St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-06
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January q, lc93.
EDsros 81. TAMMAxY FAanks:
The weather this week In al one
could wish Il to be. hope Il viii con-
tinue % for . while. We are going to
have Mission ct our Church the first
week after Easter. One Of the Jesuit
Fathers from New Orleans viii preach
mosnisg and evening. Those Fathers
ore generally good orators, 70 II win be
. treat for those who will 30 to hear
him, particularly some Of our hack.
woods people, who still labor under the
impeesslea that priests have horns.
such imagisatioas ere absurd In this
decade the 18th Century, yet the above
opinions prevail among them. The
Arst time the priest came to our house
On the occasion Of wedding, the re-
mark was made among them, "why,
that priest hes got no hosns."
One time our children went hack
through the woods and In their rambles
they met some children Of their own
age, and . general Conversation took
place among them, "what Church do
you 20 tor" asked the new found &C.
quaintance. I've 80 to the Catholic
Church" replied the Lawler children.
''Oh; We hste the Catholics; We have
pictures Of your old priests with horns
On them and your Pope with s0fofth
ard etc." 80 keeping up the converse
tion they reached the house where a
old woman smoking pipe chimed In
with the remark, Eyes them old priests
they kin children and eat them." II
must be people like those that the An
Il Lottery orator told: 'lf We can put
down the Lottery, We will drive the
Catholic religion out Of Louisiana"
That fellow knew who he Was talking
to. He would not have said that Il
there were Catholics present. And this
Is called Catholic Louisiana.
Now for . little Foreign news. II
may interest your readers. There died
last week In London, England, on the
same day two persons Of note, one
Cardinal Manning, who was buried
amid thu tears and lamentations Of the
London poor. The Trades Council met
and passed vote of coincidence on the
death Of Cardinal Manning. One hun-
dred thousand people crowded the
streets that led to his residence, and
platOOns Of police were required to
keep hack the crushing thrOngs that
pressed to pay their last tributes to the
dead. The English working men with
one voice set mp . wall Of heart.wrum.
lamentation for friend who In divers
ways for many years had been their
steaafast, wise, eiRectual advocate. The
other who died was the Duke Of Clar-
ence and AvOndale, eldest son Of the
Prince Of WAKES and heir to the throne
Of England. What . contrast betweeA
his funeral and that Of Cardinal Maa.
ming. The fact Ia, Albert Victor was
thoroughly hated by the British public,
whose various associations have loldl,'
voted down resolutions Of sympathy at
the death of the Prince. 1t II almost
IN open secret that the fear Of !social-
istic demonstration has prevented .
public funeral Of the late Duke, ~ the
Bs6alo Express pointedly remarked:
4 royal family which II afraid to have
the body Of one Of its dead members
carried throsgh the capital Of the coun.
try over which II presides, because Of
Its rebellleas subject, shouA resign.
Il has no hold on the confidence Of its
beg your pardon, ''Harvey," for
saying you were married. I was mis-
Informed. I hope I have not offended
yOu. MRS. L. l..