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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-03-07
The Farewell ki=s.

was sitting at my breakfast table one
morning in my room at Louisville, Ky,
says Col. Alex Hogeland, "lue Lvwsucy :,
friend" when the door-beli rAng Ny
son opened the door and came 10 the
dining room and said.
"There is a lame boy on crutchez at the
door wants to see you. He has been
crying, think
l stepped to the door, and in food of
tears he asked me to go and SEQ his father
who was In Jail. Said the DO
my father is to be hung tomorrow.
The governor will not pardon him. He
cut my mothers throat when he was drunk.
He was good man, and we were always
happy only when father got drunk.
Won't you 20 and talk and pray with my
father, and then come to our house when
his body is brought to us2'
l went as req uested and found that the
demon drink was the sole cause of that
family's ruin and desolation. The father
was hung. and when the body was taken
to that home was there. Six worse than
orphaned children were curled upon q
bundle of straw and rags, crying with q
grief that would make the stoutest heart
qusil. The crippled boy, but fourteen
years old, was the sole support of this
little family. The fathers body was
brought in by two officers. The plain
board coffin was rested upon two old chairs
and the Off GERS hurried out of the room,
and way from the terrible scene.
'Come. said the crippled boy, "come
and kiss paps's face before it gets cold"
and all six children kissed the face of that
father and smoothed the brow, sob5ing in
broken accents. whisky did it; papa was
good, but whisky did it," Since that day
| vote as we'll as pray, for destruction OF
this arch enemy of the little chill iren of the
lsnd.-ISsue.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-03-07
The Operator BIundered

The eager desire of o young married
man 70 find suitable suite of apartments
coupled with the mischievous perversisy of
telegraph operator, caused CONSERVATION
and anxiety In peaceful household M
town not long since. The mistress'of the
peaceful household, being an old school.
mate and friend of the young married man
had kindly undertaken to aid him in ind.
ing fat he being partial stranger In
the city. After one afternoons fruitless
search the two friends parted with the
understanding that as soon as the Young
man could find it convenient to make AM.
other trip the lady would willingly accom-.
pany him. A few evenings afterward the
gentleman sent . telegraphic dispatch to
his old schoolmate worded as follows:
"Will come up and worry you again to-
morrow" The sender expected that the
dispatch would be delivered about break
fast time. Insx I'd of that, however, the
peaceful family was arosed ct 4 o. clock a.
M, and imagine the feelings of the shivsr
Ing husband when he opened dispatch
addressed TO his wife and read: will
come up and marry you tc-morrw after
noon, Tom" OF course subsequent expla
nations Strengthened things out.-New
York Times.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-03-07
W hat Mary Gave.

She gave IN hour of patio mt care to her
little haoy sister, who was cutting teeth.
She gave string and crooked pin,
and good deal of good advice to the three
year-old brother who wanted to play at
fishing. She gave Ellen, the maid, q
precious hour to 60 and visit her sick baby
at home. for Ellen was a widow, and left
her child with its grandmother while she
worked to get breac for both. She could
not have seen them very often If our Mary
had not offered to attend the door while
she was away.
But this is not all Mary gave. She
dressed herself SO neatly, and looked SO
bright and kind, and obliging, that she
gave her mother thrill of pleasure when
ever she caught sight of the young
pleasant face.
She wrote letter to her father, who
was absent on business, and gave patient
attention to long story by her grand
mother, and when it was ended made the
old lady happy BY good night kiss.
Thus she had given valusble presents to
six people in one day, and yet she had not
8 cent.-7he Little Ones.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-03-07
The Owl-A BOYS Compositiou,

Wen you come to see q owl cloce it has
ollie big eyes, and when you come to feel
1t with your fingers, which it bites, you
you lind it is mosely fethers, with only jas
meat enuf to hole EN- to gether.
Ores they was man thot he would like
owl for pet, so he tole bird man to
send him the hes in the shop, bat wen it
was b.ot he loolzt at 1t and squeezed it,
and 1t dldent suite. So the man rote the
to the bird man and said lie keep the owl
you sent, tho it amt like | wanted, but wen
IL IS wore out you mus make me mother,
with lite eyes, for | suppose these eyes
Is number twelves, but ant mum Der six
es. and then if pay you the sans price
you can afford TO put in more owl.
Owls have got to have Big eyes cos tina
has to be out good deal at mite duin bis
Lis with rats and mice, which keeps late
ours They is said to be very wise, but
my sisters young man s?ys any boldly can
be wise If they would set up and take
notice
That fellow comes to our house just like
be used to, only more, and Wen | asst him
wy he comes so much he said he was amau
OF Silence, like me, and was a stuiyin
slnlthogsly. which was bids, | asst him
wot birds he was studyin, and he said an
Jils, and wen he SAID tina, to my sister she
looKt out the windoW and said wo: fine day
II had turn to be-. But it was ranin cats
a"d dogs ven she said it. Inever see such
goose in my life as that girl. Uncle Ned,
which has been in Of parts of the worl. he
says they is jss that way in Pattygonv.
In toe pic. er alphabets the . is some
times owl, a"d some times il is OK, but if
| mAdo the uicLers Ida bava II stan foroo
CUR to bore holes with. | tole it to ole
gstfer Peters once wen he was a. our house
iookin at my new book, aud he said you
are right, Johnny, and here is this b s.ans
Tor harp, but hoo cares for harp, wy don't
they make II san for horgan? de is such |
a tool.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-03-07
What Tile Drainage Has Done fer the
PRESENT Crop

Ian ADDRESS by Mr.. James K. Tucker nan7re,
VI Armant plantation, ST. Jan. $, read before
LIZ LOUISIANA Sugar Planters Association
FEBRUARY IL, 1891
MISUNDERSTANDING IN vour inu;+o
tlon' give my experience in the tile drain
age business, which is quite short. and
mas been very pleasant When we COM
menced putting in tiles on this place,
llttle over year ago, had but little con-
hdence in 1t. could not see now four
inch pipe, at distance of 80 to 100 feet
could possibly take the plaza of four
loot ditch; but have been very agreeabiy
disappointed. | will admit that the mast
season has been unusually dry, but, not
wlthstandipg, we have had good deal of
rain. About the 18Th or Goth of Jnne we
had one rain that was til. drain tester
This entire place was a lake from tho
front to the back. Just as soon as the
water began to fall in ths outlet canals
the water dlssppeard on the tiled lands
That has Invariably been the case after
every rain we have had. tits very seldom
that you will see water lying in II e middle
of the row an hour after hard rain, ike
you see on open dltched land.
We plowed several times after rain
six hours sooner than we could on higher
untitled land. We had 100 scres of plant
cane on tiled land on this Place last year, di
vlded into four cuts. The tonnage on the
different cuts wers thirty two,
thirty three ard Thirty four per
acre. l do not give the tiles
the entire credit of the heavy ton
mage. think the land would have done
nearly as we'll the past season without the
tiles, but | do claim that we had rain
enough TO have entirely ruined the crop
had the tiles failed to 90 there work.
There are great many other advant-
ages to be derived from tile drainage be-
sides good drainage. The first very i'm
portant item is the land that is gained,
which is from 8 to 10 per cent. 1t is
pleasure to plow field of tiled land CON-
pared TO one that is not tiled A man
that could keep from thinking of cuss
WORDS whilst watching a contrary negro
and pair of more contrary mules pillow
ditch bank row would BE- Fl subject for
a better country THAI this. There
are no ditch banks to bother
machines. There ale no odd heap
rows when hauling cane, and
there is no more bother about that annoy
ing and expensive quarter arslD,-Sagar
Planter.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-03-07
Children'S SAVINGS.

Soon after getting settled on our farm
in Minnesota we bought some chickens,
which were source of great amusement
to Arthur, two years old, who talked very
plain. One morning he watched them
eating their breakfast from the ground
(Arthur was very particular about his
food), and after we went in the house,
there was quite an cutlery from the chick
ems
"Perhaps." said Arthur, 81 had better
go out and see what the chickens are talk
ing about"
After being out few minutes. became
back and said, "They told me to tell you
they don't like to have their breakfast In
the dirt; they want 1t put on something
clean."
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-03-07
A Big Undertaking.

A. SHAW SON WILL BUILD THE DEPICTS
ON The LINE OF TIE <. c., W. & eRY.
After considerable time spent In the
work of drsugbting A. Shaw l. SON have
completed the plans for The dspots along
the line OF the Kansas City, Watkins &
Gulf raIlr.ad. This firm will superintend
the building of all the depots after these
plans, along the entire line OF the road.
The depots will be very neat in architsc-
tural design, each one containing up stairs
apartments for living purposes, and they
will be located at distance of twelve
miles apart along the portion of the line
which IL not as yet thickly settled It is
the intention to commence work on these
depots in April, and follow the workmen
as track laying progresses.
Work on the K. c., w. & G. is pro-
crossing finely and within few months
the road will have been completed through
part of the rich territory 1t is built 10
penetrate. Kansas Record.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-03-07
81 Like TO Helm Peonle %

q lady was walking ont one windy day,
wnen 10 began to rain. With her hands
1nu Of PARCELS II was difficult for her to
raise her umbrella. =
10 me. please Let me-" said bright.
faced boy.
he put up her umbrella, then took q
string from his pocket, ard tied her pack
ages together.
An shs thanked him, telling hin, he
was very polite 70 do 30 much far
s.fsn9ef. hs replied "Oh. it's no trouble.
nnaam | like 90 help people,"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-03-07
AN UNEXPECrrn rp,p

a chlpnunk Fat on a cedar tree
rlrst on two feet, then on thraa
AS he combed beautiful tai,
he watched the river down below
AS II hurried by with rapid flow
III! he longed for bit Of q sai,
.r,, nun!eo ABOUT for minute or two.
~, N0 I'uno chip which he thought voult do
lneh ne launched it on the tide
he leaped aboard his frail csno.
''n 'uo' ahead, then faster flaw
though to stop 1t he vainly tiled
bu' soon he grew to like the sne..
anu laughed for j1y, with little besd
10 the distance he had coma
nul no" tne night Is settling down
he sees the lights OF a buy town
ana hears its distant hum
Sui through the dark he rusbes nv
Inc Mt Ids and houses faster av
I'LL ne gains the open sea.
ana now ne is rock d and to.0ea o,.
anu very soon begins to find out
How sick chipmuAk can he
Alter days and days Of this wearlsom. no
de Is thrown from his boat in III q ta,r,bI. a.,.
which the ocean has with the ,bors
AND 50 be Is dashed on thu firm uh,,o 49,,
"nste ne lies at rest, till friendly hand
Lifts him to life once more
tie sees curious chattering croud
~ iooA at hlm, touch him. call alond
A. 'ne wonder dropped by the sea
ICY ieea hlm' tend him with reverent cara
ana ou'Id him temple rich and yar,
AS sacred place can ha
And SO 1t comes to pass one day,
As watch the darkskinned natives prav
AT a heather goddess shrine,
see strange and wonderful sight
ca'pmunk skipping from height to hetgbt
Where golden offerings shine.
-Aones G. Grav in Our I,tu> 0,..
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-03-07
Look Out for Yellow Carriers.

The fortunate girl is the one who has q
yellow garter given her by the bride of
less than year. And why is she fortu-
nates Because 1t insures for her laddie
VINO snail be her own true love and her
husband ere another twelvemonth has
elapsed. The yellow garter must be worn
day and night and never removed save
when the act of cleanliness requires it.
During the first six months that it is worn
the young woman will see her own true
love ana become desperately we'll &C.
quatnted with him. The next three
months Gees them engaged to be married.
and the last three months of the year bear
wedding chime in their echoes, Dear
sweet match making young matrons give
q yellow garter to all the young girls of
their acquaintance whom they wish to see
welded, and then they do all in their
power to further the cause BY introducing
every eligible man of dear Jacks acquaint.
ance.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-03-07
A Beautiful Incident.

A short time before his death the re
nowned engine-builder, Corllss, found
necessary to enlarge his machine shops
and set squad of men at work to prepar
the material for building.
| One morning after some progress ha.
been made in the preparation, he vislte
the quarry from which the stone for tn
| foundation was being taken. While tt
| masons were arranging to blast hug
rock, workman, pointing to bird nov
ering over ledge high up in the rock
| said:
THAT bird will have to change its nest
ing in short order, il it wants to save it.
neck
Are there eggs in the nest ?" inquired
Mr.. Corliss, with evident interest.
Yes, four little speckled fellows ovel
which the mother bird has been fussipe
ever since we began work." replied thu
man. "The young birds will soon BE-
peeping through the delicate shells"
"Then let the work stop until the bird
lings are ready to fy," was the great.
hearted mans command.
You are surely not in earnest" ex-
claimed the foreman, who was directing
The preparation for blasting.
II surely am" was the quick reply; 81
have no right to break up the home of
even the smallest of Gods creatures, and
these parent birds have rights that I am
bound to respect"
"You are aware, sir, that the working
men are all on hand, and that everything
must stop if We carry out your orders"
urged the man anxiously.
II understand all this, my friend, vet |
cannot conscientiously do otherwise than
adhere to my first command. What right
have l to build up my fortunes upon the
ruins of even birds homer"
'The men will be dissatisfied, sir; they
will feel that they have rights, too" re-
tcrted the man, dark frown stealing over
his honest face.
81 recognize their rights, also, and their
pay shall 60 on just as usual during these
waiting days. Send them to their homes
AND let them spend the time in improving
their own homes and garden patches"
The sulleu looks chat had been gather
ing on the faces Of the mon vanished sud-
denly, and instead of bitter imprecasions
snd mutsered curses, the air was filed
with cheers and benedictions that almost
overwhelmed the modest proprietor, who
never tnoosnt OF DOING appIauded for
simply obeying the dictates of his con-
science.
At the close of week four little birds
we're seen bobbing up and down in the
lest away up in the cliff, but fully two
weeks more passed ksfore the young
lodgings were able to- leave the messy
lone in the crevice of the rock. Instead
II becoming irritable At lifelong delay, the
treat engine bullder seemed to enjoy the
lays of waiting. and frequently visited the |
pot to see how the feathered songsters
we're growing. His devotion to the rights |
i the little creatures won the admiration
4 the men, and when, after three weeks
4 rest, the gigantic business was again
ct in operation, they all felt constrained
o 90 their utmost to help repair the loss
nat their noble-hearted employer had so
'illingly suttered.-Bei1s Y. Chisholm, in
)ccident.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-03-07
he Widows Cow

=: "A poor widow, with FIVE children. who
'lveo IN village in Germany, With sll bsr
'aooI maze Dat scanty support
aiLet while came year of dronrbt.
everything she planted failed to grow. and
her only COW died. It began to be hard
with her, with little to eat for har nd
her tive children, ani in her inpstiencs
| she said:
Il d. not wish to beg; labor and dil,psnca
40 not mel me; it would be better If
could die -
AS she at'hus in distress she heard the
ringing OF the church bell in tie village,
ana Just then her little daughter entered
The room and said:
Mother. tue church bell is ringing: If
you Will 60 to church will take care of
the house"
The child said this because when he,
mother was at church she always came
home with glad heart. The mother an.
swered:
why should l 60 to church when
everything goes i'll with me?'
But, with a sad heart, she went to cbprcb
and sat behind a pillar, so that Others
might not see her sadnsss During the
service she wept, and could MT hide her
tears.
The preacher spoke of the love and good
ness of God, and she went home humble
and romforted
"The Lord she ssid, "hss seen nv tears
and he will dry them if it is for the
better"
A 5ood and wealthy man in the church
saw the poor woman was in distress, and
made INQUIRY about her md hap family
In the evening. as she and her children
sat by 'heir poor light, they heard bel.
lowing at the door as Of Cow. A rap was
heard at the door; it opened, and man en-
t-red and said:
"A friend has sent you this COW and
some SACKS of corr as present, with kindly
greeting"
The woman vas as,on:hed and overcome
and before she could ask who it was the
man was gone.
The COW however stood tied to tree
much nicer one than she had lost She
put the COW in the stable and carried the
corn in the house, and thanked God for His
goodness.
The next morning q rich man came to
the widow and said:
Yesterday in church you poured out
your tears before the Lord, and he has
now given you comfott. For long time
have been indebted to Him for q great
earthly blessings He has bestowed upon
NE, therefore accept the COW as gift
from Him. thank God tina, he sent you
o the church, and so awakened In my
heart an interest in your behalf Tile
Angelus.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-03-07
Love Bracelets.

If a young man has any rus re- ard for
a woman he gives her gold RIBBON brhce-
let. perfectly plain, save fer an inscrip-
ton, and clasps it upon herarm. 1t sh'ult
lock and the key be carried by him who
purchased 1t. These are MT Of necessity
engagement bracelets; they meSn merely
true regard and a desire tina: this state Of
feeling shall continue.
Ii regard has deepened into love, and
blessed feeling of possession, little verse
Is inscribed upon the bracelet telling TO
have been made happy in loving each
other
A pretty verse upon New Year en-
gagement bracelet ran thus:
The violet loves sun bank,
The cowslip loves the lea,
The scarlet creeper loves the elm
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-03-07
Put Some Salt in II

M1ther, what makes YOU put salt in
everything you cook? Everything YOU
make you put in a little salt"
80 spoke observing little Annie, as she
stood looking on.
well. Annie, ~ make you little loaf
OF bread "ltboat an salt, and see if Won
can find it out" ''N
On mother, it DOESN'T taste a bit n ice, F"
said she, after she lad tasted the bread.
why notH" asked her mother.
"You didn't put any salt in it,"
Mother, said Annie day or two after
wards, Jane Wells is the worst Girl 1
ever saw; she slaps her little brother
Johnny. and pulls his hair, and acts really
hateful. When told her it was naughty
TO do so, and II she would be kind to her
brother he would be kind to her, she only
spoke roughly to me and hit him again.
Why won 3 she take my advicei"
you didn't put any alt In It.
season yonf words with kindaess, my
sz.ssA z -. = - tz...,.s II - o,,1
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-03-07
THE ST. LANDRY DEMOCRAT
0pelousas, la



'sShe," said the manager of great re-
tail establishment, pointing out the fore
woman Of one Of the departments, "is the
most successful of all the three hundred
sslespeople In the house. She began be-
hind small counter where different
eolored embroidery silks were sold. OBJ
served that customers would ask for her,
and II she was engaged would wait until
she was ready to serve them.
II wished to find out the reason for this
and offered to bring another saleswoman
to @ patient customer one day.
"'No,' she said. Miss Crale never for
gets the kind of silk use She remem-
bers the grade and even the shade which
I bought before. And she takes such an
interest In 1t 7
These two quslities-her memory of
the preferences of her customers and her
interest in them-have made her the best
saleswoman that we have ever had"
A daughter of prominent senator
made his house the most popular resort in
Washington few winters ago.
"There are many women here" said
friend, "more beautiful and more brilliant
than Miss Dash, but she never forgets you
OF anything that concerns you. After
years OF absence, II you 60 10 her mousse,
she will remember that you take three
Jumps of sugar in your tea, that you dis
like the color Of yellow, and that your
fsvorite songs are Scotch ballads. 1t is
sriding quality, but certainly it
gives her wonderful charm"
inequality will strengthen the influence
Of q sister. q wife or a mother SO much in
her home as this persistent remembrance
of the little likes and dislikes of those
about her, with hearty effort to indulge
them.
Surely every woman should try to
strengthen her influence in the field In
which God has set her to work. Some of
them complain that they have no memory
for triaes, nor keen sympathy with the
wants or feelings.
Put self out of your heart, and you will
be surprised to find how large and warm a
tenement it is !-Youth's Companion.