The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-09-23
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Ed. Meridional:
On Sunday last one of the largest
gathering Of professional and anna.
tour turf men, as also the most nu-
merous array of pleasure seekers,
ever known to this section of la belle
Louisiana, met on Mr.. Mic. Brous.
sard's beautiful prairie track, near
the western confines of Lake Peig.
neur. Truly the day was full of a
pleasant sunshine. Scores of neat
vehicles refunded with the smiles of
beauty, whilst the grounds were
nearly packed by a multitudinous
crowd of men and boys. Africans
being also well represented in the
back grounds,-aeet coursers were
to be seen on all sides, whilst the
usual coffee stands, lemonade coun.
tiers etc., were quite conspicuous.
All seemed eager for the frolic that
was to be inaugurated in the morn.
ing, by the I'll st and principal contest
that came off in a seven acre dash,
between Elias Broussard's chestnut
mare, Bonita, and Rodolphe Lee
blanc's Royville bay gelding. Both
horses were in perfect racing order.
and were we'll backed. Scores of
admirers betting heavily on the local
favorite. whilst the visitors felt and
demonstrated by their liberal sup
port Of the bay gelding, an equal
confidence.
The contest was perhaps. one Of
the closest ever witnessed hereabout,
and many shining dollars and
halves, without mentioning quarters,
of which your humble correspondent
lost two, land they, those two to go
as they did, into the leather pocket
book of the ugliest man on the
track This fellow hailed from
somewhere around AbbevilIe, and
truly represented the most canibal-
istic inclinations that it has ever.
been my misfortune to behold, and
the very recollection of those fea-
lures, I assure you revive no pleas
ant souvenirs of the day: neverthe-
less he took the money with quite a
gracious if not altogether angelic
What could one in such a
Dilemma do Oh. say? Why just about
what the great Corsican did after
Waterloo--retreat not to Malmaison
exactly, but to the nearest lemonade
stand. it being Sunday Law you
Under other circumstances,
perhaps to a place where something
cooler than the traditional lemonade
is compounded by the white nap.
kined druggist. But | am digress-
and as an humble public school
teacher, of the 3rd grade, might
down upon nv humble head,
not only the cruel anathemas of cool
water votalies; but might, and quite
likely would receive, and that in very
short meter a queer and summary
dispensation at the hands of the gem.
constituting the School Beard
Of my parish, were I to speak too
approvingly of the traffic Of anything
than lemonade.
IT'S true that it is now vacation,
but there with many folks, vacation,
or no vacation, one should falter be-
fore slipping. It is after all but
as a restraint in that line
upon teachers especially, is
only edifying and must prove of ma
terial benefit to the rising generation
entrusted solely to their case. There
was no tempter however, consequent.
y no capital sin to be registered,
day passing off most agreeably,
was rendered more so by the total
ABSENCE from the grounds of Jim
Corn His substitute, q bet
ter mar than he was however there,
and an a number one cup of creole
coffee to be had at a modicum price
produced a more exhileRating effect
than all the Kentucky Sour Washes
combined could have extended.
VISTA.