen none
at the tine Residences, beautiful parks
nj gardens that are now visible all
ala. Z that stream.
H1nses we're principally adobe. A
frame WIS erected, which WAS tll.al
Win adobe. that Is, earth mixed with
ui">s, which when dried, became solid.
these iint,>,s were warm in Winter aud
cool III summer. The winds ptver
whistied fhr.n.i the cracks, nor did
an, amount Of Rain cause ~ddn,pIess i'm
the structure. Many If HE c%llimne,s
We're ma'le of tlr>a,Nt material, stan,l-
~. "IItslde of tie man wallis. The
frames were put together with wooden
piiis, whilst window glass WASH lnxu-
~ ttiat few indilgcd in. The doors
a'd windows were generally hung on
Wooden hinges and many Of the open
li'S> Tor Windows we've barred up >ini-
Lar to prison windows. These bars
would not keep out the Mind ~ur~.3,iu.
ana presented 10 my MUD, ii mystery
Understandable, hnt with the assistance
OF IA fIlen'i, from whom | sought iufur-
nation on that subject, | lea. ned III t
the bars Were. eitncl to K. rp the yi,ls
III he %l"u-e, OFT" keep rIre buys our.
li",'>rS were "f'en Covered viii, long
i"aids, held fast t., welgIty bags, Nd
that buildings c,Hld h. seen without
II particle of iron in their structure.
Some Of them may be occasionally
ST. II !ei, and thu>u That have lone
have h"t.ii removed by the hand If
man. as there seenIeu t. be no decay
i'll tueun.
Another Curiosity, or wIat would he
Que To-day. that Wis ecn ii half c,.utu-
~ ago. has passed. away and taken its
position aiming The lost ans, that il
HE ok Ga I that did much of the trans
l'"ttail"n IN The guidance of the fuLrrs
al the present generation. These carts
were. made entlrely of wood, held to-
g"thcI ib n"oden pin>, @liavin. neither
iron TIE nor boAts-eiltilely destitute
o iron. The oAtn fh,t moved them.
We're fastened! together b., IL loue or
beam. placed on he forehead IF The
least aud ned "i h., the hurnS. with
RI" hide thongs, )" that they push d
the carr, iil>teat of drani e it. Attu+
front OF thls cam, generally, Il horse
MAS i~iltrlIt'i Ia the end of the toupu,.
VI tiii> lioIst one man or boy rode.
whilst liio'ier stood ~ tn, cart. with
a pntc with which he punched IN tle
oxen When they failed Ia Ito
ti''if duty. The horse was Litrh.d
with RUPEES or raw hides. the olll> ricce
iifii Ia tue whole turn ont WAS the
III III the mouth of the horse, nd.
II en that article WAS made of ,o,..
AS wagon grease MAS the
iiitS't nt tii,.c Cats WAS Wonderful IN
% heard. 1t " IL Il SOFT OF "a cross h.
tween the scrr.eh Of Il wild c,t and
[h' sqn'hl nf Il pig calIyht undtr Il raI.
mai ""nlt mlkc The tir-i crep over
I - rv''us hnan. l~icnnemi.er The first
one of hes glt tuin outs that eyer
heard aud saw. It's agoliziny SCI cams
were heaed Tor neal, IL mile. and II
II IT," iialr stand up straight ON my
lrad. WHAT il WAS, whether !, vii
lnIhitl let l"o>e. or It war of ,.,e,.s
t"I""g the eats | ,onid not i%nagine
ihtii l saw II. And when il came Inv
n, | w'~ Ike the boy, h II had eaten
'' many apple du.ri'lings. 800 full
''i'rrhne'", hnt | thought That SOL
'Ili'ii hat II t seen n,,tniny ike that
When he said \" boldly, thai There
Vas '"t'ing new under thu sun"
Neatly >t'iN m4u wore cn,ton1de
'aut>, AID I + Ell vest and coat, of ,l,e
'i''iit' mater al. the material via :
'';''ae ny The Women, whilst the cotton ;
ON "hca it Was manufactured, WAS ,
y" IN ~ the men. The g,,d hnus.-
wives a"d IN /. ID iHs daughters card
VI The Cult ~, pun az! wore tl,r ,
i"t'i, a. 81, once made up into clotbipo {
| would last uni,l one would ,,r,w /;
Ire I of It. One suit would d, AS mu,.h i
ervtc" lis y half dozen of fine nu,,l..,n |
'''tS tilaE are nov Ia be had i'm Tie. !
core. The mtn also, generally wore. !
specially IN the SIMMER t.thp. me
,%'''';'iiii' hat, nha'!e with !. broad brim. !
'''' "~iS"eit' i"f an umbrella, both in :
and >toIm. These. liars l,st.d d
|il'li they Weie iiuown away or uiv4n :
" y ir'Sf"; 1t" u. I EN- mhrr even 10
ave seen one of them worn ONT Tbev G
ii"m $500 to SIU 90. and when j :
'an once ''t,I"inetl ,n,ss,.sslou of th,.,n ,
e i'ii'i y" feits II becoming hatie.s. =
-Ai'"titti article that WAS in cnu,,unn n
~f Mas the great bulky spanish, saddle :,
~ WAS ali easy saddle to ride on L,ut
'''" on HE horse that carried it with "
he rider. -" l