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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-03-19
PAR JULES DE GASTYNE

iours sages. C'est quand lis touchent
la terre Nous en- avons mate d'au
tres. II faut esperer que nous
materons encore ceux-ci.
Les deux personnages, tout en-
causant etaient montes sur lie pont.
lie movement commencait a y deve-
mir extraordinaire Chacun sc prepa-
rait quitter lie navire. La vue de la
terre semblait avoir mis- du vif-argent
dams les veines des officers, ct DIES
matelots. Tn enseigne sapprocha du
commandant, la casquette a la main.
Mon commandant a-t-il des ordres
4 donner pour lie debarquement
-Vous savez ce quill faut faire :?
-Oui, mon commandant
-Debarrassez-vous d'abord de vos
forcats. Tout est prepare pour les
recevoir.
L'officier ieta queleues ordres dune
voix breve. LIE remue menage sac
centua sur lie batiment puis les canots
Quitterent lie navlre, charges de con-
damnes. Daniel etait au milieu des
autres. Sur lie rivaye, on fit ranger
les forcats en- colonne On leur
dis ribua des wires ct on leur donna
Pordre de Sc METRE en- marche.
Notre heros allait s,livre ses compa-
gnons, quand un garden accourut.
lie numero SIT cria-t-il.
Daniel sortit des rang.
-C'est vous qu'on nomme Pincon-
nu
-C'est bien moi
-Suivez-moi
NJ. de Serves accompagna lhomme
pendant que lie groupe grisatre DIES
condamn6s seloignait vers l'interieur
des terres
LIE oouverneur de Noumea await
tenu Ia promesse faite d Daniel.
Apres FAVOR employe a cultiver son
jardin, il lui await donne la place de
son secretaire quand ce dernier await
regagn6 Ia France L'infortune gen
tilhomme menait done una existence
relativement libre ct qui aurait etc
presque heureuse, 81 le souvenir de
ceux quill await laisses au Mexique
n'avait empli toutes ses pensees,
chasse de lui toute ioie ct tont repos.
Helas pusieurs annees secou-
lerent sans amener aucuL enlargement
sa situation. sans lui apporter aucu-
mes nouvelles de ceux quill aimait.
Dams ces quelques annees, le pauvre
homme await vieilli de vingt ans. II
await bien raison de penser que sa
femme, ses enfants eux-memes ne lie
reconnaltraient pas. IL etait tout
blanc maintenant Ses joues etaient
plates ct decharnGes, SD peau jaunie
ct ridee Ses yeux etaient creux,
perdus sous les sourcils, ronges par
un feu intcrieur Oh il pouvalt
apparaitre inopinenent devant les
siens. Pas un cri de reconnaissance ne
s'eleverait. L'uil meme de fepouse
devait Sc meconnaitre C'est sur
cette gertrude de metre pas reconnu,
que Daniel await base lie plan quill
meditait dcpuis longtemps, dams ses
heures dc solitude ct ses NUTS d IN
somne II songeait a s'evader, a
gagner L. Mexique, a retrouver les
siens, d vivre pres d'euN, n'importe
comment. en- mendiant sill lie fallalt, 4
suivre Il un pi dc mari ct Gle pere
tous les incidents de leur vie, Gear
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-03-19


pour quill hesitat a la risquer pour
sauver quelquun?
XIV
Daniel de Serves arriva au pied de
la falaise sans encombre ct sans ayoir
etc entendu par les sauvages. Ii Wit
rentree de la grotte ct s'y glissa. La
jeune file etait etendue a terre,
toujours evanouie, pale CONNIE la
mort. Notre heros fit un movement
de surprise. II lui await semble re-
connaitre ce visage. IL allait s'assu-
rer quill ne Sc trompait pas quand un
cri terrible fendit rair ct lie cloua all
sol d'epouvante Tn DIES Canaques
venait de tomber george.
Daniel Sc jeta vivement dams rom-
bre, Sc doutant bien que lie vainqueur
allait revenir a la jeune file. Une
idee lui etait venue. La grotte await
deux ouvertures. Pendant que lie
savage rentrait dun cote, Daniel Sc
glissait dehors par rautre. Puts il
gagna vivement lendroit OH lie comba
await eu lieu. LIE Canaque etait
tombe dams un ruisseau de sang. II
etait mort deja. Dams sa main
crispee, il tenait un large poignards
semblable celui don't il await etc
frappe. Notre heros sen empara ct
revint vite vers la caverne.
"A nous deux, maintenant mur-
mura-t-il.
Quand il penetra de nouveau dams
lie souterrain, il Wit la jeune file
debout, Sc defendant avec acharne
ment, croyant echapper aux etreintes
du Canaque. Celui-cl, reil fauve,
recume la bouche, la main toute
anglante, la poursuivait ii venait,
dc patteindre, ct de sa rude main
noire il allait la courber, sous lui, sur
lie sol, quand il poussa un rugisse-
ment rauque. Ses doigts Sc deten-
dirent ct il tomba en- arriere. C'etait
Daniel qui venait de lui enfoncer son
arme entire les epaules.
La jeune file interdite regardait
autour dele sans comprendre, pen
dant que lie savage Sc tordait sur lie
sable, rendant lie sang par Ia bouche
a grands fots, terrific, emplissant la
cabane de hurlements sauvages, ten
tant vainement de Sc relever ct mena-
cant encore. NJ. de Serves Sc montra
-Venez, mademoiselle, dit-il
Tn meme cri sechappa de ses
leyres ct de celles de la jeune file.
Mademoiselle Berthe, murmura Da-
mel.
-Vous, monsieur
NJ. de Serves venait de reconnaitre
dams la jeune file quill await sauvee,
Ia file de ce negociant de Noumea
don't nous avons parle, NJ. Dartige
avec lequel il etait en- rapport. Mile
Dartige, await WI souvent notre heros
chez son pere. lis ne s'etaient pas
encore parle, mais, chaque fois qu'elle
await rencontre lie forcat, celui-c
l'avait saluee avec un air respectueuz
ct douloureux tout la fois qui ravai1
frappee, ct il n'etait plus pour ellie
un inconnu ou meme TN Indifferent
car souvent on await parle d lie
maison de Daniel ct de son apparenct
honnete. On ne voulait pas croir'
quill fht aussi criminel que sa con
damnation pouvait lie faire supposer
On pensait, ct on ne Sc trompait pas
quill await etc conduit au crime pa
une sorte de fataiite plus forte qu'
lui. Aussi AVIATION pour lui uni
sorte de sympathie occulte, sympathi
que iustifaient d'ailleurs les preve
nances que lie gouverneur semblai
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-03-19
THIBODAUX, LINE, SAMEDI 10 MARS 1892

en- descendant, aux branches d'arbres
ct aux angles des pierres. Mais sa
vie etait-elle 81 precieuse maintenant
pour quill hesitat a la risquer pour
sauver quelqu'un?
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-04-22

can no more make money than it can
air, etc. If it can make money it can
also make human souls. 1t can make
the stars and planets and fix them in
their places" The Governor must be
loaded with mush for he shoots moth
ing but slush. Why did he not tell the
tried and true, present, where the mon
ey came from? Why did he not ex-
plain thab part of the co Institution
which declares that congress shall
have the power to coin (make) money
and establish the value thereof?" Not
one word did he say why the govern
ment could not make money far
ther than the silly assertion quoted
above, that if the government can
make money it can make souls" etc.
Governor Anthony is political can
ard and so are his followers. You re-
publicans of Sumner county dare not
take up one of the statements of Gov.
Anthony and try to maintain it by
force of logic. A man and a party
that will uphold him in getting up be-
fore what he considers an intelligent
audience and making the declaration
that "the Independent voter is a self
disfranchiSed fool" is deserving of the
contempt and condemnation of every
voter that is not willing to acknOwl-
edge that the republican party has a
ring in his nose. 1t is an open insult
to every voter, rejecting upon him that
he doesn't know enough to use his own
Judgment in choosing his ballot.
What called the republican party
into existence in 1853 if not the indie
pendent voters from the free soil party
and Union party and others? The re-
publican party could never have had
an existence had it not been for the in
dependent voter. But now that the in
dependent voter is cleaving off from
the republican party, "he is a Self-dis-
franchiSed fool" 1t makes a difference
whose OK is gOred, doesn't it, GOV.
ernOr?
As fraud, Ex-Governor Anthony is
a brilliant success. lie confessed that
he knew nothing about editing a paper,
and judging from the pOnderOuS ig-
nOrance displayed in his speech, we
will not contradict him.
We never saw a political speaker
shed tears before. If the Governor
would only turn his steps in the direc-
tiOn of Methodist camp meeting,
what a world of good those tears
might do: they might save one soul
then, but if they draw him into the re-
publican party, he is beyond redemp-
ton. r. Z. BRAY.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-04-22
Jerry FaVers OPENING the Strip.

The following from the Washington
Post on the 9th inst, shows that there
is no foundation in the report that
Jerry Simpson is opposed to opening
the Cherokee Strip:
ut is barely possible that Jerry Simp-
son is serving his first and last term in
congress. The Cherokee Strip, which
borders on his district, will be an at
tractive spot for hundreds of his Alli-
ance supporters, as soon as it is thrown
open to settlement. Indeed, there
have been rumOrs around the capitol
that the shrewd Jerry, who openly ad.
vocating the passage of the legislation
necessary to open the Strip to the pub
lie domain, has in reality asked Chair
man Peel, of the Indian committee, tC
block the bill in the committee until
after the election next fall. But Mr.
Simpson says this is an invention of tht
enemy and has no foundation in facts
Besides" Said Mr.. Simpson to thu
Post reporter, 'there is every reason Il
believe that the exodus from Southern
Kansas, which will occur as soon as thu
land is made available for homsteads
will depopulate the cities more thai
the farms, for it is the city people VIII,
rush in upon the lands in order to prof
it by speculation. The people in th'
cities are republicans and / do not be
lieve that the Peoples party woult
suffer more than any other"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-04-22

1t is currently believed that Jerry
Simpson is working against the Chero.
kee Strip treaty ratifcItions. Jerry
is working more for himself than for
the people he misrepresents.- .-Cald1cell
NeI0S.
1t is currently believed that you fel.
lows would like to get some current
club by which you might be able tC
mar the current beauty of Jerry's cur.
rent popularity in this district, and
that the current belief you speak Of
is only the current wish of your cur
rent partisan mind. Jerry is doing al
he can for the early opening of tht
Strip, but you can't expect him to turr
a corrupt, slow coach body like thu
American congress into fair-dealing
misunderstanding institution in I
few short weeks. Patience, mani
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-04-22
A Letter from Jerry.

A c. Dispatch.
Below we publish letter from Jerry
Simpson in reply to the lie that has
been circulated by the republican pa
pers to make capital against him in his
district. Lies will come home to roost:
DEAR SIR:-In reply to yours of
March 81 in which you say | am
charged in different parts of the dis
trict Of opposing the opening of the
Cherokee Strip. | authorize you to say
that this is totally false and without
any foundation in truth whatever.
The facts are | have been trying all |
could here in my humble way to get
them to open up the Strip, but the facts
are they don't want to open the Strip.
The eight million dollar appropriation
that goes along with it is staring at the
democrats who have passed the resolu-
tlOn here on retrenchment and reform.
The republicans are secretly working
IN the interest of the cattle syndicate;
they don't want it opened up and they
have practically made no effort yet to
open it. The treaty has gone before
the committee on Indian affairs instead
OF the committee on territories, where
1t should have gone, of which | am a
member. This was done because it
was known that the committee OH In
dian affairs was opposed to the opening
OF the Strip. The Cheyenne and Arap-
ahOe country though will open up,
presume, this month; but | am salts
fed this story has been started to pref
udice some Of my friends against me.
That is all right; if they think they
can make any capital out oftelling lies,
let them go ahead. Let them be warn
ed, though, of their success in the past.
a liar is sure to be found out sooner
or later and all the lies they have told
about me heretofore don't think have
hurt me very much; therefore | have
refrained from trying to answer any OF
the charges and it is only because
know you people, my friends who stood
by me, that wish to clear up in your
minds about this matter. so that you
will know how | stand exactly.
Hoping this finds you well / remain
Yours truly, JERRY SIMPSON.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-04-22

The Topeka Capital will do its best to
Keep Georgia in line with democracy
IL fears that that state will be carried
by the Peoples party. The Capital and
other ultra-republican papers are as
much interested in maintaining solid
democratic south, as solid republican
north. They would almost as soon see
Kansas go down before the Peoples
party as Georgia.-ArkanSas City Fair
Play.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-04-22

South Haven subscribed over six
hundred dollars to the storm sufferers.
That almost equals the county seat do
nations.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-19

LISTENED TO THIS SHOWER OF ABUSE.
sigh for his friend at having such a
wife, and two for himself for not hav-
ing one.
George left our office that week, and
l saw neither Dolly nor him for over
year. When at length we met once
more it was ut the railroad depot; and
after the old-timc custom l held out a
handful of IIavanas. Smoker"
mol" Mop" MOI"
Refusal, question and reiterated re-
fusal took exactly three seconds. Ihad
to have an explanation of this, and as
we took our seats in the car | asked him
if he was again trying to swear off and
at the same time praying the Lord that
he mightn't.
NO, old man, it is sure thing this
time, haven't drawn 4 Whit since last
September, and its ten months ago this
week. You remember the bluffs used
to make at it, for you struck the nail
on the head Il moment ago. Well
must tell you how made up my mind
to break off for good One afternoon |
went home unexpectedly and found
Dolly had five O'clock tea with n half
dozen of her lady friends. They were
talking about men, and of course didn't
know that one OF the o3ious creatures
was listening. My Dolly, my own.
sweet little wife, actually spoke ont
and said she didn't believe men had
any will power, anyway-that she, her
self, had only been married a short
time, but that she knew perfectly we'll
that men as a rule were very weak
creatures indeed. The curious part of
It was that all the others seemed to
agree with her, aid such Il ralling over
as our sex did get was n caution to
Bencdicts.
AS listened to this shower of abuse
directed against us lords of creation
swore without mental reservation
that madam's statements should be
given the lie circumstantial,' or even
the lie direct and on my honor, old
man, haven't burnt even cigarette
since. 1t is the easiest thing in the
world to stop too, I find" he said, with
Il superior air, which set me to laugh
ing outright rs thought of the success
full outcome of Dolly's and my con-
spiracy.
Mrs. Wilkins tea table friends still
meet ut Il mutual admiration society,
and to this day continue to congratu-
late themselves on the successful exc
cution of Mrs. Dolly's scheme.
While II remain n lonely, weak
willed bachelor, feeling myself a traitor
to poor Wilkins as l offer incense in
hourly devotion to my triple deity,
Durham, Cavendish and Periuuc.
ED>-c,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-19

the hospital, so did take n cigar from
Doiiy's father and broke my promise to
her."
once war was declared it was evil
dent That there was to be no let up un-
I'll one party surrendered. lie was
pcnitcnt for the broken promise. and
she was forgiviny. SO the field was still
unwon. But IL fortnight saw another
trial i'll progress. This time he held
out manfully foi ten long days, but it
was his misfortune one night to board
the Trip-car Will, Il brawny son of Erin's
black dudcen directly to windwartl.
This was too much for the "weak flesh"
and he again succu,nbed. So it went
on for six monthS-a series of endcavors
and defeats.
One day Dolly came to the Office and
finding George absent we spoke of her
trials and tribulations proceeding from
his one bad habit. 1t was almost with
tears in her eyes that Dolly rccountcd
the many attempts she had made to
have him reform. Now to console her,
and i'll sheer desperation, 1 proposed
plan, thought of on the moment, and
which, knowing George pretty thor
oughly, hoped might work. My propo-
sition to Dolly was that sho reverse her
former tactics and, instead of flattcring
MIN in the belief that he could accom-
pilSh whatever he had set his mind to
do, to allow him to accidentally over
hear her remark that men were by far
the weaker Sex, and that their much
vauntcd will-power was mere delu-
sion; that she had repeatedly seen it
tried and found yyoDtinu
She strongly protested against such
an imposition being practiccd on poor
George" and it took me fully half an
hour to overcome her scruplcs. This |
finally succeeded in doing, and the lit
tic woman went away planning the
ambush into which the poor man was
to be dccoyed, while your humble scrv-
ant turned again to his work with .
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-19

l. LIZ III.
it was thousand miles away, in an.
other world altogether. 1t surely had
no part in this odorous, restful place.
And so the glorious days sped away.
Days SO full of delightful discovery that
Liz believed her poor brain would not
be able to hold all its ncwly-acuuired
knowledge. AS for her misshapen body,
it was growing SO strong and rosy that
the crutch was scarcely ever called into
use now.
But alas! Vacations even in fairy
land cannot last forever, and a day
came at length when Liz was forced to
say good-by to her country friend.
The lady with whom she had been
staying was very kind, however, and
for parting gift she gave Liz prom
Use that she should return with the re-
turning summer 1t was not much,
after all, thought the lady, that she
was giving; not of her own wealth,
only sharing Il corner of Gods beautiful
world with little creature who was
dying for want of it.
And so, in the clear September DAYS,
Liz went back to the city. But with
her went health, strength and Il gra-
cious memory of happy summer hours.
that frightened and beantited even
Shea's alley. Gertrude Menard, in
boston Budget.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-19
THE CRACKERS COURTSHlP.

foa OK me how done my courtin'. IT'S rather
long ago:
An couldn't tell you how loved, nur why
loved her 500
1t was durin wv our Flown time; an ono day
when list cz wuz thinl.in NV her, hcarn my
sweetheart sing;
aWuz in the orchid worl;in', an smcllin' SIGH
perfume
Ez q feller's allus l.itt:n' thar when the cherry
is in bloom.
1wuz kinder tired Ike, an thought I'd rest
awhile;
So I left the plow IN bosses, an sot down on
the stile,
Where the cherry tree was stanin like snow
ball III its white,
While the cows y s'rollin' home ards toll the
comm W. the night;
An She WAS fo!lcru after; SO I thought I'd
know my doom,
Fur wanted her TO ans'cr when the cherry wuz
in bloom.
1rc'chcd up In the branches clos't, an pulled
some blossoms fust,
An made II little posey fur to helm nc DER tbc
wuSt;
Sec then: "Miss Polly. here's n nice thing. nm,
won't you take II, too"
"Why. yes" she sc2, IN hcv It, an I'll keen It
list fur youl"-
When She sliootcd of a saving: "But I'm boun,
to hurry home:
Fur the milllin time 5 comm an the cherry
wuz III bloom
Then ev'ry day that would meet her we'd sion
an talk spell;
Hut then to save my hide from Ginny my tx 1
couldn't tell
talked i heap OF craps an SIGH like an Nv INV
fcclin'S some;
But somehow IN the talkin' SMELLS the right word
wouldn't comet
An drcainDt In nights about her, an about the
sweet perfume
or the blossoms in the orchid when the chcrrv
wuz III bloom
axed her one day which she liked best, blue
plumS or cherries, which?
An She lowed that folks who would be fool
should allus kctch the switchl
An then she said, CT she wuz some folks she'd
say a thing or two,
Ez list what folks in y circumstance had allus
ort TO dol
An then kinder took the hint Iikc-ra'al
courtin I'd resume
An git back 10 the p'nt I'd left when the cherry
wuz in bloom.
So one day at nabor's shucNin' we sorter stole
away;
An vowed I'd bust right then and thar, or
make her say her sayl
SEE I. then: Polly whar's them blossoms you
said you'd keep fur me?
give EN- 1T the orchid stilc and thar ut the
cherry tree"
She scz "Why, have got EN- yet: an keep 'em
in my room;
They aius make me think Wv you when the
cherry wuZ in bloom"
That sounded sorter hopeful like. an scz to
Polly then:
u Kinder want 10 marry, an-cin"-shc blushed
an axcd me "whcn:'
Cd you rccliin you would hcv me. Polly:"-an'
then she lcant up near:
An when kissed her squarcly-twict. too-she
didn't seem TO kceri
An here is what she toll ne, sly like: ~ ought
en- ter PERFUME,
But Wen marry, ef you say so-whcn the cher.
rieS are in bloom
M. V. Moore in Detroit Free Press.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-19
| l. X l n S had
ID e q II married
] IL S t 4 year
when thn fret

difference of opinion" occurred be-
tween hi:, beloved spouse and himself.
First let INC say that though the present
Mrs. Wilkins was the first to bear his
name (hc was thirty when he married
herr MIR. w. for ten years previous to
this marriage had been welded to the
amber end of large and richly colorcd
meerschaum, which continued after his
new alliance to share with Mrs. w. his
affections. This rival the madam Ii adj
tolerated for twelve whole months, but
patience had at last ceased to be a vir-
tue and this morning she declared war:
Nov, George" she began, You
know you are a man of remarkable
will power, and whatever you set out to
do you invariably accomplish"
Yes, wife; do you want me to over
come your protest and insist upon yonr
buying that charming. that perfect
love of a bonnet you described to me
last EVENING""
A years familiarity, you see, had
bred sufficient amount of the proven
bal contempt to bring him to the use
of sarcasm.
''No, George. it isn't that" she con-
tinued, utterly unmindful of his inn
piled refusal to her request, whatever
it might be; but dear hubby" and
here she kissed him, I'D love YOU so
much moro if it wasn't for that horrid
old pipe of yours How can I kiss
you, dearest, and be nearly cholscd and
poisoned every timc?"
1t was pleading. dolcful face that
looked up into his, and as he kissed it
he said he would think the matter
over" whereupon his kiss was returned
with compound interest.
have related the circumstances Of
this little domestic difference" about
as George told them to me after he
came to the Office that day, and at the
conclusion of which he had spoken of
swearing off on smoke" I laughed at
him and thought of it only as one of his
sudden fancics.
Soon after this | visited the dove-cot
one evening, and for three mortal hours
was importuncd by Dolly with requests
to make George stop smoking. How
could promise such thing when n
pipe was my bosom friend and count
ed cigars as familiar acouaintanccs.
However, n few days later George re-
fused my proffered weed with the re-
mark that he had told Dolly he wouldn't
smoke for week as trial 1t was q
trial to him, poor fellow. He looked
like 4 consumptive at the end of six
days, and the glance that followed the
line of BLUSH vapor from my chcroot
was pitiful to see. That night he fell.
II tell you, old man." he said, sit
was only one day more, anyway, but
that one day would have landed me in