St. Landry democrat., 1892-09-10
Bayou Chicot.

What know:
iLat September Knocked the hot weather
htt c. NJ Richards, Esq, brought the first
n,,'v bale of cotton to market this year and for
t':., list Il years i'll Sccessl0n
lat Hon. j. d. Curric Of Vile Plate was III
trt on Friday.
Eat IA little stranger put i'll its appearance
y. unstable VOLTS Thursday night. Father
H. child both doing we'll
irat lily. l.. Erlich, EsI left on Monday y
1ri" for New Orleans.
r.iat GOV. Foster ignored our entire section
IL not giving lis a representative on the School
lat .iovial Marion Swords gave us u pleas
ant call Oh Friday, and looks gay and happy
IL Yer.
at from what I can CLEAN FROM several
/ eminent planters, the cotton crop i'll this sec
u: will not be enc-half of what it was last
tnt Professor Coverdale is erecting a two
So building at Turkey Creek and will soon
j. ,rady to receive bUarders.
rat AurGlic VidriDe, Esq, and bride passed
th.r,ugh town Friday morning on trip to Vile
Pi,tc.
mat Capt. Sam Haas is having his gin put in
Rrre pie order preparatory to ginning thls
seasons cotton crop.
HAT Dr. W. A. puirk with little Custer is
spending several days in town
That the ChicOt base ball club defeated the
En!a club on Sunday evening at ChicOt by the
following score: Chicot 81, Eola 8.
That the ChicOt base ball club claims the
championship of st. Landry until defeated
That great many people from our sister
iowa of Vile Plate were in attendance at the
base ball game Sunday evening.
That q certain well known gentleman at
ChcOt is prepared to bet to that the Chicot
boys can outride and catch more rings than any
young man at Washington at the tournament
that is to take place there.
That it is strange that Gov. Foster, who is
such great saint, does not enforce the Sunday
law.
That the Chicot base ball club expects to do
up a picked club next Saturday at Vile Plate,
frcm Mamou and Vile Plate combined.
EvANGELINE.
Some one has observed that !" christianity is
the mightiest power of the world" This truth
is seuerally ignored and seldom brought to
the mind OF the average man of this nineteenth
century. But sometimes we are fOrcibly re-
minded of its gertrude. Standing near new
made grave in which the body OF an ac4uaint-
alce was being consigned to its final resting
placed, the writer felt the soothing influence of
its power as it fell from the lips Of the Man of
God " reading the solemn and impressive burial
ritual of the Protestant service
The uncertainty of life, the unfailing death,
and the glorious resurrection of those who
die in the faith " were graphically pictured
by the minister.
Not the least pleasing OF my thoughts was
the sober, earnest, real and sincere words of
the minister performing the last sad rites
Aud here I was forcibly reminded of the beat
tltul feature of the Protestant churches, i'll
which the services are the same, whether the
deceased bc rich or poor, high or low.
This is as it should be. six feet of earth
makes us all OF one kind" But to put into
practice such teaching is the more difficult,
and where one is an eye witness to such an in
Cidcnt it strikes him forcibly and is 50 touch
ingly beautiful that it inspires even the worldly
aud irreverent with the kindly feeling for the
priest and preacher"
How cOnsOlins to stand around the open
grave surrounded by Il few friends only, and
yet enjoy the consolation that their loved one
although poor and moving III AL humble sphere,
is laid ut rest with AS much fervor, and the
hope OF an everlasting life as are the rich and
most high favored in this world
AN OBSERVER.