The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-06-13

Taking his satchel in his left hand
and scratching the back of his head
with his right he returned to the levee
where he met a couple of gentlemen of
whom he made inquiries for Miss v.
w. But they answered that no one of
that name, did then or at any past
period within their recollection, reside
in that neighborhOod. By this time he
had scratched enough wisdom out of
the back of his head, to enable him to
see a large sized animal of the species
rodent, and he took up a line of
march towards Tbibodaux.
In the meantime, time The Mayor of
the town had proclaimed the day to be
a National holiday, and all the mas
culine gender we're in the front of
town. A boy of Is who to-
day in the person of a demure, digni-
tied, Ex-Mayor, would not look at
such an episode with more than one eve,
mounted a horse and rode up the
Bayou, as an army of observation. He
soon returned with the information
that the young man was coming.
Every store and room on Main street
was full of people. Below the building
now occupied by Mr.. L. Schneider,
along the banquette We're some 20 men.
| was on the Bridge, with a small
squad, every where else the streets were
empty.
The man, came along, looking some
what bewildered, but as soon as he
reached jackson street and saw the
crowd there he knew that he was
BADLY sold and started to pass
down the leyee, at a brisk walk. The
people rushed from their concealment,
and hurried down to the Market
square when they headed and caught
HIM. TO say that the poor fellow
was not frightened would be to tell an
%untruth, and especially, when a
drunken man yelled out to hang him,
was he terrified. The war excitement
was just beginning to boil then, and
the man had reasons to be alarmed.
He was assured at once, that no harm
should be done him, and being con-
Quoted to Tallereie's saloon, in the
upper story of the building now occu-
pied by l.. K. Gaudet. his fears were
allayed. He was put upon a table,
and told to makes speech or sing a
song. "He said that" he did in
good faith what he had done, that he
had no lady acquaintance, and desir-
ed a wife, and that if it had been as he
thought 1t was he would have honestly
married the girl, and try to make her
a good husband. He had some three
thousand dollars and was engaged in
good business, one that would enable
him to care for a family.
There was no doubt of that fact.
After some time he was taken into
an oyster house and given a good
lunch. There was no evening train,
and as he did not wish to remain in
1hbodaux Mr.. A B. Raglan, proposed to
send him to Lafourche Crossing where
he could take the freight train.
When the colored driver came out
with his open buggy he stopped in
front of the store now occupied by R.
X Mcbride, in which were collected a
number of ladies, but when the
stranger vas seated, the driver was
missing and could not be found for
SohiC tiiIC, Nl1iiSU VIC slCUlLu SdU, 'Cne
observed of all Observers" Finally
the boy came, and was ordered to pro-
coed direct to Lafourche Crossing, but
the obstinate driver drove round on
jackson and other streets, in front OF
several houses, where the ladies were
holding Mass Meetings, but finally took
the man to the station, whence he
went TO the CITY on tho frairht tro;r
He afterwards send several boxes of Sc
gars to persons in this town, marked
Virginia Wise Segars."
OF the actors in this comedy, the
young man volunteered in the Con-
federate service, as a member of the
Lafourclie Guards, and subsequently
died, near Clinton Louisiana. The FL
der lady has been resting quietly for
several years in St. Johns cemetery.
The other lady is residing in Iberville
Parish, honored and respected by all
who know her.